Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 11 > Chapter 51 - Local Jurisdiction Related to Federally Managed Land Act

• Affiliate: means a person who controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, another person. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Affiliate: is a s defined in Section 31A-1-301. See Utah Code 31A-28-203
• Agency: means :
       (6)(a) a person other than an individual, including a sole proprietorship by which an individual does business under an assumed name; and
       (6)(b) an insurance organization licensed or required to be licensed under Section 31A-23a-301, 31A-25-207, or 31A-26-209. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Appraisal: A determination of property value.
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Association: means the Utah Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association continued under Section 31A-28-106. See Utah Code 31A-28-105
• Association account: means the Utah Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association Account created by Section 31A-28-205. See Utah Code 31A-28-203
• board of directors: means the group of persons with responsibility over, or management of, a corporation, however designated. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Board of directors: means the board of directors established under Section 31A-28-107. See Utah Code 31A-28-105
• Casualty insurance: means liability insurance. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Certificate: means evidence of insurance given to:
       (23)(a) an insured under a group insurance policy; or
       (23)(b) a third party. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Chief executive officer: means :
       (1)(a) for a municipality:

            (1)(a)(i) the mayor, if the municipality is operating under a form of municipal government other than the council-manager form of government; or

            (1)(a)(ii) the city manager, if the municipality is operating under the council-manager form of government; or
       (1)(b) for a county:

            (1)(b)(i) the chair of the county commission, if the county is operating under the county commission or expanded county commission form of government;

            (1)(b)(ii) the county executive officer, if the county is operating under the county-executive council form of government; or

            (1)(b)(iii) the county manager, if the county is operating under the council-manager form of government. See Utah Code 11-51-102
• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Claimant: means :
            (3)(a)(i) an insured making a first-party claim; or
            (3)(a)(ii) a person instituting a liability claim. See Utah Code 31A-28-203
• Commercial tree species: means :
       (1)(a) Abies concolor (white fir);
       (1)(b) Abies lasiocarpa (subalpine fir);
       (1)(c) Juniperus osteosperma (Utah juniper);
       (1)(d) Juniperus scopulorum (Rocky Mountain juniper);
       (1)(e) Picea engelmannii (Engelmann spruce);
       (1)(f) Picea pungens (blue spruce);
       (1)(g) Pinus contorta (lodgepole pine);
       (1)(h) Pinus edulis (pion pine);
       (1)(i) Pinus flexilis (limber pine);
       (1)(j) Pinus longaeva (bristlecone pine);
       (1)(k) Pinus monophylla (singleleaf pion);
       (1)(l) Pinus ponderosa (ponderosa pine);
       (1)(m) Populous tremuloides (quaking aspen);
       (1)(n) Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas fir); or
       (1)(o) Quercus gambelii (gambel oak). See Utah Code 65A-8a-102
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• contract owner: means a person who:
            (16)(a)(i) is identified as the legal owner under the terms of the policy or contract; or
            (16)(a)(ii) is otherwise vested with legal title to the policy or contract through a valid assignment:

                 (16)(a)(ii)(A) completed in accordance with the terms of the policy or contract; and

                 (16)(a)(ii)(B) properly recorded as the owner on the books of the insurer. See Utah Code 31A-28-105
• County executive: means :
       (7)(a) the county commission, in the county commission or expanded county commission form of government established under Title 17, Chapter 52a, Changing Forms of County Government;
       (7)(b) the county executive, in the county executive-council optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-203; or
       (7)(c) the county manager, in the council-manager optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-204. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• County sheriff: means an individual elected to the office of county sheriff in the state who meets the qualifications described in Section Utah Code 11-51-102
• Covered claim: means an unpaid claim, including an unpaid claim under a personal lines policy for unearned premiums submitted by a claimant, if:
            (4)(a)(i) the claim arises out of the coverage;
            (4)(a)(ii) the claim is within the coverage;
            (4)(a)(iii) the claim is not in excess of the applicable limits of an insurance policy to which this part applies;
            (4)(a)(iv) the insurer who issued the policy becomes an insolvent insurer; and
            (4)(a)(v)

                 (4)(a)(v)(A) the claimant or insured is a resident of this state at the time of the insured event; or

