Utah Code > Title 17 > Chapter 16 – County Officers

		Sections
§ 17-16-6.5	Campaign financial disclosure in county elections
§ 17-16-12	Business to be finished before expiration of term
§ 17-16-14	Salaries of county officers
§ 17-16-21	Fees of county officers
Part 1	General Provisions	17-16-1 – 17-16-21
Part 2	Personal Use Expenditure	17-16-201 – 17-16-203

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Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 17 > Chapter 16 - County Officers

Accident and health insurance: means insurance to provide protection against economic losses resulting from:
          (1)(a)(i) a medical condition including:
               (1)(a)(i)(A) a medical care expense; or
               (1)(a)(i)(B) the risk of disability;
          (1)(a)(ii) accident; or
          (1)(a)(iii) sickness. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Adjudicative proceeding: means :
(2)(a) an action by a board, commission, department, officer, or other administrative unit of the state that determines the legal rights, duties, privileges, immunities, or other legal interests of one or more identifiable persons, including an action to grant, deny, revoke, suspend, modify, annul, withdraw, or amend an authority, right, or license; and
(2)(b) judicial review of an action described in Subsection (2)(a). See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Administrator: means the same as that term is defined in Subsection (187). See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
advisory council: means a board, commission, or council that:
     (1)(a) provides advice and makes recommendations to another person or entity who makes policy for the benefit of the general public;
     (1)(b) is created by and whose duties are provided by statute or by executive order; and
     (1)(c) performs its duties only under the supervision of another person as provided by statute. See Utah Code 63C-1-102
Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
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
Allegation: something that someone says happened.
Annual compensation plan: means the annual compensation plan described in Section 63A-17-307. See Utah Code 63C-31-101
Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
Annuity: means an agreement to make periodical payments for a period certain or over the lifetime of one or more individuals if the making or continuance of all or some of the series of the payments, or the amount of the payment, is dependent upon the continuance of human life. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
Application: means a document:
     (10)(a)
          (10)(a)(i) completed by an applicant to provide information about the risk to be insured; and
          (10)(a)(ii) that contains information that is used by the insurer to evaluate risk and decide whether to:
               (10)(a)(ii)(A) insure the risk under:
                    (10)(a)(ii)(A)(I) the coverage as originally offered; or
                    (10)(a)(ii)(A)(II) a modification of the coverage as originally offered; or
               (10)(a)(ii)(B) decline to insure the risk; or
     (10)(b) used by the insurer to gather information from the applicant before issuance of an annuity contract. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Appraisal: A determination of property value.
articles of incorporation: means :
     (11)(a) the original articles;
     (11)(b) a special law;
     (11)(c) a charter;
     (11)(d) an amendment;
     (11)(e) restated articles;
     (11)(f) articles of merger or consolidation;
     (11)(g) a trust instrument;
     (11)(h) another constitutive document for a trust or other entity that is not a corporation; and
     (11)(i) an amendment to an item listed in Subsections (11)(a) through (h). See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
authorized insurer: means an insurer:
(191)(b)(i) holding a valid certificate of authority to do an insurance business in this state; and
(191)(b)(ii) transacting business as authorized by a valid certificate. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Authorizing statute: means the statute creating an entity as an independent entity. See Utah Code 63E-1-102
Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
Benefits advisory commission: means the State Employee Benefit Advisory Commission created in Section 63C-31-102. See Utah Code 63C-31-101
Bequest: Property gifted by will.
Binder: means the same as that term is defined in Section 31A-21-102. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
blanket contract: means a group insurance policy covering a defined class of persons:
(14)(a) without individual underwriting or application; and
(14)(b) that is determined by definition without designating each person covered. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
board: means the Utah Motor Vehicle Franchise Advisory Board created in Section 13-14-103. See Utah Code 13-14-102
board of directors: means the group of persons with responsibility over, or management of, a corporation, however designated. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Case law: The law as laid down in cases that have been decided in the decisions of the courts.
