Utah Code > Title 17 > Chapter 21a > Part 2 – Electronic Documents


§ 17-21a-201	Title
§ 17-21a-202	Validity of electronic documents
§ 17-21a-203	Recording of documents

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Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 17 > Chapter 21a > Part 2 - Electronic Documents

Actuary: is a s defined by the commissioner by rule, made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Administrator: means the same as that term is defined in Subsection (187). See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Affected guaranty association: means a guaranty association that is or may become liable for payment of a covered claim. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
Affiliate: is a s defined in Section 31A-1-301. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
Agency: means :
(6)(a) a person other than an individual, including a sole proprietorship by which an individual does business under an assumed name; and
(6)(b) an insurance organization licensed or required to be licensed under Section 31A-23a-301, 31A-25-207, or 31A-26-209. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Allegation: something that someone says happened.
Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
Annuity: means an agreement to make periodical payments for a period certain or over the lifetime of one or more individuals if the making or continuance of all or some of the series of the payments, or the amount of the payment, is dependent upon the continuance of human life. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
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.
Application: means a document:
     (10)(a)
          (10)(a)(i) completed by an applicant to provide information about the risk to be insured; and
          (10)(a)(ii) that contains information that is used by the insurer to evaluate risk and decide whether to:
               (10)(a)(ii)(A) insure the risk under:
                    (10)(a)(ii)(A)(I) the coverage as originally offered; or
                    (10)(a)(ii)(A)(II) a modification of the coverage as originally offered; or
               (10)(a)(ii)(B) decline to insure the risk; or
     (10)(b) used by the insurer to gather information from the applicant before issuance of an annuity contract. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
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
Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
Average daily population: means the average daily number of individuals on parole or felony probation in the region during the applicable fiscal year. See Utah Code 64-13g-101
Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
Baseline probation employment rate: means the average of the probation employment rates for fiscal years 2023, 2024, and 2025. See Utah Code 64-13g-101
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}
Bequest: Property gifted by will.
Cap: means no more than 20% above the community supervision percentage multiplied by the community correctional center projection. See Utah Code 64-13f-102
City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Commission: means the Utah Electronic Recording Commission established in Section 17-21a-302. See Utah Code 17-21a-102
Commissioner: is a s defined in Section 31A-1-301. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
Community correctional center: means the same as that term is defined in Section 64-13-1. See Utah Code 64-13f-102
Community supervision percentage: means the percentage calculated by dividing the total number of offenders supervised in the community by the department in each county or county zone by the total number of offenders supervised in the community by the department. See Utah Code 64-13f-102
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Control: is a s defined in Section 31A-1-301. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
County zone: means the eastern zone, northern zone, or western zone. See Utah Code 64-13f-102
creditor: means a person having a claim against an insurer whether the claim is:
     (5)(a) matured or not matured;
     (5)(b) liquidated or unliquidated;
     (5)(c) secured or unsecured;
     (5)(d) absolute; or
     (5)(e) fixed or contingent. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Deadline: means a final date or time:
     (44)(a) imposed by:
          (44)(a)(i) statute;
          (44)(a)(ii) rule; or
          (44)(a)(iii) order; and
     (44)(b) by which a required filing or payment must be received by the department. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Delinquency proceeding: means a:
(9)(a) proceeding instituted against an insurer for the purpose of rehabilitating or liquidating the insurer; and
(9)(b) summary proceeding under Section 31A-27a-201. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
Department: means the Department of Corrections. See Utah Code 64-13f-102
Department: means the Department of Corrections. See Utah Code 64-13g-101
Department: is a s defined in Section 31A-1-301 unless the context requires otherwise. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
Devise: To gift property by will.
