3100. Definitions.
As used in this Article, the following definitions will apply:
(a) “Recovery Account” means the separate account in the Real Estate Fund established pursuant to Section 10450.6 of
the Code for purposes of carrying out the provisions of Chapter 6.5 of the Real Estate Law.
(b) “Application” means an application for payment from the Recovery Account filed with the Bureau pursuant to
Section 10471(a) of the Code.
(c) “Party” means either the claimant, the judgment debtor, or the Bureau.
(d) “Claimant” means an aggrieved person who filed an application pursuant to Section 10471(a) of the Code.
(e) “Person” includes corporation, partnership, company or firm.
(f) “Final Judgment” means a judgment, arbitration award, or criminal restitution order for which the period for appeal
has expired, enforcement of which is not barred by the order of any court or by any statutory provision, and which has
not been nullified or rendered void by any court order or statutory provision.
(g) “Court of Competent Jurisdiction” means a small claims, municipal or superior court of the State of California, or a
United States district court or United States bankruptcy court sitting to conduct its affairs within the boundaries of the
State of California.
(h) “County in Which a Judgment Was Rendered” means the county within California in which the court issuing the
judgment or restitution order sits or, if the claim is based on an arbitration award, the county in which the arbitration
was conducted, or in which the claimant resides.
(i) Where appropriate to the context the singular number includes the plural and the plural number includes the singular.