Casualty insurance: means liability insurance. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
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
Claims-made coverage: means an insurance contract or provision limiting coverage under a policy insuring against legal liability to claims that are first made against the insured while the policy is in force. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
classification: means the process of grouping risks with similar risk characteristics so that differences in anticipated costs may be recognized. See Utah Code 31A-19a-102
Collect: includes use of any identifying code linked to a user of a governmental website. See Utah Code 63D-2-102
committee: means the Utah Population Committee created by this chapter. See Utah Code 63C-20-102
Committee: means the Retirement and Independent Entities Committee created by Section 63E-1-201. See Utah Code 63E-1-102
Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
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.
contribution: means any of the following when done for a political purpose:
          (1)(a)(i) a gift, subscription, donation, loan, advance, deposit of money, or anything of value given to the filing entity;
          (1)(a)(ii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make a gift, subscription, donation, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, deposit of money, or anything of value to the filing entity;
          (1)(a)(iii) any transfer of funds from another reporting entity to the filing entity;
          (1)(a)(iv) compensation paid by any person or reporting entity other than the filing entity for personal services provided without charge to the filing entity;
          (1)(a)(v) a loan made by a county office candidate or local school board candidate deposited into the county office candidate's or local school board candidate's own campaign account; or
          (1)(a)(vi) an in-kind contribution. See Utah Code 17-16-202
Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
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 legislative body: means :
     (8)(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;
     (8)(b) the county council, in the county executive-council optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-203; and
     (8)(c) the county council, in the council-manager optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-204. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
County office: means an office described in Section 17-53-101 that is required to be filled by an election. See Utah Code 17-16-202
County office candidate: means an individual who:
(3)(a) files a declaration of candidacy for a county office; or
(3)(b) receives a contribution, makes an expenditure, or gives consent for any other person to receive a contribution or make an expenditure to bring about the individual's nomination or election to a county office. See Utah Code 17-16-202
County officer: means an individual who holds a county office. See Utah Code 17-16-202
Court website: means a website on the Internet that is operated by or on behalf of any court created in Title 78A, Chapter 1, Judiciary. See Utah Code 63D-2-102
Credit life insurance: means insurance on the life of a debtor in connection with an extension of credit that pays a person if the debtor dies. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Credit Score: A number, roughly between 300 and 800, that measures an individual's credit worthiness. The most well-known type of credit score is the FICO score. This score represents the answer from a mathematical formula that assigns numerical values to various pieces of information in your credit report. ^{Source: OCC}
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.
Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
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
Department: means the Department of Commerce. See Utah Code 13-14-102
Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
Devise: To gift property by will.
Direct response solicitation: means an offer for life or accident and health insurance coverage that allows the individual to apply for or enroll in the insurance coverage on the basis of the offer. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Director: means a member of the board of directors of a corporation. 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
Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
Donor: The person who makes a gift.
Employee: means :
(57)(a) an individual employed by an employer; or
(57)(b) an individual who meets the requirements of Subsection (55)(b). See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Endorsement: means a written agreement attached to a policy or certificate to modify the policy or certificate coverage. 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.
exchange: means an exchange made pursuant to Section 1035, Internal Revenue Code, as may be amended. See Utah Code 31A-21-104
Exclusion: means for the purposes of accident and health insurance that an insurer does not provide insurance coverage, for whatever reason, for one of the following:
     (67)(a) a specific physical condition;
     (67)(b) a specific medical procedure;
     (67)(c) a specific disease or disorder; or
     (67)(d) a specific prescription drug or class of prescription drugs. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Executive: when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a person or body elected as the county executive or a person appointed as the county manager or administrative officer, refers to:
(2)(a) the power and duty to carry laws and ordinances into effect and secure their due observance; and
(2)(b) those powers, duties, and functions that, under constitutional and statutory provisions and through long usage and accepted practice and custom at the federal and state level, have come to be regarded as belonging to the executive branch of government. See Utah Code 17-50-101
Executive director: means the executive director of the Department of Commerce. See Utah Code 13-14-102
expenditure: means any of the following made by a reporting entity or an agent of a reporting entity on behalf of the reporting entity:
(5)(a)(i) any disbursement from contributions, receipts, or the separate bank account required under Section Utah Code 17-16-202
Expenses: means that portion of a rate attributable to:
     (4)(a) acquisition;
     (4)(b) field supervision;
     (4)(c) collection expenses;
     (4)(d) general expenses;
     (4)(e) taxes;
     (4)(f) licenses; and
     (4)(g) fees. See Utah Code 31A-19a-102
Experience rating: means a rating procedure that:
(5)(a) uses the past insurance experience of an individual policyholder to forecast the future losses of the policyholder by measuring the policyholder's loss experience against the loss experience of policyholders in the same classification; and
(5)(b) produces a prospective premium credit, debit, or unity modification. See Utah Code 31A-19a-102
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.
