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- Abuse of authority: means an arbitrary or capricious exercise of power that:(1)(a) adversely affects the employment rights of another; or(1)(b) results in personal gain to the person exercising the authority or to another person. See Utah Code 67-21-2
- Accessory dwelling unit: means a habitable living unit added to, created within, or detached from a primary single-family dwelling and contained on one lot. See Utah Code 17-27a-103
- Accident and health insurance: means insurance to provide protection against economic losses resulting from:
(1)(a)(i) a medical condition including:(1)(a)(i)(A) a medical care expense; or(1)(a)(i)(B) the risk of disability;(1)(a)(ii) accident; or(1)(a)(iii) sickness. See Utah Code 31A-1-301- account: means a trust account established at a depository institution in this state pursuant to a medical care savings account program to pay the eligible medical expenses of:
(9)(a) an employee or account holder; and(9)(b) the dependents of the employee or account holder. See Utah Code 31A-32a-102- Account: means the Alcoholic Beverage and Substance Abuse Enforcement and Treatment Restricted Account created in Section
32B-2-403 . See Utah Code 32B-2-402- Account administrator: means any of the following:
(1)(a) a depository institution as defined in Section 7-1-103;(1)(b) a trust company as defined in Section 7-1-103;(1)(c) an insurance company authorized to do business in this state under this title;(1)(d) a third party administrator licensed under Section 31A-25-203; and(1)(e) an employer if the employer has a self-insured health plan under ERISA. See Utah Code 31A-32a-102- Account holder: means the resident individual who establishes a medical care savings account or for whose benefit a medical care savings account is established. See Utah Code 31A-32a-102
- Actuarial certification: means a written statement by a member of the American Academy of Actuaries or other individual approved by the commissioner that a covered carrier is in compliance with this chapter, based upon the examination of the covered carrier, including review of the appropriate records and of the actuarial assumptions and methods used by the covered carrier in establishing premium rates for applicable health benefit plans. See Utah Code 31A-30-103
- 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
- Adjudicative proceeding: means :
(2)(a) an action by a board, commission, department, officer, or other administrative unit of the state that determines the legal rights, duties, privileges, immunities, or other legal interests of one or more identifiable persons, including an action to grant, deny, revoke, suspend, modify, annul, withdraw, or amend an authority, right, or license; and(2)(b) judicial review of an action described in Subsection (2)(a). See Utah Code 68-3-12.5- administrative fee: means a fee charged to a client by a professional employer organization for a professional employer service. See Utah Code 31A-40-102
- Administrative fee: means any payment, other than a rebate, that a pharmaceutical manufacturer makes directly or indirectly to a pharmacy benefit manager. See Utah Code 31A-46-102
- Administrator: means the same as that term is defined in Subsection (187). See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Adversely affected party: means a person other than a land use applicant who:
(2)(a) owns real property adjoining the property that is the subject of a land use application or land use decision; or(2)(b) will suffer a damage different in kind than, or an injury distinct from, that of the general community as a result of the land use decision. See Utah Code 17-27a-103- Advertising: includes the following, if the requirements of Subsection (1)(a) are met:
(1)(b)(i) a written, electronic, or printed communication;(1)(b)(ii) a communication by means of a recorded telephone message;(1)(b)(iii) a communication transmitted on radio, television, the Internet, or similar communications media; and(1)(b)(iv) a film strip, motion picture, or video. See Utah Code 31A-36-102- Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
- Adviser: means a person who, at the request of the issuer, a confirmer, or another adviser, notifies or requests another adviser to notify the beneficiary that a letter of credit has been issued, confirmed, or amended. See Utah Code 70A-5-102
- Advisory committee: means the Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Advisory Committee created in Section
26B-5-801 . See Utah Code 32B-2-402- Affected entity: means a county, municipality, special district, special service district under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act, school district, interlocal cooperation entity established under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, specified property owner, property owner's association, public utility, or the Department of Transportation, if:
(3)(a) the entity's services or facilities are likely to require expansion or significant modification because of an intended use of land;(3)(b) the entity has filed with the county a copy of the entity's general or long-range plan; or(3)(c) the entity has filed with the county a request for notice during the same calendar year and before the county provides notice to an affected entity in compliance with a requirement imposed under this chapter. See Utah Code 17-27a-103- Affected owner: means the owner of real property that is:
(4)(a) a single project;(4)(b) the subject of a land use approval that sponsors of a referendum timely challenged in accordance with Subsection20A-7-601 (6); and(4)(c) determined to be legally referable under SectionUtah Code 17-27a-103 - 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.
