California Codes > Financial Code > General Provisions California Codes > Financial Code > General Provisions Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates | Other versions § 1 This act is known and may be cited as the Financial Code. § 2 The provisions of this code insofar as they are substantially the … § 3 Any action or proceeding commenced before this code takes effect, or … § 4 Unless the context otherwise requires the general provisions … § 5 Division, part, chapter, article, and section headings do not in any … § 6 Whenever a power is granted to, or a duty imposed on any person or … § 7 Whenever any reference is made to any portion of this code or of any … § 8 “Writing” includes any form of recorded message capable of … § 9 “Section” means a section of this code unless some other statute is … § 10 The present tense includes the past and future tenses; and the … § 11 The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter. § 11.2 “Spouse” includes “registered domestic partner,” as required by … § 12 The singular number includes the plural and the plural the singular. § 13 “City” includes incorporated city, city and county, municipal … § 14 “County” includes city and county. § 15 “Shall” is mandatory and “may” is permissive. § 16 “Oath” includes affirmation. § 17 “Signature” or “subscription” includes mark. The mark shall be made … § 18 “Person” includes any person, firm, partnership, association, … § 19 If any provision of this code, or its application to any person or … § 20 The existence of corporations formed or existing on the date this … § 21 All persons who, at the time this code goes into effect, hold office … § 22 Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, Chapter 10 … Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.