Female: means the characteristic of an individual whose biological reproductive system is of the general type that functions in a way that could produce ova. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
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
Filing entity: means :
     (6)(a) a county office candidate;
     (6)(b) a county officer;
     (6)(c) a local school board candidate;
     (6)(d) a local school board member; or
     (6)(e) a reporting entity that is required to meet a campaign finance disclosure requirement adopted by a county in accordance with Section Utah Code 17-16-202
First party insurance: means an insurance policy or contract in which the insurer agrees to pay a claim submitted to it by the insured for the insured's losses. 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.
Foreign insurer: means an insurer domiciled outside of this state, including an alien insurer. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
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
franchise agreement: includes a sales and service agreement. See Utah Code 13-14-102
Franchisee: means a person with whom a franchisor has agreed or permitted, in writing or in practice, to purchase, sell, or offer for sale new motor vehicles manufactured, produced, represented, or distributed by the franchisor. See Utah Code 13-14-102
Franchisor: means a person who has, in writing or in practice, agreed with or permits a franchisee to purchase, sell, or offer for sale new motor vehicles manufactured, produced, assembled, represented, or distributed by the franchisor, and includes:
     (11)(a) the manufacturer, producer, assembler, or distributor of the new motor vehicles;
     (11)(b) an intermediate distributor; and
     (11)(c) an agent, officer, or field or area representative of the franchisor. See Utah Code 13-14-102
Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
Governmental entity: means :
     (3)(a) an executive branch agency as defined in Section 63A-16-102;
     (3)(b) the legislative branch;
     (3)(c) the judicial branch;
     (3)(d) the State Board of Education created in Section Utah Code 63D-2-102
Governmental website: includes a court website. See Utah Code 63D-2-102
Governmental website operator: means a governmental entity or person acting on behalf of the governmental entity that:
(5)(a) operates a governmental website; and
(5)(b) collects or maintains personally identifiable information from or about a user of that website. See Utah Code 63D-2-102
Grace period: The number of days you'll have to pay your bill for purchases in full without triggering a finance charge. ^{Source: Federal Reserve}
Group insurance policy: means a policy covering a group of persons that is issued:
          (79)(a)(i) to a policyholder on behalf of the group; and
          (79)(a)(ii) for the benefit of a member of the group who is selected under a procedure defined in:
               (79)(a)(ii)(A) the policy; or
               (79)(a)(ii)(B) an agreement that is collateral to the policy. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Health care: means any of the following intended for use in the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation, or prevention of a human ailment or impairment:
     (83)(a) a professional service;
     (83)(b) a personal service;
     (83)(c) a facility;
     (83)(d) equipment;
     (83)(e) a device;
     (83)(f) supplies; or
     (83)(g) medicine. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
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
Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. ^{Source: FDIC}
Indemnity: means the payment of an amount to offset all or part of an insured loss. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Independent corporation: means a corporation incorporated in accordance with Chapter 2, Independent Corporations Act. See Utah Code 63E-1-102
Individual: means a natural person. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Inland marine insurance: includes insurance covering:
     (94)(a) property in transit on or over land;
     (94)(b) property in transit over water by means other than boat or ship;
     (94)(c) bailee liability;
     (94)(d) fixed transportation property such as bridges, electric transmission systems, radio and television transmission towers and tunnels; and
     (94)(e) personal and commercial property floaters. 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
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
insurance company: means a person doing an insurance business as a principal including:
          (104)(a)(i) a fraternal benefit society;
          (104)(a)(ii) an issuer of a gift annuity other than an annuity specified in Subsections 31A-22-1305(2) and (3);
          (104)(a)(iii) a motor club;
          (104)(a)(iv) an employee welfare plan;
          (104)(a)(v) a person purporting or intending to do an insurance business as a principal on that person's own account; and
          (104)(a)(vi) a health maintenance organization. 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
Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
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.
