Utah Code > Title 10 > Chapter 1 – General Provisions

		Sections
Part 1	Short Title, Definitions, Repealer, and Scope of Code	10-1-101 – 10-1-118
Part 2	Municipalities	10-1-201 – 10-1-206
Part 3	Municipal Energy Sales and Use Tax Act	10-1-301 – 10-1-310
Part 4	Municipal Telecommunications License Tax Act	10-1-401 – 10-1-410

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Acquittal:
1. Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
2. A verdict of "not guilty."
Address: means the number and street where an individual resides or where a reporting entity has its principal office. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
Animal: means any nonhuman vertebrate life form. See Utah Code 11-46a-101
Animal enterprise: includes an animal competition, exposition, fair, rodeo, farm, feedlot, furrier, ranch, or event intended to exhibit or advance agricultural arts and sciences. See Utah Code 11-46a-101
Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
Appraisal: A determination of property value.
Apprenticeship program: means a program that:
     (1)(a) combines paid on-the-job learning with formal classroom instruction to prepare students for careers; and
     (1)(b) includes:
          (1)(b)(i) structured on-the-job learning for students under the supervision of a skilled employee;
          (1)(b)(ii) classroom instruction for students related to the on-the-job learning;
          (1)(b)(iii) ongoing student assessments using established competency and skills standards; and
          (1)(b)(iv) the student receiving an industry-recognized credential or degree upon completion of the program. See Utah Code 53B-34-101
Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
Armed forces: means the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
Ballot: means the storage medium, including a paper, mechanical, or electronic storage medium, that records an individual voter's vote. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
Ballot proposition: includes initiatives, referenda, proposed constitutional amendments, and any other ballot propositions submitted to the voters that are authorized by the Utah Code Annotated 1953. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
Board: means the same as that term is defined in Section 63A-3-106. See Utah Code 11-55-102
Board: means the Utah Board of Higher Education described in Section 53B-1-402. See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5
Breastfeeding: includes lactation. See Utah Code 13-7a-102
Budget: means a plan of financial operations for a fiscal period which embodies estimates of proposed expenditures for given purposes and the proposed means of financing them. See Utah Code 10-6-106
Budget officer: means the city auditor in a city of the first and second class, the mayor or some person appointed by the mayor with the approval of the city council in a city of the third, fourth, or fifth class, the mayor in the council-mayor optional form of government, or the person designated by the charter in a charter city. See Utah Code 10-6-106
Budget period: means the fiscal period for which a budget is prepared. See Utah Code 10-6-106
Buyback purchaser: means a person who buys a procurement item from the local government entity to which the person previously sold the procurement item. See Utah Code 11-54-102
Candidate: means any person who:
(4)(a) files a declaration of candidacy for a public office; or
(4)(b) receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election to a public office. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
Career and technical education: means an educational program that:
     (3)(a) is designed to meet industry needs;
     (3)(b) leads to:
          (3)(b)(i) a certificate; or
          (3)(b)(ii) a degree; and
     (3)(c) may qualify for funding under the Carl D. See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5
Career and technical education region: means an economic service area created in Section 35A-2-101. See Utah Code 53B-34-101
Check: means an order in a specific amount drawn upon a depository by an authorized officer of a city. See Utah Code 10-6-106
Chief election officer: means :
(5)(a) the lieutenant governor for state office candidates, legislative office candidates, officeholders, political parties, political action committees, corporations, political issues committees, state school board candidates, judges, and labor organizations, as defined in Section 20A-11-1501; and
(5)(b) the county clerk for local school board candidates. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
Chief executive officer: means :
     (1)(a) for a municipality:
          (1)(a)(i) the mayor, if the municipality is operating under a form of municipal government other than the council-manager form of government; or
          (1)(a)(ii) the city manager, if the municipality is operating under the council-manager form of government; or
     (1)(b) for a county:
          (1)(b)(i) the chair of the county commission, if the county is operating under the county commission or expanded county commission form of government;
          (1)(b)(ii) the county executive officer, if the county is operating under the county-executive council form of government; or
          (1)(b)(iii) the county manager, if the county is operating under the council-manager form of government. See Utah Code 11-51-102
City: means a municipality that is classified by population as a city of the first class, a city of the second class, a city of the third class, a city of the fourth class, or a city of the fifth class, under Section 10-2-301. See Utah Code 10-1-104
City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
City general fund: means the general fund used by a city. See Utah Code 10-6-106
Clearly identified: means :
     (1)(a) the name of the candidate appears;
     (1)(b) a photograph or drawing of the candidate appears; or
     (1)(c) the identity of the candidate or ballot proposition is apparent by unambiguous reference. See Utah Code 20A-11-1702
Commission: means the Unified Economic Opportunity Commission created in Section 63N-1a-201. See Utah Code 53B-34-101
Commission: means the State Tax Commission. See Utah Code 10-1-303
Commission: means the State Tax Commission. See Utah Code 10-1-402
Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
Conflict of interest: means an action that is taken by a regulated officeholder that the officeholder reasonably believes may cause direct financial benefit or detriment to the officeholder, a member of the officeholder's immediate family, or an individual or entity that the officeholder is required to disclose under the provisions of this section, if that benefit or detriment is distinguishable from the effects of that action on the public or on the officeholder's profession, occupation, or association generally. See Utah Code 20A-11-1602
