Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 13 > Chapter 64 - Vehicle Value Protection Agreement Act

• Administrative functions: means the same as that term is defined in Section 31A-6b-102. See Utah Code 13-64-101
• Agreement administrator: means a person who provides administrative functions related to a vehicle value protection agreement. See Utah Code 13-64-101
• Agricultural land: means "land in agricultural use" as defined in Section 59-2-502. See Utah Code 17-41-601
• Applicable legislative body: means :
       (4)(a) with respect to a proposed agriculture protection area, industrial protection area, or critical infrastructure materials protection area:

            (4)(a)(i) the legislative body of the county in which the land proposed to be included in the relevant protection area is located, if the land is within the unincorporated part of the county; or

            (4)(a)(ii) the legislative body of the city or town in which the land proposed to be included in the relevant protection area is located; and
       (4)(b) with respect to an existing agriculture protection area, industrial protection area, or critical infrastructure materials protection area:

            (4)(b)(i) the legislative body of the county in which the relevant protection area is located, if the relevant protection area is within the unincorporated part of the county; or

            (4)(b)(ii) the legislative body of the city or town in which the relevant protection area is located. See Utah Code 17-41-101
• 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 method: means the method:
       (6)(a) by which an assessment is levied against benefitted property, whether by frontage, area, taxable value, fair market value, lot, parcel, number of connections, equivalent residential unit, any combination of these methods, or any other method; and
       (6)(b) that, when applied to a benefitted property, accounts for an assessment that meets the requirements of Section 11-42-409. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• Benefitted property: means property within an assessment area that directly or indirectly benefits from improvements, operation and maintenance, or economic promotion activities. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• County executive: means :
       (7)(a) the county commission, in the county commission or expanded county commission form of government established under Title 17, Chapter 52a, Changing Forms of County Government;
       (7)(b) the county executive, in the county executive-council optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-203; or
       (7)(c) the county manager, in the council-manager optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-204. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• County legislative body: means :
       (8)(a) the county commission, in the county commission or expanded county commission form of government established under Title 17, Chapter 52a, Changing Forms of County Government;
       (8)(b) the county council, in the county executive-council optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-203; and
       (8)(c) the county council, in the council-manager optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-204. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Covered vehicle: means a vehicle that is covered under a vehicle value protection agreement. See Utah Code 13-64-101
• Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services created in Section 26B-1-201. See Utah Code 17-43-102
• Division: means the Division of Integrated Healthcare within the department. See Utah Code 17-43-102
• Division: means the Division of Consumer Protection established in Section 13-2-1. See Utah Code 13-64-101
• Economic promotion activities: means activities that promote economic growth in a commercial area of a local entity, including:
       (19)(a) sponsoring festivals and markets;
       (19)(b) promoting business investment or activities;
       (19)(c) helping to coordinate public and private actions; and
       (19)(d) developing and issuing publications designed to improve the economic well-being of the commercial area. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• 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}
• Equivalent residential unit: means a dwelling, unit, or development that is equal to a single-family residence in terms of the nature of its use or impact on an improvement to be provided in the assessment area. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• 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.
• Executive: when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a person or body elected as the county executive or a person appointed as the county manager or administrative officer, refers to:
       (2)(a) the power and duty to carry laws and ordinances into effect and secure their due observance; and
       (2)(b) those powers, duties, and functions that, under constitutional and statutory provisions and through long usage and accepted practice and custom at the federal and state level, have come to be regarded as belonging to the executive branch of government. See Utah Code 17-50-101
• Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
• Finance agreement: means the same as that term is defined in Section 31A-6b-102. See Utah Code 13-64-101
• 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
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• Insurer: means the same as that term is defined in Section 31A-1-301. See Utah Code 13-64-101