Director: means a member of the board of directors of a corporation. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Disability: means a physiological or psychological condition that partially or totally limits an individual's ability to:
     (51)(a) perform the duties of:
          (51)(a)(i) that individual's occupation; or
          (51)(a)(ii) an occupation for which the individual is reasonably suited by education, training, or experience; or
     (51)(b) perform two or more of the following basic activities of daily living:
          (51)(b)(i) eating;
          (51)(b)(ii) toileting;
          (51)(b)(iii) transferring;
          (51)(b)(iv) bathing; or
          (51)(b)(v) dressing. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Disability income insurance: means the same as that term is defined in Subsection (89). See Utah Code 31A-1-301
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 Forestry, Fire, and State Lands. See Utah Code 65A-1-1
Division of Law Enforcement: means the division within the Department of Natural Resources created under Title 79, Chapter 2, Part 7, Division of Law Enforcement. See Utah Code 65A-1-1 v2
Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
Document: means information that is:
(2)(a) inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form; and
(2)(b) eligible to be recorded in the land records maintained by the county recorder. See Utah Code 17-21a-102
domiciliary state: means the state in which an insurer is incorporated or organized, except that "domiciliary state" means:
(12)(a) in the case of an alien insurer, its state of entry; or
(12)(b) in the case of a risk retention group, the state in which the risk retention group is chartered as contemplated in the Liability Risk Retention Act, Utah Code 31A-27a-102
Donor: The person who makes a gift.
Eastern zone: means , except as provided in Subsection (7)(b), Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Grand, San Juan, and Uintah counties. See Utah Code 64-13f-102
Electronic: means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. See Utah Code 17-21a-102
Electronic signature: means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with a document and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the document. See Utah Code 17-21a-102
Eligible employment: means an occupation, or combined occupations, that:
(5)(a) consist of at least 130 hours in a 30-day period; and
(5)(b) are verified via paystubs, employment letters, contracts, or other reliable methods, as determined by the department. See Utah Code 64-13g-101
Employee: means :
(57)(a) an individual employed by an employer; or
(57)(b) an individual who meets the requirements of Subsection (55)(b). See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Endorsement: means a written agreement attached to a policy or certificate to modify the policy or certificate coverage. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
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}
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.
Evidence-based: means a supervision policy, procedure, program, or practice demonstrated by scientific research to reduce recidivism of individuals on parole or felony probation. See Utah Code 64-13g-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.
Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
Filed: means that a filing is:
          (69)(a)(i) submitted to the department as required by and in accordance with applicable statute, rule, or filing order;
          (69)(a)(ii) received by the department within the time period provided in applicable statute, rule, or filing order; and
          (69)(a)(iii) accompanied by the appropriate fee in accordance with:
               (69)(a)(iii)(A) Section 31A-3-103; or
               (69)(a)(iii)(B) rule. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Filing: when used as a noun, means an item required to be filed with the department including:
     (70)(a) a policy;
     (70)(b) a rate;
     (70)(c) a form;
     (70)(d) a document;
     (70)(e) a plan;
     (70)(f) a manual;
     (70)(g) an application;
     (70)(h) a report;
     (70)(i) a certificate;
     (70)(j) an endorsement;
     (70)(k) an actuarial certification;
     (70)(l) a licensee annual statement;
     (70)(m) a licensee renewal application;
     (70)(n) an advertisement;
     (70)(o) a binder; or
     (70)(p) an outline of coverage. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
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.
Form: means one of the following prepared for general use:
          (74)(a)(i) a policy;
          (74)(a)(ii) a certificate;
          (74)(a)(iii) an application;
          (74)(a)(iv) an outline of coverage; or
          (74)(a)(v) an endorsement. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
General assets: includes the property of the estate or its proceeds in excess of the amount necessary to discharge a claim described in Subsection (18)(a). See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
Good faith: means honesty in fact and intention, and in regard to Part 5, Asset Recovery, also requires the absence of:
(19)(a) information that would lead a reasonable person in the same position to know that the insurer is financially impaired or insolvent; and
(19)(b) knowledge regarding the imminence or pendency of a delinquency proceeding against the insurer. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
Guarantor: A party who agrees to be responsible for the payment of another party's debts should that party default. ^{Source: OCC}
Guaranty association: means :
(20)(a) a mechanism mandated by Chapter 28, Guaranty Associations; or
(20)(b) a similar mechanism in another state that is created for the payment of claims or continuation of policy obligations of a financially impaired or insolvent insurer. See Utah Code 31A-27a-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
Impaired: means that an insurer:
     (21)(a) does not have admitted assets at least equal to the sum of:
          (21)(a)(i) all its liabilities; and
          (21)(a)(ii) the minimum surplus required to be maintained by Section 31A-5-211 or 31A-8-209; or
     (21)(b) has a total adjusted capital that is less than its authorized control level RBC, as defined in Section 31A-17-601. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
Indemnity: means the payment of an amount to offset all or part of an insured loss. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
insolvent: means that an insurer:
     (22)(a) is unable to pay its obligations when they are due;
     (22)(b) does not have admitted assets at least equal to all of its liabilities; or
     (22)(c) has a total adjusted capital that is less than its mandatory control level RBC, as defined in Section 31A-17-601. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
Insurance: includes :
          (96)(b)(i) a risk distributing arrangement providing for compensation or replacement for damages or loss through the provision of a service or a benefit in kind;
          (96)(b)(ii) a contract of guaranty or suretyship entered into by the guarantor or surety as a business and not as merely incidental to a business transaction; and
          (96)(b)(iii) a plan in which the risk does not rest upon the person who makes an arrangement, but with a class of persons who have agreed to share the risk. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Insured: means a person to whom or for whose benefit an insurer makes a promise in an insurance policy and includes:
          (103)(a)(i) a policyholder;
          (103)(a)(ii) a subscriber;
          (103)(a)(iii) a member; and
          (103)(a)(iv) a beneficiary. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
insurer: means a person who:
     (23)(a) is doing, has done, purports to do, or is licensed to do the business of insurance;
     (23)(b) is or has been subject to the authority of, or to rehabilitation, liquidation, reorganization, supervision, or conservation by an insurance commissioner; or
     (23)(c) is included under Section 31A-27a-104. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
Intangible property: Property that has no intrinsic value, but is merely the evidence of value such as stock certificates, bonds, and promissory notes.