Conflict of interest disclosure: means a disclosure, on the website, of all information required under Section 20A-11-1604. See Utah Code 20A-11-1602
Congressional block equivalency file: means the electronic file designated as HB2004_BEF. See Utah Code 20A-13-101.1
Congressional shapefile: means the electronic shapefile that:
(3)(a) is the resulting projection of the Congressional block equivalency file; and
(3)(b) stores the boundary of each of the four United States Congressional district boundaries for Utah. See Utah Code 20A-13-101.1
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Contractual franchise fee: means :
     (2)(a) a fee:
          (2)(a)(i) provided for in a franchise agreement; and
          (2)(a)(ii) that is consideration for the franchise agreement; or
     (2)(b)
          (2)(b)(i) a fee similar to Subsection (2)(a); or
          (2)(b)(ii) any combination of Subsections (2)(a) and (b). See Utah Code 10-1-303
Contribution: means any of the following when done for political purposes:
          (1)(a)(i) a gift, subscription, donation, loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of value given to the judge or the judge's personal campaign committee;
          (1)(a)(ii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make a gift, subscription, donation, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of value to the judge or the judge's personal campaign committee;
          (1)(a)(iii) any transfer of funds from another reporting entity or a corporation to the judge or the judge's personal campaign committee;
          (1)(a)(iv) compensation paid by any person or reporting entity other than the judge or the judge's personal campaign committee for personal services provided without charge to the judge or the judge's personal campaign committee; and
          (1)(a)(v) goods or services provided to or for the benefit of the judge or the judge's personal campaign committee at less than fair market value. See Utah Code 20A-12-301
Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
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.
Corporation: means a domestic or foreign, profit or nonprofit, business organization that is registered as a corporation or is authorized to do business in a state and makes any expenditure from corporate funds for political purposes. See Utah Code 20A-12-301
County executive: means :
     (7)(a) the county commission, in the county commission or expanded county commission form of government established under Title 17, Chapter 52a, Changing Forms of County Government;
     (7)(b) the county executive, in the county executive-council optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-203; or
     (7)(c) the county manager, in the council-manager optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-204. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
County legislative body: means :
     (8)(a) the county commission, in the county commission or expanded county commission form of government established under Title 17, Chapter 52a, Changing Forms of County Government;
     (8)(b) the county council, in the county executive-council optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-203; and
     (8)(c) the county council, in the council-manager optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-204. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
County sheriff: means an individual elected to the office of county sheriff in the state who meets the qualifications described in Section Utah Code 11-51-102
Credit Score: A number, roughly between 300 and 800, that measures an individual's credit worthiness. The most well-known type of credit score is the FICO score. This score represents the answer from a mathematical formula that assigns numerical values to various pieces of information in your credit report. ^{Source: OCC}
customer: means the person who is obligated under a contract with a telecommunications provider to pay for telecommunications service received under the contract. See Utah Code 10-1-402
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
De minimis amount: means an amount of taxable energy that does not exceed the greater of:
(4)(a) 5% of the energy supplier's estimated total Utah gross receipts from sales of property or services; or
(4)(b) $10,000. See Utah Code 10-1-303
Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
degree-granting institution: means an institution of higher education described in Subsection 53B-1-102(1)(a). See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5
Delivered value: means the fair market value of the taxable energy delivered for sale or use in the municipality and includes:
(3)(a)(i) the value of the energy itself; and
(3)(a)(ii) any transportation, freight, customer demand charges, services charges, or other costs typically incurred in providing taxable energy in usable form to each class of customer in the municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-303
Department: means any functional unit within a fund that carries on a specific activity, such as a fire or police department within a city general fund. See Utah Code 10-6-106
Department: means the Department of Cultural and Community Engagement. See Utah Code 9-1-102
Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
Depository institution: is a s defined in Section 7-1-103. See Utah Code 13-5a-102
Detailed listing: means :
     (3)(a) for each contribution:
          (3)(a)(i) the name and address of the individual or source making the contribution, to the extent that the name or address of the individual or source is known;
          (3)(a)(ii) the amount or value of the contribution; and
          (3)(a)(iii) the date the contribution was made; and
     (3)(b) for each expenditure:
          (3)(b)(i) the amount of the expenditure;
          (3)(b)(ii) the person or entity to whom it was disbursed;
          (3)(b)(iii) the specific purpose, item, or service acquired by the expenditure; and
          (3)(b)(iv) the date the expenditure was made. See Utah Code 20A-12-301
Direct charge: means a charge, fee, assessment, or amount, other than a property tax, that a political subdivision charges to a property owner. See Utah Code 11-60-102
Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
division: means the Utah Division of Indian Affairs created in Section 9-9-102. See Utah Code 9-9-101
Donor: The person who makes a gift.
