Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 34 > Chapter 50 - Veterans Preference in Private Employment Act

• Applicable area: means :
       (1)(a) for a county, the unincorporated area of the county that is included within the proposed special district; or
       (1)(b) for a municipality, the area of the municipality that is included within the proposed special district. See Utah Code 17B-1-201
• Armed forces: means the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Department: means the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs, created in Section 71A-1-201. See Utah Code 34-50-102
• Discharge document: means a document received by a service member upon separation from military service, including:
       (2)(a) a DD 214, United States Department of Defense Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty;
       (2)(b) a DD 256, United States Department of Defense Honorable Discharge Certificate;
       (2)(c) a DD 257, United States General Discharge Certificate; or
       (2)(d) an NGB 22, Utah National Guard Certificate of Release or Discharge. See Utah Code 34-50-102
• Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Governing body: means :
       (2)(a) for a county or municipality, the legislative body of the county or municipality; and
       (2)(b) for a special district, the board of trustees of the special district. See Utah Code 17B-1-201
• Groundwater right owner petition: means a petition under Subsection 17B-1-203(1)(c). See Utah Code 17B-1-201
• 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
• Initiating special district: means a special district that adopts a resolution proposing the creation of a special district under Subsection 17B-1-203(1)(f). See Utah Code 17B-1-201
• 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
• 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
• Petition: means a petition under Subsection 17B-1-203(1)(a), (b), (c), or (d). See Utah Code 17B-1-201
• Preference eligible: means the same as that term is defined in Section 71A-2-101. See Utah Code 34-50-102
• Private employer: means the same as that term is defined in Section 63G-12-102. See Utah Code 34-50-102
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• 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
• Request: means a request as described in Section 17B-1-204. See Utah Code 17B-1-201
• Responsible body: means the governing body of:
       (12)(a) the municipality in which the proposed special district is located, if the petition or resolution proposes the creation of a special district located entirely within a single municipality;
       (12)(b) the county in which the proposed special district is located, if the petition or resolution proposes the creation of a special district located entirely within a single county and all or part of the proposed special district is located within:

            (12)(b)(i) the unincorporated part of the county; or

            (12)(b)(ii) more than one municipality within the county;
       (12)(c) if the petition or resolution proposes the creation of a special district located within more than one county, the county whose boundaries include more of the area of the proposed special district than is included within the boundaries of any other county; or
       (12)(d) the initiating special district, if a resolution proposing the creation of a special district is adopted under Subsection 17B-1-203(1)(f). See Utah Code 17B-1-201
• Responsible clerk: means :
       (13)(a) except as provided in Subsection (13)(b), the clerk of the county or the clerk or recorder of the municipality whose legislative body is the responsible body; or
       (13)(b) for the proposed creation of an infrastructure financing district, the clerk of the county in which the majority of the acreage within the boundary of the proposed infrastructure financing district is located. See Utah Code 17B-1-201
• Service member: means a currently serving member of the armed forces. See Utah Code 34-50-102
• 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
• Unincorporated: means not included within a municipality. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Veteran: means the same as that term is defined in Section Utah Code 34-50-102
• 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