- Affiliate: means a person who controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, another person. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Affiliate: is a s defined in Section 31A-1-301. See Utah Code 31A-28-203
- affiliated: means a person who directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, a specified person. See Utah Code 31A-30-103
- Affiliated company: means a business entity that because of common ownership, control, operation, or management is in the same corporate or limited liability company system as:
(1)(a)(i) a parent;(1)(a)(ii) an industrial insured; or(1)(a)(iii) a member organization. See Utah Code 31A-37-102- Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
- Affordable housing: means housing offered for sale at 80% or less of the median county home price for housing of that type. See Utah Code 17-27a-1201
- Agency: means :
(1)(a) any department, division, agency, commission, board, council, committee, authority, or any other institution of the state or any of its political subdivisions; or(1)(b) an association as defined in Section53G-7-1101 . See Utah Code 67-16-3- Agency: means :
(1)(a) a department, institution, office, college, university, authority, division, board, bureau, commission, council, or other agency of the state;(1)(b) a county, city, town, school district, or special improvement or taxing district; or(1)(c) any other political subdivision. See Utah Code 67-20-2- 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 Section31A-23a-301 ,31A-25-207 , or31A-26-209 . See Utah Code 31A-1-301- Agency: means the same as that term is defined in Section
17C-1-102 . See Utah Code 17-27a-1201- Agency head: means the chief executive or administrative officer of any agency. See Utah Code 67-16-3
- Aggravating circumstances: means :
(1)(a) prior warnings about compliance problems;(1)(b) a prior violation history;(1)(c) a lack of written policies governing employee conduct;(1)(d) multiple violations during the course of an investigation;(1)(e) efforts to conceal a violation;(1)(f) an intentional violation;(1)(g) the violation involved more than one patron or employee; or(1)(h) a violation that results in injury or death. See Utah Code 32B-3-102- Agreement: means the bargain of the parties in fact as stated in a written contract or otherwise as found in the parties' language or by implication from other circumstances, including:
(1)(a) course of dealing;(1)(b) usage of trade; or(1)(c) course of performance. See Utah Code 70C-1-302- Airport lounge: means a business location:
(1)(a) at which an alcoholic product is sold at retail for consumption on the premises; and(1)(b) that is located at an international airport or domestic airport. See Utah Code 32B-1-102- Airport lounge license: means a license issued in accordance with Chapter 5, Retail License Act, and Chapter 6, Part 5, Airport Lounge License. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
- Alcohol training and education seminar: means a seminar that is:
(5)(a) required by Chapter 1, Part 7, Alcohol Training and Education Act; and(5)(b) described in Section26B-5-205 . See Utah Code 32B-1-102- Alcoholic beverage: means the following:
(3)(a) beer; or(3)(b) liquor. See Utah Code 32B-1-102- Alcoholic product: includes an alcoholic beverage. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
- Alien captive insurance company: means an insurer:
(2)(a) formed to write insurance business for a parent or affiliate of the insurer; and(2)(b) licensed pursuant to the laws of an alien or foreign jurisdiction that imposes statutory or regulatory standards:(2)(b)(i) on a business entity transacting the business of insurance in the alien or foreign jurisdiction; and(2)(b)(ii) in a form acceptable to the commissioner. See Utah Code 31A-37-102- Allegation: something that someone says happened.