Election: means a regular general election, a municipal general election, a statewide special election, a local special election, a regular primary election, a municipal primary election, and a special district election. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
Election: means each:
     (13)(a) regular general election;
     (13)(b) regular primary election; and
     (13)(c) special election at which candidates are eliminated and selected. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
Election cycle: means the period beginning on the first day persons are eligible to file declarations of candidacy and ending when the canvass is completed. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
Election officer: means :
     (23)(a) the lieutenant governor, for all statewide ballots and elections;
     (23)(b) the county clerk for:
          (23)(b)(i) a county ballot and election; and
          (23)(b)(ii) a ballot and election as a provider election officer as provided in Section Utah Code 20A-1-102
Electronic funds transfer: The transfer of money between accounts by consumer electronic systems-such as automated teller machines (ATMs) and electronic payment of bills-rather than by check or cash. (Wire transfers, checks, drafts, and paper instruments do not fall into this category.) ^{Source: OCC}
Employee: means a person who is not an elected or appointed officer and who is employed on a full- or part-time basis by a political subdivision. See Utah Code 11-57-102
Enclosed mobile business: means a business that maintains ongoing mobility and of which the receipt of goods or services offered and point of sales occurs within an enclosed vehicle, an enclosed trailer, or an enclosed mobile structure. See Utah Code 11-56-102
End user: means the person who uses a telecommunications service. See Utah Code 10-1-402
Energy supplier: means a person supplying taxable energy, except that the commission may by rule exclude from this definition a person supplying a de minimis amount of taxable energy. See Utah Code 10-1-303
Enterprise fund: means a fund as defined by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board that is used by a municipality to report an activity for which a fee is charged to users for goods or services. See Utah Code 10-6-106
Enterprise regulated by the state: means :
     (1)(a) an institution subject to regulation under Title 70C, Utah Consumer Credit Code;
     (1)(b) a place of business that sells an alcoholic product at retail as provided in Title 32B, Alcoholic Beverage Control Act;
     (1)(c) an insurer regulated by Title 31A, Insurance Code; and
     (1)(d) a public utility subject to regulation under Title 54, Public Utilities. See Utah Code 13-7-2
Entity: means a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, a limited partnership, a sole proprietorship, an association, a cooperative, a trust, an organization, a joint venture, a governmental entity, an unincorporated organization, or any other legal entity, regardless of whether it is established primarily for the purpose of gain or economic profit. See Utah Code 20A-11-1602
Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
Event permit: means a permit that a political subdivision issues to the organizer of a mobile business event located on public property. See Utah Code 11-56-102
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.
Excess repurchase amount: means the difference between:
(2)(a) the amount a buyback purchaser pays to a local government entity to purchase a procurement item that the buyback purchaser previously sold to the local government entity; and
(2)(b) the amount the local government entity paid to the buyback purchaser to purchase the procurement item. See Utah Code 11-54-102
Expenditure: means any of the following made by a reporting entity or an agent of a reporting entity on behalf of the reporting entity:
          (15)(a)(i) any disbursement from contributions, receipts, or from the separate bank account required by this chapter;
          (15)(a)(ii) a purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money, or anything of value made for political purposes;
          (15)(a)(iii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make any purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money, or anything of value for political purposes;
          (15)(a)(iv) compensation paid by a filing entity for personal services rendered by a person without charge to a reporting entity;
          (15)(a)(v) a transfer of funds between the filing entity and a candidate's personal campaign committee;
          (15)(a)(vi) goods or services provided by the filing entity to or for the benefit of another reporting entity for political purposes at less than fair market value; or
          (15)(a)(vii) an independent expenditure, as defined in Section 20A-11-1702. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
Expenditure: means :
          (4)(a)(i) any disbursement from contributions or from the separate bank account required by this chapter;
          (4)(a)(ii) a purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money, or anything of value made for political purposes;
          (4)(a)(iii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make any purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money, or anything of value for political purposes;
          (4)(a)(iv) compensation paid by a corporation or reporting entity for personal services rendered by a person without charge to the judge or the judge's personal campaign committee;
          (4)(a)(v) a transfer of funds between the judge's personal campaign committee and another judge's personal campaign committee; or
          (4)(a)(vi) goods or services provided by the judge's personal campaign committee to or for the benefit of another judge for political purposes at less than fair market value. See Utah Code 20A-12-301
Expressive activity: means :
     (1)(a) peacefully assembling, protesting, or speaking;
     (1)(b) distributing literature;
     (1)(c) carrying a sign; or
     (1)(d) signature gathering or circulating a petition. See Utah Code 11-61-102
Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
