California Business and Professions Code § 11411.5

As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Application” means an application for payment from the Recovery Account filed with the bureau pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 11413. (b) “Claimant” means an aggrieved person who files an application pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 11413. (c) “Court of competent jurisdiction” means a small claims, municipal, or superior court of the State of California, or a United States district court or a United States bankruptcy court sitting to conduct its affairs within the boundaries of the State of California. (d) “Digital signature” has the same meaning as in subdivision (d) of Section 16.5 of the Government Code. The use of an electronic signature or a digital signature shall have the same force or effect as a wet signature. (e) “Electronic filer” means a claimant or claimant’s attorney who electronically uploads or transmits to the bureau an application or document in electronic form at or through the bureau’s internet website. (f) “Electronic signature” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (h) of Section 1633.2 of the Civil Code. (g) “Electronic submission” means the upload or transmission of an application or document by electronic means at or through the bureau’s internet website. (h) “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. (i) “Party” means either the claimant, the judgment debtor, or the bureau. (j) “Person” includes corporation, partnership, company, or firm. (k) “Recovery account” means the separate account in the Real Estate Appraisers Regulation Fund established pursuant to Section 11411.

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