Utah Code > Title 10 > Chapter 3 – Municipal Government

		Sections
Part 2	Election of Governing Body	10-3-201 – 10-3-209
Part 3	Membership on Governing Body, Vacancies, and Power to Vote	10-3-301 – 10-3-302
Part 5	Meetings, Procedure, and Conduct – Voting	10-3-502 – 10-3-508
Part 6	Public Meetings, Executive Sessions, Records and Publication, Procedure	10-3-601 – 10-3-610
Part 7	Municipal Ordinances, Resolutions, and Procedure	10-3-701 – 10-3-719
Part 8	Municipal Administration	10-3-801 – 10-3-831
Part 9	Appointed Officials and Their Duties	10-3-902 – 10-3-928
Part 10	Civil Service Commission	10-3-1001 – 10-3-1013
Part 11	Personnel Rules and Benefits	10-3-1103 – 10-3-1111
Part 13	Municipal Officers’ and Employees’ Ethics Act	10-3-1301 – 10-3-1313

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Adequate protests: means , for all proposed assessment areas except sewer assessment areas, timely filed, written protests under Section 11-42-203 that represent at least 40% of the frontage, area, taxable value, fair market value, lots, number of connections, or equivalent residential units of the property proposed to be assessed, according to the same assessment method by which the assessment is proposed to be levied, after eliminating:
          (1)(a)(i) protests relating to:
               (1)(a)(i)(A) property that has been deleted from a proposed assessment area; or
               (1)(a)(i)(B) an improvement that has been deleted from the proposed improvements to be provided to property within the proposed assessment area; and
          (1)(a)(ii) protests that have been withdrawn under Subsection 11-42-203(3). See Utah Code 11-42-102
Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Advance refunding bonds: means refunding bonds issued for the purpose of refunding outstanding bonds in advance of their maturity. See Utah Code 11-27-2
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.
Agency: means a community reinvestment agency functioning pursuant to Title 17C, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Community Reinvestment Agency Act. See Utah Code 11-25-3
Agreement: means an oral or written agreement between a public entity and a person. See Utah Code 11-41-102
Allegation: something that someone says happened.
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.
Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
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.
Applicant: means a person who seeks employment with a public water utility, either as an employee or as an independent contractor, and who, after employment, would, in the judgment of the public water utility, be in a position to affect the safety or security of the publicly owned treatment works or public water system or to affect the safety or well-being of patrons of the public water utility. See Utah Code 11-40-101
Appointed officer: includes an individual serving on a special, regular, or full-time committee, agency, or board, regardless of whether the individual is compensated for the individual's services. See Utah Code 10-3-1303
Appraisal: A determination of property value.
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
Approved device: means a device described in Subsection 20A-21-201(4). See Utah Code 20A-21-101
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.
Assessment area: means an area, or, if more than one area is designated, the aggregate of all areas within a local entity's jurisdictional boundaries that is designated by a local entity under Part 2, Designating an Assessment Area, for the purpose of financing the costs of improvements, operation and maintenance, or economic promotion activities that benefit property within the area. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Assessment bonds: means bonds that are:
(3)(a) issued under Section 11-42-605; and
(3)(b) payable in part or in whole from assessments levied in an assessment area, improvement revenues, and a guaranty fund or reserve fund. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Assessment fund: means a special fund that a local entity establishes under Section 11-42-412. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Assessment lien: means a lien on property within an assessment area that arises from the levy of an assessment, as provided in Section 11-42-501. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Assessment method: means the method:
(6)(a) by which an assessment is levied against benefitted property, whether by frontage, area, taxable value, fair market value, lot, parcel, number of connections, equivalent residential unit, any combination of these methods, or any other method; and
(6)(b) that, when applied to a benefitted property, accounts for an assessment that meets the requirements of Section 11-42-409. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Assessment ordinance: means an ordinance adopted by a local entity under Section 11-42-404 that levies an assessment on benefitted property within an assessment area. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Assessment resolution: means a resolution adopted by a local entity under Section 11-42-404 that levies an assessment on benefitted property within an assessment area. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Assessments: means a special tax levied against property within a special improvement district to pay all or a portion of the costs of making improvements in the district. See Utah Code 11-27-2
Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
Assignment agreement: means the agreement, security agreement, indenture, or other documentation by which the county transfers the delinquent tax receivables to the authority in consideration of the amounts paid by the authority under the assignment agreement, as provided in this chapter. See Utah Code 11-32-2
Assist: means to act, or offer or agree to act, in such a way as to help, represent, aid, advise, furnish information to, or otherwise provide assistance to a person or business entity, believing that such action is of help, aid, advice, or assistance to such person or business entity and with the intent to assist such person or business entity. See Utah Code 10-3-1303
Attorney general: means the attorney general of the state or one of his assistants. See Utah Code 11-30-2
authority: means a nonprofit corporation organized under this chapter by a county on behalf of the participant members within the county as the financing authority for the participant members solely for the purpose of financing the assignment of the delinquent tax receivables of the participant members for which it was created. See Utah Code 11-32-2
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: means a question, issue, or proposal that is submitted to voters on the ballot for their approval or rejection including:
     (4)(a) an opinion question specifically authorized by the Legislature;
     (4)(b) a constitutional amendment;
     (4)(c) an initiative;
     (4)(d) a referendum;
     (4)(e) a bond proposition;
     (4)(f) a judicial retention question;
     (4)(g) an incorporation of a city or town; or
     (4)(h) any other ballot question specifically authorized by the Legislature. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
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.