Legislative: when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a county commission or council, refers to:
(3)(a) the power and duty to enact ordinances, levy taxes, and establish budgets; and
(3)(b) those powers, duties, and functions that, under constitutional and statutory provisions and through long usage and accepted practice and custom at the federal and state level, have come to be regarded as belonging to the legislative branch of government. See Utah Code 17-50-101
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
Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
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
Life settlement: is a s defined in Section 31A-36-102. See Utah Code 31A-21-104
Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
Local school board candidate: means an individual who:
(8)(a) files a declaration of candidacy for local school board; or
(8)(b) receives a contribution, makes an expenditure, or gives consent for any other person to receive a contribution or make an expenditure to bring about the individual's nomination or election to a local school board. See Utah Code 17-16-202
Loss adjustment expense: means the expenses incurred by the insurer in the course of settling claims. See Utah Code 31A-19a-102
mass marketed life or accident and health insurance: means the insurance under any individual, franchise, group, or blanket insurance policy offering life or accident and health insurance:
(1) that is offered by means of direct response solicitation through:
(1)(a) a sponsoring organization; or
(1)(b) the mails or other mass communications media; and
(2) under which the person insured pays all or substantially all of the cost of the person's insurance. See Utah Code 31A-21-402
Medicare: means the "Health Insurance for the Aged Act" Title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act, as then constituted or later amended. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Member: means a person having membership rights in an insurance corporation. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Money held in trust: means money maintained for the benefit of:
     (6)(a) one or more private individuals, including public employees;
     (6)(b) one or more public or private entities; or
     (6)(c) the owners of a quasi-public corporation. See Utah Code 63E-1-102
Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
Motor vehicle: means :
          (16)(a)(i) except as provided in Subsection (16)(b), a trailer;
          (16)(a)(ii) a travel trailer;
          (16)(a)(iii) except as provided in Subsection (16)(b), a motor vehicle as defined in Section 41-3-102;
          (16)(a)(iv) a semitrailer as defined in Section 41-1a-102; and
          (16)(a)(v) a recreational vehicle. See Utah Code 13-14-102
Motor vehicle: means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-6a-102. See Utah Code 31A-22-301
Motor vehicle business: means a motor vehicle sales agency, repair shop, service station, storage garage, or public parking place. See Utah Code 31A-22-301
Motor vehicle liability policy: means a policy which satisfies the requirements of Sections 31A-22-303 and 31A-22-304. See Utah Code 31A-22-301
Motorboat: means the same as that term is defined in Section 73-18c-102. See Utah Code 31A-22-301 v2
Mutual: means a mutual insurance corporation. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
Nonparticipating: means a plan of insurance under which the insured is not entitled to receive a dividend representing a share of the surplus of the insurer. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
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.
Occupying: means being in or on a motor vehicle as a passenger or operator, or being engaged in the immediate acts of entering, boarding, or alighting from a motor vehicle. See Utah Code 31A-22-301
Operator: means the same as that term is defined in Subsection 41-12a-103(7). See Utah Code 31A-22-301
Order: means an order of the commissioner. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Owner: means the same as that term is defined in Subsection 41-12a-103(8). See Utah Code 31A-22-301
Participating: means a plan of insurance under which the insured is entitled to receive a dividend representing a share of the surplus of the insurer. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
Pedestrian: means any natural person not occupying a motor vehicle. See Utah Code 31A-22-301
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 insurance: means property and casualty insurance coverage sold for primarily noncommercial purposes to:
(147)(a) an individual; or
(147)(b) a family. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Personal use expenditure: includes :
          (9)(b)(i) a mortgage, rent, utility, or vehicle payment;
          (9)(b)(ii) a household food item or supply;
          (9)(b)(iii) a clothing expense, except:
               (9)(b)(iii)(A) clothing bearing the county office candidate's or local school board candidate's name or campaign slogan or logo that is used in the county office candidate's or local school board candidate's campaign;
               (9)(b)(iii)(B) clothing bearing the logo or name of a jurisdiction, district, government organization, government entity, caucus, or political party that the county officer or local school board member represents or of which the county officer or local school board member is a member;
