Section 31048 Of Article 3. Definitions From California Financial Code >> Division 15. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 3.

. "Person" means any natural person, proprietorship, joint venture, partnership, trust, business trust, syndicate, association, joint stock company, corporation, limited liability company, government, agency of any government, or any other organization; provided, however, that "person", when used with respect to acquiring control of or controlling a specified person, includes any combination of two or more persons acting in concert.