California Government Code ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

Section 11405.10.
Unless the provision or context requires otherwise, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 938, Sec. 21....
Section 11405.20.
“Adjudicative proceeding” means an evidentiary hearing for determination of facts pursuant to which an agency formulates and issues a decision.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 938,...
Section 11405.30.
“Agency” means a board, bureau, commission, department, division, office, officer, or other administrative unit, including the agency head, and one or more members of the...
Section 11405.40.
“Agency head” means a person or body in which the ultimate legal authority of an agency is vested, and includes a person or body to...
Section 11405.50.
(a) “Decision” means an agency action of specific application that determines a legal right, duty, privilege, immunity, or other legal interest of a particular person.(b) Nothing in...
Section 11405.60.
“Party” includes the agency that is taking action, the person to which the agency action is directed, and any other person named as a party...
Section 11405.70.
“Person” includes an individual, partnership, corporation, governmental subdivision or unit of a governmental subdivision, or public or private organization or entity of any character.(Added by...
Section 11405.80.
“Presiding officer” means the agency head, member of the agency head, administrative law judge, hearing officer, or other person who presides in an adjudicative proceeding.(Added...

Last modified: October 22, 2018