Terms Used In California Codes > Public Utilities Code > Division 12 > Chapter 1 - General Provisions, Findings, and Definitions

• Chambers: A judge's office.
• commission: means a county transportation commission created pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 130050). See California Public Utilities Code 130002
• compensation: means the remuneration paid out of funds controlled by the employer in payment for the member's services performed during normal working hours or for time during which the member is excused from work because of any of the following:

  California Government Code 20630

• Conduct: includes all active and passive behavior, both verbal and nonverbal. See California Evidence Code 125
• County: includes city and county. See California Public Utilities Code 18
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• domestic violence: means "domestic violence" as defined in §. See California Evidence Code 1037.7
• Evidence: means testimony, writings, material objects, or other things presented to the senses that are offered to prove the existence or nonexistence of a fact. See California Evidence Code 140
• hearing: means the hearing at which a question under this code arises, and not some earlier or later hearing. See California Evidence Code 145
• holder of the privilege: means :

  California Evidence Code 1035.6

• joint contract: means a contract with the board as set forth in subdivision (a). See California Government Code 20460.1
• multicounty designated transportation planning agency: means the Southern California Association of Governments. See California Public Utilities Code 130004
• Person: includes a natural person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or public entity. See California Evidence Code 175
• sexual assault: includes all of the following:

  California Evidence Code 1036.2

• sexual assault counselor: means any of the following:

  California Evidence Code 1035.2

• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Public Utilities Code 17
• Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Public Utilities Code 10
• victim: means a person who consults a sexual assault counselor for the purpose of securing advice or assistance concerning a mental, physical, or emotional condition caused by a sexual assault. See California Evidence Code 1035