Fairpark district: means the Utah Fairpark Area Investment and Restoration District, created in Section 11-70-201. See Utah Code 10-1-303
Federal agency: means the United States Bureau of Land Management, the United States Forest Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the National Park Service. See Utah Code 11-51-102
Federal receipts: means the federal financial assistance, as defined in Utah Code 11-52-102
Federally managed land: means land that is managed by the United States Bureau of Land Management, the United States Forest Service, or the National Park Service. See Utah Code 11-51-102
Female: means the characteristic of an individual whose biological reproductive system is of the general type that functions in a way that could produce ova. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Filing officer: means :
(5)(a) the lieutenant governor, for the office of a state constitutional officer or State Board of Education member; or
(5)(b) the lieutenant governor or the county clerk in the county of the candidate's residence, for a state legislative office. See Utah Code 20A-11-1602
Financial officer: means the mayor in the council-mayor optional form of government or the city official as authorized by Section 10-6-158. See Utah Code 10-6-106
Fiscal period: means the annual or biennial period for accounting for fiscal operations in each city. See Utah Code 10-6-106
Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
Food cart: means a cart:
(3)(a)(i) that is not motorized; and
(3)(a)(ii) that a vendor, standing outside the frame of the cart, uses to prepare, sell, or serve food or beverages for immediate human consumption. See Utah Code 11-56-102
Food truck: means a fully encased food service establishment:
(4)(a)(i) on a motor vehicle or on a trailer that a motor vehicle pulls to transport; and
(4)(a)(ii) from which a food truck vendor, standing within the frame of the vehicle, prepares, cooks, sells, or serves food or beverages for immediate human consumption. See Utah Code 11-56-102
Franchise agreement: means a franchise or an ordinance, contract, or agreement granting a franchise. See Utah Code 10-1-303
Franchise tax: means :
     (8)(a) a franchise tax;
     (8)(b) a tax similar to a franchise tax; or
     (8)(c) any combination of Subsections (8)(a) and (b). See Utah Code 10-1-303
Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
Fund: is a s defined by generally accepted accounting principles as reflected in the Uniform Accounting Manual for Utah Cities. See Utah Code 10-6-106
General fund: is a s defined by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board as reflected in the Uniform Accounting Manual for All Local Governments prepared by the Office of the Utah State Auditor. See Utah Code 10-6-106
Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
Governing body: means a city council, or city commission, as the case may be, but the authority to make any appointment to any position created by this chapter is vested in the mayor in the council-mayor optional form of government. See Utah Code 10-6-106
Governing body: means collectively the legislative body and the executive of any municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104
Gross receipts from telecommunications service: includes a charge necessary to complete a sale of a telecommunications service. See Utah Code 10-1-402
Health department permit: means a document that a local health department issues to authorize a mobile business to operate within the jurisdiction of the local health department. See Utah Code 11-56-102
High quality professional learning: means the professional learning standards for teachers and principals described in Section 53G-11-303. See Utah Code 53B-34-101
Highway: includes :
     (15)(a) a public bridge;
     (15)(b) a county way;
     (15)(c) a county road;
     (15)(d) a common road; and
     (15)(e) a state road. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Ice cream truck: means a fully encased food service establishment:
          (6)(a)(i) on a motor vehicle or on a trailer that a motor vehicle pulls to transport;
          (6)(a)(ii) from which a vendor, from within the frame of the vehicle, serves ice cream;
          (6)(a)(iii) that attracts patrons by traveling through a residential area and signaling the truck's presence in the area, including by playing music; and
          (6)(a)(iv) that may stop to serve ice cream at the signal of a patron. See Utah Code 11-56-102
Income: means earnings, compensation, or any other payment made to an individual for gain, regardless of source, whether denominated as wages, salary, commission, pay, bonus, severance pay, incentive pay, contract payment, interest, per diem, expenses, reimbursement, dividends, or otherwise. See Utah Code 20A-11-1602
Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. ^{Source: FDIC}
Independent expenditure: includes :
(2)(b)(i) the cost of creating and disseminating material for a public communication, including design and production costs; and
(2)(b)(ii) a contract or other promise to make an expenditure described in Subsection (2)(a) or (2)(b)(i). See Utah Code 20A-11-1702
Individual: means a natural person. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
Individual: means a natural person. See Utah Code 20A-12-301
Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
Institution of higher education: means the University of Utah, Utah State University, Southern Utah University, Weber State University, Snow College, Utah Tech University, Utah Valley University, or Salt Lake Community College. See Utah Code 53B-34-101
Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
Interfund loan: means a loan of cash from one fund to another, subject to future repayment. See Utah Code 10-6-106
Interim report: means a report identifying the contributions received and expenditures made since the last report. See Utah Code 20A-12-301
Joint meeting: An occasion, often ceremonial, when the House and Senate each adopt a unanimous consent agreement
Judicial office: means the office filled by any judicial officer. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
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.