• 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}
• Legislative: when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a county commission or council, refers to:
       (3)(a) the power and duty to enact ordinances, levy taxes, and establish budgets; and
       (3)(b) those powers, duties, and functions that, under constitutional and statutory provisions and through long usage and accepted practice and custom at the federal and state level, have come to be regarded as belonging to the legislative branch of government. See Utah Code 17-50-101
• 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
• Mine operator: means a natural person, corporation, association, partnership, receiver, trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, fiduciary, agent, or other organization or representative, either public or private, including a successor, assign, affiliate, subsidiary, and related parent company, that, as of January 1, 2019:
       (13)(a) owns, controls, or manages a mining use under a large mine permit issued by the division or the board; and
       (13)(b) has produced commercial quantities of a mineral deposit from the mining use. See Utah Code 17-41-101
• Mining protection area: means land where a vested mining use occurs, including each surface or subsurface land or mineral estate that a mine operator with a vested mining use owns or controls. See Utah Code 17-41-101
• Municipality: means a city or town. See Utah Code 17-41-101
• New land: means surface or subsurface land or mineral estate that a mine operator gains ownership or control of, whether that land or mineral estate is included in the mine operator's large mine permit. See Utah Code 17-41-101
• Open land: includes land described in Subsection (2)(a) that contains facilities, including trails, waterways, and grassy areas, that, in the judgment of the county legislative body:
            (2)(b)(i) enhance the natural, scenic, or aesthetic qualities of the land; or
            (2)(b)(ii) facilitate the public's access to, or use of, the land for the enjoyment of the land's natural, scenic, or aesthetic qualities and for compatible recreational activities. See Utah Code 17-41-601
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• 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
• Political subdivision: means a county, city, town, school district, special district, or special service district. See Utah Code 17-41-101
• Preliminary period: means a time period that:
       (7)(a) begins the day on which the vehicle value protection agreement becomes effective; and
       (7)(b) ends the last day on which the purchaser may cancel the vehicle value protection agreement with a full refund. See Utah Code 13-64-101
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Property: includes both real and personal property. 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
• Provider: means a person who is obligated to provide a benefit to another person under a vehicle value protection agreement. See Utah Code 13-64-101
• Public agency: means :
       (44)(a) the state or any agency, department, or division of the state; and
       (44)(b) a political subdivision of the state. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• Public land county: means a county in which over 50% of the land area is publicly owned. See Utah Code 17-41-601
• Purchaser: means a person who purchases a benefit from another person under a vehicle value protection agreement. See Utah Code 13-64-101
• 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
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• Rollback tax funds: means the rollback taxes paid to a county in accordance with Sections 59-2-506, 59-2-511, 59-2-1705, and 59-2-1710. See Utah Code 17-41-601
• Security: means the same as that term is defined in Section 31A-1-301. See Utah Code 13-64-101
• Service: means :
       (48)(a) water, sewer, storm drainage, garbage collection, library, recreation, communications, or electric service;
       (48)(b) economic promotion activities; or
       (48)(c) any other service that a local entity is required or authorized to provide. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• 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
• Unassessed benefitted government property: means property that a local entity may not assess in accordance with Section 11-42-408 but is benefitted by an improvement, operation and maintenance, or economic promotion activities. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• Unincorporated: means not within a city or town. See Utah Code 17-41-101
• 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
• Vehicle: means the same as that term is defined in Section 31A-6b-102. See Utah Code 13-64-101
• Vehicle value protection agreement: includes :
            (12)(b)(i) a vehicle trade-in agreement;
            (12)(b)(ii) a vehicle diminished value agreement;
            (12)(b)(iii) a vehicle cash down payment protection agreement; and
            (12)(b)(iv) a vehicle depreciation benefit agreement. See Utah Code 13-64-101
• Vested mining use: means a mining use:
       (26)(a) by a mine operator; and
       (26)(b) that existed or was conducted or otherwise engaged in before a political subdivision prohibits, restricts, or otherwise limits a mining use. See Utah Code 17-41-101
• 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
• Woman: means an adult human female. 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