Terms Used In California Codes > Public Resources Code > Division 19 > Chapter 4 - Responsibilities of Other State and Federal Agencies

• child: means a member's child who, when the member dies, is both dependent on the member and unmarried, as well as any of the following:

  California Government Code 31855.3

• Council of governments: means a single or multicounty council created by a joint powers agreement pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 1 of Title 1. See California Government Code 65582
• County: includes "city and county. See California Corporations Code 14
• Department: means the Department of Housing and Community Development. See California Government Code 65582
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• element: means the housing element of the community's general plan, as required pursuant to this article and subdivision (c) of Section 65302. See California Government Code 65582
• jurisdiction: means a city, city and county, or county. See California Government Code 65582
• parent: means the father or mother of the deceased member who at the time of the death of such member was not less than 62 years of age and was receiving not less than one-half of his or her support from the member, and who has not remarried since the member's death. See California Government Code 31855.4
• Person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Corporations Code 18
• Spouse: includes "registered domestic partner" as required by §. See California Government Code 12.2
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Education Code 77
• Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.