§ 16900 Definition Of Terms

• •This section explains that the words and meanings in this chapter apply to the whole part unless something else is said.
• •It helps make sure everyone understands the words the same way in this part of the law.
• •It was added to the law in 1989.

Imagine you are reading a rulebook for a game.

This section is like saying, 'The words in this first part of the rulebook mean the same thing everywhere else in the rulebook, unless we say otherwise.'