Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 17 > Chapter 21 - Recorder

• Accredited postsecondary school: means a postsecondary school that is accredited by an accrediting agency. See Utah Code 13-34-101
• Accrediting agency: means a private educational association that:
       (2)(a) is recognized by the United States Department of Education;
       (2)(b) develops education criteria; and
       (2)(c) conducts evaluations to assess whether a postsecondary school meets the criteria described in Subsection (2)(b). See Utah Code 13-34-101
• Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Agent: means a person who:
       (3)(a) owns an interest in a postsecondary school;
       (3)(b) is employed by a postsecondary school;
       (3)(c) enrolls or attempts to enroll a Utah resident in a postsecondary school;
       (3)(d) offers to award an educational credential on behalf of a postsecondary school; or
       (3)(e) holds oneself out to a Utah resident as representing a postsecondary school for any purpose. See Utah Code 13-34-101
• 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.
• Apprentice: means the same as that term is defined in Section 35A-6-102. See Utah Code 13-34-101
• Apprenticeship: means the same as that term is defined in Section 35A-6-102. See Utah Code 13-34-101
• Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
• Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• 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.
• Customer: means a person that:
       (2)(a) causes a molder to fabricate, cast, or otherwise make a mold; or
       (2)(b) provides a molder with a mold to make a product for the customer. See Utah Code 13-31-102
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• Distance postsecondary education: means the same as that term is defined in Utah Code 13-34-101
• Division: means the Division of Consumer Protection. See Utah Code 13-34-101
• Educational credential: means a degree, diploma, certificate, transcript, report, document, letter of designation, mark, or series of letters, numbers, or words that represent enrollment, attendance, or satisfactory completion of the requirements or prerequisites of an educational program. See Utah Code 13-34-101
• 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.
• Father: means a parent who is of the male sex. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
• 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
• 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.
• Lineal descendant: Direct descendant of the same ancestors.
• Longstanding nonprofit accredited postsecondary school: means an accredited postsecondary school that:
       (9)(a) is a nonprofit organization; and
       (9)(b) has operated continuously as a nonprofit for at least 20 years. See Utah Code 13-34-101
• Make: includes to manufacture, assemble, cast, or fabricate. See Utah Code 13-31-102
• Mold: includes a die, form, or pattern. See Utah Code 13-31-102
• Molder: includes a tool or die maker. See Utah Code 13-31-102
• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
• Mortgagor: The person who pledges property to a creditor as collateral for a loan and who receives the money.
• Mother: means a parent who is of the female sex. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Nonprofit organization: means a nonprofit corporation or foreign nonprofit corporation as those terms are defined in Section 16-6a-102. See Utah Code 13-34-101
• 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.
• Operate: means to:
       (11)(a) maintain a physical presence in the state; or
       (11)(b) provide postsecondary education to an individual who resides in the state. See Utah Code 13-34-101
• 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
• Physical presence: means :
       (12)(a) to maintain in the state a physical location where a student receives postsecondary education; or
       (12)(b) to provide to a student distance postsecondary education from a location in this state. See Utah Code 13-34-101
• Postsecondary education: means education or educational services offered primarily to an individual who:
            (13)(a)(i) has completed or terminated their secondary or high school education; or
            (13)(a)(ii) is beyond the age of compulsory school attendance. See Utah Code 13-34-101
• Postsecondary school: means a person that offers postsecondary education:
       (14)(a) in exchange for payment of tuition, fees, or other consideration; and
       (14)(b) for the purpose of attaining educational, professional, or vocational objectives. See Utah Code 13-34-101
• Principal: means a postsecondary school's owner, officer, director, trustee, or administrator. See Utah Code 13-34-101
• 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
• Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
• Public postsecondary school: means a postsecondary school that is:
       (16)(a)

            (16)(a)(i) an institution listed in Section 53B-1-102; or

            (16)(a)(ii) established by another state or other governmental entity; and
       (16)(b) substantially supported with government funds. See Utah Code 13-34-101
• 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
• Reciprocity agreement: means an agreement the division enters into with another state in accordance with Section 13-34-303. See Utah Code 13-34-101
• Registration certificate: means approval from the division to operate a postsecondary school in accordance with this chapter, and with rules adopted in accordance with this chapter. See Utah Code 13-34-101
• Registration statement: means an application and accompanying documentation required under this chapter for:
       (19)(a) a registration certificate; or
       (19)(b) a state authorization certificate. See Utah Code 13-34-101
• 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.
• Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation.
• Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• State authorization certificate: means a certificate that the division issues to an accredited postsecondary school in accordance with Section 13-34-302. See Utah Code 13-34-101
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Student: means :
       (21)(a) a person who pays or is obligated to pay a postsecondary school for postsecondary education; or
       (21)(b) a legal guardian of a person described in Subsection (21)(a). See Utah Code 13-34-101
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• 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
• 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