Banned member: means a member whose account or profile is the subject of a fraud ban. See Utah Code 13-67-101
Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
Benefitted property: means property within an assessment area that directly or indirectly benefits from improvements, operation and maintenance, or economic promotion activities. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Bid limit: means :
     (1)(a) for a building improvement:
          (1)(a)(i) for the year 2003, $40,000; and
          (1)(a)(ii) for each year after 2003, the amount of the bid limit for the previous year, plus an amount calculated by multiplying the amount of the bid limit for the previous year by the lesser of 3% or the actual percent change in the Consumer Price Index during the previous calendar year; and
     (1)(b) for a public works project:
          (1)(b)(i) for the year 2003, $125,000; and
          (1)(b)(ii) for each year after 2003, the amount of the bid limit for the previous year, plus an amount calculated by multiplying the amount of the bid limit for the previous year by the lesser of 3% or the actual percent change in the Consumer Price Index during the previous calendar year. See Utah Code 11-39-101
Bond: means any revenue bond, general obligation bond, tax increment bond, special improvement bond, local building authority bond, or refunding bond. See Utah Code 11-27-2
Bond anticipation notes: means notes issued under Section 11-42-602 in anticipation of the issuance of assessment bonds. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Bonds: means any evidence or contract of indebtedness that is issued or authorized by a public body, including, without limitation, bonds, refunding bonds, advance refunding bonds, bond anticipation notes, tax anticipation notes, notes, certificates of indebtedness, warrants, commercial paper, contracts, and leases, whether they are general obligations of the issuing public body or are payable solely from a specified source, including annual appropriations by the public body. See Utah Code 11-30-2
Bonds: means any evidence or contract of indebtedness that is issued or authorized by a public body, including, without limitation, bonds, refunding bonds, advance refunding bonds, bond anticipation notes, tax anticipation notes, notes, certificates of indebtedness, warrants, commercial paper, contracts, and leases, whether they are general obligations of the issuing public body or are payable solely from a specified source, including annual appropriations by the public body. See Utah Code 11-31-2
Bonds: means any bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness of the financing authority issued under this chapter. See Utah Code 11-32-2
Bonds: means any evidence or contract of indebtedness that is issued or authorized by a public body, including, without limitation, bonds, refunding bonds, advance refunding bonds, bond anticipation notes, tax anticipation notes, notes, certificates of indebtedness, warrants, commercial paper, contracts, and leases, whether they are general obligations of the issuing public body or are payable solely from a specified source, including annual appropriations by the public body. See Utah Code 11-34-1
Bonds: means assessment bonds and refunding assessment bonds. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Business entity: means a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or other entity or association used to carry on a business for profit. See Utah Code 11-41-102
Business entity: means a sole proprietorship, partnership, association, joint venture, corporation, firm, trust, foundation, or other organization or entity used in carrying on a business. See Utah Code 10-3-1303
Candidate qualification process: means the process, described in Section 20A-9-403 or 20A-9-408, of gathering signatures to seek the nomination of a registered political party. See Utah Code 20A-21-101
Canvass: means the review of election returns and the official declaration of election results by the board of canvassers. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
Car sharing: means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-48a-101. See Utah Code 11-26-401
Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
Charter school: includes :
     (2)(a) an operating charter school;
     (2)(b) an applicant for a charter school whose application has been approved by a charter school authorizer as provided in Title 53G, Chapter 5, Part 6, Charter School Credit Enhancement Program; and
     (2)(c) an entity that is working on behalf of a charter school or approved charter applicant to develop or construct a charter school building. See Utah Code 11-36a-102
Citizen participation: means action by the agency to provide persons who will be affected by residential rehabilitation financed under the provisions of this part with opportunities to be involved in planning and carrying out the residential rehabilitation program. See Utah Code 11-25-3
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
Codicil: An addition, change, or supplement to a will executed with the same formalities required for the will itself.
Commercial area: means an area in which at least 75% of the property is devoted to the interchange of goods or commodities. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Commission: means the Utah Independent Redistricting Commission created in Section 20A-20-201. See Utah Code 20A-20-102
Committee: means the Legislature's redistricting committee. See Utah Code 20A-20-102
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.
Compensation: means anything of economic value, however designated, which is paid, loaned, granted, given, donated, or transferred to a person or business entity by anyone other than the governmental employer for or in consideration of personal services, materials, property, or any other thing whatsoever. See Utah Code 10-3-1303
Consumer Price Index: means the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor. See Utah Code 11-39-101
Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
Contract price: means :
(15)(a) the cost of acquiring an improvement, if the improvement is acquired; or
(15)(b) the amount payable to one or more contractors for the design, engineering, inspection, and construction of an improvement. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Convention: means the political party convention at which party officers and delegates are selected. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
County attorney: means the county attorney of a county or one of his assistants. See Utah Code 11-30-2
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
Covered voter: means an individual who:
     (1)(a) satisfies Utah's voter eligibility requirements that do not relate to residency;
     (1)(b) is not registered to vote in a state other than Utah;
     (1)(c) is absent from the United States on the day of the election; and
     (1)(d)
          (1)(d)(i) is a resident of Utah under Section 20A-2-105, but is absent from the United States on election day because the individual:
               (1)(d)(i)(A) is a uniformed service voter; or
               (1)(d)(i)(B) temporarily resides outside the United States;
          (1)(d)(ii) is a foreign United States citizen who:
               (1)(d)(ii)(A) before establishing a principal place of residence outside the United States, established a principal place of residence in Utah; and
               (1)(d)(ii)(B) did not, after leaving Utah, register to vote in a state other than Utah or establish a principal place of residence in a state other than Utah; or
          (1)(d)(iii) is a foreign United States citizen:
               (1)(d)(iii)(A) who has never registered to vote in a state other than Utah;
               (1)(d)(iii)(B) who has never established a principal place of residence in the United States; and
               (1)(d)(iii)(C) whose parent, legal guardian, spouse, or domestic partner established the parent's, legal guardian's, spouse's, or domestic partner's most recent United States principal place of residence in Utah. See Utah Code 20A-16-102
Credit report: A detailed report of an individual's credit history prepared by a credit bureau and used by a lender in determining a loan applicant's creditworthiness. ^{Source: OCC}
Criminal background screening: means a name search for an individual's criminal conviction and is conducted by searching:
(2)(a) available and regularly updated government public record databases that in the aggregate provide national coverage for criminal conviction records; or
(2)(b) a regularly updated database with national coverage of criminal conviction records and sexual offender registries maintained by a private vendor. See Utah Code 13-67-101
Criminal conviction: includes an offense that would require registration under Title 77, Chapter 41, Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry, or under a similar law in a different jurisdiction. See Utah Code 13-67-101
Decedent: A deceased person.