               (9)(b)(iii)(C) repair or replacement of clothing that is damaged while the county office candidate or county officer is engaged in an activity of a county office candidate or county officer; or
               (9)(b)(iii)(D) repair or replacement of clothing that is damaged while the local school board candidate or local school board member is engaged in an activity of a local school board candidate or local school board member;
          (9)(b)(iv) admission to a sporting, artistic, or recreational event or other form of entertainment;
          (9)(b)(v) dues, fees, or gratuities at a country club, health club, or recreational facility;
          (9)(b)(vi) a salary payment made to:
               (9)(b)(vi)(A) a county office candidate, county officer, local school board candidate, or local school board member; or
               (9)(b)(vi)(B) a person who has not provided a bona fide service to a county candidate, county officer, local school board candidate, or local school board member;
          (9)(b)(vii) a vacation;
          (9)(b)(viii) a vehicle expense;
          (9)(b)(ix) a meal expense;
          (9)(b)(x) a travel expense;
          (9)(b)(xi) payment of an administrative, civil, or criminal penalty;
          (9)(b)(xii) satisfaction of a personal debt;
          (9)(b)(xiii) a personal service, including the service of an attorney, accountant, physician, or other professional person;
          (9)(b)(xiv) a membership fee for a professional or service organization; and
          (9)(b)(xv) a payment in excess of the fair market value of the item or service purchased. See Utah Code 17-16-202
Personally identifiable information: means information that identifies:
     (6)(a) a user by:
          (6)(a)(i) name;
          (6)(a)(ii) account number;
          (6)(a)(iii) physical address;
          (6)(a)(iv) email address;
          (6)(a)(v) telephone number;
          (6)(a)(vi) Social Security number;
          (6)(a)(vii) credit card information; or
          (6)(a)(viii) bank account information;
     (6)(b) a user as having requested or obtained specific materials or services from a governmental website;
     (6)(c) Internet sites visited by a user; or
     (6)(d) any of the contents of a user's data-storage device. See Utah Code 63D-2-102
Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
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 purpose: means an act done with the intent or in a way to influence or tend to influence, directly or indirectly, any person to refrain from voting or to vote for or against any candidate or a person seeking an office at any caucus, political convention, or election. See Utah Code 17-16-202
Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. ^{Source: OCC}
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
Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
Probate: Proving a will
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
Property insurance: means insurance against loss or damage to real or personal property of every kind and any interest in that property:
(160)(a)(i) from all hazards or causes; and
(160)(a)(ii) against loss consequential upon the loss or damage including vehicle comprehensive and vehicle physical damage coverages. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Public corporation: means an artificial person, public in ownership, individually created by the state as a body politic and corporate for the administration of a public purpose relating to the state or its citizens. See Utah Code 63E-1-102
Quasi-public corporation: means an artificial person, private in ownership, individually created as a corporation by the state, which has accepted from the state the grant of a franchise or contract involving the performance of a public purpose relating to the state or its citizens. See Utah Code 63E-1-102
Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
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
Rate: means that cost of insurance per exposure unit either expressed as:
          (12)(a)(i) a single number; or
          (12)(a)(ii) as a pure premium rate, adjusted before any application of individual risk variations, based on loss or expense considerations to account for the treatment of:
               (12)(a)(ii)(A) expenses;
               (12)(a)(ii)(B) profit; and
               (12)(a)(ii)(C) individual insurer variation in loss experience. See Utah Code 31A-19a-102
Rate service organization: means a person who assists an insurer in rate making or filing by:
          (164)(a)(i) collecting, compiling, and furnishing loss or expense statistics;
          (164)(a)(ii) recommending, making, or filing rates or supplementary rate information; or
          (164)(a)(iii) advising about rate questions, except as an attorney giving legal advice. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Rating manual: means any of the following used to determine initial and renewal policy premiums:
     (165)(a) a manual of rates;
     (165)(b) a classification;
     (165)(c) a rate-related underwriting rule; and
     (165)(d) a rating formula that describes steps, policies, and procedures for determining initial and renewal policy premiums. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Reinsurance: means an insurance transaction where an insurer, for consideration, transfers any portion of the risk it has assumed to another insurer. 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
Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation.
