Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 15A > Chapter 1 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• Adjudicative proceeding: means :
       (1)(a) a division or board action or proceeding determining the legal rights, duties, privileges, immunities, or other legal interests of one or more identifiable persons, including actions to grant, deny, revoke, suspend, modify, annul, withdraw, or amend an authority, right, permit, or license; or
       (1)(b) judicial review of a division or board action or proceeding specified in Subsection (1)(a). See Utah Code 40-8-4
• Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Agency funds: means money that an agency collects or receives for agency operations, implementing a project area plan or an implementation plan as defined in Section 17C-1-1001, or other agency purposes, including:
       (5)(a) project area funds;
       (5)(b) income, proceeds, revenue, or property derived from or held in connection with the agency's undertaking and implementation of project area development or agency-wide project development as defined in Section 17C-1-1001;
       (5)(c) a contribution, loan, grant, or other financial assistance from any public or private source;
       (5)(d) project area incremental revenue as defined in Section 17C-1-1001; or
       (5)(e) property tax revenue as defined in Section 17C-1-1001. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• 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.
• Amendment: means a request for an insignificant change to a notice of intention, as defined by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act. See Utah Code 40-8-4
• 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.
• Applicant: means a person who has filed a notice of intent to commence mining operations, or who has applied to the board for a review of a notice or order. See Utah Code 40-8-4
• 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
• Approved notice of intention: means a formally filed notice of intention to commence mining operations, including revisions or amendments to the notice of intention that is approved under Section 40-8-13. See Utah Code 40-8-4
• Assessment roll: means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-2-102. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Basalt: means fine-grained mafic igneous rock formed in the tertiary or quaternary periods. See Utah Code 40-8-4
• Base taxable value: means , unless otherwise adjusted in accordance with provisions of this title, a property's taxable value as shown upon the assessment roll last equalized during the base year. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Base year: means , except as provided in Subsection 17C-1-402(4)(c), the year during which the assessment roll is last equalized:
       (9)(a) for a pre-July 1, 1993, urban renewal or economic development project area plan, before the project area plan's effective date;
       (9)(b) for a post-June 30, 1993, urban renewal or economic development project area plan, or a community reinvestment project area plan that is subject to a taxing entity committee:

            (9)(b)(i) before the date on which the taxing entity committee approves the project area budget; or

            (9)(b)(ii) if taxing entity committee approval is not required for the project area budget, before the date on which the community legislative body adopts the project area plan;
       (9)(c) for a project on an inactive airport site, after the later of:

            (9)(c)(i) the date on which the inactive airport site is sold for remediation and development; or