Decennial year: means a year during which the United States Bureau of Census conducts a national decennial census. See Utah Code 20A-20-102
Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
Delinquent tax receivables: means those ad valorem tangible property taxes levied within any county, for any year, which remain unpaid and owing the participant members within the county, as of January 15 of the following year, plus any interest and penalties accruing or assessed to them. See Utah Code 11-32-2
Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
Dependent: means an individual recognized as a dependent by a uniformed service. See Utah Code 20A-16-102
Design-build project: means a building improvement or public works project for which both the design and construction are provided for in a single contract with a contractor or combination of contractors capable of providing design-build services. See Utah Code 11-39-101
Design-build services: means the engineering, architectural, and other services necessary to formulate and implement a design-build project, including the actual construction of the project. See Utah Code 11-39-101
Designation ordinance: means an ordinance adopted by a local entity under Section 11-42-206 designating an assessment area. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Designation resolution: means a resolution adopted by a local entity under Section 11-42-206 designating an assessment area. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Determination of violation: means a determination by the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity of substantial likelihood that a retail facility incentive payment has been made in violation of Section 11-41-103, in accordance with Section 11-41-104. See Utah Code 11-41-102
Development activity: means any construction or expansion of a building, structure, or use, any change in use of a building or structure, or any changes in the use of land that creates additional demand and need for public facilities. See Utah Code 11-36a-102
Development approval: means :
     (4)(a) except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), any written authorization from a local political subdivision that authorizes the commencement of development activity;
     (4)(b) development activity, for a public entity that may develop without written authorization from a local political subdivision;
     (4)(c) a written authorization from a public water supplier, as defined in Section 73-1-4, or a private water company:
          (4)(c)(i) to reserve or provide:
               (4)(c)(i)(A) a water right;
               (4)(c)(i)(B) a system capacity; or
               (4)(c)(i)(C) a distribution facility; or
          (4)(c)(ii) to deliver for a development activity:
               (4)(c)(ii)(A) culinary water; or
               (4)(c)(ii)(B) irrigation water; or
     (4)(d) a written authorization from a sanitary sewer authority, as defined in Section 10-9a-103:
          (4)(d)(i) to reserve or provide:
               (4)(d)(i)(A) sewer collection capacity; or
               (4)(d)(i)(B) treatment capacity; or
          (4)(d)(ii) to provide sewer service for a development activity. See Utah Code 11-36a-102
Development authority: means :
(18)(a) the Utah Inland Port Authority created in Section 11-58-201; or
(18)(b) the military installation development authority created in Section 63H-1-201. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Devise: To gift property by will.
Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
Division: means the Criminal Investigation and Technical Services Division of the Department of Public Safety, established in Section 53-10-103. See Utah Code 11-40-101
Division: means the Division of Consumer Protection. See Utah Code 13-53-102
Division: means the Division of Consumer Protection in the Department of Commerce. See Utah Code 13-67-101
Donor: The person who makes a gift.
Economic promotion activities: means activities that promote economic growth in a commercial area of a local entity, including:
     (19)(a) sponsoring festivals and markets;
     (19)(b) promoting business investment or activities;
     (19)(c) helping to coordinate public and private actions; and
     (19)(d) developing and issuing publications designed to improve the economic well-being of the commercial area. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Elected officer: means :
(5)(a) an individual elected or appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of mayor, commissioner, or council member; or
(5)(b) an individual who is considered to be elected to the office of mayor, commissioner, or council member by a municipal legislative body in accordance with Section 20A-1-206. See Utah Code 10-3-1303
Elected official: means :
     (18)(a) a person elected to an office under Section 20A-1-303 or Chapter 4, Part 6, Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project;
     (18)(b) a person who is considered to be elected to a municipal office in accordance with Subsection 20A-1-206(1)(c)(ii); or
     (18)(c) a person who is considered to be elected to a special district office in accordance with Subsection 20A-1-206(3)(b)(ii). See Utah Code 20A-1-102
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 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
Election official: means any election officer, election judge, or poll worker. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
Electronic candidate qualification process: means the same as that term is defined in Section 20A-9-101. See Utah Code 20A-21-101
Electronic initiative process: means the same as that term is defined in Section 20A-7-101. See Utah Code 20A-21-101
Electronic referendum process: means the same as that term is defined in Section 20A-7-101. See Utah Code 20A-21-101
Electronic signature: means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
Emergency repairs: means a building improvement or public works project undertaken on an expedited basis to:
     (6)(a) eliminate an imminent risk of damage to or loss of public or private property;
     (6)(b) remedy a condition that poses an immediate physical danger; or
     (6)(c) reduce a substantial, imminent risk of interruption of an essential public service. See Utah Code 11-39-101
Enactment: means :
     (5)(a) a municipal ordinance, for a municipality;
     (5)(b) a county ordinance, for a county; and
     (5)(c) a governing board resolution, for a special district, special service district, or private entity. See Utah Code 11-36a-102
Encumber: means :
(6)(a) a pledge to retire a debt; or
(6)(b) an allocation to a current purchase order or contract. See Utah Code 11-36a-102
Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
Environmental mitigation: means an action or activity intended to remedy known negative impacts to the environment. See Utah Code 11-41-102
Environmental remediation activity: means a surface or subsurface enhancement, effort, cost, initial or ongoing maintenance expense, facility, installation, system, earth movement, or change to grade or elevation that improves the use, function, aesthetics, or environmental condition of publicly owned property. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Equivalent residential unit: means a dwelling, unit, or development that is equal to a single-family residence in terms of the nature of its use or impact on an improvement to be provided in the assessment area. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
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.
Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
Executive director: means the executive director of the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity. See Utah Code 11-41-102
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.
Federal postcard application: means the application prescribed under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, Utah Code 20A-16-102
Federal write-in absentee ballot: means the ballot described in the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, Utah Code 20A-16-102
Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
financing: includes the issuing of bonds by a municipality, county, or state university for the purpose of using a portion, or all or substantially all of the proceeds to pay for or to reimburse the user, lender, or the user or lender's designee for the costs of the acquisition of facilities of a project, or to create funds for the project itself where appropriate, whether these costs are incurred by the municipality, the county, the state university, the user, or a designee of the user. See Utah Code 11-17-2
Financing: means the lending of money or any other thing of value for the purpose of residential rehabilitation. See Utah Code 11-25-3
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.