- Allowable claim amount: means the amount paid by an insurer under the customer's health benefit plan. See Utah Code 31A-46-102
- 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 an endorsement to an insurance policy or certificate. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Annual conviction time period: means the time period that:
(1)(d)(i) begins on July 1 and ends on June 30; and(1)(d)(ii) immediately precedes the fiscal year for which an appropriation under this part is made. See Utah Code 32B-2-402- 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
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Appeal authority: means the person, board, commission, agency, or other body designated by ordinance to decide an appeal of a decision of a land use application or a variance. See Utah Code 17-27a-103
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- Applicant: means a person at whose request or for whose account a letter of credit is issued. See Utah Code 70A-5-102
- Applicant captive insurance company: means an entity that has submitted an application for a certificate of authority for a captive insurance company, unless the application has been denied or withdrawn. See Utah Code 31A-37-102
- 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
- Arena: means an enclosed building:
(6)(a) that is managed by:(6)(a)(i) the same person who owns the enclosed building;(6)(a)(ii) a person who has a majority interest in each person who owns or manages a space in the enclosed building; or(6)(a)(iii) a person who has authority to direct or exercise control over the management or policy of each person who owns or manages a space in the enclosed building;(6)(b) that operates as a venue; and(6)(c) that has an occupancy capacity of at least 12,500. See Utah Code 32B-1-102- Arena license: means a license issued in accordance with Chapter 5, Retail License Act, and Chapter 8c, Arena License Act. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
- Armed forces: means the same as that term is defined in Section Utah Code 71A-1-101
- Armed forces: means the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- articles of incorporation: means :
(11)(a) the original articles;(11)(b) a special law;(11)(c) a charter;(11)(d) an amendment;(11)(e) restated articles;(11)(f) articles of merger or consolidation;(11)(g) a trust instrument;(11)(h) another constitutive document for a trust or other entity that is not a corporation; and(11)(i) an amendment to an item listed in Subsections (11)(a) through (h). See Utah Code 31A-1-301- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Assist: means to act, or offer or agree to act, in such a way as to help, represent, aid, advise, furnish information to, or otherwise provide assistance to a person or business entity, believing that such action is of help, aid, advice, or assistance to such person or business entity and with the intent to assist such person or business entity. See Utah Code 67-16-3
- Association: means a legal association of two or more persons that meets the following requirements:
(4)(a) the persons are exposed to similar or related liability because of related, similar, or common business trade, products, services, premises, or operations; and(4)(b)(4)(b)(i) the association or the association's member organizations:(4)(b)(i)(A) own, control, or hold with power to vote all of the outstanding voting securities of an association captive insurance company incorporated as a stock insurer;(4)(b)(i)(B) have complete voting control over an association captive insurance company incorporated as a mutual insurer; or(4)(b)(i)(C) have complete voting control over an association captive insurance company formed as a limited liability company; or(4)(b)(ii) the association's member organizations collectively constitute all of the subscribers of an association captive insurance company formed as a reciprocal insurer. See Utah Code 31A-37-102- Association account: means the Utah Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association Account created by Section 31A-28-205. See Utah Code 31A-28-203
- Association captive insurance company: means a business entity that insures risks of:
(5)(a) a member organization of the association;(5)(b) an affiliate of a member organization of the association; and(5)(c) the association. See Utah Code 31A-37-102- Assurance organization: means a person designated as an assurance organization in accordance with Section 31A-40-303. See Utah Code 31A-40-102
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Authorized agency: means :
(1)(a) the attorney general;(1)(b) the state fire marshal;(1)(c) any state law enforcement agency;(1)(d) any criminal investigative department or agency of the United States;(1)(e) a district attorney;(1)(f) the prosecuting attorney of any municipality or county;(1)(g) the department; or(1)(h) the disciplinary section of an agency licensing a service provider. See Utah Code 31A-31-102- authorized insurer: means an insurer:
(191)(b)(i) holding a valid certificate of authority to do an insurance business in this state; and(191)(b)(ii) transacting business as authorized by a valid certificate. See Utah Code 31A-1-301- Authorized person: means a person authorized by law to sell or otherwise handle an alcoholic product. See Utah Code 32B-1-402
- 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.