            (9)(c)(ii) the date on which the airport that operated on the inactive airport site ceased operations; or
       (9)(d) for a community development project area plan or a community reinvestment project area plan that is subject to an interlocal agreement, as described in the interlocal agreement. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Basic levy: means the portion of a school district's tax levy constituting the minimum basic levy under Section 59-2-902. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Board: means the Board of Oil, Gas, and Mining. See Utah Code 40-8-4
• Board: means the Utah Fire Prevention Board created in Section 53-7-203. See Utah Code 15A-1-102
• Board: means the governing body of an agency, as described in Section 17C-1-203. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Budget hearing: means the public hearing on a proposed project area budget required under Subsection 17C-2-201(2)(d) for an urban renewal project area budget, Subsection 17C-3-201(2)(d) for an economic development project area budget, or Subsection 17C-5-302(2)(e) for a community reinvestment project area budget. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Building: means a structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy and any improvements attached to it. See Utah Code 15A-1-202
• Building permit applicant: means the same as that term is defined in Section 15A-1-105. See Utah Code 15A-1-202
• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Code: means :
       (5)(a) the State Construction Code; or
       (5)(b) an approved code. See Utah Code 15A-1-202
• Community: means a county or municipality. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Community development project area plan: means a project area plan adopted under Chapter 4, Part 1, Community Development Project Area Plan. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Community legislative body: means the legislative body of the community that created the agency. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Community reinvestment project area plan: means a project area plan adopted under Chapter 5, Part 1, Community Reinvestment Project Area Plan. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Compliance agency: means :
       (7)(a) an agency of the state or any of its political subdivisions which issues permits for construction regulated under the codes;
       (7)(b) any other agency of the state or its political subdivisions specifically empowered to enforce compliance with the codes;
       (7)(c) a third-party inspection firm as defined in Section 15A-1-105; or
       (7)(d) any other state agency which chooses to enforce codes adopted under this chapter by authority given the agency under a title other than this part and Part 3, Factory Built Housing and Modular Units Administration Act. See Utah Code 15A-1-202
• Conference: means an informal adjudicative proceeding conducted by the division. See Utah Code 40-8-4
• Construction code: means standards and specifications published by a nationally recognized code authority for use in circumstances described in Subsection 15A-1-204(1), including:
       (8)(a) a building code;
       (8)(b) an electrical code;
       (8)(c) a residential one and two family dwelling code;
       (8)(d) a plumbing code;
       (8)(e) a mechanical code;
       (8)(f) a fuel gas code;
       (8)(g) an energy conservation code;
       (8)(h) a swimming pool and spa code;
       (8)(i) a manufactured housing installation standard code; and
       (8)(j) Modular Building Institute Standards 1200 and 1205, issued by the International Code Council, except as specifically modified by provisions of this title governing modular units. See Utah Code 15A-1-202
• Contest: means to file a written complaint in a court with jurisdiction under Title 78A, Judiciary and Judicial Administration, and in a county in which the agency is located if the action is filed in the district court. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• 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.
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• Development: means the work performed in relation to a deposit following the deposit's discovery but before and in contemplation of production mining operations, aimed at preparing the site for mining operations, defining further the ore deposit by drilling or other means, conducting pilot plant operations, constructing roads or ancillary facilities, and other related activities. See Utah Code 40-8-4
• Development impediment: means a condition of an area that meets the requirements described in Section 17C-2-303 for an urban renewal project area or Section 17C-5-405 for a community reinvestment project area. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Development impediment study: means a study to determine whether a development impediment exists within a survey area as described in Section 17C-2-301 for an urban renewal project area or Section 17C-5-403 for a community reinvestment project area. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• Division: means the Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining. See Utah Code 40-8-4
• Division: means the Division of Professional Licensing created in Section 58-1-103, except as provided in:
       (2)(a) Part 4, State Fire Code Administration Act; and
       (2)(b) Chapter 5, State Fire Code Act. See Utah Code 15A-1-102
• Donor: The person who makes a gift.
• Economic development project area plan: means a project area plan adopted under Chapter 3, Part 1, Economic Development Project Area Plan. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Emergency order: means an order issued by the board in accordance with Section 63G-4-502. See Utah Code 40-8-4
• 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.
• Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
• Executor: includes "administrator" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Exploration: includes :
            (13)(b)(i) sinking shafts;
            (13)(b)(ii) tunneling;
