Terms Used In Utah Code 11-30-2

• Attorney general: means the attorney general of the state or one of his assistants. See Utah Code 11-30-2
• Bonds: means any evidence or contract of indebtedness that is issued or authorized by a public body, including, without limitation, bonds, refunding bonds, advance refunding bonds, bond anticipation notes, tax anticipation notes, notes, certificates of indebtedness, warrants, commercial paper, contracts, and leases, whether they are general obligations of the issuing public body or are payable solely from a specified source, including annual appropriations by the public body. See Utah Code 11-30-2
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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.
• County attorney: means the county attorney of a county or one of his assistants. See Utah Code 11-30-2
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• 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.
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Lease: means any lease agreement, lease purchase agreement, and installment purchase agreement, and any certificate of interest or participation in any of the foregoing. See Utah Code 11-30-2
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Person: means any person, association, corporation, or other entity. See Utah Code 11-30-2
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Public body: means the state or any agency, authority, instrumentality, or institution of the state, or any county, municipality, quasi-municipal corporation, school district, special district, special service district, political subdivision, or other governmental entity existing under the laws of the state, whether or not possessed of any taxing power. See Utah Code 11-30-2
• Refunding bonds: means any bonds that are issued to refund outstanding bonds, including both refunding bonds and advance refunding bonds. See Utah Code 11-30-2
• State: means the state of Utah. See Utah Code 11-30-2
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Validity: means any matter relating to the legality and validity of the bonds and the security therefor, including, without limitation, the legality and validity of:
       (9)(a) a public body's authority to issue and deliver the bonds;
       (9)(b) any ordinance, resolution, or statute granting the public body authority to issue and deliver the bonds;
       (9)(c) all proceedings, elections, if any, and any other actions taken or to be taken in connection with the issuance, sale, or delivery of the bonds;
       (9)(d) the purpose, location, or manner of the expenditure of funds;
       (9)(e) the organization or boundaries of the public body;
       (9)(f) any assessments, taxes, rates, rentals, fees, charges, or tolls levied or that may be levied in connection with the bonds;
       (9)(g) any lien, proceeding, or other remedy for the collection of those assessments, taxes, rates, rentals, fees, charges, or tolls;
       (9)(h) any contract or lease executed or to be executed in connection with the bonds;
       (9)(i) the pledge of any taxes, revenues, receipts, rentals, or property, or encumbrance thereon or security interest therein to secure the bonds; and
       (9)(j) any covenants or provisions contained in or to be contained in the bonds. See Utah Code 11-30-2