Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 34 > Chapter 41 - Local Governmental Entity Drug-Free Workplace Policies

• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Bond: means :
       (3)(a) a written obligation to repay borrowed money, whether denominated a bond, note, warrant, certificate of indebtedness, or otherwise; and
       (3)(b) a lease agreement, installment purchase agreement, or other agreement that:

            (3)(b)(i) includes an obligation by the district to pay money; and

            (3)(b)(ii) the district's board of trustees, in its discretion, treats as a bond for purposes of Title 11, Chapter 14, Local Government Bonding Act, or Title 11, Chapter 27, Utah Refunding Bond Act. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Commission: means the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice created in Section 63M-7-201. See Utah Code 17-55-101
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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.
• council: means a council created by a county or counties in accordance with Section 17-55-201. See Utah Code 17-55-101
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• Donor: The person who makes a gift.
• Donor: means an employee, a volunteer, a prospective employee, or a prospective volunteer of a local government entity or a state institution of higher education. See Utah Code 34-41-101
• Drainage district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 2, Drainage District Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a drainage district under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Drug: means any substance recognized as a drug in the United States Pharmacopeia, the National Formulary, the Homeopathic Pharmacopeia, or other drug compendia, including Title 58, Chapter 37, Utah Controlled Substances Act, or supplement to any of those compendia. See Utah Code 34-41-101
• Drug testing: means the scientific analysis for the presence of drugs or their metabolites in the human body in accordance with the definitions and terms of this chapter. See Utah Code 34-41-101
• facilities: includes any structure, building, system, land, water right, water, or other real or personal property required to provide a service that a special district is authorized to provide, including any related or appurtenant easement or right-of-way, improvement, utility, landscaping, sidewalk, road, curb, gutter, equipment, or furnishing. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Fire protection district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 3, Fire Protection District Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a fire protection district under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• 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.
• 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
• Improvement district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 4, Improvement District Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a county improvement district under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Infrastructure financing district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 13, Infrastructure Financing Districts. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Irrigation district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 5, Irrigation District Act, including an entity that was created and operated as an irrigation district under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• 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
• 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}
• Local governmental entity: means any political subdivision of Utah including any county, municipality, local school district, special district, special service district, or any administrative subdivision of those entities. See Utah Code 34-41-101
• Metropolitan water district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 6, Metropolitan Water District Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a metropolitan water district under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Mosquito abatement district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 7, Mosquito Abatement District Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a mosquito abatement district under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Municipal: means of or relating to a municipality. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Municipal services district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 11, Municipal Services District Act. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Municipality: means a city or town. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• 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.
• 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.
• Periodic testing: means preselected and preannounced drug testing of employees or volunteers conducted on a regular schedule. See Utah Code 34-41-101
• 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
• Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, organization, association, trust, governmental agency, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Personal property: includes :
       (25)(a) money;
       (25)(b) goods;
       (25)(c) chattels;
       (25)(d) effects;
       (25)(e) evidences of a right in action;
       (25)(f) a written instrument by which a pecuniary obligation, right, or title to property is created, acknowledged, transferred, increased, defeated, discharged, or diminished; and
       (25)(g) a right or interest in an item described in Subsections (25)(a) through (f). See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• Political subdivision: means a county, city, town, special district under this title, special service district under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act, an entity created by interlocal cooperation agreement under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, or any other governmental entity designated in statute as a political subdivision of the state. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Post-incarceration services: includes :
            (5)(b)(i) educational services;
            (5)(b)(ii) housing services;
            (5)(b)(iii) health care services;
            (5)(b)(iv) workforce services; and
            (5)(b)(v) human services programs. See Utah Code 17-55-101
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Prospective employee: means any person who has made a written or oral application to become an employee of a local governmental entity or a state institution of higher education. See Utah Code 34-41-101
• Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
• Public transit district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 8, Public Transit District Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a public transit district under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Random testing: means the unannounced drug testing of an employee or volunteer who was selected for testing by using a method uninfluenced by any personal characteristics other than job category. See Utah Code 34-41-101
• real property: includes :
       (31)(a) land;
       (31)(b) a tenement;
       (31)(c) a hereditament;
       (31)(d) a water right;
       (31)(e) a possessory right; and
       (31)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• 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
• Sample: means urine, blood, breath, saliva, or hair. See Utah Code 34-41-101
• Service applicant: means a person who requests that a special district provide a service that the special district is authorized to provide. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Service area: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 9, Service Area Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a county service area or a regional service area under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Short-term bond: means a bond that is required to be repaid during the fiscal year in which the bond is issued. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Special assessment: means an assessment levied against property to pay all or a portion of the costs of making improvements that benefit the property. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Special assessment bond: means a bond payable from special assessments. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Special district: means a limited purpose local government entity, as described in Section 17B-1-103, that operates under, is subject to, and has the powers described in:
       (31)(a) this chapter; or
       (31)(b)

            (31)(b)(i) this chapter; and

            (31)(b)(ii)

                 (31)(b)(ii)(A) Chapter 2a, Part 1, Cemetery Maintenance District Act;

                 (31)(b)(ii)(B) Chapter 2a, Part 2, Drainage District Act;

                 (31)(b)(ii)(C) Chapter 2a, Part 3, Fire Protection District Act;

                 (31)(b)(ii)(D) Chapter 2a, Part 4, Improvement District Act;

                 (31)(b)(ii)(E) Chapter 2a, Part 5, Irrigation District Act;

                 (31)(b)(ii)(F) Chapter 2a, Part 6, Metropolitan Water District Act;

                 (31)(b)(ii)(G) Chapter 2a, Part 7, Mosquito Abatement District Act;

                 (31)(b)(ii)(H) Chapter 2a, Part 8, Public Transit District Act;

                 (31)(b)(ii)(I) Chapter 2a, Part 9, Service Area Act;

                 (31)(b)(ii)(J) Chapter 2a, Part 10, Water Conservancy District Act;

                 (31)(b)(ii)(K) Chapter 2a, Part 11, Municipal Services District Act; or

                 (31)(b)(ii)(L) Chapter 2a, Part 13, Infrastructure Financing Districts. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Specialized special district: means a special district that is a cemetery maintenance district, a drainage district, a fire protection district, an improvement district, an irrigation district, a metropolitan water district, a mosquito abatement district, a public transit district, a service area, a water conservancy district, a municipal services district, or an infrastructure financing district. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• 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 institution of higher education: means the institution as defined in Section 53B-3-102. See Utah Code 34-41-101
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Tax and revenue anticipation bond: means a bond:
       (34)(a) issued in anticipation of the collection of taxes or other revenues or a combination of taxes and other revenues; and
       (34)(b) that matures within the same fiscal year as the fiscal year in which the bond is issued. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Taxable value: means the taxable value of property as computed from the most recent equalized assessment roll for county purposes. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Victim advocate: work with prosecutors and assist the victims of a crime.
• Volunteer: means any person who donates services as authorized by the local governmental entity or state institution of higher education without pay or other compensation except expenses actually and reasonably incurred. See Utah Code 34-41-101
• Water conservancy district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 10, Water Conservancy District Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a water conservancy district under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Works: includes a dam, reservoir, well, canal, conduit, pipeline, drain, tunnel, power plant, and any facility, improvement, or property necessary or convenient for supplying or treating water for any beneficial use, and for otherwise accomplishing the purposes of a special district. See Utah Code 17B-1-102