Terms Used In California Codes > Government Code > Title 17 > Chapter 5 - Miscellaneous Provisions

• Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
• City: includes city and county. See California Business and Professions Code 18
• County: includes city and county. See California Business and Professions Code 17
• County: includes city and county. See California Food and Agricultural Code 29
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Expense of an emergency response: means reasonable costs incurred by a public agency in reasonably making an appropriate emergency response to the incident, but shall only include those costs directly arising because of the response to the particular incident. See California Government Code 53156
• Intentionally wrongful conduct: means conduct intended to injure another person or property. See California Government Code 53156
• Person: as used in this chapter includes an individual, a firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association or other organization, or any combination thereof. See California Business and Professions Code 7025
• 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
• Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
• Public agency: means the state and any city, county, municipal corporation, district, or public authority located, in whole or in part, within this state which provides or may provide firefighting, police, ambulance, medical, or other emergency services. See California Government Code 53156
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.