Land: includes :
     (18)(a) land;
     (18)(b) a tenement;
     (18)(c) a hereditament;
     (18)(d) a water right;
     (18)(e) a possessory right; and
     (18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
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}
Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
Local education agency: means a school district, a charter school, or the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. See Utah Code 53B-34-101
Local government entity: means a county, city, town, special district, special service district, community reinvestment agency, conservation district, or school district that is not subject to Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code. See Utah Code 11-54-102
Local health department: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26A-1-102. See Utah Code 11-56-102
Malicious cyber activity: means :
     (3)(a) the unlawful use of computing resources to intimidate or coerce others;
     (3)(b) accessing a computer without authorization or exceeding authorized access;
     (3)(c) willfully communicating, delivering, or causing the transmission of a program, information, code, or command without authorization or exceeding authorized access; and
     (3)(d) intentionally or recklessly:
          (3)(d)(i) intends to defraud or materially cause damage or disruption to any computing resources or to the owner of any computing resources; or
          (3)(d)(ii) intends to materially cause damage or disruption to any computing resources indirectly through another party's computing resources. See Utah Code 13-5a-102
Master plan: means the computer science education master plan described in Section 53B-34-105. See Utah Code 53B-34-101
Military authority: means the Military Installation Development Authority, created in Section 63H-1-201. See Utah Code 10-1-303
Mobile business: means an enclosed mobile business, a food cart, a food truck, or an ice cream truck. See Utah Code 11-56-102
Mobile business event: means an event at which a mobile business has been invited by the event organizer to offer the mobile business's goods or services at a private or public gathering. See Utah Code 11-56-102
Mobile telecommunications service: is a s defined in the Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act, Utah Code 10-1-402
Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
Municipal: means of or relating to a municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104
Municipality: means a city or town. See Utah Code 11-48-101.5
Municipality: means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-1-104. See Utah Code 11-55-102
Municipality: means :
     (5)(a) a city of the first class, city of the second class, city of the third class, city of the fourth class, city of the fifth class;
     (5)(b) a town, as classified in Section 10-2-301; or
     (5)(c) a preliminary municipality incorporated under Chapter 2a, Part 5, Incorporation of a Preliminary Municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104
Municipality: means a city or town. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
Municipality: means a city or town. See Utah Code 10-1-303
Municipality: means a city or town. See Utah Code 10-1-402
National monument: means a national monument designated or declared in accordance with the Antiquities Act of 1906, Utah Code 11-51-102
National recreation area: means a recreation area designated by an act of Congress. See Utah Code 11-51-102
Nonrecurring tax notice charge: means a tax notice charge that a political subdivision certifies to the county treasurer on a one-time or case-by-case basis rather than regularly over multiple calendar years. See Utah Code 11-60-102
Notice of lien: means a notice that:
(3)(a) a political subdivision records in the office of the recorder of the county in which a property that is the subject of a nonrecurring tax notice charge is located; and
(3)(b) describes the nature and amount of the nonrecurring tax notice charge and whether the political subdivision intends to certify the charge to the county treasurer under statutory authority that allows the treasurer to place the charge on the property tax notice described in Section 59-2-1317. See Utah Code 11-60-102
Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
Officeholder: means a person who holds a public office. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
Officer: means a person who is elected or appointed to an office or position within a political subdivision. See Utah Code 11-57-102
Operator: means a person, including a vendor, who owns, manages, controls, or operates a mobile business. See Utah Code 11-56-102
Outlays: Outlays are payments made (generally through the issuance of checks or disbursement of cash) to liquidate obligations. Outlays during a fiscal year may be for payment of obligations incurred in prior years or in the same year.
Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
Owner or officer: includes :
(8)(b)(i) a member of a board of directors or other governing body of an entity; or
(8)(b)(ii) a partner in any type of partnership. See Utah Code 20A-11-1602
Participating employer: means an employer that:
(8)(a) partners with an educational institution on a curriculum for an apprenticeship program or work-based learning program; and
(8)(b) provides an apprenticeship or work-based learning program for students. See Utah Code 53B-34-101
Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
Person: includes an individual, partnership, association, organization, corporation, labor union, legal representative, trustee, trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, and other organized groups of persons. See Utah Code 13-7-2
Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, organization, association, trust, governmental agency, or any other legal entity. See Utah Code 10-1-104
Person: means both natural and legal persons, including individuals, business organizations, personal campaign committees, party committees, political action committees, political issues committees, and labor organizations, as defined in Section 20A-11-1501. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
Person: is a s defined in Section 59-12-102. See Utah Code 10-1-303
Person: means :
     (24)(a) an individual;
     (24)(b) an association;
     (24)(c) an institution;
     (24)(d) a corporation;
     (24)(e) a company;
     (24)(f) a trust;
     (24)(g) a limited liability company;
     (24)(h) a partnership;
     (24)(i) a political subdivision;
     (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
     (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Personal campaign committee: means the committee appointed by a candidate to act for the candidate as provided in this chapter. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
Personal campaign committee: means the committee appointed by a judge to act for the judge as provided in this chapter. See Utah Code 20A-12-301
Personal property: All property that is not real property.
