Terms Used In California Codes > Penal Code > Part 4 > Title 8 - BUILDING SECURITY

• Agreement: includes , but is not limited to, agreements providing for valuations, appraisals, and similar proceedings and agreements between employers and employees or between their respective representatives. See California Code of Civil Procedure 1280
• Consumer: means an individual who seeks, uses, or acquires, by purchase or lease, any goods or services for personal, family, or household purposes. See California Code of Civil Procedure 1280
• county: includes "city and county". See California Penal Code 7
• Drafting party: means the company or business that included a predispute arbitration provision in a contract with a consumer or employee. See California Code of Civil Procedure 1280
• Employee: means any current employee, former employee, or applicant for employment. See California Code of Civil Procedure 1280
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• State: includes the District of Columbia and the territories when applied to the different parts of the United States, and the words "United States" may include the district and territories. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
• state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the district and territories. See California Penal Code 7
• Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.