- Bail bond: means a bail bond insurance product for a specified monetary amount that is:
(1)(a) executed by a bail bond producer licensed in accordance with Section 31A-35-401; and(1)(b) issued to a court, magistrate, or authorized officer to secure:(1)(b)(i) the release of a person from incarceration; and(1)(b)(ii) the appearance of the released person at court hearings the person is required to attend. See Utah Code 31A-35-102- Bail bond agency: means any sole proprietor or entity that:
(2)(a) is licensed under Subsection 31A-35-404(1) or (2);(2)(b)(2)(b)(i) is the agent of a surety insurer that sells a bail bond in connection with judicial proceedings;(2)(b)(ii) pledges the assets of a letter of credit from a Utah depository institution for a bail bond in connection with judicial proceedings; or(2)(b)(iii) pledges personal or real property, or both, as security for a bail bond in connection with judicial proceedings; and(2)(c) receives or is promised money or other things of value for a service described in Subsection (2)(b). See Utah Code 31A-35-102- Bail bond insurance: means a guarantee that a person will attend court when required, up to and including surrender of the person in execution of a sentence imposed under Subsection
77-20-501 (1), as a condition to the release of that person from confinement. See Utah Code 31A-1-301- Bail bond producer: means an individual who:
(3)(a) is appointed by:(3)(a)(i) a surety insurer that sells bail bonds; or(3)(a)(ii) a bail bond agency licensed under this chapter;(3)(b) is appointed to execute or countersign undertakings of bail in connection with judicial proceedings; and(3)(c) receives or is promised money or other things of value for engaging in an act described in Subsection (3)(b). See Utah Code 31A-35-102- Bail enforcement agent: means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-11-102. See Utah Code 31A-35-102
- Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
- Banquet: means an event:
(8)(a) that is a private event or a privately sponsored event;(8)(b) that is held at one or more designated locations approved by the commission in or on the premises of:(8)(b)(i) a hotel;(8)(b)(ii) a resort facility;(8)(b)(iii) a sports center;(8)(b)(iv) a convention center;(8)(b)(v) a performing arts facility;(8)(b)(vi) an arena; or(8)(b)(vii) a restaurant venue;(8)(c) for which there is a contract:(8)(c)(i) between a person operating a facility listed in Subsection (8)(b) and another person that has common ownership of less than 20% with the person operating the facility; and(8)(c)(ii) under which the person operating a facility listed in Subsection (8)(b) is required to provide an alcoholic product at the event; and(8)(d) at which food and alcoholic products may be sold, offered for sale, or furnished. See Utah Code 32B-1-102- Bar establishment license: includes :
(9)(b)(i) a dining club license;(9)(b)(ii) an equity license;(9)(b)(iii) a fraternal license; or(9)(b)(iv) a bar license. See Utah Code 32B-1-102- Bar license: means a license issued in accordance with Chapter 5, Retail License Act, and Chapter 6, Part 4, Bar Establishment License. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
- Base premium rate: means , for each class of business as to a rating period, the lowest premium rate charged or that could have been charged under a rating system for that class of business by the covered carrier to covered insureds with similar case characteristics for health benefit plans with the same or similar coverage. See Utah Code 31A-30-103
- Base taxable value: means a property's taxable value as shown upon the assessment roll last equalized during the base year. See Utah Code 17-27a-1201
- Base year: means , for a proposed home ownership promotion zone area, a year beginning the first day of the calendar quarter determined by the last equalized tax roll before the adoption of the home ownership promotion zone. See Utah Code 17-27a-1201
- Beer: means a product that:
(11)(a)(i) contains:(11)(a)(i)(A) at least . See Utah Code 32B-1-102- Beer retailer: means a business that:
(13)(a) is engaged, primarily or incidentally, in the retail sale of beer to a patron, whether for consumption on or off the business premises; and(13)(b) is licensed as:(13)(b)(i) an off-premise beer retailer, in accordance with Chapter 7, Part 2, Off-Premise Beer Retailer Local Authority; or(13)(b)(ii) an on-premise beer retailer, in accordance with Chapter 5, Retail License Act, and Chapter 6, Part 7, On-Premise Beer Retailer License. See Utah Code 32B-1-102- Beer wholesaling license: means a license:
(14)(a) issued in accordance with Chapter 13, Beer Wholesaling License Act; and(14)(b) to import for sale, or sell beer in wholesale or jobbing quantities to one or more retail licensees or off-premise beer retailers. See Utah Code 32B-1-102- Beer-only restaurant license: means a license issued in accordance with Chapter 5, Retail License Act, and Chapter 6, Part 9, Beer-Only Restaurant License. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
- 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
- Beneficiary: means a person who under the terms of a letter of credit is entitled to have its complying presentation honored. See Utah Code 70A-5-102
- benefit: means the health care services to which a covered person is entitled under the terms of a health care insurance plan offered by a managed care organization. See Utah Code 31A-45-102
- Bequest: Property gifted by will.