Personal property: includes :
     (25)(a) money;
     (25)(b) goods;
     (25)(c) chattels;
     (25)(d) effects;
     (25)(e) evidences of a right in action;
     (25)(f) a written instrument by which a pecuniary obligation, right, or title to property is created, acknowledged, transferred, increased, defeated, discharged, or diminished; and
     (25)(g) a right or interest in an item described in Subsections (25)(a) through (f). See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Personal use expenditure: means an expenditure made without the authority of law that:
          (3)(a)(i) is not directly related to the performance of an activity as an officer or employee of a political subdivision;
          (3)(a)(ii) primarily furthers a personal interest of an officer or employee of a political subdivision or the family, a friend, or an associate of an officer or employee of a political subdivision; and
          (3)(a)(iii) would constitute taxable income under federal law. See Utah Code 11-57-102
Place of public accommodation: includes :
          (3)(a)(i) every place, establishment, or facility of whatever kind, nature, or class that caters or offers services, facilities, or goods to the general public for a fee or charge, except, an establishment that is:
               (3)(a)(i)(A) located within a building that contains not more than five rooms for rent or hire; and
               (3)(a)(i)(B) actually occupied by the proprietor of the establishment as the proprietor's residence; and
          (3)(a)(ii) a place, establishment, or facility that caters or offers services, facilities, or goods to the general public gratuitously if the place, establishment, or facility receives any substantial governmental subsidy or support. See Utah Code 13-7-2
Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
Point of the mountain authority: means the Point of the Mountain State Land Authority, created in Section 11-59-201. See Utah Code 10-1-303
Political action committee: includes groups affiliated with a registered political party but not authorized or organized by the governing board of the registered political party that receive contributions or makes expenditures for political purposes. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
Political issues committee: means an entity, or any group of individuals or entities within or outside this state, a major purpose of which is to:
          (39)(a)(i) solicit or receive donations from any other person, group, or entity to assist in placing a ballot proposition on the ballot, assist in keeping a ballot proposition off the ballot, or to advocate that a voter refrain from voting or vote for or vote against any ballot proposition;
          (39)(a)(ii) make expenditures to expressly advocate for any person to sign or refuse to sign a ballot proposition or incorporation petition or refrain from voting, vote for, or vote against any proposed ballot proposition or an incorporation in an incorporation election; or
          (39)(a)(iii) make expenditures to assist in qualifying or placing a ballot proposition on the ballot or to assist in keeping a ballot proposition off the ballot. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
Political party: means an organization of registered voters that has qualified to participate in an election by meeting the requirements of Chapter 8, Political Party Formation and Procedures. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
Political purposes: means an act done with the intent or in a way to influence or tend to influence, directly or indirectly, any person to refrain from voting or to vote for or against any:
(42)(a) candidate or a person seeking a municipal or county office at any caucus, political convention, or election; or
(42)(b) judge standing for retention at any election. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
Political purposes: means an act done with the intent or in a way to influence or tend to influence, directly or indirectly, any person to refrain from voting or to vote for or against any judge standing for retention at any election. See Utah Code 20A-12-301
Political subdivision: means :
(4)(a) a city or town; or
(4)(b) a county, as it relates to the licensing and regulation of an animal enterprise or working animal in the unincorporated area of the county. See Utah Code 11-46a-101
Political subdivision: means a county, city, town, special district, or special service district. See Utah Code 11-48-101.5
Political subdivision: means a municipality or county. See Utah Code 11-51-102
Political subdivision: means :
     (2)(a) a county, as defined in Section 17-50-101;
     (2)(b) a municipality, as defined in Section 10-1-104;
     (2)(c) a special district, as defined in Section 17B-1-102;
     (2)(d) a special service district, as defined in Section 17D-1-102;
     (2)(e) an interlocal entity, as defined in Section 11-13-103;
     (2)(f) a community reinvestment agency created under Title 17C, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Community Reinvestment Agency Act;
     (2)(g) a local building authority, as defined in Section 17D-2-102; or
     (2)(h) a conservation district, as defined in Section 17D-3-102. See Utah Code 11-52-102
Political subdivision: means a county, municipality, school district, limited purpose local government entity described in Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts, Title 17C, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Community Reinvestment Agency Act, or Title 17D, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Other Entities, or an entity created by an interlocal agreement adopted under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, or any other governmental subdivision or public corporation. See Utah Code 11-55-102
Political subdivision: means :
(11)(a) a city or town; or
(11)(b) a county, as it relates to the licensing and regulation of businesses in the unincorporated area of the county. See Utah Code 11-56-102
Political subdivision: means any county, city, town, school district, community reinvestment agency, special improvement or taxing district, special district, special service district, entity created by an interlocal agreement adopted under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, or other governmental subdivision or public corporation. See Utah Code 11-57-102
