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- Act: means this chapter. See California Business and Professions Code 6501
- Bureau: means the Professional Fiduciaries Bureau within the Department of Consumer Affairs, established pursuant to Section 6510. See California Business and Professions Code 6501
- City: includes city and county. See California Business and Professions Code 18
- Committee: means the Professional Fiduciaries Advisory Committee, as established pursuant to Section 6511. See California Business and Professions Code 6501
- 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
- County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
- Department: means the Department of Consumer Affairs. See California Business and Professions Code 6501
- Department: means the Department of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 32
- escrow agent: as used in this division includes joint control agents and Internet escrow agents. See California Financial Code 17005.6
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- Licensee: means a person who is licensed under this chapter as a professional fiduciary. See California Business and Professions Code 6501
- Notice: includes all papers and orders required to be served in any proceedings before any court, board, or officer, or when required by law to be served independently of such proceeding. See California Government Code 26660
- 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
- Person: means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, or any organized group of persons whether incorporated or not. See California Food and Agricultural Code 38
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
- Probate: Proving a will
- Process: includes all writs, warrants, summons, and orders of courts of justice, or judicial officers. See California Government Code 26660
- Professional fiduciary: means either of the following:
California Business and Professions Code 6501
- related: means related by blood, adoption, marriage, or registered domestic partnership. See California Business and Professions Code 6501
- Secretary: means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 35
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21
- Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10