§ 13-11a-1 Purpose
§ 13-11a-2 Definitions
§ 13-11a-3 Deceptive trade practices enumerated — Records to be kept — Defenses
§ 13-11a-4 Injunctive relief — Damages — Attorney fees — Corrective advertising — Notification required
§ 13-11a-5 Exemptions
§ 13-11a-6 Truth in music advertising — Exemptions — Penalties

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Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 13 > Chapter 11a - Truth in Advertising

  • Accessory dwelling unit: means a habitable living unit added to, created within, or detached from a primary single-family dwelling and contained on one lot. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
  • Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Advertisement: means any written, oral, or graphic statement or representation made by a supplier in connection with the solicitation of business. See Utah Code 13-11a-2
  • Affected owner: means the owner of real property that is:
         (4)(a) a single project;
         (4)(b) the subject of a land use approval that sponsors of a referendum timely challenged in accordance with Subsection 20A-7-601(6); and
         (4)(c) determined to be legally referable under Section Utah Code 10-9a-103
  • Affected person: means :
         (1)(a) a person who is a record interest holder of the real property that is the subject of a recorded nonconsensual common law document; or
         (1)(b) the person against whom a recorded nonconsensual common law document purports to reflect or establish a claim or obligation. See Utah Code 38-9-102
  • 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.
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Alternate means: means the same as that term is defined in Section 38-1a-102. See Utah Code 38-1b-102
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Appeal authority: means the person, board, commission, agency, or other body designated by ordinance to decide an appeal of a decision of a land use application or a variance. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Applicable county recorder: means the office of the recorder of each county in which any part of the property on which a claimant claims or intends to claim a preconstruction or construction lien is located. See Utah Code 38-1a-102
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Assessment: means the same as the term "risk and needs assessment" in Section 77-1-3. See Utah Code 77-18-102
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Billboard: means a freestanding ground sign located on industrial, commercial, or residential property if the sign is designed or intended to direct attention to a business, product, or service that is not sold, offered, or existing on the property where the sign is located. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
  • Board: means the Board of Pardons and Parole. See Utah Code 77-18-102
  • Charter school: means :
              (7)(a)(i) an operating charter school;
              (7)(a)(ii) a charter school applicant that a charter school authorizer approves in accordance with Title 53G, Chapter 5, Part 3, Charter School Authorization; or
              (7)(a)(iii) 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 10-9a-103
  • City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Civil accounts receivable: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-32b-102. See Utah Code 77-18-102
  • Civil judgment of restitution: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-32b-102. See Utah Code 77-18-102
  • Claimant: means a person entitled to claim a preconstruction or construction lien. See Utah Code 38-1a-102
  • clearly and conspicuously disclose: means :
         (2)(a) in the print media:
              (2)(a)(i) to state in typeface that is sufficiently bold to be obviously seen;
              (2)(a)(ii) to state in type size of at least 10 point type for a 14" x 23" document, and, in larger documents, of a type size of proportionately the same size; and
              (2)(a)(iii) to place in the text so as to be obviously seen;
         (2)(b) in radio advertising, to verbally state in the same volume as that used in the advertisement;
         (2)(c) in television advertising, the method for print media or radio advertising is acceptable unless contrary to other governing laws. See Utah Code 13-11a-2
  • 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.
  • Construction lien: means a lien under this chapter for construction work. See Utah Code 38-1a-102
  • Construction project: means the same as that term is defined in Section 38-1a-102. See Utah Code 38-1b-102
  • Construction work: means the same as that term is defined in Section 38-1a-102. See Utah Code 38-1b-102
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Convicted: means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-3-201. See Utah Code 77-18-102
  • 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.
