Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 25 > Chapter 6 > Part 2 - Voidable Transfer or Obligation

• Access line: means a circuit-switched connection, or the functional equivalent of a circuit-switched connection, from an end-user to the public switched network. See Utah Code 54-8b-2
• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• Asset: means property of a debtor, but does not include:
       (2)(a) property to the extent it is encumbered by a valid lien;
       (2)(b) property to the extent it is generally exempt under nonbankruptcy law; or
       (2)(c) an interest in property held in tenancy by the entireties to the extent it is not subject to process by a creditor holding a claim against only one tenant. See Utah Code 25-6-102
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Basic residential service: means a local exchange service for a residential customer consisting of:
       (3)(a) a single line with access to the public switched network;
       (3)(b) touch-tone or the functional equivalent;
       (3)(c) local flat-rate unlimited usage, exclusive of extended area service;
       (3)(d) single-party service;
       (3)(e) a free phone number listing in directories received for free;
       (3)(f) access to operator services;
       (3)(g) access to directory assistance;
       (3)(h) access to lifeline and telephone relay assistance;
       (3)(i) access to 911 and E911 emergency services;
       (3)(j) access to long-distance carriers;
       (3)(k) access to toll limitations services;
       (3)(l) other services as may be determined by the commission; and
       (3)(m) no feature. See Utah Code 54-8b-2
• Certificate: means a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the commission authorizing a telecommunications corporation to provide specified public telecommunications services within a defined geographic service territory in the state. See Utah Code 54-8b-2
• claim for relief: means a right to payment, whether or not the right is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured, or unsecured. See Utah Code 25-6-102
• Commission: means the Public Service Commission. See Utah Code 54-2-1
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the 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.
• Corporation: includes an association and a joint stock company having any powers or privileges not possessed by individuals or partnerships. See Utah Code 54-2-1
• Creditor: means a person that has a claim. See Utah Code 25-6-102
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Debt: means liability on a claim. See Utah Code 25-6-102
• Debtor: means a person that is liable on a claim. See Utah Code 25-6-102
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Division: means the Division of Public Utilities established in Section 54-4a-1. See Utah Code 54-8b-2
• Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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.
• Federal Telecommunications Act: means the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. See Utah Code 54-8b-2
• 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.
• Incumbent telephone corporation: means a telephone corporation, its successors or assigns, which, as of May 1, 1995, held a certificate to provide local exchange services in a defined geographic service territory in the state. See Utah Code 54-8b-2
• Insider: includes :
       (8)(a) if the debtor is an individual:

            (8)(a)(i) a relative of the debtor or of a general partner of the debtor;

            (8)(a)(ii) a partnership in which the debtor is a general partner;

            (8)(a)(iii) a general partner in a partnership described in Subsection (8)(a)(ii);

            (8)(a)(iv) a corporation of which the debtor is a director, officer, or person in control; or

            (8)(a)(v) a limited liability company of which the debtor is a member or manager;
       (8)(b) if the debtor is a corporation:

            (8)(b)(i) a director of the debtor;

            (8)(b)(ii) an officer of the debtor;

            (8)(b)(iii) a person in control of the debtor;

            (8)(b)(iv) a partnership in which the debtor is a general partner;

            (8)(b)(v) a general partner in a partnership described in Subsection (8)(b)(iv);

            (8)(b)(vi) a limited liability company of which the debtor is a member or manager; or

            (8)(b)(vii) a relative of a general partner, director, officer, or person in control of the debtor;
       (8)(c) if the debtor is a partnership:

            (8)(c)(i) a general partner in the debtor;

            (8)(c)(ii) a relative of a general partner in, a general partner of, or a person in control of the debtor;

            (8)(c)(iii) another partnership in which the debtor is a general partner;

            (8)(c)(iv) a general partner in a partnership described in Subsection (8)(c)(iii);

            (8)(c)(v) a limited liability company of which the debtor is a member or manager; or

            (8)(c)(vi) a person in control of the debtor;
       (8)(d) if the debtor is a limited liability company:

            (8)(d)(i) a member or manager of the debtor;

            (8)(d)(ii) another limited liability company in which the debtor is a member or manager;

            (8)(d)(iii) a partnership in which the debtor is a general partner;

            (8)(d)(iv) a general partner in a partnership described in Subsection (8)(d)(iii);

            (8)(d)(v) a person in control of the debtor; or

            (8)(d)(vi) a relative of a general partner, member, manager, or person in control of the debtor;
       (8)(e) an affiliate, or an insider of an affiliate as if the affiliate were the debtor; and
       (8)(f) a managing agent of the debtor. See Utah Code 25-6-102
• 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.
• Local exchange service: means the provision of telephone lines to customers with the associated transmission of two-way interactive, switched voice communication within the geographic area encompassing one or more local communities as described in maps, tariffs, or rate schedules filed with and approved by the commission. See Utah Code 54-8b-2
• Mobile telecommunications service: means a mobile telecommunications service:
       (12)(a) that is defined as a mobile telecommunications service in the Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act, Utah Code 54-8b-2
• 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.
• 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
• Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
• Property: means anything that may be the subject of ownership. See Utah Code 25-6-102
• Public switched network: means the same as that term is defined in Utah Code 54-8b-2
• Public telecommunications service: means the two-way transmission of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, messages, data, or other information of any nature by wire, radio, lightwaves, or other electromagnetic means offered to the public generally. See Utah Code 54-8b-2
• 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
• Telecommunications corporation: means any corporation or person, and their lessees, trustees, receivers, or trustees appointed by any court, owning, controlling, operating, managing, or reselling a public telecommunications service. See Utah Code 54-8b-2
• Transfer: means every mode, direct or indirect, absolute or conditional, or voluntary or involuntary, of disposing of or parting with an asset or an interest in an asset, and includes payment of money, release, lease, and creation of a lien or other encumbrance. See Utah Code 25-6-102