Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 2 > Chapter 31 > Subchapter IV > Part C - Transfer Date

• county: includes a parish, or any other equivalent subdivision of a State or Territory of the United States. See 1 USC 2
• individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
• State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7