- Billboard: means a public display used to advertise, including:
(15)(a) a light device;(15)(b) a painting;(15)(c) a drawing;(15)(d) a poster;(15)(e) a sign;(15)(f) a signboard; or(15)(g) a scoreboard. See Utah Code 32B-1-102- Billboard: means a freestanding ground sign located on industrial, commercial, or residential property if the sign is designed or intended to direct attention to a business, product, or service that is not sold, offered, or existing on the property where the sign is located. See Utah Code 17-27a-103
- Board: means the Bail Bond Oversight Board created in Section 31A-35-201. See Utah Code 31A-35-102
- Board of canvassers: means the state board of canvassers created in Section 20A-4-306. See Utah Code 67-1b-102
- board of directors: means the group of persons with responsibility over, or management of, a corporation, however designated. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Bona fide employer association: means an association of employers:
(4)(a)(i) that meets the requirements of Section 31A-22-505;(4)(a)(ii) in which the employers of the association, either directly or indirectly, exercise control over the plan;(4)(a)(iii) that is organized:(4)(a)(iii)(A) based on a commonality of interest between the employers and their employees that participate in the plan by some common economic or representation interest or genuine organizational relationship unrelated to the provision of benefits; and(4)(a)(iii)(B) to act in the best interests of its employers to provide benefits for the employer's employees and their spouses and dependents, and other benefits relating to employment; and(4)(a)(iv) whose association sponsored health plan complies with Utah Code 31A-30-103- Branch business: means an insurance business transacted by a branch captive insurance company in this state. See Utah Code 31A-37-102
- Branch captive insurance company: means an alien captive insurance company that has a certificate of authority from the commissioner to transact the business of insurance in this state through a captive insurance company that is domiciled outside of this state. See Utah Code 31A-37-102
- Breach of system security: means an unauthorized acquisition of computerized data maintained by a person that compromises the security, confidentiality, or integrity of personal information. See Utah Code 13-44-102
- Brewer: means a person engaged in manufacturing:
(16)(a) beer;(16)(b) heavy beer; or(16)(c) a flavored malt beverage. See Utah Code 32B-1-102- Brewery manufacturing license: means a license issued in accordance with Chapter 11, Part 5, Brewery Manufacturing License. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
- Bridge program: means the program established by the Department of Workforce Services on July 1, 2003:
(1)(a) to implement the federal health coverage tax credit program;(1)(b) with federal funds; and(1)(c) for qualified participants. See Utah Code 31A-38-102- Business entity: means a sole proprietorship, partnership, association, joint venture, corporation, firm, trust, foundation, or other organization or entity used in carrying on a business. See Utah Code 67-16-3
- Business entity: means :
(17)(a) a corporation;(17)(b) an association;(17)(c) a partnership;(17)(d) a limited liability company;(17)(e) a limited liability partnership; or(17)(f) another legal entity. See Utah Code 31A-1-301- business of insurance: includes :
(98)(a) providing health care insurance by an organization that is or is required to be licensed under this title;(98)(b) providing a benefit to an employee in the event of a contingency not within the control of the employee, in which the employee is entitled to the benefit as a right, which benefit may be provided either:(98)(b)(i) by a single employer or by multiple employer groups; or(98)(b)(ii) through one or more trusts, associations, or other entities;(98)(c) providing an annuity:(98)(c)(i) including an annuity issued in return for a gift; and(98)(c)(ii) except an annuity provided by a person specified in Subsections31A-22-1305 (2) and (3);(98)(d) providing the characteristic services of a