§ 12000 This division is known and may be cited as the Check Sellers, Bill …
§ 12001 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in …
§ 12002 A check seller is a person: (a) who, for compensation, engages, in …
§ 12002.1 A prorater is a person who, for compensation, engages in whole or in …
§ 12002.2 A business agent, for the purpose of this division is a person who …
§ 12003 “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Financial Protection and …
§ 12004 “Licensee” means any individual or corporation licensed by the …
§ 12005 “Mobile unit” means a vehicle or other movable means from which the …
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Terms Used In California Codes > Financial Code > Division 3 > Chapter 1 - Definitions

  • board: means any entity listed in Section 101, the entities referred to in Sections 1000 and 3600, the State Bar, the Department of Real Estate, and any other state agency that issues a license, certificate, or registration authorizing a person to engage in a business or profession. See California Business and Professions Code 31
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • County: includes city and county. See California Business and Professions Code 17
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • 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
  • license: means license, certificate, registration, or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code or referred to in Section 1000 or 3600. See California Business and Professions Code 23.7
  • Licensee: means any person authorized by a license, certificate, registration, or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code or referred to in Sections 1000 and 3600. See California Business and Professions Code 23.8
  • Person: includes any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, limited liability company, syndicate, estate, trust, business trust, or organization of any kind. See California Financial Code 18
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21