Terms Used In Utah Code 34-44-201

• Business relationship: means an agreement that governs the relationship of principal and sales representative. See Utah Code 34-44-102
• Commission: means :
       (2)(a) compensation:

            (2)(a)(i) that accrues to a sales representative;

            (2)(a)(ii) for payment by a principal; and

            (2)(a)(iii) at a rate expressed as a percentage of the dollar amount of sales, orders, or profits; or
       (2)(b) any other method of compensation agreed to between a sales representative and a principal including:

            (2)(b)(i) fees for services; and

            (2)(b)(ii) a retainer. See Utah Code 34-44-102
• Principal: means a person who:
       (4)(a) engages in any of the following activities with regard to a product or service:

            (4)(a)(i) manufactures;

            (4)(a)(ii) produces;

            (4)(a)(iii) imports;

            (4)(a)(iv) sells; or

            (4)(a)(v) distributes;
       (4)(b) establishes a business relationship with a sales representative to solicit orders for a product or a service described in Subsection (4)(a); and
       (4)(c) agrees to compensate a sales representative, in whole or in part, by commission. See Utah Code 34-44-102
• sales representative: means a person who enters into a business relationship with a principal:
            (5)(a)(i) to solicit orders for a product or a service described in Subsection (4)(a); and
            (5)(a)(ii) under which the person is compensated, in whole or in part, by commission. See Utah Code 34-44-102
• 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