motor club;(98)(e) providing another person with insurance;(98)(f) making as insurer, guarantor, or surety, or proposing to make as insurer, guarantor, or surety, a contract or policy offering title insurance;(98)(g) transacting or proposing to transact any phase of title insurance, including:(98)(g)(i) solicitation;(98)(g)(ii) negotiation preliminary to execution;(98)(g)(iii) execution of a contract of title insurance;(98)(g)(iv) insuring; and(98)(g)(v) transacting matters subsequent to the execution of the contract and arising out of the contract, including reinsurance;(98)(h) transacting or proposing a life settlement; and(98)(i) doing, or proposing to do, any business in substance equivalent to Subsections (98)(a) through (h) in a manner designed to evade this title. See Utah Code 31A-1-301- Business of life settlements: includes the following:
(2)(a) offering a life settlement;(2)(b) soliciting a life settlement;(2)(c) negotiating a life settlement;(2)(d) procuring a life settlement;(2)(e) effectuating a life settlement;(2)(f) purchasing a life settlement;(2)(g) investing in a life settlement;(2)(h) financing a life settlement;(2)(i) monitoring a life settlement;(2)(j) tracking a life settlement;(2)(k) underwriting a life settlement;(2)(l) selling a life settlement;(2)(m) transferring a life settlement;(2)(n) assigning a life settlement;(2)(o) pledging a life settlement;(2)(p) hypothecating a life settlement; or(2)(q) in any other manner acquiring an interest in an insurance policy by means of a life settlement. See Utah Code 31A-36-102- Business plan: means the information required to be supplied to the commissioner under Subsections
31A-5-204 (2)(i) and (j), including the information required when these subsections apply by reference under:(19)(a) Section31A-8-205 ; or(19)(b) Subsection31A-9-205 (2). See Utah Code 31A-1-301- capitol hill complex: means capitol hill, as defined in Section
63O-1-101 . See Utah Code 32B-4-102- Captive insurance company: means :
(21)(a) an insurer:(21)(a)(i) owned by a parent organization; and(21)(a)(ii) whose purpose is to insure risks of the parent organization and other risks as authorized under:(21)(a)(ii)(A) Chapter 37, Captive Insurance Companies Act; and(21)(a)(ii)(B) Chapter 37a, Special Purpose Financial Captive Insurance Company Act; or(21)(b) in the case of a group or association, an insurer:(21)(b)(i) owned by the insureds; and(21)(b)(ii) whose purpose is to insure risks of:(21)(b)(ii)(A) a member organization;(21)(b)(ii)(B) a group member; or(21)(b)(ii)(C) an affiliate of:(21)(b)(ii)(C)(I) a member organization; or(21)(b)(ii)(C)(II) a group member. See Utah Code 31A-1-301- Captive insurance company: includes any of the following formed or holding a certificate of authority under this chapter:
(9)(b)(i) a branch captive insurance company;(9)(b)(ii) a pure captive insurance company;(9)(b)(iii) an association captive insurance company;(9)(b)(iv) a sponsored captive insurance company;(9)(b)(v) an industrial insured captive insurance company, including an industrial insured captive insurance company formed as a risk retention group captive in this state pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986;(9)(b)(vi) a special purpose captive insurance company; or(9)(b)(vii) a special purpose financial captive insurance company. See Utah Code 31A-37-102- Career service employee: means the same as that term is defined in Section 63A-17-102. See Utah Code 67-27-102
- Carrier: means a person that provides health insurance in this state including:
(5)(a) an insurance company;(5)(b) a prepaid hospital or medical care plan;(5)(c) a health maintenance organization;(5)(d) a multiple employer welfare arrangement; and(5)(e) another person providing a health insurance plan under this title. See Utah Code 31A-30-103- case characteristics: means demographic or other objective characteristics of a covered insured that are considered by the carrier in determining premium rates for the covered insured. See Utah Code 31A-30-103
- Case law: The law as laid down in cases that have been decided in the decisions of the courts.
