Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 13 > Chapter 49 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• 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.
• Department: means the Department of Commerce. See Utah Code 13-49-102
• Division: means the Division of Consumer Protection in the department. See Utah Code 13-49-102
• Immigration consultant: means an individual who provides nonlegal assistance or advice on an immigration matter including:
       (5)(a) completing a document provided by a federal or state agency, but not advising a person as to the person's answers on the document;
       (5)(b) translating a person's answer to a question posed in a document provided by a federal or state agency;
       (5)(c) securing for a person supporting documents, such as a birth certificate, that may be necessary to complete a document provided by a federal or state agency;
       (5)(d) submitting a completed document on a person's behalf and at the person's request to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services; or
       (5)(e) for valuable consideration, referring a person to a person who could undertake legal representation activities in an immigration matter. See Utah Code 13-49-102
• Immigration matter: means a proceeding, filing, or action affecting the immigration or citizenship status of a person that arises under:
       (6)(a) immigration and naturalization law;
       (6)(b) executive order or presidential proclamation; or
       (6)(c) action of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, the United States Department of State, or the United States Department of Labor. See Utah Code 13-49-102
• 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
• 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.
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5