Political subdivision: means :
     (4)(a) a county, as that term is defined in Section 17-50-101;
     (4)(b) a municipality, as that term is defined in Section 10-1-104;
     (4)(c) a special district, as that term is defined in Section 17B-1-102;
     (4)(d) a special service district, as that term is defined in Section 17D-1-102;
     (4)(e) an interlocal entity, as that term is defined in Section 11-13-103;
     (4)(f) a community reinvestment agency created under Title 17C, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Community Reinvestment Agency Act;
     (4)(g) a local building authority, as that term is defined in Section 17D-2-102;
     (4)(h) a conservation district, as that term is defined in Section 17D-3-102; or
     (4)(i) a local entity, as that term is defined in Sections 11-42-102 and 11-42a-102. See Utah Code 11-60-102
Political subdivision: means a county, city, or town. See Utah Code 11-61-102
Political subdivision: means :
(1)(a)(i) a city or town; or
(1)(a)(ii) a county, as it relates to the licensing and regulation of businesses in the unincorporated area of the county. See Utah Code 11-66-101
Political subdivision lien: means a lien that a statute expressly authorizes a political subdivision to hold and record, including a direct charge that constitutes, according to an express statutory provision, a lien. See Utah Code 11-60-102
Position: means a square, circle, rectangle, or other geometric shape on a ballot in which the voter marks the voter's choice. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
Preceding year: means the year immediately preceding the day on which the regulated officeholder makes a conflict of interest disclosure. See Utah Code 20A-11-1602
Pregnancy: includes pregnancy or a pregnancy-related condition. See Utah Code 13-7-2
Pregnancy-related condition: includes breastfeeding, lactation, or a medical condition related to breastfeeding. See Utah Code 13-7-2
Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
Procurement item: means the same as that term is defined in Section 63G-6a-103. See Utah Code 11-54-102
Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Property tax: means a tax imposed on real property under Title 59, Chapter 2, Property Tax Act, Title 59, Chapter 3, Tax Equivalent Property Act, or Title 59, Chapter 4, Privilege Tax. See Utah Code 11-60-102
Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
Public building: means a building or permanent structure that is:
          (5)(a)(i) owned, leased, or occupied by a political subdivision or a subunit of a political subdivision;
          (5)(a)(ii) open to public access in whole or in part; and
          (5)(a)(iii) used for public education or political subdivision activities. See Utah Code 11-61-102
Public communication: means a communication by:
(3)(a)(i) broadcast, cable, satellite communication, newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising facility, mass mailing, or telephone bank; or
(3)(a)(ii) another medium used for political advertising to the general public. See Utah Code 20A-11-1702
Public funds: means any money or payment collected or received by an officer or employee of the city acting in an official capacity and includes money or payment to the officer or employee for services or goods provided by the city, or the officer or employee while acting within the scope of employment or duty. See Utah Code 10-6-106
Public funds: means the same as that term is defined in Section 51-7-3. See Utah Code 11-57-102
Public grounds: includes sidewalks, streets, and parks. See Utah Code 11-61-102
Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
real property: includes :
     (31)(a) land;
     (31)(b) a tenement;
     (31)(c) a hereditament;
     (31)(d) a water right;
     (31)(e) a possessory right; and
     (31)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Receipts: means contributions and public service assistance. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
Regular general election: means the election held throughout the state on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year for the purposes established in Section 20A-1-201. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
Regulated officeholder: means an individual who is required to make a conflict of interest disclosure under the provisions of this part. See Utah Code 20A-11-1602
Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
Reporting entity: means a candidate, a candidate's personal campaign committee, a judge, a judge's personal campaign committee, an officeholder, a party committee, a political action committee, a political issues committee, a corporation, or a labor organization, as defined in Section 20A-11-1501. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
Reporting entity: means a judge, judge's personal campaign committee, candidate, a candidate's personal campaign committee, an officeholder, and a party committee, a political action committee, and a political issues committee. See Utah Code 20A-12-301
Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
Road: includes :
     (33)(a) a public bridge;
     (33)(b) a county way;
     (33)(c) a county road;
     (33)(d) a common road; and
     (33)(e) a state road. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
service address: means :
     (8)(a) if the location described in this Subsection (8)(a) is known, the location of the telecommunications equipment:
          (8)(a)(i) to which a call is charged; and
          (8)(a)(ii) from which the call originates or terminates;
     (8)(b) if the location described in Subsection (8)(a) is not known but the location described in this Subsection (8)(b) is known, the location of the origination point of the signal of the telecommunications service first identified by:
          (8)(b)(i) the telecommunications system of the telecommunications provider; or
          (8)(b)(ii) if the system used to transport the signal is not a system of the telecommunications provider, information received by the telecommunications provider from its service provider; or
     (8)(c) if the locations described in Subsection (8)(a) or (b) are not known, the location of a customer's place of primary use. See Utah Code 10-1-402
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.