- Casualty insurance: means liability insurance. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Certificate: means evidence of insurance given to:
(23)(a) an insured under a group insurance policy; or(23)(b) a third party. See Utah Code 31A-1-301- Certificate: means a certificate of authority issued under this chapter to allow an insurer to operate as a surety insurer. See Utah Code 31A-35-102
- Certificate of approval: means a certificate of approval obtained from the department under Section
32B-11-201 . See Utah Code 32B-1-102- Charter school: means :
(7)(a)(i) an operating charter school;(7)(a)(ii) a charter school applicant that a charter school authorizer approves in accordance with Title 53G, Chapter 5, Part 3, Charter School Authorization; or(7)(a)(iii) an entity that is working on behalf of a charter school or approved charter applicant to develop or construct a charter school building. See Utah Code 17-27a-103- Chartered bus: means a passenger bus, coach, or other motor vehicle provided by a bus company to a group of persons pursuant to a common purpose:
(19)(a) under a single contract;(19)(b) at a fixed charge in accordance with the bus company's tariff; and(19)(c) to give the group of persons the exclusive use of the passenger bus, coach, or other motor vehicle, and a driver to travel together to one or more specified destinations. See Utah Code 32B-1-102- Chronically ill: means :
(3)(a) being unable to perform at least two activities of daily living, such as eating, toileting, moving from one place to another, bathing, dressing, or continence;(3)(b) requiring substantial supervision for protection from threats to health and safety because of severe cognitive impairment; or(3)(c) having a level of disability similar to that described in Subsection (3)(a). See Utah Code 31A-36-102- Church: means a building:
(20)(a) set apart for worship;(20)(b) in which religious services are held;(20)(c) with which clergy is associated; and(20)(d) that is tax exempt under the laws of this state. See Utah Code 32B-1-102- City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section
10-3c-102 . See Utah Code 68-3-12.5- Claimant: means :
(3)(a)(i) an insured making a first-party claim; or(3)(a)(ii) a person instituting a liability claim. See Utah Code 31A-28-203- Class of business: means all or a separate grouping of covered insureds that is permitted by the commissioner in accordance with Section 31A-30-105. See Utah Code 31A-30-103
- Client: means a person who enters into a professional employer agreement with a professional employer organization. See Utah Code 31A-40-102
- Codicil: An addition, change, or supplement to a will executed with the same formalities required for the will itself.
- Coemployer: means :
(4)(a) a client; or(4)(b) a professional employer organization. See Utah Code 31A-40-102- Coemployment relationship: means a relationship:
(5)(a) that is intended to be ongoing rather than a temporary or project specific relationship; and(5)(b) wherein the rights and obligations of an employer that arise out of an employment relationship are allocated between coemployers pursuant to:(5)(b)(i) a professional employer agreement; or(5)(b)(ii) this chapter. See Utah Code 31A-40-102- Commission: means the Alcoholic Beverage Services Commission created in Section
32B-2-201 . See Utah Code 32B-1-102- Commission: means the Title and Escrow Commission created in Section 31A-2-403. See Utah Code 31A-41-102
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of the department. See Utah Code 70D-1-102
- Commissioner: means a member of the commission. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
- Commissioner: means Utah's Insurance Commissioner or the commissioner's designee. See Utah Code 31A-37-102
- 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.
- Common ownership and control: means that two or more captive insurance companies are owned or controlled by the same person or group of persons as follows:
(11)(a) in the case of a captive insurance company that is a stock corporation, the direct or indirect ownership of 80% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the stock corporation;(11)(b) in the case of a captive insurance company that is a mutual corporation, the direct or indirect ownership of 80% or more of the surplus and the voting power of the mutual corporation;(11)(c) in the case of a captive insurance company that is a limited liability company, the direct or indirect ownership by the same member or members of 80% or more of the membership interests in the limited liability company; or(11)(d) in the case of a sponsored captive insurance company, a protected cell is a separate captive insurance company owned and controlled by the protected cell's participant, only if:(11)(d)(i) the participant is the only participant with respect to the protected cell; and(11)(d)(ii) the participant is the sponsor or is affiliated with the sponsor of the sponsored captive insurance company through common ownership and control. See Utah Code 31A-37-102- Community location: means :
(23)(a) a public or private school as defined in Subsection32B-1-102 (115);(23)(b) a church;(23)(c) a public library;(23)(d) a public playground; or(23)(e) a public park. See Utah Code 32B-1-102- Compensation: means anything of economic value, however designated, which is paid, loaned, granted, given, donated, or transferred to any person or business entity by anyone other than the governmental employer for or in consideration of personal services, materials, property, or any other thing whatsoever. See Utah Code 67-16-3
