Terms Used In Utah Code 52-4-302

• 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.
• Meeting: means a gathering:
       (5)(a) of a public body or specified body;
       (5)(b) with a quorum present; and
       (5)(c) that is convened:

            (5)(c)(i) by an individual:

                 (5)(c)(i)(A) with authority to convene the public body or specified body; and

                 (5)(c)(i)(B) following the process provided by law for convening the public body or specified body; and

            (5)(c)(ii) for the express purpose of acting as a public body or specified body to:

                 (5)(c)(ii)(A) receive public comment about a relevant matter;

                 (5)(c)(ii)(B) deliberate about a relevant matter; or

                 (5)(c)(ii)(C) take action upon a relevant matter. See Utah Code 52-4-103
• Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
• Public body: includes :
            (7)(b)(i) an interlocal entity or joint or cooperative undertaking, as those terms are defined in Section 11-13-103, except for the Water District Water Development Council created pursuant to Section 11-13-228;
            (7)(b)(ii) a governmental nonprofit corporation as that term is defined in Section 11-13a-102;
            (7)(b)(iii) the Utah Independent Redistricting Commission; and
            (7)(b)(iv) a project entity, as that term is defined in Section 11-13-103. See Utah Code 52-4-103