            (13)(b)(iii) drilling holes and digging pits or cuts;
            (13)(b)(iv) building of roads, and other access ways; and
            (13)(b)(v) constructing and operating other facilities related to the activities described in this Subsection (13)(b). See Utah Code 40-8-4
• Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Gravel: means a naturally occurring unconsolidated to moderately consolidated accumulation of rock and mineral particles, the dominant size range being between 4 millimeters and 75 millimeters, that has been deposited by sedimentary processes. See Utah Code 40-8-4
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• Guardian: includes a person who:
       (14)(a) qualifies as a guardian of a minor or incapacitated person pursuant to testamentary or court appointment; or
       (14)(b) is appointed by a court to manage the estate of a minor or incapacitated person. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Hearing: means a formal adjudicative proceeding conducted by the board under the board's procedural rules. See Utah Code 40-8-4
• 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
• Income targeted housing: means housing that is:
       (32)(a) owned and occupied by a family whose annual income is at or below 120% of the median annual income for a family within the county in which the housing is located; or
       (32)(b) occupied by a family whose annual income is at or below 80% of the median annual income for a family within the county in which the housing is located. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• 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
• Land affected: means the surface and subsurface of an area within the state where mining operations are being or will be conducted, including:
            (17)(a)(i) on-site private ways, roads, and railroads;
            (17)(a)(ii) land excavations;
            (17)(a)(iii) exploration sites;
            (17)(a)(iv) drill sites or workings;
            (17)(a)(v) refuse banks or spoil piles;
            (17)(a)(vi) evaporation or settling ponds;
            (17)(a)(vii) stockpiles;
            (17)(a)(viii) leaching dumps;
            (17)(a)(ix) placer areas;
            (17)(a)(x) tailings ponds or dumps; and
            (17)(a)(xi) work, parking, storage, or waste discharge areas, structures, and facilities. See Utah Code 40-8-4
• Large mining operation: means a mining operation that is not a small mining operation and, for purposes of filing a notice of intention, does not include an exploration mining operation. See Utah Code 40-8-4
• 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}
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• Loan fund board: means the Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund Board, established under Title 35A, Chapter 8, Part 5, Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Local regulator: means a political subdivision of the state that is empowered to engage in the regulation of construction, alteration, remodeling, building, repair, installation, inspection, or other activities subject to the codes. See Utah Code 15A-1-202
• Man: means an adult human male. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• mineral deposit: means an accumulation of mineral matter in the form of consolidated rock, unconsolidated material, solutions, or occurring on the surface, beneath the surface, or in the waters of the land from which any product useful to man may be produced, extracted, or obtained or which is extracted by underground mining methods for underground storage. See Utah Code 40-8-4
• Mining operation: means activities conducted on the surface of the land for the exploration for, development of, or extraction of a mineral deposit, including surface mining and the surface effects of underground and in situ mining, on-site transportation, concentrating, milling, evaporation, and other primary processing. See Utah Code 40-8-4
• Municipality: means a cityor town. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Notice: means :
       (20)(a) notice of intention, as defined in this chapter; or
       (20)(b) written information given to an operator by the division describing compliance conditions at a mining operation. See Utah Code 40-8-4
• Notice of intention: means a notice to commence mining operations, including revisions to the notice. See Utah Code 40-8-4
• 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.
• Off-site: means the land areas that are outside of or beyond the on-site land. See Utah Code 40-8-4
• On-site: means the surface lands on or under which surface or underground mining operations are conducted. See Utah Code 40-8-4
• Operator: means a natural person, corporation, association, partnership, receiver, trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, fiduciary, agent, or other organization or representative, either public or private, owning, controlling, or managing a mining operation or proposed mining operation. See Utah Code 40-8-4
• Order: means written information provided by the division or board to an operator or other parties, describing the compliance status of a permit or mining operation. See Utah Code 40-8-4
• Owner: means a natural person, corporation, association, partnership, receiver, trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, fiduciary, agent, or other organization or representative, either public or private, owning, controlling, or managing a mineral deposit or the surface of lands employed in mining operations. See Utah Code 40-8-4
• Participant: means one or more persons that enter into a participation agreement with an agency. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• 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.
• Permit: means a permit order. See Utah Code 40-8-4
• Permit area: means the area of land indicated on the approved map submitted by the operator with the application or notice to conduct mining operations. See Utah Code 40-8-4
• Permit order: means an action by the division that:
       (29)(a)

