For purposes of this part:

(1) “Civil judgment” means a judgment in a civil action that:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 61-2f-502

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Person: means an individual or entity. See Utah Code 61-2f-102
  • Real estate: includes leaseholds and business opportunities involving real property. See Utah Code 61-2f-102
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Utah Code: means the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code, as amended, unless the text expressly references a portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code as it existed:
         (42)(a) on the day on which the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code was enacted; or
         (42)(b)
              (42)(b)(i) after the day described in Subsection (42)(a); and
              (42)(b)(ii) before the most recent amendment to the referenced portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
     (1)(a) is awarded in an action brought against a real estate licensee on the basis of fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit in a real estate transaction; and
     (1)(b) awards actual damages.
(2) “Criminal restitution judgment” means a judgment that, in accordance with the Utah Code of Criminal Procedure, orders criminal restitution to a person and against a real estate licensee for a criminal offense involving fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit in a real estate transaction.
(3) “Final judgment” means one of the following judgments upon termination of the proceedings related to the judgment, including appeals:

     (3)(a) a civil judgment; or
     (3)(b) a criminal restitution judgment.
(4) “Fund” means the Real Estate Education, Research, and Recovery Fund created in Section 61-2f-503.