Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 77 > Chapter 16a > Part 1 - Plea and Verdict of Guilty with a Mental Condition

• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Board: means the Board of Pardons and Parole established under Section 77-27-2. See Utah Code 77-16a-101
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Utah Code 77-16a-101
• 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 executive director of the Department of Health and Human Services. See Utah Code 77-16a-101
• Forensic evaluator: means a licensed mental health professional who is:
       (4)(a) not involved in the defendant's treatment; and
       (4)(b) trained and qualified to conduct a guilty with a mental condition evaluation. See Utah Code 77-16a-101
• 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.
• Mental condition: means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-2-305. See Utah Code 77-16a-101
• Mental health facility: means the Utah State Hospital or other facility that provides mental health services under contract with the division, a local mental health authority, or organization that contracts with a local mental health authority. See Utah Code 77-16a-101
• Mental health supervision: includes regular and periodic activities including:
       (8)(a) the review of a defendant's assessment, diagnostic formulation, individual service plan development, and progress toward completion of care;
       (8)(b) identification of barriers to a defendant's care, assistance in removing barriers to a defendant's care, continuation of services to a defendant, authorization of care for a defendant, and the observation of the delivery of clinical care to a defendant; and
       (8)(c) the provision of an update report to a court as required under Subsection 77-16a-103(5)(g). See Utah Code 77-16a-101
• Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Secure setting: means a jail, prison, or locked inpatient medical facility approved by the department. See Utah Code 77-16a-101
• 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
• UDC: means the Department of Corrections. See Utah Code 77-16a-101
• Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
• 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