            (29)(a)(i) approves a notice of intention to commence a large mining operation or revise or amend a large mining operation; or

            (29)(a)(ii) declares a notice of intention for a large mining operation deficient;
       (29)(b)

            (29)(b)(i) accepts as complete a notice of intention to commence a small mining operation or revise or amend a small mining operation; and

            (29)(b)(ii) approves the amount and form of surety for a notice of intention; or
       (29)(c) approves a notice of intention to conduct an exploration operation or revise or amend an exploration operation. See Utah Code 40-8-4
• Permittee: means a person holding, or who is required by Utah law to hold, a valid permit or notice to conduct mining operations. See Utah Code 40-8-4
• Person: means an individual, partnership, association, society, joint stock company, firm, company, corporation, or other governmental or business organization. See Utah Code 40-8-4
• 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
• Plan hearing: means the public hearing on a proposed project area plan required under Subsection 17C-2-102(1)(a)(vi) for an urban renewal project area plan, Subsection 17C-3-102(1)(d) for an economic development project area plan, Subsection 17C-4-102(1)(d) for a community development project area plan, or Subsection 17C-5-104(3)(e) for a community reinvestment project area plan. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Project area: means the geographic area described in a project area plan within which the project area development described in the project area plan takes place or is proposed to take place. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Project area budget: means a multiyear projection of annual or cumulative revenues and expenses and other fiscal matters pertaining to a project area prepared in accordance with:
       (47)(a) for an urban renewal project area, Section 17C-2-201;
       (47)(b) for an economic development project area, Section 17C-3-201;
       (47)(c) for a community development project area, Section 17C-4-204; or
       (47)(d) for a community reinvestment project area, Section 17C-5-302. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Project area development: means activity within a project area that, as determined by the board, encourages, promotes, or provides development or redevelopment for the purpose of implementing a project area plan, including:
       (48)(a) promoting, creating, or retaining public or private jobs within the state or a community;
       (48)(b) providing office, manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, parking, or other facilities or improvements;
       (48)(c) planning, designing, demolishing, clearing, constructing, rehabilitating, or remediating environmental issues;
       (48)(d) providing residential, commercial, industrial, public, or other structures or spaces, including recreational and other facilities incidental or appurtenant to the structures or spaces;
       (48)(e) altering, improving, modernizing, demolishing, reconstructing, or rehabilitating existing structures;
       (48)(f) providing open space, including streets or other public grounds or space around buildings;
       (48)(g) providing public or private buildings, infrastructure, structures, or improvements;
       (48)(h) relocating a business;
       (48)(i) improving public or private recreation areas or other public grounds;
       (48)(j) eliminating a development impediment or the causes of a development impediment;
       (48)(k) redevelopment as defined under the law in effect before May 1, 2006; or
       (48)(l) any activity described in this Subsection (48) outside of a project area that the board determines to be a benefit to the project area. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Project area funds: means tax increment or sales and use tax revenue that an agency receives under a project area budget adopted by a taxing entity committee or an interlocal agreement. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Project area funds collection period: means the period of time that:
       (50)(a) begins the day on which the first payment of project area funds is distributed to an agency under a project area budget approved by a taxing entity committee or an interlocal agreement; and
       (50)(b) ends the day on which the last payment of project area funds is distributed to an agency under a project area budget approved by a taxing entity committee or an interlocal agreement. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Project area plan: means an urban renewal project area plan, an economic development project area plan, a community development project area plan, or a community reinvestment project area plan that, after the project area plan's effective date, guides and controls the project area development. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Property tax: includes a privilege tax imposed under Title 59, Chapter 4, Privilege Tax. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Reclamation: means actions performed during or after mining operations to shape, stabilize, revegetate, or treat the land affected in order to achieve a safe, stable ecological condition and use that is consistent with local environmental conditions. See Utah Code 40-8-4
• 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.
• Review proceeding: means a proceeding under this chapter to address a challenge to a permit order. See Utah Code 40-8-4
• Revision: means a request for a change to a notice of intention that is not an amendment to a notice of intention. See Utah Code 40-8-4
• Rock aggregate: means those consolidated rock materials associated with a sand deposit, a gravel deposit, or a sand and gravel deposit that were created by alluvial sedimentary processes. See Utah Code 40-8-4
• Sales and use tax revenue: means revenue that is:
       (56)(a) generated from a tax imposed under Title 59, Chapter 12, Sales and Use Tax Act; and
       (56)(b) distributed to a taxing entity in accordance with Sections 59-12-204 and 59-12-205. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Sand: means a naturally occurring unconsolidated to moderately consolidated accumulation of rock and mineral particles, the dominant size range being between . See Utah Code 40-8-4
• Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
• Small mining operations: means mining operations that disturb or will disturb 20 or less surface acres at any given time in an unincorporated area of a county or 10 or less surface acres at any given time in an incorporated area of a county. See Utah Code 40-8-4
• 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
• State Construction Code: means the State Construction Code adopted by:
       (3)(a) Chapter 2, Adoption of State Construction Code;
       (3)(b) Chapter 2a, Tall Wood Buildings of Mass Timber Construction Incorporated as Part of State Construction Code;
       (3)(c) Chapter 3, Statewide Amendments Incorporated as Part of State Construction Code;
       (3)(d) Chapter 4, Local Amendments Incorporated as Part of State Construction Code; and
       (3)(e) Chapter 6, Additional Construction Requirements. See Utah Code 15A-1-102
• State Fire Code: means the State Fire Code adopted by Chapter 5, State Fire Code Act. See Utah Code 15A-1-102
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Substantive public comment: means a public comment that:
       (38)(a) is specific to a proposed action;
       (38)(b) has a direct relationship to the proposed action;
       (38)(c) includes supporting reasons for the division to consider; and
       (38)(d) addresses issues that are within the scope of the division's jurisdiction. See Utah Code 40-8-4
• Survey area: means a geographic area designated for study by a survey area resolution to determine whether:
       (58)(a) one or more project areas within the survey area are feasible; or
       (58)(b) a development impediment exists within the survey area. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Tax increment: means the difference between:
            (61)(a)(i) the amount of property tax revenue generated each tax year by a taxing entity from the area within a project area designated in the project area plan as the area from which tax increment is to be collected, using the current assessed value of the property and each taxing entity's current certified tax rate as defined in Section 59-2-924; and
            (61)(a)(ii) the amount of property tax revenue that would be generated from that same area using the base taxable value of the property and each taxing entity's current certified tax rate as defined in Section 59-2-924. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Taxable value: means :
       (60)(a) the taxable value of all real property a county assessor assesses in accordance with Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 3, County Assessment, for the current year;
       (60)(b) the taxable value of all real and personal property the commission assesses in accordance with Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 2, Assessment of Property, for the current year; and
       (60)(c) the year end taxable value of all personal property a county assessor assesses in accordance with Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 3, County Assessment, contained on the prior year's tax rolls of the taxing entity. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Taxing entity: means a public entity that:
       (62)(a) levies a tax on property located within a project area; or
       (62)(b) imposes a sales and use tax under Title 59, Chapter 12, Sales and Use Tax Act. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Taxing entity committee: means a committee representing the interests of taxing entities, created in accordance with Section 17C-1-402. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• 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 Utah Code Annotated (1953), as amended. See Utah Code 15A-1-102
• Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
• 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