Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 63G > Chapter 10 > Part 5 - Risk Management Fund Settlement Agreements

• 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.
• Executive director: means the individual appointed under Section 63A-1-105 as the executive director of the Department of Government Operations, created in Section 63A-1-104. See Utah Code 63G-10-501
• 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
• Risk management fund: means the fund created in Section 63A-4-201. See Utah Code 63G-10-501
• Risk manager: means the state risk manager appointed under Section Utah Code 63G-10-501
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• Settlement agreement report: means a report that:
       (5)(a) states the total amount of the settlement;
       (5)(b) states the payer of the settlement;
       (5)(c) states the recipient of the payment;
       (5)(d) summarizes the circumstances related to the settlement; and
       (5)(e) contains a copy of the settlement agreement, unless the agreement is not permitted to be disclosed due to a court order or other legal requirement. See Utah Code 63G-10-102
• Settlement amount: means the total cost to implement:
       (4)(a) an action settlement as defined in Section 63G-10-102, including the cost of the required action and any required monetary payment; or
       (4)(b) a financial settlement as defined in Section 63G-10-102. See Utah Code 63G-10-501
• 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