Terms Used In California Codes > Water Code > Division 21 > Part 10 > Chapter 3 > Article 2 - Procedure in Petitioning District

• Annexing district: means a water conservation district which has been petitioned by a petitioning district to be annexed thereto. See California Water Code 75940
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• County: includes city and county. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 15
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• newspaper: means a newspaper of general circulation. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 36.5
• Person: includes any person, firm, partnership, general partner of a partnership, limited liability company, registered limited liability partnership, foreign limited liability partnership, association, corporation, company, syndicate, estate, trust, business trust, or organization of any kind. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 19
• Petitioning district: means a water conservation district which proposes to petition or which has petitioned another water conservation district to annex its territory to that other water conservation district. See California Water Code 75940
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Water Code 18
• Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.