text: 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.
  Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  Board: means the Respiratory Care Board of California. See California Business and Professions Code 3704
  Classification: means that each position in the classified service shall have a designated title, a regular minimum number of assigned hours per day, days per week, and months per year, a specific statement of the duties required to be performed by the employees in each such position, and the regular monthly salary ranges for each such position. See California Education Code 88001
  County: includes "city and county. See California Corporations Code 14
  County: includes "city and county. See California Public Resources Code 14
  County officer: means any elected officer enumerated in Division 2 (commencing with Section 24000) of Title 3 of the Government Code. See California Elections Code 314
  decontamination: as used in this chapter , means the reduction of the level of contamination from radioactive material to the level that the department determines is reasonably necessary to eliminate the hazard to public health that is caused by the contamination of any object, building, structure, or premises. See California Health and Safety Code 115180
  Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  Department: means the State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 114985
  directors: means natural persons, designated in the articles or bylaws or elected by the incorporators, and their successors and natural persons designated, elected, or appointed by any other name or title to act as members of the governing body of the corporation. See California Corporations Code 5047
  Election: means any election including a primary that is provided for under this code. See California Elections Code 318
  Electronic funds transfer: The transfer of money between accounts by consumer electronic systems-such as automated teller machines (ATMs) and electronic payment of bills-rather than by check or cash. (Wire transfers, checks, drafts, and paper instruments do not fall into this category.) Source: OCC
  Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  executed: when used with respect to the documents filed pursuant to this code or pursuant to regulations adopted under this code, and presented to the Secretary of State, include a document bearing a signature under subdivision (a). See California Corporations Code 17.1
  Felony: A crime carrying a penalty of more than a year in prison.
  Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  gift certificate: includes gift cards, but does not include any gift card usable with multiple sellers of goods or services, provided the expiration date, if any, is printed on the card. See California Civil Code 1749.45
  Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  Ionizing radiation: means gamma rays and X-rays. See California Health and Safety Code 114985
  Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
  Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  license: means license, certificate, registration, or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code or referred to in Section 1000 or 3600. See California Business and Professions Code 23.7
  Licensee: means any person authorized by a license, certificate, registration, or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code or referred to in Sections 1000 and 3600. See California Business and Professions Code 23.8
  Mammogram: means an X-ray image of the human breast. See California Health and Safety Code 114985
  Mammography: means the procedure for creating a mammogram. See California Health and Safety Code 114985
  month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See California Civil Code 14
  Person: means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm, association, trust, estate, public or private institution, group, agency, political subdivision of this state, any other state or political subdivision or agency thereof, and any legal successor, representative, agent, or agency of the foregoing, other than the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the United States Department of Energy, or any successor thereto, and other than federal government agencies licensed by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, under prime contract to the United States Department of Energy, or any successor thereto. See California Health and Safety Code 114985
  Person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Corporations Code 18
  personal property: include money, goods, chattels, things in action, and evidences of debt. See California Civil Code 14
  Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  Process: includes a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings of either a civil or criminal nature. See California Government Code 22
  Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation.
  Respiratory care: includes "respiratory therapy" or "inhalation therapy" where those terms mean respiratory care. See California Business and Professions Code 3704
  Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
  State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Education Code 77
  state agency: includes every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission. See California Government Code 11000
  Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
  Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term appears unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Corporations Code 10
  Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  unavailable: means that an officer is either killed, missing, or so seriously injured as to be unable to attend meetings and otherwise perform his duties. See California Government Code 8636
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