Sex: means , in relation to an individual, the individual's biological sex, either male or female, at birth, according to distinct reproductive roles as manifested by:
     (34)(a) sex and reproductive organ anatomy;
     (34)(b) chromosomal makeup; and
     (34)(c) endogenous hormone profiles. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Shapefile: means the digital vector storage format for storing geometric location and associated attribute information. See Utah Code 20A-13-101.1
Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Special fund: means any fund other than the city general fund. See Utah Code 10-6-106
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
State board: means the State Board of Education. See Utah Code 53B-34-101
State constitutional officer: means the governor, the lieutenant governor, the state auditor, the state treasurer, or the attorney general. See Utah Code 20A-11-1602
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
Summary report: means the year-end report containing the summary of a reporting entity's contributions and expenditures. See Utah Code 20A-12-301
Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
Talent board: means the Talent, Education, and Industry Alignment Board created in Section 53B-34-102. See Utah Code 53B-34-101
Talent program: means the Talent Ready Utah Program created in Section 53B-34-103. See Utah Code 53B-34-101
Tax notice charge: means the same as that term is defined in Section Utah Code 11-60-102
Tax sale: means the tax sale described in Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 13, Collection of Taxes. See Utah Code 11-60-102
Taxable energy: means gas and electricity. See Utah Code 10-1-303
Technical college: means :
(13)(a) the same as that term is defined in Section Utah Code 53B-34-101
Technical education: means career and technical education that:
(8)(a)(i) leads to a certificate; or
(8)(a)(ii) is short-term training. See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5
telecommunications provider: means a person that:
(9)(a)(i) owns, controls, operates, or manages a telecommunications service; or
(9)(a)(ii) engages in an activity described in Subsection (9)(a)(i) for the shared use with or resale to any person of the telecommunications service. See Utah Code 10-1-402
Telecommunications service: means :
     (10)(a) telecommunications service, as defined in Section 59-12-102, other than mobile telecommunications service, that originates and terminates within the boundaries of this state;
     (10)(b) mobile telecommunications service, as defined in Section 59-12-102:
          (10)(b)(i) that originates and terminates within the boundaries of one state; and
          (10)(b)(ii) only to the extent permitted by the Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act, Utah Code 10-1-402
telecommunications tax or fee: means any of the following imposed by a municipality on a telecommunications provider:
          (11)(a)(i) a tax;
          (11)(a)(ii) a license;
          (11)(a)(iii) a fee;
          (11)(a)(iv) a license fee;
          (11)(a)(v) a license tax;
          (11)(a)(vi) a franchise fee; or
          (11)(a)(vii) a charge similar to a tax, license, or fee described in Subsections (11)(a)(i) through (vi). See Utah Code 10-1-402
Telephone bank: means 500 or more identical or substantially similar telephone calls within any 30-day period. See Utah Code 20A-11-1702
Temporary mass gathering: means :
(12)(a)(i) an actual or reasonably anticipated assembly of 500 or more people that continues, or reasonably can be expected to continue, for two or more hours per day; or
(12)(a)(ii) an event that requires a more extensive review to protect public health and safety because the event's nature or conditions have the potential of generating environmental or health risks. See Utah Code 11-56-102
Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.
Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
Town: means a municipality classified by population as a town under Section 10-2-301. See Utah Code 10-1-104
Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
tribe: means a tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. See Utah Code 9-9-101
Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
unfair competition: means an intentional business act or practice that:
          (4)(a)(i)
               (4)(a)(i)(A) is unlawful, unfair, or fraudulent; and
               (4)(a)(i)(B) leads to a material diminution in value of intellectual property; and
          (4)(a)(ii) is one of the following:
               (4)(a)(ii)(A) malicious cyber activity;
               (4)(a)(ii)(B) infringement of a patent, trademark, or trade name;
               (4)(a)(ii)(C) a software license violation; or
               (4)(a)(ii)(D) predatory hiring practices. See Utah Code 13-5a-102
Unincorporated: means not within a municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104
Utility: means a utility owned by a city, in whole or in part, that provides electricity, gas, water, or sewer, or any combination of them. See Utah Code 10-6-106
Vacancy: means :
(75)(a) except as provided in Subsection (75)(b), the absence of an individual to serve in a position created by state constitution or state statute, whether that absence occurs because of death, disability, disqualification, resignation, or other cause ; or
(75)(b) in relation to a candidate for a position created by state constitution or state statute, the removal of a candidate due to the candidate's death, resignation, or disqualification. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
Warrant: means an order drawn upon the city treasurer, in the absence of sufficient money in the city's depository, by an authorized officer of a city for the purpose of paying a specified amount out of the city treasury to the person named or to the bearer as money becomes available. See Utah Code 10-6-106
Website: means the Candidate and Officeholder Conflict of Interest Disclosure Website described in Section Utah Code 20A-11-1602
Woman: means an adult human female. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Work-based learning program: includes the following objectives:
          (14)(b)(i) providing students an applied workplace experience using knowledge and skills attained in a program of study that includes an internship, externship, or work experience;
          (14)(b)(ii) providing an educational institution with objective input from a participating employer regarding the education requirements of the current workforce; and
          (14)(b)(iii) providing funding for programs that are associated with high-wage, in-demand, or emerging occupations. See Utah Code 53B-34-101
Workforce programs: means education or industry programs that facilitate training the state's workforce to meet industry demand. See Utah Code 53B-34-101
Working animal: means an animal used for performing a specific duty or function in commerce, including an animal used for entertainment, herding, transportation, education, or exhibition. See Utah Code 11-46a-101
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