Fixed Rate: Having a "fixed" rate means that the APR doesn't change based on fluctuations of some external rate (such as the "Prime Rate"). In other words, a fixed rate is a rate that is not a variable rate. A fixed APR can change over time, in several circumstances:
- You are late making a payment or commit some other default, triggering an increase to a penalty rate
- The bank changes the terms of your account and you do not reject the change.
- The rate expires (if the rate was fixed for only a certain period of time).
Forbearance: A means of handling a delinquent loan. A
Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. ^{Source: OCC}
Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
Fraud ban: means the expulsion of a member from an online dating service because, in the judgment of the online dating service provider, there is a significant risk the member will attempt to obtain money from another member through fraudulent means. See Utah Code 13-67-101
General plan: means the same as that term is defined in Section 23A-6-101. See Utah Code 11-41-102
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 the council, commission, county legislative body, board of directors, board of trustees, board of education, board of higher education, or other legislative body of a public body designated in this chapter that is vested with the legislative powers of the public body, and, with respect to the state, the State Bonding Commission created by Section 63B-1-201. See Utah Code 11-27-2
Governing body: means the council, commission, county legislative body, board of education, board of trustees, or any other governing entity of a public body in which the legislative powers of the public body are vested. See Utah Code 11-32-2
Governing body: means :
     (7)(a) for a county, city, or town, the legislative body of the county, city, or town;
     (7)(b) for a special district, the board of trustees of the special district; and
     (7)(c) for a special service district:
          (7)(c)(i) the legislative body of the county, city, or town that established the special service district, if no administrative control board has been appointed under Section 17D-1-301; or
          (7)(c)(ii) the administrative control board of the special service district, if an administrative control board has been appointed under Section 17D-1-301. See Utah Code 11-39-101
Governing body: means collectively the legislative body and the executive of any municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104
Governing body: means :
     (22)(a) for a county, city, or town, the legislative body of the county, city, or town;
     (22)(b) for a special district, the board of trustees of the special district;
     (22)(c) for a special service district:
          (22)(c)(i) the legislative body of the county, city, or town that established the special service district, if no administrative control board has been appointed under Section 17D-1-301; or
          (22)(c)(ii) the administrative control board of the special service district, if an administrative control board has been appointed under Section 17D-1-301;
     (22)(d) for the military installation development authority created in Section 63H-1-201, the board, as defined in Section 63H-1-102;
     (22)(e) for the Utah Inland Port Authority, created in Section 11-58-201, the board, as defined in Section 11-58-102; and
     (22)(f) for a public infrastructure district, the board of the public infrastructure district as defined in Section 17D-4-102. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Government obligations: means :
(6)(a) direct obligations of the United States of America, or other securities, the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America; or
(6)(b) obligations of any state, territory, or possession of the United States, or of any of the political subdivisions of any state, territory, or possession of the United States, or of the District of Columbia described in Section 103(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986. See Utah Code 11-27-2
Gross estate: The total fair market value of all property and property interests, real and personal, tangible and intangible, of which a decedent had beneficial ownership at the time of death before subtractions for deductions, debts, administrative expenses, and casualty losses suffered during estate administration.
Guaranty fund: means the fund established by a local entity under Section 11-42-701. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
Guardian: includes a person who:
(14)(a) qualifies as a guardian of a minor or incapacitated person pursuant to testamentary or court appointment; or
(14)(b) is appointed by a court to manage the estate of a minor or incapacitated person. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
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
Hookup fee: means a fee for the installation and inspection of any pipe, line, meter, or appurtenance to connect to a gas, water, sewer, storm water, power, or other utility system of a municipality, county, special district, special service district, or private entity. See Utah Code 11-36a-102
Human services program: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-2-101. See Utah Code 13-53-102
Impact fee: means a payment of money imposed upon new development activity as a condition of development approval to mitigate the impact of the new development on public infrastructure. See Utah Code 11-36a-102
Impact fee analysis: means the written analysis of each impact fee required by Section 11-36a-303. See Utah Code 11-36a-102
Impact fee facilities plan: means the plan required by Section 11-36a-301. See Utah Code 11-36a-102
Improved property: means property upon which a residential, commercial, or other building has been built. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Incidental refunding costs: means any costs of issuing refunding assessment bonds and calling, retiring, or paying prior bonds, including:
     (27)(a) legal and accounting fees;
     (27)(b) charges of financial advisors, escrow agents, certified public accountant verification entities, and trustees;
     (27)(c) underwriting discount costs, printing costs, the costs of giving notice;
     (27)(d) any premium necessary in the calling or retiring of prior bonds;
     (27)(e) fees to be paid to the local entity to issue the refunding assessment bonds and to refund the outstanding prior bonds;
     (27)(f) any other costs that the governing body determines are necessary and proper to incur in connection with the issuance of refunding assessment bonds; and
     (27)(g) any interest on the prior bonds that is required to be paid in connection with the issuance of the refunding assessment bonds. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Indian reservation: means :
(1) all land within the limits of any Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of the United States government, notwithstanding the issuance of any patent, and including rights of way running through the reservation; and
(2) all Indian allotments, to which the Indian titles have not been extinguished, including rights of way thereon. See Utah Code 9-9-210
Installment payment date: means the date on which an installment payment of an assessment is payable. See Utah Code 11-42-102
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}
Interim warrant: means a warrant issued by a local entity under Section 11-42-601. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Issuer: means the public body issuing any bond or bonds. See Utah Code 11-27-2
Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
Jurisdictional boundaries: means :
(30)(a) for a county, the boundaries of the unincorporated area of the county; and
(30)(b) for each other local entity, the boundaries of the local entity. See Utah Code 11-42-102
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}
Lease: means any lease agreement, lease purchase agreement, and installment purchase agreement, and any certificate of interest or participation in any of the foregoing. See Utah Code 11-30-2
Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
Level of service: means the defined performance standard or unit of demand for each capital component of a public facility within a service area. See Utah Code 11-36a-102
Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
Life estate: A property interest limited in duration to the life of the individual holding the interest (life tenant).
Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
Local charge: means one or more of the following charges paid by a public service provider to a county or municipality:
          (1)(a)(i) a tax;
          (1)(a)(ii) a license;
          (1)(a)(iii) a fee;
          (1)(a)(iv) a license fee;
          (1)(a)(v) a license tax; or
          (1)(a)(vi) a charge similar to Subsections (1)(a)(i) through (v). See Utah Code 11-26-201
Local entity: means a county, city, town, special district, or special service district. See Utah Code 11-39-101
Local entity: means :
     (31)(a) a county, city, town, special service district, or special district;
     (31)(b) an interlocal entity as defined in Section 11-13-103;
     (31)(c) the military installation development authority, created in Section 63H-1-201;
     (31)(d) a public infrastructure district under Title 17D, Chapter 4, Public Infrastructure District Act, including a public infrastructure district created by a development authority;
     (31)(e) the Utah Inland Port Authority, created in Section 11-58-201; or
     (31)(f) any other political subdivision of the state. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Local entity obligations: means assessment bonds, refunding assessment bonds, interim warrants, and bond anticipation notes issued by a local entity. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Local political subdivision: means a county, a municipality, a special district under Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts, a special service district under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act, or the Point of the Mountain State Land Authority, created in Section 11-59-201. See Utah Code 11-36a-102
Local political subdivision: means the same as that term is defined in Section 11-14-102. See Utah Code 11-26-401
Local special election: means a special election called by the governing body of a local political subdivision in which all registered voters of the local political subdivision may vote. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
Lowest responsive responsible bidder: means a prime contractor who:
     (9)(a) has submitted a bid in compliance with the invitation to bid and within the requirements of the plans and specifications for the building improvement or public works project;
     (9)(b) is the lowest bidder that satisfies the local entity's criteria relating to financial strength, past performance, integrity, reliability, and other factors that the local entity uses to assess the ability of a bidder to perform fully and in good faith the contract requirements;
     (9)(c) has furnished a bid bond or equivalent in money as a condition to the award of a prime contract; and
     (9)(d) furnishes a payment and performance bond as required by law. See Utah Code 11-39-101
Mailing address: means :
     (33)(a) a property owner's last-known address using the name and address appearing on the last completed real property assessment roll of the county in which the property is located; and
     (33)(b) if the property is improved property:
          (33)(b)(i) the property's street number; or
          (33)(b)(ii) the post office box, rural route number, or other mailing address of the property, if a street number has not been assigned. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Manual ballot: means a paper document produced by an election officer on which an individual records an individual's vote by directly placing a mark on the paper document using a pen or other marking instrument. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
Manual candidate qualification process: means the same as that term is defined in Section 20A-9-101. See Utah Code 20A-21-101
Marital deduction: The deduction(s) that can be taken in the determination of gift and estate tax liabilities because of the existence of a marriage or marital relationship.
Member: means an individual who submits to an online dating service provider the information required by the online dating service provider to access the online dating service provider's online dating service. See Utah Code 13-67-101
Military-overseas ballot: means :
     (6)(a) a federal write-in absentee ballot;
     (6)(b) a ballot specifically prepared or distributed for use by a covered voter in accordance with this chapter; or
     (6)(c) a ballot cast by a covered voter in accordance with this chapter. See Utah Code 20A-16-102
Mixed-use development: means development with mixed land uses, including housing. See Utah Code 11-41-102
Moderate income housing plan: means the moderate income housing plan element of a general plan. See Utah Code 11-41-102
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.
Motor vehicle license cost recovery fee: means a fee or charge that may be separately stated and charged on the short-term motor vehicle lease or rental contract in a motor vehicle lease or rental transaction originating in this state to recover the costs incurred by a motor vehicle rental company to license, title, register, obtain license plates for, and inspect rental motor vehicles. See Utah Code 13-48-102
Motor vehicle rental company: means any person or organization in the business of renting motor vehicles to the public. See Utah Code 13-48-102
Municipal: means of or relating to a municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104
Municipal employee: means an individual who is employed on a full or part-time basis by a municipality or by a community reinvestment agency under Title 17C, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Community Reinvestment Agency Act. See Utah Code 10-3-1303
Municipal general election: means the election held in municipalities and, as applicable, special districts on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered year for the purposes established in Section 20A-1-202. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
Municipal primary election: means an election held to nominate candidates for municipal office. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
Municipality: means any incorporated city or town in the state, including cities or towns operating under home rule charters. See Utah Code 11-17-2
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 :
(1)(b)(i) a city; or
(1)(b)(ii) a town. See Utah Code 11-26-201
National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. ^{Source: OCC}
Net improvement revenues: means all improvement revenues that a local entity has received since the last installment payment date, less all amounts payable by the local entity from those improvement revenues for operation and maintenance costs. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
Oath: includes "affirmation. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
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.
