Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 15A > Chapter 1 > Part 3 - Factory Built Housing and Modular Units Administration Act

• Advisory council: means an advisory council appointed by the Division of Outdoor Recreation that has within the advisory council's duties advising on policies related to the use of off-highway vehicles. See Utah Code 41-22-2
• 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.
• Appraisal: A determination of property value.
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
• Authority board: means the board of directors of a local building authority, as described in Section 17D-2-203. See Utah Code 17D-2-102
• Board: means the board of trustees of a public infrastructure district. See Utah Code 17D-4-102
• Bond: includes a bond, note, or other instrument issued under this chapter evidencing an indebtedness of a local building authority. See Utah Code 17D-2-102
• 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
• 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
• Commission: means the Conservation Commission, created in Section 4-18-104. See Utah Code 17D-3-102
• Commission: means the Outdoor Adventure Commission. See Utah Code 41-22-2
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of the department. See Utah Code 17D-3-102
• Conservation district: means a limited purpose local government entity, as described in Section 17D-3-103, that operates under, is subject to, and has the powers set forth in this chapter. See Utah Code 17D-3-102
• 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
• Construction documents: means the same as that term is defined by Modular Building Institute Standards 1200. See Utah Code 15A-1-302
• 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.
• Creating entity: means the county, municipality, or development authority that approves the creation of a public infrastructure district. See Utah Code 17D-4-102
• Creating local entity: means the local entity that creates or created the local building authority. See Utah Code 17D-2-102
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Decal: means a form of certification, created by the Division of Facilities Construction and Management and issued by a third party inspection agency, to be permanently attached to a module, panelized system, or modular building unit indicating that the module, panelized system, or modular building unit has been constructed to meet or exceed applicable building code requirements. See Utah Code 15A-1-302
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Food, created in Section 4-2-102. See Utah Code 17D-3-102
• Development authority: means :
       (3)(a) the Utah Inland Port Authority created in Section 11-58-201;
       (3)(b) the Point of the Mountain State Land Authority created in Section 11-59-201;
       (3)(c) the Utah Fairpark Area Investment and Restoration District created in Section 11-70-201; or
       (3)(d) the military installation development authority created in Section 63H-1-201. See Utah Code 17D-4-102
• Devise: To gift property by will.
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• District applicant: means the person proposing the creation of a public infrastructure district. See Utah Code 17D-4-102
• Division: means the Division of Outdoor Recreation. See Utah Code 41-22-2
• Division: means a division of a public infrastructure district:
       (5)(a) that is relatively equal in number of eligible voters or potential eligible voters to all other divisions within the public infrastructure district, taking into account existing or potential developments which, when completed, would increase or decrease the population within the public infrastructure district; and
       (5)(b) which a member of the board represents. See Utah Code 17D-4-102
• 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
• Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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.
• Factory built housing: means a manufactured home or mobile home. See Utah Code 15A-1-302
• 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.
• 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.
• Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. ^{Source: OCC}
• 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 :
       (4)(a) for a county, city, or town, the legislative body of the county, city, or town;
       (4)(b) for a school district, the local school board for the school district;
       (4)(c) for a special district, the special district's board of trustees; and
       (4)(d) for a special service district, the special service district's governing body, as defined in Section 17D-1-102. See Utah Code 17D-2-102
• Governing document: means the document governing a public infrastructure district to which the creating entity agrees before the creation of the public infrastructure district, as amended from time to time, and subject to the limitations of Title 17B, Chapter 1, Provisions Applicable to All Special Districts, and this chapter. See Utah Code 17D-4-102
• 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
• HUD Code: means the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act, Utah Code 15A-1-302
• 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}
• 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}
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Limited tax bond: means a bond:
            (7)(a)(i) that is directly payable from and secured by ad valorem property taxes that are levied:

                 (7)(a)(i)(A) by a public infrastructure district that issues the bond; and

                 (7)(a)(i)(B) on taxable property within the district;
            (7)(a)(ii) that is a general obligation of the public infrastructure district; and
            (7)(a)(iii) for which the ad valorem property tax levy for repayment of the bond does not exceed the property tax levy rate limit established under Section 17D-4-303 for any fiscal year, except as provided in Subsection 17D-4-301(8). See Utah Code 17D-4-102
• Local entity: means a county, city, town, school district, special district, or special service district. See Utah Code 17D-2-102
• Local regulator: means the same as that term is defined in Section 15A-1-202. See Utah Code 15A-1-302
• Manufactured home: means a transportable factory built housing unit constructed on or after June 15, 1976, according to the HUD Code, in one or more sections, that:
       (8)(a) in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or when erected on site, is 400 or more square feet; and
       (8)(b) is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems. See Utah Code 15A-1-302
• Manufacturer: means a person engaged in the business of manufacturing off-highway vehicles. See Utah Code 41-22-2
• Manufacturing plant: means the same as that term is defined by Modular Building Institute Standards 1200. See Utah Code 15A-1-302
• Mobile home: means a transportable factory built housing unit built before June 15, 1976, in accordance with a state mobile home code which existed prior to the HUD Code. See Utah Code 15A-1-302
• modular building unit: means a structure:
       (12)(a) constructed from one or more modules or panelized systems that is manufactured in accordance with the State Construction Code and transported to a location;
       (12)(b) the purpose of which is for human habitation, occupancy, or use; and
       (12)(c) is not a factory-built house, manufactured home, or mobile home. See Utah Code 15A-1-302
• Modular manufacturer: means the entity responsible for manufacturing a panelized system or module. See Utah Code 15A-1-302
• Module: means a three-dimensional, volumetric section of a modular building unit designed and approved to be transported as a single section, independent of other sections, to a location for onsite construction. See Utah Code 15A-1-302
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• Mortgage: means any instrument under which property may be encumbered as security for an obligation, including a mortgage, trust deed, indenture, pledge, assignment, security agreement, and financing statement. See Utah Code 17D-2-102
• Motor vehicle: includes an off-highway vehicle. See Utah Code 41-22-2
• Motorcycle: means every motor vehicle having a saddle for the use of the operator and designed to travel on not more than two tires. See Utah Code 41-22-2
• 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-highway vehicle: means any snowmobile, all-terrain type I vehicle, all-terrain type II vehicle, all-terrain type III vehicle, or motorcycle. See Utah Code 41-22-2
• Offsite construction: means a modular building unit that:
       (14)(a) is designed and constructed in compliance with this part;
       (14)(b) is wholly or in substantial part fabricated in a manufacturing plant for installation at an onsite location; and
       (14)(c) has been manufactured in such a manner that all parts or processes cannot be inspected at the end site location without disassembly, potentially resulting in damage or destruction to the modular building unit. See Utah Code 15A-1-302
• Onsite construction: means :
       (15)(a) the preparation of a location where a modular building unit will be installed, including preparation of site foundation, construction of any necessary supporting structure, and preparation to connect the modular building unit to necessary utilities; and
       (15)(b) assembly and installation of one or more modules or panelized systems in accordance with construction documents into a modular building unit, including completion of any site-related construction and connecting the modular building unit to necessary utilities. See Utah Code 15A-1-302
• Operator: means the person who is in actual physical control of an off-highway vehicle. See Utah Code 41-22-2
• Opinion: means a written, nonbinding, and advisory statement issued by the commission concerning an interpretation of the meaning of the codes or the application of the codes in a specific circumstance issued in response to a specific request by a party to the issue. See Utah Code 15A-1-202
• Owner: means a person, other than a person with a security interest, having a property interest or title to an off-highway vehicle and entitled to the use and possession of that vehicle. See Utah Code 41-22-2
• Panelized system: means a closed wall, roof, or floor component that is constructed at a manufacturing plant or by a modular manufacturer in a manner that prevents the construction from being fully inspected at an onsite location without disassembly, damage, or destruction. See Utah Code 15A-1-302
• 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 :
       (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
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Project: means an improvement, facility, property, or appurtenance to property that a local entity is permitted under law to own or acquire, whether located inside or outside the local entity's boundary, including:
       (8)(a) a public building or other structure of any kind; and
       (8)(b) a joint or partial interest in the improvement, facility, property, or appurtenance to property. See Utah Code 17D-2-102
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Public infrastructure and improvements: means :
       (8)(a) the same as that term is defined in Section 11-58-102, for a public infrastructure district created by the Utah Inland Port Authority created in Section 11-58-201;
       (8)(b) the same as that term is defined in Section 11-70-101, for a public infrastructure district created by the Utah Fairpark Area Investment and Restoration District created in Section 11-70-201; and
       (8)(c) the same as that term is defined in Section 63H-1-102, for a public infrastructure district created by the military installation development authority created in Section 63H-1-201. See Utah Code 17D-4-102
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• 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.
• 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
• Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Snowmobile: means any motor vehicle designed for travel on snow or ice and steered and supported in whole or in part by skis, belts, cleats, runners, or low pressure tires, and equipped with a saddle or seat for the use of the rider. See Utah Code 41-22-2
• 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
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
• Third party inspection agency: means an entity approved by the Division of Facilities Construction and Management to be qualified to inspect a module or panelized system for compliance with the construction documents, compliance control, and applicable code. See Utah Code 15A-1-302
• Third party inspector: means a person who:
       (19)(a) is qualified to inspect a modular building unit for compliance with construction documents, compliance control, and applicable building code;
       (19)(b) works under the direction of a third party inspection agency;
       (19)(c) has been licensed by the division under Section 15A-1-307; and
       (19)(d) is approved by the Division of Facilities Construction and Management to conduct third party inspections, as described in Section 15A-1-307. See Utah Code 15A-1-302
• Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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
• Unregistered modular unit: means a modular unit that:
       (20)(a) has not been inspected as required by this title; or
       (20)(b) does not have a required decal. See Utah Code 15A-1-302
• 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