Section 8.
8. Writing includes any form of recorded message capable of comprehension by ordinary visual means. Whenever any notice, report, statement, or record is required or authorized by this code, it shall be made in writing in the English language unless it is expressly provided otherwise. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
Section 21.
21. “Town” includes “unincorporated town” and “village.” (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
Section 9.
9. Whenever reference is made to any portion of this code or of any other law of this State, the reference applies to all amendments and additions now or hereafter made. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
Section 22.
22. “Process” includes a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings of either a civil or criminal nature. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
Section 10.
10. “Section” means a section of this code unless some other statute is specifically mentioned. “Subdivision” means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
Section 23.
23. If any provision of this code, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the code, or the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
Section 11.
11. The present tense includes the past and future tenses; and the future, the present. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
Section 24.
24. The Legislature hereby declares its intent that the term “workmen’s compensation” shall hereafter also be known as “workers’ compensation.” In furtherance of this policy it is the desire of the Legislature that references to the term “workmen’s compensation” in this code be changed to “workers’ compensation” when such code sections are being amended for […]
Section 12.
12. The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
Section 12.2.
12.2. “Spouse” includes “registered domestic partner,” as required by Section 297.5 of the Family Code. (Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 50, Sec. 44. (SB 1005) Effective January 1, 2017.)