Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 13 > Chapter 71 - Utah Minor Protection in Social Media Act

• Adjournment sine die: The end of a legislative session "without day." These adjournments are used to indicate the final adjournment of an annual or the two-year session of legislature.
• Allegation: something that someone says happened.
• 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.
• Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
• Appraisal: A determination of property value.
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• 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 bonds: means bonds that are:
       (3)(a) issued under Section 11-42-605; and
       (3)(b) payable in part or in whole from assessments levied in an assessment area, improvement revenues, and a guaranty fund or reserve fund. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• Assessment lien: means a lien on property within an assessment area that arises from the levy of an assessment, as provided in Section 11-42-501. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• Assessment ordinance: means an ordinance adopted by a local entity under Section 11-42-404 that levies an assessment on benefitted property within an assessment area. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• Assessment resolution: means a resolution adopted by a local entity under Section 11-42-404 that levies an assessment on benefitted property within an assessment area. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• 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
• Bond: means :
       (3)(a) a written obligation to repay borrowed money, whether denominated a bond, note, warrant, certificate of indebtedness, or otherwise; and
       (3)(b) a lease agreement, installment purchase agreement, or other agreement that:

            (3)(b)(i) includes an obligation by the district to pay money; and

            (3)(b)(ii) the district's board of trustees, in its discretion, treats as a bond for purposes of Title 11, Chapter 14, Local Government Bonding Act, or Title 11, Chapter 27, Utah Refunding Bond Act. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Bond anticipation notes: means notes issued under Section 11-42-602 in anticipation of the issuance of assessment bonds. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• Bonds: means assessment bonds and refunding assessment bonds. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
• Chambers: A judge's office.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• Ditch: includes a drain or natural or constructed watercourse, whether open, covered, or tiled, and whether inside or outside the drainage district. See Utah Code 17B-2a-202
• Drainage: includes the reclamation, protection, or betterment of land by leading, carrying, withholding, or pumping excess water from land through canals, ditches, pipes, or other means. See Utah Code 17B-2a-202
• Drainage district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 2, Drainage District Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a drainage district under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Eligible function: means :
       (1)(a) a power conferred on a special district under this title;
       (1)(b) a tax or assessment levied by a special district;
       (1)(c) an act or proceeding that a special district:

            (1)(c)(i) has taken; or

            (1)(c)(ii) contemplates taking; or
       (1)(d) a district contract, whether already executed or to be executed in the future, including a contract for the acquisition, construction, maintenance, or operation of works for the district. See Utah Code 17B-1-1201
• 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}
• Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
• 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.
• facilities: includes any structure, building, system, land, water right, water, or other real or personal property required to provide a service that a special district is authorized to provide, including any related or appurtenant easement or right-of-way, improvement, utility, landscaping, sidewalk, road, curb, gutter, equipment, or furnishing. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• 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.
• Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
• Fire protection district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 3, Fire Protection District Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a fire protection district under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• 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
• Guaranty fund: means the fund established by a local entity under Section 11-42-701. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• Highway: includes :
       (15)(a) a public bridge;
       (15)(b) a county way;
       (15)(c) a county road;
       (15)(d) a common road; and
       (15)(e) a state road. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Improvement district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 4, Improvement District Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a county improvement district under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Incidental refunding costs: means any costs of issuing refunding assessment bonds and calling, retiring, or paying prior bonds, including:
       (27)(a) legal and accounting fees;
       (27)(b) charges of financial advisors, escrow agents, certified public accountant verification entities, and trustees;
       (27)(c) underwriting discount costs, printing costs, the costs of giving notice;
       (27)(d) any premium necessary in the calling or retiring of prior bonds;
       (27)(e) fees to be paid to the local entity to issue the refunding assessment bonds and to refund the outstanding prior bonds;
       (27)(f) any other costs that the governing body determines are necessary and proper to incur in connection with the issuance of refunding assessment bonds; and
       (27)(g) any interest on the prior bonds that is required to be paid in connection with the issuance of the refunding assessment bonds. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• Infrastructure financing district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 13, Infrastructure Financing Districts. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• 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}
• Interim committee: means the same as that term is defined in legislative rule. See Utah Code 36-12-1
• Irrigation district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 5, Irrigation District Act, including an entity that was created and operated as an irrigation district under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Issuer: means a person authorized to issue a subpoena by this chapter. See Utah Code 36-14-1
• Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
• 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
• 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 :
       (2)(a) the Legislature;
       (2)(b) the House or Senate; or
       (2)(c) any committee or subcommittee of the Legislature, the House, or the Senate. See Utah Code 36-14-1
• Legislative office: means the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst, and the Office of the Legislative Auditor General. See Utah Code 36-14-1
• Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
• Legislative staff member: means an employee or independent contractor of a legislative office. See Utah Code 36-14-1
• Legislative subpoena: means a subpoena issued by an issuer on behalf of a legislative body or legislative office and includes:
       (5)(a) a subpoena requiring a person to appear and testify at a time and place designated in the subpoena;
       (5)(b) a subpoena requiring a person to:

            (5)(b)(i) appear and testify at a time and place designated in the subpoena; and

            (5)(b)(ii) produce accounts, books, papers, documents, electronically stored information, or tangible things designated in the subpoena; and
       (5)(c) a subpoena requiring a person to produce accounts, books, papers, documents, electronically stored information, or tangible things designated in the subpoena at a time and place designated in the subpoena. See Utah Code 36-14-1
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• 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
• Mailing address: means :
       (33)(a) a property owner's last-known address using the name and address appearing on the last completed real property assessment roll of the county in which the property is located; and
       (33)(b) if the property is improved property:

            (33)(b)(i) the property's street number; or

            (33)(b)(ii) the post office box, rural route number, or other mailing address of the property, if a street number has not been assigned. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• Major political party: means either of the two political parties having the greatest number of members elected to the two chambers of the Legislature. See Utah Code 36-12-1
• Majority leader: see Floor Leaders
• Metropolitan water district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 6, Metropolitan Water District Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a metropolitan water district under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
• Minority whip: See Whips.
• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Mosquito abatement district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 7, Mosquito Abatement District Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a mosquito abatement district under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Municipal: means of or relating to a municipality. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Municipality: means a city or town. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• 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.
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• 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.
• Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, organization, association, trust, governmental agency, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• 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
• Political subdivision: means a county, city, town, special district under this title, special service district under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act, an entity created by interlocal cooperation agreement under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, or any other governmental entity designated in statute as a political subdivision of the state. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
• Prior bonds: means the assessment bonds that are refunded in part or in whole by refunding assessment bonds. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Professional legislative staff: means the legislative directors and the members of their staffs. See Utah Code 36-12-1
• Property: includes real property and any interest in real property, including water rights and leasehold rights. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
• Public entity: means :
       (22)(a) the United States or an agency of the United States;
       (22)(b) the state or an agency of the state;
       (22)(c) a political subdivision of the state or an agency of a political subdivision of the state;
       (22)(d) another state or an agency of that state; or
       (22)(e) a political subdivision of another state or an agency of that political subdivision. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Public transit district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 8, Public Transit District Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a public transit district under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• 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
• Reduced payment obligation: means the full obligation of an owner of property within an assessment area to pay an assessment levied on the property after the assessment has been reduced because of the issuance of refunding assessment bonds, as provided in Section 11-42-608. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• Refunding assessment bonds: means assessment bonds that a local entity issues under Section 11-42-607 to refund, in part or in whole, assessment bonds. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• 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.
• Reserve fund: means a fund established by a local entity under Section 11-42-702. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• Road: includes :
       (33)(a) a public bridge;
       (33)(b) a county way;
       (33)(c) a county road;
       (33)(d) a common road; and
       (33)(e) a state road. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Service area: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 9, Service Area Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a county service area or a regional service area under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
• 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.
• Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Special assessment: means an assessment levied against property to pay all or a portion of the costs of making improvements that benefit the property. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Special district: means a limited purpose local government entity, as described in Section 17B-1-103, that operates under, is subject to, and has the powers described in:
       (31)(a) this chapter; or
       (31)(b)

            (31)(b)(i) this chapter; and

            (31)(b)(ii)

                 (31)(b)(ii)(A) Chapter 2a, Part 1, Cemetery Maintenance District Act;

                 (31)(b)(ii)(B) Chapter 2a, Part 2, Drainage District Act;

                 (31)(b)(ii)(C) Chapter 2a, Part 3, Fire Protection District Act;

                 (31)(b)(ii)(D) Chapter 2a, Part 4, Improvement District Act;

                 (31)(b)(ii)(E) Chapter 2a, Part 5, Irrigation District Act;

                 (31)(b)(ii)(F) Chapter 2a, Part 6, Metropolitan Water District Act;

                 (31)(b)(ii)(G) Chapter 2a, Part 7, Mosquito Abatement District Act;

                 (31)(b)(ii)(H) Chapter 2a, Part 8, Public Transit District Act;

                 (31)(b)(ii)(I) Chapter 2a, Part 9, Service Area Act;

                 (31)(b)(ii)(J) Chapter 2a, Part 10, Water Conservancy District Act;

                 (31)(b)(ii)(K) Chapter 2a, Part 11, Municipal Services District Act; or

                 (31)(b)(ii)(L) Chapter 2a, Part 13, Infrastructure Financing Districts. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Special investigative committee: is a s defined in Subsection 36-12-9(1). See Utah Code 36-14-1
• Standing committee: means a Senate or House committee established under Senate or House rule for the purpose of considering proposed legislation. See Utah Code 36-12-1
• 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.
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Taxable value: means the taxable value of property as computed from the most recent equalized assessment roll for county purposes. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Testify: Answer questions in court.
• Testify: means to make an oral statement under oath or affirmation. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• Unincorporated: means not included within a municipality. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• 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
• Validation order: means a court order adjudicating the validity of an eligible function. See Utah Code 17B-1-1201
• Validation petition: means a petition requesting a validation order. See Utah Code 17B-1-1201
• Validation proceedings: means judicial proceedings occurring in district court pursuant to a validation petition. See Utah Code 17B-1-1201
• Variable Rate: Having a "variable" rate means that the APR changes from time to time based on fluctuations in an external rate, normally the Prime Rate. This external rate is known as the "index." If the index changes, the variable rate normally changes. Also see Fixed Rate.
• Veteran: means an individual who:
            (44)(a)(i) has served in the United States Armed Forces for at least 180 days:

                 (44)(a)(i)(A) on active duty; or

                 (44)(a)(i)(B) in a reserve component, to include the National Guard; or
            (44)(a)(ii) has incurred an actual service-related injury or disability while in the United States Armed Forces regardless of whether the individual completed 180 days; and
            (44)(a)(iii) was separated or retired under conditions characterized as honorable or general. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Water conservancy district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 10, Water Conservancy District Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a water conservancy district under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Works: includes a dam, reservoir, well, canal, conduit, pipeline, drain, tunnel, power plant, and any facility, improvement, or property necessary or convenient for supplying or treating water for any beneficial use, and for otherwise accomplishing the purposes of a special district. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• 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