Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 57 > Chapter 4a - Effects of Recording

• 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}
• Capacity limit: means the maximum number of qualifying children that a regulated provider may care for at any given time, in accordance with rules made by the department. See Utah Code 26B-2-401
• Center based child care: means child care provided in a facility or program that is not the home of the provider. See Utah Code 26B-2-401
• Certified copy: means a copy of a document certified by its custodian to be a true and correct copy of the document or the copy of the document maintained by the custodian, where the document or copy is maintained under the authority of the United States, the state of Utah or any of its political subdivisions, another state, a court of record, a foreign government, or an Indian tribe. See Utah Code 57-1-1
• Certified provider: means a person who holds a certificate from the department under Section 26B-2-404. See Utah Code 26B-2-401
• Child care: means continuous care and supervision of a qualifying child, that is:
       (4)(a) in lieu of care ordinarily provided by a parent in the parent's home;
       (4)(b) for less than 24 hours a day; and
       (4)(c) for direct or indirect compensation. See Utah Code 26B-2-401
• 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.
• Document: means every instrument in writing, including every conveyance, affecting, purporting to affect, describing, or otherwise concerning any right, title, or interest in real property, except wills and leases for a term not exceeding one year. See Utah Code 57-1-1
• 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.
• Exempt provider: means a person who provides care described in Subsection 26B-2-405(2). See Utah Code 26B-2-401
• Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
• Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• Guardian: includes a person who:
       (14)(a) qualifies as a guardian of a minor or incapacitated person pursuant to testamentary or court appointment; or
       (14)(b) is appointed by a court to manage the estate of a minor or incapacitated person. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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
• Licensed provider: means a person who holds a license from the department under Section 26B-2-403. See Utah Code 26B-2-401
• Licensing committee: means the Child Care Provider Licensing Committee created in Section 26B-1-204. See Utah Code 26B-2-401
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• 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
• 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
• Public school: means :
       (9)(a) a school, including a charter school, that:

            (9)(a)(i) is directly funded at public expense; and

            (9)(a)(ii) provides education to qualifying children for any grade from first grade through twelfth grade; or
       (9)(b) a school, including a charter school, that provides:

            (9)(b)(i) preschool or kindergarten to qualifying children, regardless of whether the preschool or kindergarten is funded at public expense; and

            (9)(b)(ii) education to qualifying children for any grade from first grade through twelfth grade, if each grade, from first grade to twelfth grade, that is provided at the school, is directly funded at public expense. See Utah Code 26B-2-401
• Qualifying child: means an individual who is:
       (10)(a)

            (10)(a)(i) under the age of 13 years old; or

            (10)(a)(ii) under the age of 18 years old, if the person has a disability; and
       (10)(b) a child of:

            (10)(b)(i) a person other than the person providing care to the child;

            (10)(b)(ii) a regulated provider, if the child is under the age of four; or

            (10)(b)(iii) an employee or owner of a licensed child care center, if the child is under the age of four. See Utah Code 26B-2-401
• Regulated provider: means a licensed provider or certified provider. See Utah Code 26B-2-401
• Residential child care: means child care provided in the home of the provider. See Utah Code 26B-2-401
• 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
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5