  • Correctional facility: means :
         (1)(a) a county jail;
         (1)(b) a secure correctional facility as defined by Section 64-13-1; or
         (1)(c) a secure care facility as defined in Section 80-1-102. See Utah Code 77-16b-102
  • Correctional facility administrator: means :
         (2)(a) a county sheriff in charge of a county jail;
         (2)(b) a designee of the executive director of the Utah Department of Corrections; or
         (2)(c) a designee of the director of the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services. See Utah Code 77-16b-102
  • Criminal accounts receivable: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-32b-102. See Utah Code 77-18-102
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Default: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-32b-102. See Utah Code 77-18-102
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Delinquent: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-32b-102. See Utah Code 77-18-102
  • Department: means the Department of Corrections created in Section 64-13-2. See Utah Code 77-18-102
  • Designated agent: means the same as that term is defined in Section 38-1a-102. See Utah Code 38-1b-102
  • Development agreement: means a written agreement or amendment to a written agreement between a municipality and one or more parties that regulates or controls the use or development of a specific area of land. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Division: means the Division of Professional Licensing created in Section 58-1-103. See Utah Code 38-1b-102
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Document sponsor: means a person who, personally or through a designee, signs or submits for recording a document that is, or is alleged to be, a nonconsensual common law document. See Utah Code 38-9-102
  • Entry number: means the reference number that:
         (16)(a) the designated agent assigns to each notice or other document filed with the registry; and
         (16)(b) is unique for each notice or other document. See Utah Code 38-1a-102
  • 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
  • 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
  • Goods and services: means all items which may be the subject of a sales transaction. See Utah Code 13-11a-2
  • Government project: means a construction project undertaken by or for:
         (6)(a) the state, including a department, division, or other agency of the state; or
         (6)(b) a county, city, town, school district, special district, special service district, community reinvestment agency, or other political subdivision of the state. See Utah Code 38-1b-102
  • Government project-identifying information: means :
         (7)(a) the lot or parcel number of each lot included in the project property that has a lot or parcel number; or
         (7)(b) the unique project number assigned by the designated agent. See Utah Code 38-1b-102
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • 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
  • Habitual offender: means an individual who has been convicted in:
         (10)(a) at least six cases for one or more felony offenses in each case; and
         (10)(b) each case described in Subsection (10)(a) within five years before the day on which the defendant is convicted of the felony offense before the court. See Utah Code 77-18-102
  • Hookup fee: means a fee for the installation and inspection of any pipe, line, meter, or appurtenance that connects to a municipal water, sewer, storm water, power, or other utility system. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
  • Impact fee: means a payment of money imposed under Title 11, Chapter 36a, Impact Fees Act. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Interest holder: means a person who holds or possesses a present, lawful property interest in certain real property, including an owner, title holder, mortgagee, trustee, or beneficial owner. See Utah Code 38-9-102
  • 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
  • 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
  • Land use authority: means :
         (31)(a) a person, board, commission, agency, or body, including the local legislative body, designated by the local legislative body to act upon a land use application; or
         (31)(b) if the local legislative body has not designated a person, board, commission, agency, or body, the local legislative body. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
  • Land use permit: means a permit issued by a land use authority. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
  • Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
  • 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
  • Legislative body: means the municipal council. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Lien claimant: means a person claiming an interest in real property who offers a document for recording or filing with any county recorder in the state asserting a lien, or notice of interest, or other claim of interest in certain real property. See Utah Code 38-9-102
  • Medical supervision: means under the direction of a licensed physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner. See Utah Code 77-16b-102
  • Mental health therapist: means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-60-102. See Utah Code 77-16b-102
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
  • Municipal: means of or relating to a municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104
  • 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
  • Nominal fee: means a fee that reasonably reimburses a municipality only for time spent and expenses incurred in:
         (43)(a) verifying that building plans are identical plans; and
         (43)(b) reviewing and approving those minor aspects of identical plans that differ from the previously reviewed and approved building plans. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
  • Noncomplying structure: means a structure that:
         (44)(a) legally existed before the structure's current land use designation; and
         (44)(b) because of one or more subsequent land use ordinance changes, does not conform to the setback, height restrictions, or other regulations, excluding those regulations, which govern the use of land. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
  • Nonconforming use: means a use of land that:
         (45)(a) legally existed before its current land use designation;
         (45)(b) has been maintained continuously since the time the land use ordinance governing the land changed; and
         (45)(c) because of one or more subsequent land use ordinance changes, does not conform to the regulations that now govern the use of the land. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
  • Nonconsensual common law document: means a document that is submitted to a county recorder's office for recording against public official property that:
         (5)(a) purports to create a lien or encumbrance on or a notice of interest in the real property;
         (5)(b) at the time the document is recorded, is not:
              (5)(b)(i) expressly authorized by this chapter or a state or federal statute;
              (5)(b)(ii) authorized by or contained in an order or judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction; or
              (5)(b)(iii) signed by or expressly authorized by a document signed by the owner of the real property; and
         (5)(c) is submitted in relation to the public official's status or capacity as a public official. See Utah Code 38-9-102
  • Nondiscounted price: means a price at which the goods or services are offered at the time of the price assessment without a temporary store reduction in price. See Utah Code 13-11a-2
  • 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.