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}
Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
Liabilities: is a s defined by and is measured in accordance with the National Association of Insurance Commissioner's Statements of Statutory Accounting Principles, as incorporated in this state by rules made by the department in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, for the purposes of Subsection 31A-4-113(1)(b)(ii). See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
License: includes a certificate of authority issued to an insurer. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
Life insurance: means :
(114)(a)(i) insurance on a human life; and
(114)(a)(ii) insurance pertaining to or connected with human life. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
Long-term care insurance: includes :
          (121)(b)(i) any of the following that provide directly or supplement long-term care insurance:
               (121)(b)(i)(A) a group or individual annuity or rider; or
               (121)(b)(i)(B) a life insurance policy or rider;
          (121)(b)(ii) a policy or rider that provides for payment of benefits on the basis of:
               (121)(b)(ii)(A) cognitive impairment; or
               (121)(b)(ii)(B) functional capacity; or
          (121)(b)(iii) a qualified long-term care insurance contract. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Marginal cost of incarceration: means the total costs of incarceration, per inmate, that fluctuate based on inmate population. See Utah Code 64-13g-101
Member: means a person having membership rights in an insurance corporation. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
Municipality: means a city or town. See Utah Code 65A-1-1
Mutual: means a mutual insurance corporation. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Netting agreement: includes :
(25)(c)(i) a term or condition incorporated by reference in the contract or agreement described in Subsection (25)(a); or
(25)(c)(ii) a master agreement described in Subsection (25)(a). See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
New value: means :
          (26)(a)(i) money;
          (26)(a)(ii) money's worth in goods, services, or new credit; or
          (26)(a)(iii) release by a transferee of property previously transferred to the transferee in a transaction that is neither void nor voidable by the insurer or the receiver under applicable law, including proceeds of the property. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
Northern zone: means , except as provided in Subsection (8)(b), Box Elder, Cache, Morgan, Rich, Summit, and Wasatch counties. See Utah Code 64-13f-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.