Office: means the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity. See Utah Code 11-41-102
Officer: means an appointed officer or an elected officer. See Utah Code 10-3-1303
Online dating service: means a product or service that is:
(7)(a) conducted through a website or a mobile application; and
(7)(b) primarily marketed and intended to offer a member access to dating or romantic relationships with another member by arranging or facilitating the social introduction of members. See Utah Code 13-67-101
Online dating service provider: means a person predominately engaged in the business of offering an online dating service. See Utah Code 13-67-101
Overhead costs: means the actual costs incurred or the estimated costs to be incurred by a local entity in connection with an assessment area for appraisals, legal fees, filing fees, financial advisory charges, underwriting fees, placement fees, escrow, trustee, and paying agent fees, publishing and mailing costs, costs of levying an assessment, recording costs, and all other incidental costs. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
Participant: means an individual who:
     (3)(a) resides at a residential, vocational and life skills program facility;
     (3)(b) receives from the residential, vocational and life skills program:
          (3)(b)(i) vocational training; or
          (3)(b)(ii) life skills training; and
     (3)(c) does not receive monetary compensation from the residential, vocational and life skills program. See Utah Code 13-53-102
Participant members: means those public bodies, including the county, the governing bodies of which approve the creation of an authority as provided in Section 11-32-3 and on whose behalf the authority acts. See Utah Code 11-32-2
Participating party: means any person, company, corporation, partnership, firm, agency, political subdivision of the state, or other entity or group of entities requiring financing for residential rehabilitation pursuant to the provisions of this part. See Utah Code 11-25-3
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: means any person, association, corporation, or other entity. See Utah Code 11-30-2
Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, organization, association, trust, governmental agency, or any other legal entity. See Utah Code 10-1-104
Person: means :
     (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
Person seeking access: means a person who seeks access to a public water utility's public water system or publicly owned treatment works and who, after obtaining access, would, in the judgment of the public water utility, be in a position to affect the safety or security of the publicly owned treatment works or public water system or to affect the safety or well-being of patrons of the public water utility. See Utah Code 11-40-101
Petition: means :
(7)(a) as it relates to the electronic initiative process or the electronic referendum process, the electronic record that an individual signs to indicate the individual is in favor of placing the initiative or referendum on the ballot; or
(7)(b) as it relates to electronic candidate qualification process, the electronic record that an individual signs to indicate the individual is in favor of placing an individual's name on the ballot to run for a particular elective office. See Utah Code 20A-21-101
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 subdivision: means any county, city, town, school district, special district, special service district, community reinvestment agency, or entity created by an interlocal agreement adopted under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act. See Utah Code 11-41-102
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
Postsecondary school: means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-34-101. See Utah Code 13-53-102
Prior bonds: means the assessment bonds that are refunded in part or in whole by refunding assessment bonds. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Private entity: means an entity in private ownership with at least 100 individual shareholders, customers, or connections, that is located in a first, second, third, or fourth class county and provides water to an applicant for development approval who is required to obtain water from the private entity either as a:
     (14)(a) specific condition of development approval by a local political subdivision acting pursuant to a prior agreement, whether written or unwritten, with the private entity; or
     (14)(b) functional condition of development approval because the private entity:
          (14)(b)(i) has no reasonably equivalent competition in the immediate market; and
          (14)(b)(ii) is the only realistic source of water for the applicant's development. See Utah Code 11-36a-102
Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
Probate: Proving a will
Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
Procurement code: means the provisions of Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code. See Utah Code 11-39-101
Project engineer: means the surveyor or engineer employed by or the private consulting engineer engaged by a local entity to perform the necessary engineering services for and to supervise the construction or installation of the improvements. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Project improvements: means site improvements and facilities that are:
          (15)(a)(i) planned and designed to provide service for development resulting from a development activity;
          (15)(a)(ii) necessary for the use and convenience of the occupants or users of development resulting from a development activity; and
          (15)(a)(iii) not identified or reimbursed as a system improvement. See Utah Code 11-36a-102
Property: includes real property and any interest in real property, including water rights and leasehold rights. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Property price: means the price at which a local entity purchases or acquires by eminent domain property to make improvements in an assessment area. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Proportionate share: means the cost of public facility improvements that are roughly proportionate and reasonably related to the service demands and needs of any development activity. See Utah Code 11-36a-102
Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
Public agency: means :
(44)(a) the state or any agency, department, or division of the state; and
(44)(b) a political subdivision of the state. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Public body: means the state or any agency, authority, instrumentality, or institution of the state, or any municipal or quasi-municipal corporation, political subdivision, agency, school district, special district, special service district, or other governmental entity now or hereafter existing under the laws of the state. See Utah Code 11-27-2
Public body: means the state or any agency, authority, instrumentality, or institution of the state, or any county, municipality, quasi-municipal corporation, school district, special district, special service district, political subdivision, or other governmental entity existing under the laws of the state, whether or not possessed of any taxing power. See Utah Code 11-30-2
Public body: means the state and any public department, public agency, or other public entity existing under the laws of the state, including, without limitation, any agency, authority, instrumentality, or institution of the state, and any county, city, town, municipal corporation, quasi-municipal corporation, state university or college, school district, special service district, special district, separate legal or administrative entity created under the Interlocal Cooperation Act or other joint agreement entity, community reinvestment agency, and any other political subdivision, public authority, public agency, or public trust existing under the laws of the state. See Utah Code 11-31-2
Public body: means any city, town, county, school district, special service district, special district, community reinvestment agency, or any other entity entitled to receive ad valorem property taxes, existing under the laws of the state. See Utah Code 11-32-2
Public body: means the state and any public department, public agency, or other public entity existing under the laws of the state, including, without limitation, any agency, authority, instrumentality, or institution of the state, and any county, city, town, municipal corporation, quasi-municipal corporation, state university or college, school district, special service district, special district, separate legal or administrative entity created under the Interlocal Cooperation Act or other joint agreement entity, community reinvestment agency, and any other political subdivision, public authority, public agency, or public trust existing under the laws of this state. See Utah Code 11-34-1
Public entity: means :
     (11)(a) a political subdivision;
     (11)(b) a department, commission, board, council, agency, institution, officer, corporation, fund, division, office, committee, authority, laboratory, library, unit, bureau, panel, or other administrative unit of the executive branch of the state;
     (11)(c) a higher education institution as defined in Section 53B-1-201;
     (11)(d) the Military Installation Development Authority created in Section 63H-1-201;
     (11)(e) the Utah Inland Port Authority created in Section 11-58-201; or
     (11)(f) the Point of the Mountain State Land Authority created in Section 11-59-201. See Utah Code 11-41-102
Public facilities: means only the following impact fee facilities that have a life expectancy of 10 or more years and are owned or operated by or on behalf of a local political subdivision or private entity:
     (17)(a) water rights and water supply, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities;
     (17)(b) wastewater collection and treatment facilities;
     (17)(c) storm water, drainage, and flood control facilities;
     (17)(d) municipal power facilities;
     (17)(e) roadway facilities;
     (17)(f) parks, recreation facilities, open space, and trails;
     (17)(g) public safety facilities;
     (17)(h) environmental mitigation as provided in Section 11-36a-205; or
     (17)(i) municipal natural gas facilities. See Utah Code 11-36a-102
Public funds: means any money received by a public entity that is derived from:
(12)(a) a sales and use tax authorized under Title 59, Chapter 12, Sales and Use Tax Act; or
(12)(b) a property tax levy. See Utah Code 11-41-102
Public infrastructure: means :
(13)(a) a public facility as defined in Section 11-36a-102; or
(13)(b) public infrastructure included as part of an infrastructure master plan related to a general plan. See Utah Code 11-41-102
Public safety facility: means :
(18)(a)(i) a building constructed or leased to house police, fire, or other public safety entities; or
(18)(a)(ii) a fire suppression vehicle costing in excess of $500,000. See Utah Code 11-36a-102
Public service provider: means a person engaged in the business of supplying taxable energy as defined in Section 10-1-303. See Utah Code 11-26-201
Public water utility: means a county, city, town, special district under Title 17B, Chapter 1, Provisions Applicable to All Special Districts, special service district under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act, or other political subdivision of the state that operates publicly owned treatment works or a public water system. See Utah Code 11-40-101
qualified: means to take the oath of office and begin performing the duties of the position for which the individual was elected. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
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
Reduced payment obligation: means the full obligation of an owner of property within an assessment area to pay an assessment levied on the property after the assessment has been reduced because of the issuance of refunding assessment bonds, as provided in Section 11-42-608. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Refunding assessment bonds: means assessment bonds that a local entity issues under Section 11-42-607 to refund, in part or in whole, assessment bonds. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Refunding bonds: means bonds issued under the authority of this chapter for the purpose of refunding outstanding bonds. See Utah Code 11-27-2
Refunding bonds: means any bonds that are issued to refund outstanding bonds, including both refunding bonds and advance refunding bonds. See Utah Code 11-30-2
Regular ballot: means a ballot that is not a provisional ballot. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
Regular decennial redistricting: means redistricting required due to a national decennial census. See Utah Code 20A-20-102
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
Regular primary election: means the election, held on the date specified in Section Utah Code 20A-1-102
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.
