Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 77 > Chapter 8a - Criminal Offense Charges

• Capitol hill complex: means capitol hill, as defined in Section 63O-1-101. See Utah Code 36-11-102
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• 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.
• Foreign agent: means an individual who engages in lobbying under contract with a foreign government. See Utah Code 36-11-102
• Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
• Lobbying: means communicating with a public official for the purpose of influencing a legislative action, executive action, local action, or education action. See Utah Code 36-11-102
• Lobbyist: means :
            (19)(a)(i) an individual who is employed by a principal; or
            (19)(a)(ii) an individual who contracts for economic consideration, other than reimbursement for reasonable travel expenses, with a principal to lobby a public official. See Utah Code 36-11-102
• Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
• Principal: means a person that employs an individual to perform lobbying, either as an employee or as an independent contractor. See Utah Code 36-11-102
• Public official: means :
       (27)(a)

            (27)(a)(i) a member of the Legislature;

            (27)(a)(ii) an individual elected to a position in the executive branch of state government; or

            (27)(a)(iii) an individual appointed to or employed in a position in the executive or legislative branch of state government if that individual:

                 (27)(a)(iii)(A) occupies a policymaking position or makes purchasing or contracting decisions;

                 (27)(a)(iii)(B) drafts legislation or makes rules;

                 (27)(a)(iii)(C) determines rates or fees; or

                 (27)(a)(iii)(D) makes adjudicative decisions;
       (27)(b) an immediate family member of a person described in Subsection (27)(a);
       (27)(c) a local official; or
       (27)(d) an education official. See Utah Code 36-11-102
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.