Rider: means an endorsement to:
(173)(a) an insurance policy; or
(173)(b) an insurance certificate. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
School: means a public or private elementary or secondary school. See Utah Code 63D-2-102
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
Self-insurance: includes :
(178)(b)(i) an arrangement under which a governmental entity undertakes to indemnify an employee for liability arising out of the employee's employment; and
(178)(b)(ii) an arrangement under which a person with a managed program of self-insurance and risk management undertakes to indemnify the person's affiliate, subsidiary, director, officer, or employee for liability or risk that arises out of the person's relationship with the affiliate, subsidiary, director, officer, or employee. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
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.
Sex: means , in relation to an individual, the individual's biological sex, either male or female, at birth, according to distinct reproductive roles as manifested by:
     (34)(a) sex and reproductive organ anatomy;
     (34)(b) chromosomal makeup; and
     (34)(c) endogenous hormone profiles. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Small employer: means , in connection with a health benefit plan and with respect to a calendar year and to a plan year, an employer who:
          (182)(a)(i)
               (182)(a)(i)(A) employed at least one but not more than 50 eligible employees on business days during the preceding calendar year; or
               (182)(a)(i)(B) if the employer did not exist for the entirety of the preceding calendar year, reasonably expects to employ an average of at least one but not more than 50 eligible employees on business days during the current calendar year;
          (182)(a)(ii) employs at least one employee on the first day of the plan year; and
          (182)(a)(iii) for an employer who has common ownership with one or more other employers, is treated as a single employer under Utah Code 31A-1-301
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
Street-legal all-terrain vehicle: means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-6a-102. See Utah Code 31A-22-301 v2
Supplementary rate information: includes one or more of the following needed to determine the applicable rate in effect or to be in effect:
     (15)(a) a manual or plan of rates;
     (15)(b) a statistical plan;
     (15)(c) a classification;
     (15)(d) a rating schedule;
     (15)(e) a minimum premium;
     (15)(f) a policy fee;
     (15)(g) a rating rule;
     (15)(h) a rate-related underwriting rule;
     (15)(i) a rate modification plan; or
     (15)(j) any other similar information prescribed by rule of the commissioner as supplementary rate information. See Utah Code 31A-19a-102
Supporting information: includes one or more of the following:
     (16)(a) data demonstrating actuarial justification for the basic rate factors, classifications, expenses, and profit factors used by the filer;
     (16)(b) the experience and judgment of the filer;
     (16)(c) the experience or data of other insurers or rate service organizations relied upon by the filer;
     (16)(d) the interpretation of any other data relied upon by the filer;
     (16)(e) descriptions of methods used in making the rates; or
     (16)(f) any other information defined by rule as supporting information that is required to be filed. See Utah Code 31A-19a-102
surety insurance: includes :
     (185)(a) a guarantee against loss or damage resulting from the failure of a principal to pay or perform the principal's obligations to a creditor or other obligee;
     (185)(b) bail bond insurance; and
     (185)(c) fidelity insurance. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Surplus: means the excess of assets over the sum of paid-in capital and liabilities. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Swear: includes "affirm. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
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
Total compensation: means the same as that term is defined in Section 63A-17-102. See Utah Code 63C-31-101
Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
Trustee: means "director" when referring to the board of directors of a corporation. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Underwrite: means the authority to accept or reject risk on behalf of the insurer. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. ^{Source: OCC}
Uniform experience rating plan: means a plan that is consistent between all insurers for experience rating entities insured for workers' compensation insurance. See Utah Code 31A-19a-403
Uniform statistical plan: means a plan that is consistent between all insurers that is used for the reporting of workers' compensation insurance statistical data. See Utah Code 31A-19a-403
United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
User: means a person who accesses a governmental website. See Utah Code 63D-2-102
Vehicle liability insurance: means insurance against liability resulting from or incident to ownership, maintenance, or use of a land vehicle or aircraft, exclusive of a vehicle comprehensive or vehicle physical damage coverage described in Subsection (160). See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
Writing: includes :
     (48)(a) printing;
     (48)(b) handwriting; and
     (48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5