Rental: means the same as the terms "lease" or "rental" are defined in Section 59-12-102. See Utah Code 11-26-401
Reserve fund: means a fund established by a local entity under Section 11-42-702. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Residence: means a residential structure in residential rehabilitation areas. See Utah Code 11-25-3
Resident: means a person who resides within a specific voting precinct in Utah. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
Residential rehabilitation: means the construction, reconstruction, renovation, replacement, extension, repair, betterment, equipping, developing, embellishing, or otherwise improving residences consistent with standards of strength, effectiveness, fire resistance, durability, and safety, so that the structures are satisfactory and safe to occupy for residential purposes and are not conducive to ill health, transmission of disease, infant mortality, juvenile delinquency, or crime because of any one or more of the following factors:
     (8)(a) defective design and character of physical construction;
     (8)(b) faulty interior arrangement and exterior spacing;
     (8)(c) high density of population and overcrowding;
     (8)(d) inadequate provision for ventilation, light, sanitation, open spaces, and recreation facilities;
     (8)(e) age, obsolescence, deterioration, dilapidation, mixed character, or shifting of uses; and
     (8)(f) economic dislocation, deterioration, or disuse, resulting from faulty planning. See Utah Code 11-25-3
Residential rehabilitation area: means the geographical area designated by the agency as one for inclusion in a comprehensive residential rehabilitation financing program pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. See Utah Code 11-25-3
Resolution: means a resolution of the governing body of a public body taking formal action under this chapter. See Utah Code 11-27-2
Retail facility: means any facility operated by a business entity for the primary purpose of making retail transactions. See Utah Code 11-41-102
Retail facility incentive payment: means a payment of public funds:
          (15)(a)(i) to a person by a public entity;
          (15)(a)(ii) for the development, construction, renovation, or operation of a retail facility within an area of the state; and
          (15)(a)(iii) in the form of:
               (15)(a)(iii)(A) a payment;
               (15)(a)(iii)(B) a rebate;
               (15)(a)(iii)(C) a refund;
               (15)(a)(iii)(D) a subsidy; or
               (15)(a)(iii)(E) any other similar incentive, award, or offset. See Utah Code 11-41-102
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
Roadway facilities: includes associated improvements to a federal or state roadway only when the associated improvements:
(19)(b)(i) are necessitated by the new development; and
(19)(b)(ii) are not funded by the state or federal government. See Utah Code 11-36a-102
Service: means :
     (48)(a) water, sewer, storm drainage, garbage collection, library, recreation, communications, or electric service;
     (48)(b) economic promotion activities; or
     (48)(c) any other service that a local entity is required or authorized to provide. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Service area: means a geographic area designated by an entity that imposes an impact fee on the basis of sound planning or engineering principles in which a public facility, or a defined set of public facilities, provides service within the area. See Utah Code 11-36a-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.
Several obligors: means obligors severally bound for the same performance. See Utah Code 15-4-1
Sewer assessment area: means an assessment area that has as the assessment area's primary purpose the financing and funding of public improvements to provide sewer service where there is, in the opinion of the local board of health, substantial evidence of septic system failure in the defined area due to inadequate soils, high water table, or other factors proven to cause failure. See Utah Code 11-42-102
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
Signature: means :
(8)(a) as it relates to a signature gathered for an initiative or referendum, the same as that term is defined in Section 20A-7-101; or
(8)(b) as it relates to a signature gathered for the candidate qualification process, the same as that term is defined in Section 20A-9-101. See Utah Code 20A-21-101
Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Small business: means a business entity that:
(17)(a)(i) has fewer than 30 full-time equivalent employees; and
(17)(a)(ii) maintains the business entity's principal office in the state. See Utah Code 11-41-102
Special district: means the same as that term is defined in Section 17B-1-102. See Utah Code 11-39-101
Special district: means a special district under Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Special election: means an election held as authorized by Section 20A-1-203. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
Special improvement bond: means any bond, note, warrant, certificate of indebtedness, or other obligation of a public body or any predecessor of any public body that is payable from assessments levied on benefitted property and from any special improvement guaranty fund. See Utah Code 11-27-2
Special improvement guaranty fund: means any special improvement guaranty fund established under Title 10, Chapter 6, Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for Utah Cities; Title 11, Chapter 42, Assessment Area Act; or any predecessor or similar statute. See Utah Code 11-27-2
Special redistricting: means redistricting that is not a regular decennial redistricting. See Utah Code 20A-20-102
Special service district: means the same as that term is defined in Section 17D-1-102. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Specified public agency: means :
     (21)(a) the state;
     (21)(b) a school district; or
     (21)(c) a charter school. See Utah Code 11-36a-102
State: means the state of Utah. See Utah Code 11-30-2
State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, or American Samoa. See Utah Code 20A-16-102
Statewide special election: means a special election called by the governor or the Legislature in which all registered voters in Utah may vote. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
Substantial interest: means the ownership, either legally or equitably, by an individual, the individual's spouse, or the individual's minor children, of at least 10% of the outstanding shares of a corporation or 10% interest in any other business entity. See Utah Code 10-3-1303
Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
Swear: includes "affirm. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
System improvements: means :
          (22)(a)(i) existing public facilities that are:
               (22)(a)(i)(A) identified in the impact fee analysis under Section 11-36a-304; and
               (22)(a)(i)(B) designed to provide services to service areas within the community at large; and
          (22)(a)(ii) future public facilities identified in the impact fee analysis under Section 11-36a-304 that are intended to provide services to service areas within the community at large. See Utah Code 11-36a-102
Tax increment bond: means any bond, note, warrant, certificate of indebtedness, or other obligation of a public body issued under authority of Title 17C, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Community Reinvestment Agency Act. See Utah Code 11-27-2
Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
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
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.
