Terms Used In Utah Code 63G-7-904

• Claim: means any asserted demand for or cause of action for money or damages, whether arising under the common law, under state constitutional provisions, or under state statutes, against a governmental entity or against an employee in the employee's personal capacity. See Utah Code 63G-7-102
• Employee: includes :
            (3)(a)(i) a governmental entity's officers, employees, servants, trustees, or commissioners;
            (3)(a)(ii) a member of a governing body;
            (3)(a)(iii) a member of a government entity board;
            (3)(a)(iv) a member of a government entity commission;
            (3)(a)(v) members of an advisory body, officers, and employees of a Children's Justice Center created in accordance with Section 67-5b-102;
            (3)(a)(vi) a student holding a license issued by the State Board of Education;
            (3)(a)(vii) an educational aide;
            (3)(a)(viii) a student engaged in an internship under Section 53B-16-402 or 53G-7-902;
            (3)(a)(ix) a volunteer, as defined in Section 67-20-2; and
            (3)(a)(x) a tutor. See Utah Code 63G-7-102
• Governmental entity: means :
       (4)(a) the state and its political subdivisions; and
       (4)(b) a law enforcement agency, as defined in Section 53-1-102, that employs one or more law enforcement officers, as defined in Section 53-13-103. See Utah Code 63G-7-102
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.