Offender: means the same as that term is defined in Section 64-13-1. See Utah Code 64-13f-102
Office: means the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget. See Utah Code 64-13g-101
Order: means an order of the commissioner. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Parole employment rate: means the percentage of individuals on parole who held eligible employment for at least nine months in a one-year period, if at least a portion of the nine-months was during the preceding fiscal year. See Utah Code 64-13g-101
Party in interest: means :
     (27)(a) the commissioner;
     (27)(b) a nondomiciliary commissioner in whose state the insurer has outstanding claims liabilities;
     (27)(c) an affected guaranty association; and
     (27)(d) the following parties if the party files a request with the receivership court for inclusion as a party in interest and to be on the service list:
          (27)(d)(i) an insurer that ceded to or assumed business from the insurer;
          (27)(d)(ii) a policyholder;
          (27)(d)(iii) a third party claimant;
          (27)(d)(iv) a creditor;
          (27)(d)(v) a 10% or greater equity security holder in the insolvent insurer; and
          (27)(d)(vi) a person, including an indenture trustee, with a financial or regulatory interest in the delinquency proceeding. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
Person: includes :
     (146)(a) an individual;
     (146)(b) a partnership;
     (146)(c) a corporation;
     (146)(d) an incorporated or unincorporated association;
     (146)(e) a joint stock company;
     (146)(f) a trust;
     (146)(g) a limited liability company;
     (146)(h) a reciprocal;
     (146)(i) a syndicate; or
     (146)(j) another similar entity or combination of entities acting in concert. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government, or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Utah Code 17-21a-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
Policy: includes all clauses, riders, endorsements, and papers that are a part of a policy. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
Policyholder: means a person who controls a policy, binder, or oral contract by ownership, premium payment, or otherwise. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
Preference: means a transfer of property of an insurer to or for the benefit of a creditor:
     (29)(a) for or on account of an antecedent debt, made or allowed by the insurer within one year before the day on which a successful petition for rehabilitation or liquidation is filed under this chapter;
     (29)(b) the effect of which transfer may enable the creditor to obtain a greater percentage of the creditor's debt than another creditor of the same class would receive; and
     (29)(c) if a liquidation order is entered while the insurer is already subject to a rehabilitation order and the transfer otherwise qualifies, that is made or allowed within the shorter of:
          (29)(c)(i) one year before the day on which a successful petition for rehabilitation is filed; or
          (29)(c)(ii) two years before the day on which a successful petition for liquidation is filed. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
Premium: includes , however designated:
          (156)(b)(i) an assessment;
          (156)(b)(ii) a membership fee;
          (156)(b)(iii) a required contribution; or
          (156)(b)(iv) monetary consideration. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
Probation employment rate: means the percentage of individuals on felony probation who held eligible employment for at least nine months in a one-year period, if at least a portion of the nine-months was during the preceding fiscal year. See Utah Code 64-13g-101
Proceeding: includes an action or special statutory proceeding. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Program: means the Adult Probation and Parole Employment Incentive Program, created in Section 64-13g-102. See Utah Code 64-13g-101
Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
property of the estate: includes :
     (30)(a) a right, title, or interest of the insurer in property:
          (30)(a)(i) whether:
               (30)(a)(i)(A) legal or equitable;
               (30)(a)(i)(B) tangible or intangible; or
               (30)(a)(i)(C) choate or inchoate; and
          (30)(a)(ii) including choses in action, contract rights, and any other interest recognized under the laws of this state;
     (30)(b) entitlements that exist before the entry of an order of rehabilitation or liquidation;
     (30)(c) entitlements that may arise by operation of this chapter or other provisions of law allowing the receiver to avoid prior transfers or assert other rights; and
     (30)(d)
          (30)(d)(i) records or data that is otherwise the property of the insurer; and
          (30)(d)(ii) records or data similar to those described in Subsection (30)(d)(i) that are within the possession, custody, or control of a managing general agent, a third party administrator, a management company, a data processing company, an accountant, an attorney, an affiliate, or other person. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
qualified financial contract: means any of the following:
     (31)(a) a commodity contract;
     (31)(b) a forward contract;
     (31)(c) a repurchase agreement;
     (31)(d) a securities contract;
     (31)(e) a swap agreement; or
     (31)(f) a similar agreement that the commissioner determines by rule or order to be a qualified financial contract for purposes of this chapter. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
Rate: means :
          (163)(a)(i) the cost of a given unit of insurance; or
          (163)(a)(ii) for property or casualty insurance, that cost of insurance per exposure unit either expressed as:
               (163)(a)(ii)(A) a single number; or
               (163)(a)(ii)(B) a pure premium rate, adjusted before the application of individual risk variations based on loss or expense considerations to account for the treatment of:
                    (163)(a)(ii)(B)(I) expenses;
                    (163)(a)(ii)(B)(II) profit; and
                    (163)(a)(ii)(B)(III) individual insurer variation in loss experience. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
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
receiver: means the commissioner or the commissioner's designee, including a rehabilitator, liquidator, or ancillary receiver. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
receivership: means a rehabilitation, liquidation, or ancillary receivership. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
receivership court: refers to the court in which a delinquency proceeding is pending. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
Record: when used as a noun, means information or data, in whatever form maintained, including:
     (36)(a) a book;
     (36)(b) a document;
     (36)(c) a paper;
     (36)(d) a file;
     (36)(e) an application file;
     (36)(f) a policyholder list;
     (36)(g) policy information;
     (36)(h) a claim or claim file;
     (36)(i) an account;
     (36)(j) a voucher;
     (36)(k) a litigation file;
     (36)(l) a premium record;
     (36)(m) a rate book;
     (36)(n) an underwriting manual;
     (36)(o) a personnel record;
     (36)(p) a financial record; or
     (36)(q) other material. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
Region: means one of the geographic regions into which the Department of Corrections has divided the state for purposes of supervising adult probation and parole. See Utah Code 64-13g-101
Reinsurance: means a transaction or contract under which an assuming insurer agrees to indemnify a ceding insurer against all, or a part, of a loss that the ceding insurer may sustain under the one or more policies that the ceding insurer issues or will issue. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
Reinsurer: means a person licensed in this state as an insurer with the authority to assume reinsurance. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
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.
Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
Restricted account: means the Employment Incentive Restricted Account created in Section 64-13g-103. See Utah Code 64-13g-101
Secured claim: means , subject to Subsection (39)(b):
(39)(a)(i) a claim secured by an asset that is not a general asset; or
(39)(a)(ii) the right to set off as provided in Section 31A-27a-510. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
Security: means a:
          (176)(a)(i) note;
          (176)(a)(ii) stock;
          (176)(a)(iii) bond;
          (176)(a)(iv) debenture;
          (176)(a)(v) evidence of indebtedness;
          (176)(a)(vi) certificate of interest or participation in a profit-sharing agreement;
          (176)(a)(vii) collateral-trust certificate;
          (176)(a)(viii) preorganization certificate or subscription;
          (176)(a)(ix) transferable share;
          (176)(a)(x) investment contract;
          (176)(a)(xi) voting trust certificate;
          (176)(a)(xii) certificate of deposit for a security;
          (176)(a)(xiii) certificate of interest of participation in an oil, gas, or mining title or lease or in payments out of production under such a title or lease;
          (176)(a)(xiv) commodity contract or commodity option;
          (176)(a)(xv) certificate of interest or participation in, temporary or interim certificate for, receipt for, guarantee of, or warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase any of the items listed in Subsections (176)(a)(i) through (xiv); or
          (176)(a)(xvi) another interest or instrument commonly known as a security. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
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
Sovereign lands: means those lands lying below the ordinary high water mark of navigable bodies of water at the date of statehood and owned by the state by virtue of its sovereignty. See Utah Code 65A-1-1
Special deposit: means a deposit established pursuant to statute for the security or benefit of a limited class or classes of persons. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Utah Code 17-21a-102
State: means a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 31A-27a-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
State lands: means all lands administered by the division. See Utah Code 65A-1-1
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
Surplus: means the excess of assets over the sum of paid-in capital and liabilities. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Sustained yield: means the achievement and maintenance of high level annual or periodic output of the various renewable resources of land without impairment of the productivity of the land. See Utah Code 65A-1-1
Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
Total adjusted capital: means the sum of an insurer's or health organization's statutory capital and surplus as determined in accordance with:
(189)(a) the statutory accounting applicable to the annual financial statements required to be filed under Section 31A-4-113; and
(189)(b) another item provided by the RBC instructions, as RBC instructions is defined in Section 31A-17-601. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
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.
Transfer: includes the sale and every other and different mode of disposing of or parting with property or with an interest in property, whether:
          (46)(a)(i) directly or indirectly;
          (46)(a)(ii) absolutely or conditionally;
          (46)(a)(iii) voluntarily or involuntarily; or
          (46)(a)(iv) by or without judicial proceedings. See Utah Code 31A-27a-102
Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. ^{Source: OCC}
Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
Trustee: means "director" when referring to the board of directors of a corporation. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
under common control: means the direct or indirect possession of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
Vessel: when used with reference to shipping, includes a steamboat, canal boat, and every structure adapted to be navigated from place to place. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Western zone: means , except as provided in Subsection (10)(b), Beaver, Garfield, Tooele, Iron, Juab, Kane, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, Washington, and Wayne counties. See Utah Code 64-13f-102
Wildland: means an area where:
(9)(a) development is essentially non-existent, except for roads, railroads, powerlines, or similar transportation facilities; and
(9)(b) structures, if any, are widely scattered. See Utah Code 65A-1-1
Wildland fire: means a fire that consumes:
(10)(a) wildland; or
(10)(b) wildland-urban interface, as defined in Section 65A-8a-102. See Utah Code 65A-1-1
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