Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 13 > Chapter 37 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• Affiliate: means a person that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with:
       (1)(a) a commercial entity; and
       (1)(b)

            (1)(b)(i) directly; or

            (1)(b)(ii) indirectly through one or more intermediaries. See Utah Code 13-37-102
• commercial entity: means a person that:
            (2)(a)(i) has an office or other place of business located in the state; and
            (2)(a)(ii) in the ordinary course of business transacts a consumer transaction in this state. See Utah Code 13-37-102
• Consumer transaction: includes :
            (4)(b)(i) the use of nonpublic personal information in relation to a transaction with a person if the transaction is for primarily personal, family, or household purposes; and
            (4)(b)(ii) with respect to any transaction described in Subsection (4)(a):

                 (4)(b)(ii)(A) an offer or solicitation;

                 (4)(b)(ii)(B) an agreement;

                 (4)(b)(ii)(C) the performance of an agreement; or

                 (4)(b)(ii)(D) a charitable solicitation as defined in Section 13-11-3. See Utah Code 13-37-102
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Intangible property: Property that has no intrinsic value, but is merely the evidence of value such as stock certificates, bonds, and promissory notes.
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Land: includes :
       (18)(a) land;
       (18)(b) a tenement;
       (18)(c) a hereditament;
       (18)(d) a water right;
       (18)(e) a possessory right; and
       (18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Nonpublic personal information: includes :
            (5)(b)(i) a person's Social Security number;
            (5)(b)(ii) information used to determine a person's credit worthiness including a person's:

                 (5)(b)(ii)(A) income; or

                 (5)(b)(ii)(B) employment history;
            (5)(b)(iii) the purchasing patterns of a person; or
            (5)(b)(iv) the personal preferences of a person. See Utah Code 13-37-102
• 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
• Public information: means a person's:
       (6)(a) name;
       (6)(b) telephone number; or
       (6)(c) street address. See Utah Code 13-37-102
• 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