Terms Used In California Codes > Public Resources Code > Division 22.9 > Chapter 4 - San Diego River Conservancy Fund

• Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
• 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.
• Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
• Person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Corporations Code 18
• Process: includes all writs, warrants, summons, and orders of courts of justice, or judicial officers. See California Government Code 26660
• Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Education Code 77
• this law: refer to the applicable provisions of this division unless the context otherwise requires. See California Corporations Code 29500
• Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.