Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 63G > Chapter 2 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• Audit: means :
       (1)(a) a systematic examination of financial, management, program, and related records for the purpose of determining the fair presentation of financial statements, adequacy of internal controls, or compliance with laws and regulations; or
       (1)(b) a systematic examination of program procedures and operations for the purpose of determining their effectiveness, economy, efficiency, and compliance with statutes and regulations. See Utah Code 63G-2-103
• Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Computer program: means :
            (4)(a)(i) a series of instructions or statements that permit the functioning of a computer system in a manner designed to provide storage, retrieval, and manipulation of data from the computer system; and
            (4)(a)(ii) any associated documentation and source material that explain how to operate the computer program. See Utah Code 63G-2-103
• 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.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• Governmental entity: means :
            (11)(a)(i) executive department agencies of the state, the offices of the governor, lieutenant governor, state auditor, attorney general, and state treasurer, the Board of Pardons and Parole, the Board of Examiners, the National Guard, the Career Service Review Office, the State Board of Education, the Utah Board of Higher Education, and the State Archives;
            (11)(a)(ii) the Office of the Legislative Auditor General, Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, the Legislature, and legislative committees, except any political party, group, caucus, or rules or sifting committee of the Legislature;
            (11)(a)(iii) courts, the Judicial Council, the Administrative Office of the Courts, and similar administrative units in the judicial branch;
            (11)(a)(iv) any state-funded institution of higher education or public education; or
            (11)(a)(v) any political subdivision of the state, but, if a political subdivision has adopted an ordinance or a policy relating to information practices pursuant to Section 63G-2-701, this chapter shall apply to the political subdivision to the extent specified in Section 63G-2-701 or as specified in any other section of this chapter that specifically refers to political subdivisions. See Utah Code 63G-2-103
• Individual: means a human being. See Utah Code 63G-2-103
• Initial contact report: means an initial written or recorded report, however titled, prepared by peace officers engaged in public patrol or response duties describing official actions initially taken in response to either a public complaint about or the discovery of an apparent violation of law, which report may describe:
            (14)(a)(i) the date, time, location, and nature of the complaint, the incident, or offense;
            (14)(a)(ii) names of victims;
            (14)(a)(iii) the nature or general scope of the agency's initial actions taken in response to the incident;
            (14)(a)(iv) the general nature of any injuries or estimate of damages sustained in the incident;
            (14)(a)(v) the name, address, and other identifying information about any person arrested or charged in connection with the incident; or
            (14)(a)(vi) the identity of the public safety personnel, except undercover personnel, or prosecuting attorney involved in responding to the initial incident. See Utah Code 63G-2-103
• 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.
• Person: means :
       (17)(a) an individual;
       (17)(b) a nonprofit or profit corporation;
       (17)(c) a partnership;
       (17)(d) a sole proprietorship;
       (17)(e) other type of business organization; or
       (17)(f) any combination acting in concert with one another. See Utah Code 63G-2-103
• Private provider: means any person who contracts with a governmental entity to provide services directly to the public. See Utah Code 63G-2-103
• 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 record: means a record that is not private, controlled, or protected and that is not exempt from disclosure as provided in Subsection 63G-2-201(3)(b). See Utah Code 63G-2-103
• Record: means a book, letter, document, paper, map, plan, photograph, film, card, tape, recording, electronic data, or other documentary material regardless of physical form or characteristics:
            (25)(a)(i) that is prepared, owned, received, or retained by a governmental entity or political subdivision; and
            (25)(a)(ii) where all of the information in the original is reproducible by photocopy or other mechanical or electronic means. See Utah Code 63G-2-103
• Record series: means a group of records that may be treated as a unit for purposes of designation, description, management, or disposition. See Utah Code 63G-2-103
• Records officer: means the individual appointed by the chief administrative officer of each governmental entity, or the political subdivision to work with state archives in the care, maintenance, scheduling, designation, classification, disposal, and preservation of records. See Utah Code 63G-2-103
• 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 archives: means the Division of Archives and Records Service created in Section 63A-12-101. See Utah Code 63G-2-103
• State Records Committee: means the State Records Committee created in Section 63G-2-501. See Utah Code 63G-2-103
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
• 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