                 (4)(a)(v)(B) the claim is a first-party claim for damage to property that is permanently located in this state. See Utah Code 31A-28-203
• Credit insurance: includes :
            (37)(b)(i) credit accident and health insurance;
            (37)(b)(ii) credit life insurance;
            (37)(b)(iii) credit property insurance;
            (37)(b)(iv) credit unemployment insurance;
            (37)(b)(v) guaranteed automobile protection insurance;
            (37)(b)(vi) involuntary unemployment insurance;
            (37)(b)(vii) mortgage accident and health insurance;
            (37)(b)(viii) mortgage guaranty insurance; and
            (37)(b)(ix) mortgage life insurance. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Creditor: means a person, including an insured, having a claim, whether:
       (39)(a) matured;
       (39)(b) unmatured;
       (39)(c) liquidated;
       (39)(d) unliquidated;
       (39)(e) secured;
       (39)(f) unsecured;
       (39)(g) absolute;
       (39)(h) fixed; or
       (39)(i) contingent. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Department: means the Insurance Department. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Disability: means a physiological or psychological condition that partially or totally limits an individual's ability to:
       (51)(a) perform the duties of:

            (51)(a)(i) that individual's occupation; or

            (51)(a)(ii) an occupation for which the individual is reasonably suited by education, training, or experience; or
       (51)(b) perform two or more of the following basic activities of daily living:

            (51)(b)(i) eating;

            (51)(b)(ii) toileting;

            (51)(b)(iii) transferring;

            (51)(b)(iv) bathing; or

            (51)(b)(v) dressing. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Division: means the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands. See Utah Code 65A-1-1
• Enrollee: includes an insured. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
• Federal agency: means the United States Bureau of Land Management, the United States Forest Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the National Park Service. See Utah Code 11-51-102
• Federally managed land: means land that is managed by the United States Bureau of Land Management, the United States Forest Service, or the National Park Service. See Utah Code 11-51-102
• Filed: means that a filing is:
            (69)(a)(i) submitted to the department as required by and in accordance with applicable statute, rule, or filing order;
            (69)(a)(ii) received by the department within the time period provided in applicable statute, rule, or filing order; and
            (69)(a)(iii) accompanied by the appropriate fee in accordance with:

                 (69)(a)(iii)(A) Section 31A-3-103; or

                 (69)(a)(iii)(B) rule. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Filing: when used as a noun, means an item required to be filed with the department including:
       (70)(a) a policy;
       (70)(b) a rate;
       (70)(c) a form;
       (70)(d) a document;
       (70)(e) a plan;
       (70)(f) a manual;
       (70)(g) an application;
       (70)(h) a report;
       (70)(i) a certificate;
       (70)(j) an endorsement;
       (70)(k) an actuarial certification;
       (70)(l) a licensee annual statement;
       (70)(m) a licensee renewal application;
       (70)(n) an advertisement;
       (70)(o) a binder; or
       (70)(p) an outline of coverage. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Forest Water Quality Guidelines: means the field-applicable practice guidelines adopted by the division for use during forestry activities to protect water quality and contained within a nonpoint source management plan. See Utah Code 65A-8a-102
• Forested land: means land, except land owned by the federal government or located within an incorporated city, growing commercial tree species that are, or could be at maturity, capable of furnishing raw material used in the manufacture of lumber or other forest products. See Utah Code 65A-8a-102
• Form: means one of the following prepared for general use:
            (74)(a)(i) a policy;
            (74)(a)(ii) a certificate;
            (74)(a)(iii) an application;
            (74)(a)(iv) an outline of coverage; or
            (74)(a)(v) an endorsement. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Germane: On the subject of the pending bill or other business; a strict standard of relevance.
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• health insurance: means insurance providing:
            (84)(a)(i) a health care benefit; or
            (84)(a)(ii) payment of an incurred health care expense. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Highway: includes :
       (15)(a) a public bridge;
       (15)(b) a county way;
       (15)(c) a county road;
       (15)(d) a common road; and
       (15)(e) a state road. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Impaired insurer: means a member insurer that is not an insolvent insurer and:
       (12)(a) is considered by the commissioner to be hazardous pursuant to this title; or
       (12)(b) is placed under an order of rehabilitation or conservation by a court of competent jurisdiction. See Utah Code 31A-28-105
• Individual: means a natural person. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• insolvent: means that:
       (95)(a) an insurer is unable to pay the insurer's obligations as the obligations are due;
       (95)(b) an insurer's total adjusted capital is less than the insurer's mandatory control level RBC under Subsection 31A-17-601(8)(c); or
       (95)(c) an insurer's admitted assets are less than the insurer's liabilities. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Insolvent insurer: means a member insurer that is placed under an order of liquidation by a court of competent jurisdiction with a finding of insolvency. See Utah Code 31A-28-203
• Insurance: includes :
            (96)(b)(i) a risk distributing arrangement providing for compensation or replacement for damages or loss through the provision of a service or a benefit in kind;
            (96)(b)(ii) a contract of guaranty or suretyship entered into by the guarantor or surety as a business and not as merely incidental to a business transaction; and
            (96)(b)(iii) a plan in which the risk does not rest upon the person who makes an arrangement, but with a class of persons who have agreed to share the risk. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Insured: means a person to whom or for whose benefit an insurer makes a promise in an insurance policy and includes:
            (103)(a)(i) a policyholder;
            (103)(a)(ii) a subscriber;
            (103)(a)(iii) a member; and
            (103)(a)(iv) a beneficiary. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Land: includes :
       (18)(a) land;
       (18)(b) a tenement;
       (18)(c) a hereditament;
       (18)(d) a water right;
       (18)(e) a possessory right; and
       (18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Landowner: means a person who holds an ownership interest in forested land. See Utah Code 65A-8a-102
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Liability insurance: includes :
            (112)(b)(i) vehicle liability insurance;
            (112)(b)(ii) residential dwelling liability insurance; and
            (112)(b)(iii) making inspection of, and issuing a certificate of inspection upon, an elevator, boiler, machinery, or apparatus of any kind when done in connection with insurance on the elevator, boiler, machinery, or apparatus. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• License: includes a certificate of authority issued to an insurer. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Life insurance: means :
            (114)(a)(i) insurance on a human life; and
            (114)(a)(ii) insurance pertaining to or connected with human life. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Member: means a person having membership rights in an insurance corporation. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Member insurer: includes an insurer whose license or certificate of authority in this state may have been:
            (14)(b)(i) suspended;
            (14)(b)(ii) revoked;
            (14)(b)(iii) not renewed; or
            (14)(b)(iv) voluntarily withdrawn. See Utah Code 31A-28-105
• Member insurer: means any person who:
       (6)(a) writes any kind of insurance to which this part applies under Section 31A-28-202, including the exchange of reciprocal or inter-insurance contracts; and
       (6)(b) is licensed to transact insurance in this state. See Utah Code 31A-28-203
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• Municipal: means of or relating to a municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104
• Municipality: means :
       (5)(a) a city of the first class, city of the second class, city of the third class, city of the fourth class, city of the fifth class;
       (5)(b) a town, as classified in Section 10-2-301; or
       (5)(c) a preliminary municipality incorporated under Chapter 2a, Part 5, Incorporation of a Preliminary Municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104
• National monument: means a national monument designated or declared in accordance with the Antiquities Act of 1906, Utah Code 11-51-102
• National recreation area: means a recreation area designated by an act of Congress. See Utah Code 11-51-102
• Net direct written premiums: means direct gross premiums written in this state on insurance policies that this part applies to, less return premiums and dividends paid or credited to policyholders on the direct business. See Utah Code 31A-28-203
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Ocean marine insurance: means insurance against loss of or damage to:
       (138)(a) ships or hulls of ships;
       (138)(b) goods, freight, cargoes, merchandise, effects, disbursements, profits, money, securities, choses in action, evidences of debt, valuable papers, bottomry, respondentia interests, or other cargoes in or awaiting transit over the oceans or inland waterways;
       (138)(c) earnings such as freight, passage money, commissions, or profits derived from transporting goods or people upon or across the oceans or inland waterways; or
       (138)(d) a vessel owner or operator as a result of liability to employees, passengers, bailors, owners of other vessels, owners of fixed objects, customs or other authorities, or other persons in connection with maritime activity. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Operator: means a person who:
       (6)(a) is responsible for conducting forest practices; or
       (6)(b) through a contractual agreement with the landowner, is obligated to or entitled to conduct forest practices or to carry out a timber sale. See Utah Code 65A-8a-102
• Order: means an order of the commissioner. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Person: includes :
       (146)(a) an individual;
       (146)(b) a partnership;
       (146)(c) a corporation;
       (146)(d) an incorporated or unincorporated association;
       (146)(e) a joint stock company;
       (146)(f) a trust;
       (146)(g) a limited liability company;
       (146)(h) a reciprocal;
       (146)(i) a syndicate; or
       (146)(j) another similar entity or combination of entities acting in concert. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Person: means :
       (24)(a) an individual;
       (24)(b) an association;
       (24)(c) an institution;
       (24)(d) a corporation;
       (24)(e) a company;
       (24)(f) a trust;
       (24)(g) a limited liability company;
       (24)(h) a partnership;
       (24)(i) a political subdivision;
       (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
       (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Personal lines policy: means an insurance policy issued to an individual that:
       (8)(a) insures a motor vehicle used for personal purposes and not used in trade or business; or
       (8)(b) insures a residential dwelling. See Utah Code 31A-28-203
• Policy: includes a service contract issued by:
            (150)(b)(i) a motor club under Chapter 11, Motor Clubs;
            (150)(b)(ii) a service contract provided under Chapter 6a, Service Contracts; and
            (150)(b)(iii) a corporation licensed under:

                 (150)(b)(iii)(A) Chapter 7, Nonprofit Health Service Insurance Corporations; or

                 (150)(b)(iii)(B) Chapter 8, Health Maintenance Organizations and Limited Health Plans. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Policyholder: means a person who controls a policy, binder, or oral contract by ownership, premium payment, or otherwise. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Political subdivision: means a municipality or county. See Utah Code 11-51-102
• Premium: includes , however designated:
            (156)(b)(i) an assessment;
            (156)(b)(ii) a membership fee;
            (156)(b)(iii) a required contribution; or
            (156)(b)(iv) monetary consideration. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Proceeding: includes an action or special statutory proceeding. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• producer: means a person licensed or required to be licensed under the laws of this state to sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Rate: means :
            (163)(a)(i) the cost of a given unit of insurance; or
            (163)(a)(ii) for property or casualty insurance, that cost of insurance per exposure unit either expressed as:

                 (163)(a)(ii)(A) a single number; or

                 (163)(a)(ii)(B) a pure premium rate, adjusted before the application of individual risk variations based on loss or expense considerations to account for the treatment of:

                      (163)(a)(ii)(B)(I) expenses;

                      (163)(a)(ii)(B)(II) profit; and

                      (163)(a)(ii)(B)(III) individual insurer variation in loss experience. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Reinsurer: means a person licensed in this state as an insurer with the authority to assume reinsurance. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Road: includes :
       (33)(a) a public bridge;
       (33)(b) a county way;
       (33)(c) a county road;
       (33)(d) a common road; and
       (33)(e) a state road. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Security: means a:
            (176)(a)(i) note;
            (176)(a)(ii) stock;
            (176)(a)(iii) bond;
            (176)(a)(iv) debenture;
            (176)(a)(v) evidence of indebtedness;
            (176)(a)(vi) certificate of interest or participation in a profit-sharing agreement;
            (176)(a)(vii) collateral-trust certificate;
            (176)(a)(viii) preorganization certificate or subscription;
            (176)(a)(ix) transferable share;
            (176)(a)(x) investment contract;
            (176)(a)(xi) voting trust certificate;
            (176)(a)(xii) certificate of deposit for a security;
            (176)(a)(xiii) certificate of interest of participation in an oil, gas, or mining title or lease or in payments out of production under such a title or lease;
            (176)(a)(xiv) commodity contract or commodity option;
            (176)(a)(xv) certificate of interest or participation in, temporary or interim certificate for, receipt for, guarantee of, or warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase any of the items listed in Subsections (176)(a)(i) through (xiv); or
            (176)(a)(xvi) another interest or instrument commonly known as a security. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Sell: means to exchange a contract of insurance:
       (179)(a) by any means;
       (179)(b) for money or its equivalent; and
       (179)(c) on behalf of an insurance company. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• Sovereign lands: means those lands lying below the ordinary high water mark of navigable bodies of water at the date of statehood and owned by the state by virtue of its sovereignty. See Utah Code 65A-1-1
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• State lands: means all lands administered by the division. See Utah Code 65A-1-1
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Surplus: means the excess of assets over the sum of paid-in capital and liabilities. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Title insurance: means the insuring, guaranteeing, or indemnifying of an owner of real or personal property or the holder of liens or encumbrances on that property, or others interested in the property against loss or damage suffered by reason of liens or encumbrances upon, defects in, or the unmarketability of the title to the property, or invalidity or unenforceability of any liens or encumbrances on the property. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
• Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
• Wildland: means an area where:
       (9)(a) development is essentially non-existent, except for roads, railroads, powerlines, or similar transportation facilities; and
       (9)(b) structures, if any, are widely scattered. See Utah Code 65A-1-1
• Wildland-urban interface: means the zone where structures and other human development meets, or intermingles with, undeveloped wildland. See Utah Code 65A-8a-102