Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code Chapter 520 - Miscellaneous Provisions

• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Comptroller: means the state comptroller of public accounts. See Texas Government Code 312.011
• Department of Public Safety: means the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas. See Texas Transportation Code 1.004
• Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• Mortgage loan: A loan made by a lender to a borrower for the financing of real property. ^{Source: OCC}
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
• Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
• Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Testify: Answer questions in court.
• Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005