Terms Used In California Codes > Government Code > Title 14 > Chapter 6 - Funding

• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• Person: as used in this article is limited to natural persons, notwithstanding the definition of person in Section 7025. See California Business and Professions Code 7150
• Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
• Public agency: as used in this article , means the state, and any city, county, city and county, municipal corporation, public district, or public authority located in whole or in part within this state which provides or has authority to provide firefighting, police, ambulance, medical, or other emergency services. See California Government Code 53101
• Secretary: means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 35
• Senior citizen: means an individual who is 65 years of age or older. See California Business and Professions Code 7150