Terms Used In California Codes > Public Resources Code > Division 22.3 > Chapter 2 - Definitions

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
• County: includes "city and county. See California Corporations Code 14
• County: includes "city and county. See California Public Resources Code 14
• department: whenever used in this code , unless the context otherwise requires, means the State Department of Education. See California Education Code 89
• Donor: The person who makes a gift.
• Nonmember: as used in this article , means the spouse or former spouse, or child or other dependent as ordered by the court, of a member, who as a result of petitioning the court for the division of community property, has been awarded a distinct and separate account reflecting specific credited service and accumulated contributions. See California Government Code 31685.1
• Person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Corporations Code 18
• Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Education Code 77
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.