Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 13 > Chapter 35 > Part 2 - Franchises in General

• 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.
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• 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.
• board: means the Utah Powersport Vehicle Franchise Advisory Board created in Section 13-35-103. See Utah Code 13-35-102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Dealership: means a site or location in this state:
       (2)(a) at which a franchisee conducts the business of a new powersport vehicle dealer; and
       (2)(b) that is identified as a new powersport vehicle dealer's principal place of business for registration purposes under Section 13-35-105. See Utah Code 13-35-102
• 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.
• Executive director: means the executive director of the Department of Commerce. See Utah Code 13-35-102
• franchise agreement: means a written agreement, for a definite or indefinite period, in which:
       (5)(a) a person grants to another person a license to use a trade name, trademark, service mark, or related characteristic; and
       (5)(b) a community of interest exists in the marketing of new powersport vehicles, new powersport vehicle parts, and services related to the sale or lease of new powersport vehicles at wholesale or retail. See Utah Code 13-35-102
• Franchisee: means a person with whom a franchisor has agreed or permitted, in writing or in practice, to purchase, sell, or offer for sale new powersport vehicles manufactured, produced, represented, or distributed by the franchisor. See Utah Code 13-35-102
• Franchisor: means a person who has, in writing or in practice, agreed with or permits a franchisee to purchase, sell, or offer for sale new powersport vehicles manufactured, produced, represented, or distributed by the franchisor, and includes:
            (7)(a)(i) the manufacturer or distributor of the new powersport vehicles;
            (7)(a)(ii) an intermediate distributor;
            (7)(a)(iii) an agent, officer, or field or area representative of the franchisor; and
            (7)(a)(iv) a person who is affiliated with a manufacturer or a representative or who directly or indirectly through an intermediary is controlled by, or is under common control with the manufacturer. See Utah Code 13-35-102
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• 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.
• Lead: means the referral by a franchisor to a franchisee of an actual or potential customer for the purchase or lease of a new powersport vehicle, or for service work related to the franchisor's vehicles. See Utah Code 13-35-102
• 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}
• Line-make: means the powersport vehicles that are offered for sale, lease, or distribution under a common name, trademark, service mark, or brand name of the franchisor, or manufacturer of the powersport vehicle. See Utah Code 13-35-102
• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• New powersport vehicle dealer: means a person who is engaged in the business of buying, selling, offering for sale, or exchanging new powersport vehicles either outright or on conditional sale, bailment, lease, chattel mortgage, or otherwise who has established a place of business for the sale, lease, trade, or display of powersport vehicles. See Utah Code 13-35-102
• Notice: includes all papers and orders, except process, required to be served in any proceeding before any court, board, commission or officer, or when required by law to be served independently of such proceedings. See Utah Code 17-22-1
• 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.
• 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.
• Powersport vehicle: means :
            (12)(a)(i) an all-terrain type I, type II, or type III vehicle "ATV" defined in Section 41-22-2;
            (12)(a)(ii) a snowmobile as defined in Section 41-22-2;
            (12)(a)(iii) a motorcycle as defined in Section 41-1a-102;
            (12)(a)(iv) a personal watercraft as defined in Section 73-18-2;
            (12)(a)(v) except as provided in Subsection (12)(b), a motor-driven cycle as defined in Section 41-6a-102; or
            (12)(a)(vi) a moped as defined in Section 41-6a-102. See Utah Code 13-35-102
• Process: as used in this chapter includes all writs, warrants, summonses and orders of the courts of justice or judicial officers. See Utah Code 17-22-1
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Relevant market area: means :
       (13)(a) for a powersport dealership in a county that has a population of less than 225,000:

            (13)(a)(i) the county in which the powersport dealership exists or is to be established or relocated; and

            (13)(a)(ii) in addition to the county described in Subsection (13)(a)(i), the area within a 15-mile radius from the site of the existing, new, or relocated dealership; or
       (13)(b) for a powersport dealership in a county that has a population of 225,000 or more, the area within a 10-mile radius from the site of the existing, new, or relocated dealership. See Utah Code 13-35-102
• 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.
• 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
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• substantially detrimental: includes the failure of any proposed transferee to meet the objective criteria applied by the franchisor in qualifying franchisees at the time of application. See Utah Code 13-35-305
• Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
• Writ: means an order or precept in writing, issued in the name of:
       (47)(a) the state;
       (47)(b) a court; or
       (47)(c) a judicial officer. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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