Unassessed benefitted government property: means property that a local entity may not assess in accordance with Section 11-42-408 but is benefitted by an improvement, operation and maintenance, or economic promotion activities. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Uniformed service: means :
(9)(a) active and reserve components of the armed forces as defined in Section Utah Code 20A-16-102
Unimproved property: means property upon which no residential, commercial, or other building has been built. See Utah Code 11-42-102
United States: when used in the territorial sense, means the several states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. See Utah Code 20A-16-102
United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
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
Utah member: means a member who provides a Utah billing address or zip code when registering with an online dating service provider. See Utah Code 13-67-101
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
Valid voter identification: means :
     (76)(a) a form of identification that bears the name and photograph of the voter which may include:
          (76)(a)(i) a currently valid Utah driver license;
          (76)(a)(ii) a currently valid identification card that is issued by:
               (76)(a)(ii)(A) the state; or
               (76)(a)(ii)(B) a branch, department, or agency of the United States;
          (76)(a)(iii) a currently valid Utah permit to carry a concealed weapon;
          (76)(a)(iv) a currently valid United States passport; or
          (76)(a)(v) a currently valid United States military identification card;
     (76)(b) one of the following identification cards, whether or not the card includes a photograph of the voter:
          (76)(b)(i) a valid tribal identification card;
          (76)(b)(ii) a Bureau of Indian Affairs card; or
          (76)(b)(iii) a tribal treaty card; or
     (76)(c) two forms of identification not listed under Subsection (76)(a) or (b) but that bear the name of the voter and provide evidence that the voter resides in the voting precinct, which may include:
          (76)(c)(i) a current utility bill or a legible copy thereof, dated within the 90 days before the election;
          (76)(c)(ii) a bank or other financial account statement, or a legible copy thereof;
          (76)(c)(iii) a certified birth certificate;
          (76)(c)(iv) a valid social security card;
          (76)(c)(v) a check issued by the state or the federal government or a legible copy thereof;
          (76)(c)(vi) a paycheck from the voter's employer, or a legible copy thereof;
          (76)(c)(vii) a currently valid Utah hunting or fishing license;
          (76)(c)(viii) certified naturalization documentation;
          (76)(c)(ix) a currently valid license issued by an authorized agency of the United States;
          (76)(c)(x) a certified copy of court records showing the voter's adoption or name change;
          (76)(c)(xi) a valid Medicaid card, Medicare card, or Electronic Benefits Transfer Card;
          (76)(c)(xii) a currently valid identification card issued by:
               (76)(c)(xii)(A) a local government within the state;
               (76)(c)(xii)(B) an employer for an employee; or
               (76)(c)(xii)(C) a college, university, technical school, or professional school located within the state; or
          (76)(c)(xiii) a current Utah vehicle registration. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
Validity: means any matter relating to the legality and validity of the bonds and the security therefor, including, without limitation, the legality and validity of:
     (9)(a) a public body's authority to issue and deliver the bonds;
     (9)(b) any ordinance, resolution, or statute granting the public body authority to issue and deliver the bonds;
     (9)(c) all proceedings, elections, if any, and any other actions taken or to be taken in connection with the issuance, sale, or delivery of the bonds;
     (9)(d) the purpose, location, or manner of the expenditure of funds;
     (9)(e) the organization or boundaries of the public body;
     (9)(f) any assessments, taxes, rates, rentals, fees, charges, or tolls levied or that may be levied in connection with the bonds;
     (9)(g) any lien, proceeding, or other remedy for the collection of those assessments, taxes, rates, rentals, fees, charges, or tolls;
     (9)(h) any contract or lease executed or to be executed in connection with the bonds;
     (9)(i) the pledge of any taxes, revenues, receipts, rentals, or property, or encumbrance thereon or security interest therein to secure the bonds; and
     (9)(j) any covenants or provisions contained in or to be contained in the bonds. See Utah Code 11-30-2
Variable Rate: Having a "variable" rate means that the APR changes from time to time based on fluctuations in an external rate, normally the Prime Rate. This external rate is known as the "index." If the index changes, the variable rate normally changes. Also see Fixed Rate.
Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.
Vocational training entity: is a commercial entity where a participant receives vocational training. See Utah Code 13-53-102
Voluntary assessment area: means an assessment area that contains only property whose owners have voluntarily consented to an assessment. See Utah Code 11-42-102
Voter: means an individual who:
     (79)(a) meets the requirements for voting in an election;
     (79)(b) meets the requirements of election registration;
     (79)(c) is registered to vote; and
     (79)(d) is listed in the official register book. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
Voting precinct: means the smallest geographical voting unit, established under Chapter 5, Part 3, Duties of the County and Municipal Legislative Bodies. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
Website: means :
(9)(a) as it relates to the electronic initiative process or the electronic referendum process, the website designated by the lieutenant governor for collecting the signatures and other information relating to the electronic initiative process or the electronic referendum process; or
(9)(b) as it relates to the electronic candidate qualification process, a website designated by the lieutenant governor for collecting the signatures and other information relating to the electronic candidate qualification process. See Utah Code 20A-21-101
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