Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 11 > Chapter 42 > Part 5 - Assessment Liens

• 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 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
• Attorney: means an individual who is authorized to provide legal services in any state or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 13-68-101
• Banned member: means a member whose account or profile is the subject of a fraud ban. See Utah Code 13-67-101
• 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 assessment bonds and refunding assessment bonds. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• Client: means a person that is provided lawyer referral services by a lawyer referral consultant. See Utah Code 13-68-101
• Compensation: means anything of economic value that is paid, loaned, granted, given, donated, or transferred to a person for or in consideration of:
       (3)(a) services;
       (3)(b) personal or real property; or
       (3)(c) another thing of value. See Utah Code 13-68-101
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• Digital marketing service: means an Internet-based company that:
       (4)(a) advertises legal services on behalf of a law firm; and
       (4)(b) does not contact prospective clients individually. See Utah Code 13-68-101
• Division: means the Division of Consumer Protection in the Department of Commerce. See Utah Code 13-67-101
• Division: means the Division of Consumer Protection in the Department of Commerce. See Utah Code 13-68-101
• 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.
• 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
• 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
• Guaranty fund: means the fund established by a local entity under Section 11-42-701. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• 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.
• Law firm: means an entity consisting of one or more licensed lawyers lawfully engaged in the practice of law. See Utah Code 13-68-101
• Lawyer referral consultant: means an individual that engages in lawyer referral service. See Utah Code 13-68-101
• Lawyer referral service: means assisting a person to find an attorney or law firm that provides legal services in the legal field appropriate for the person's legal matter. See Utah Code 13-68-101
• Legal services: means any form of legal advice or legal representation that is subject to the laws of this state. See Utah Code 13-68-101
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• 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
• 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
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• 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
• 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
• Property: includes real property and any interest in real property, including water rights and leasehold rights. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• Reserve fund: means a fund established by a local entity under Section 11-42-702. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
• Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
• Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. 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
• 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
• 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