  • Original contractor: means a person, including an owner-builder, that contracts with an owner to provide preconstruction service or construction work. See Utah Code 38-1a-102
  • Original contractor: means the same as that term is defined in Section 38-1a-102. See Utah Code 38-1b-102
  • Owner: means a person who possesses an interest in a project property and contracts with an original contractor for preconstruction service or construction work. See Utah Code 38-1a-102
  • Owner: means the same as that term is defined in Section 38-1a-102. See Utah Code 38-1b-102
  • Owner: means a person who has a vested ownership interest in real property. See Utah Code 38-9-102
  • Owner-builder: means the same as that term is defined in Section 38-1a-102. See Utah Code 38-1b-102
  • 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.
  • Payment schedule: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-32b-102. See Utah Code 77-18-102
  • Performing group: means a vocal or instrumental group that performs live music for a paying audience. See Utah Code 13-11a-2
  • Person: means an individual, including a consumer, corporation, government, or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, unincorporated association, two or more of any of the foregoing having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Utah Code 13-11a-2
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, organization, association, trust, governmental agency, or any other legal entity. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
  • 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
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Plat: means an instrument subdividing property into lots as depicted on a map or other graphical representation of lands that a licensed professional land surveyor makes and prepares in accordance with Section 10-9a-603 or 57-8-13. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
  • 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.
  • Political subdivision: means a county, city, town, school district, special improvement or taxing district, special district, special service district, or other governmental subdivision or public corporation. See Utah Code 38-9-102
  • Preconstruction lien: means a lien under this chapter for a preconstruction service. See Utah Code 38-1a-102
  • Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
  • Price assessment: means the determination of the prices underlying a price comparison. See Utah Code 13-11a-2
  • Price assessor: means a firm or individual that determines the prices, including the reference prices, underlying the price comparison, or who makes the price comparison. See Utah Code 13-11a-2
  • Price comparison: means any express representation that a specific savings, reduction, or discount exists or will exist between the supplier's advertised price and another specific price. See Utah Code 13-11a-2
  • Prisoner: means :
         (5)(a) any individual who is a pretrial detainee or who has been committed to the custody of a sheriff or the Utah Department of Corrections, and who is physically in a correctional facility; and
         (5)(b) any individual who is 18 years old or older and younger than 21 years old, and who has been committed to the custody of the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services. See Utah Code 77-16b-102
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Product area: means the geographical area in which the prospective purchasers to whom the advertisement is aimed could reasonably be expected to seek the goods or services in question. See Utah Code 13-11a-2
  • Project property: means the real property interest on or for which preconstruction service or construction work is or will be provided. See Utah Code 38-1a-102
  • Project property: means the same as that term is defined in Section 38-1a-102. See Utah Code 38-1b-102
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Public agency: means :
         (53)(a) the federal government;
         (53)(b) the state;
         (53)(c) a county, municipality, school district, special district, special service district, or other political subdivision of the state; or
         (53)(d) a charter school. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
  • Public official: means :
         (8)(a) a current or former:
              (8)(a)(i) member of the Legislature;
              (8)(a)(ii) member of Congress;
              (8)(a)(iii) judge;
              (8)(a)(iv) member of law enforcement;
              (8)(a)(v) corrections officer;
              (8)(a)(vi) active member of the Utah State Bar; or
              (8)(a)(vii) member of the Board of Pardons and Parole;
         (8)(b) an individual currently or previously appointed or elected to an elected position in:
              (8)(b)(i) the executive branch of state or federal government; or
              (8)(b)(ii) a political subdivision;
         (8)(c) an individual currently or previously appointed to or employed in a position in a political subdivision, or state or federal government that:
              (8)(c)(i) is a policymaking position; or
              (8)(c)(ii) involves:
                   (8)(c)(ii)(A) purchasing or contracting decisions;
                   (8)(c)(ii)(B) drafting legislation or making rules;
                   (8)(c)(ii)(C) determining rates or fees; or
                   (8)(c)(ii)(D) making adjudicative decisions; or
         (8)(d) an immediate family member of a person described in Subsections (8)(a) through (c). See Utah Code 38-9-102
  • 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
  • Receiving zone: means an area of a municipality that the municipality designates, by ordinance, as an area in which an owner of land may receive a transferable development right. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
  • Record interest holder: includes any grantor in the chain of the title in real property. See Utah Code 38-9-102
  • Recording group: means a vocal or instrumental group at least one of the members of which has released a commercial sound recording under the group's name, if the member has a legal right to use of the group's name. See Utah Code 13-11a-2
  • Registry: means the same as that term is defined in Section 38-1a-102. See Utah Code 38-1b-102
  • Regular price: means the price at which a supplier has recently offered the goods or services for sale in good faith in the regular course of business. See Utah Code 13-11a-2
  • 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.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Restitution: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-38b-102. See Utah Code 77-18-102
  • Sales transaction: means a sale, lease, assignment, award by chance, or other written or oral transfer or disposition of goods, services, or other property, both tangible and intangible (except securities and insurance), to a person or business, or a solicitation or offer by a supplier with respect to any of these transfers or dispositions. See Utah Code 13-11a-2
  • Screening: means a tool or questionnaire that is designed to determine whether an individual needs further assessment or any additional resource or referral for treatment. See Utah Code 77-18-102
  • Sending zone: means an area of a municipality that the municipality designates, by ordinance, as an area from which an owner of land may transfer a transferable development right. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
  • 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
  • Sound recording: means a work resulting from the fixation on a material object, such as a disk, tape, or phono-record, of musical or instrumental sounds. See Utah Code 13-11a-2
  • Specified public agency: means :
         (65)(a) the state;
         (65)(b) a school district; or
         (65)(c) a charter school. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
  • State: includes any department, division, or agency of the state. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subcontractor: means a person that contracts to provide preconstruction service or construction work to:
         (34)(a) a person other than the owner; or
         (34)(b) the owner, if the owner is an owner-builder. See Utah Code 38-1a-102
  • Subdivision: includes :
              (68)(b)(i) the division or development of land, whether by deed, metes and bounds description, devise and testacy, map, plat, or other recorded instrument, regardless of whether the division includes all or a portion of a parcel or lot; and
              (68)(b)(ii) except as provided in Subsection (68)(c), divisions of land for residential and nonresidential uses, including land used or to be used for commercial, agricultural, and industrial purposes. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Supplier: means a seller, lessor, assignor, offeror, broker, or other person who regularly solicits, engages in, or enforces sales transactions, whether or not he deals directly with the purchaser. See Utah Code 13-11a-2
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • 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
  • Transferable development right: means a right to develop and use land that originates by an ordinance that authorizes a land owner in a designated sending zone to transfer land use rights from a designated sending zone to a designated receiving zone. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • 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 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
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
  • 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
  • Wrongful lien: includes a document recorded in violation of Subsection 10-9a-532(2)(d). See Utah Code 38-9-102
  • wrongful lien: refers to a lien made in violation of Section Utah Code 38-9a-102
  • Zoning map: means a map, adopted as part of a land use ordinance, that depicts land use zones, overlays, or districts. See Utah Code 10-9a-103