- Compensatory service worker: means a person who performs a public service with or without compensation for an agency as a condition or part of the person's:
(2)(a) incarceration;(2)(b) plea;(2)(c) sentence;(2)(d) diversion;(2)(e) probation; or(2)(f) parole. See Utah Code 67-20-2- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
- Conditional use: means a land use that, because of the unique characteristics or potential impact of the land use on the county, surrounding neighbors, or adjacent land uses, may not be compatible in some areas or may be compatible only if certain conditions are required that mitigate or eliminate the detrimental impacts. See Utah Code 17-27a-103
- Confirmer: means a nominated person who undertakes, at the request or with the consent of the issuer, to honor a presentation under a letter of credit issued by another. See Utah Code 70A-5-102
- Constitutional taking: means a governmental action that results in a taking of private property so that compensation to the owner of the property is required by the:
(10)(a) Fifth or Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States; or(10)(b) Utah Constitution, Article I, Section 22. See Utah Code 17-27a-103- consultant: means a person who:
(99)(a) advises another person about insurance needs and coverages;(99)(b) is compensated by the person advised on a basis not directly related to the insurance placed; and(99)(c) except as provided in Section31A-23a-501 , is not compensated directly or indirectly by an insurer or producer for advice given. See Utah Code 31A-1-301- Consumer: means a natural person. See Utah Code 13-44-102
- Consumer purchasing system: means the consumer purchasing system established in Section 32B-2-802. See Utah Code 32B-2-801
- Container: means a receptacle that contains an alcoholic product, including:
(25)(a) a bottle;(25)(b) a vessel; or(25)(c) a similar item. See Utah Code 32B-1-102- Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
- Continuing care: means furnishing or providing access to an individual, other than by an individual related to the individual by blood, marriage, or adoption, of lodging together with nursing services, medical services, or other related services pursuant to a contract requiring an entrance fee. See Utah Code 31A-44-102
- Continuing care contract: means a contract under which a provider provides continuing care to a resident. See Utah Code 31A-44-102
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Contract: means a document containing written terms and conditions of a credit agreement. See Utah Code 70C-1-302
- Contracting insurer: means an insurer with whom a pharmacy benefit manager contracts to provide a pharmacy benefit management service. See Utah Code 31A-46-102
- Controlled group of manufacturers: means as the commission defines by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
- Controlled unaffiliated business: means a business entity:
(14)(a)(14)(a)(i) in the case of a pure captive insurance company, that is not in the corporate or limited liability company system of a parent or the parent's affiliate; or(14)(a)(ii) in the case of an industrial insured captive insurance company, that is not in the corporate or limited liability company system of an industrial insured or an affiliated company of the industrial insured;(14)(b)(14)(b)(i) in the case of a pure captive insurance company, that has a contractual relationship with a parent or affiliate; or(14)(b)(ii) in the case of an industrial insured captive insurance company, that has a contractual relationship with an industrial insured or an affiliated company of the industrial insured; and(14)(c) whose risks that are or will be insured by a pure captive insurance company, an industrial insured captive insurance company, or both, are managed in accordance with Subsection 31A-37-106(1)(j) by:(14)(c)(i)(14)(c)(i)(A) a pure captive insurance company; or(14)(c)(i)(B) an industrial insured captive insurance company; or(14)(c)(ii) a parent or affiliate of:(14)(c)(ii)(A) a pure captive insurance company; or(14)(c)(ii)(B) an industrial insured captive insurance company. See Utah Code 31A-37-102- controlling person: means a person who, individually or acting in concert with one or more persons, owns, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of the equity interest in a professional employer organization. See Utah Code 31A-40-102
- Convention center: means a facility that is:
(27)(a) in total at least 30,000 square feet; and(27)(b) otherwise defined as a "convention center" by the commission by rule. See Utah Code 32B-1-102- 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.
- Corporation: means an insurance corporation, except when referring to:
(34)(a)(i) a corporation doing business:(34)(a)(i)(A) as:(34)(a)(i)(A)(I) an insurance producer;(34)(a)(i)(A)(II) a surplus lines producer;(34)(a)(i)(A)(III) a limited line producer;(34)(a)(i)(A)(IV) a consultant;(34)(a)(i)(A)(V) a managing general agent;(34)(a)(i)(A)(VI) a reinsurance intermediary;(34)(a)(i)(A)(VII) a third party administrator; or(34)(a)(i)(A)(VIII) an adjuster; and(34)(a)(i)(B) under:(34)(a)(i)(B)(I) Chapter 23a, Insurance Marketing - Licensing Producers, Consultants, and Reinsurance Intermediaries;(34)(a)(i)(B)(II) Chapter 25, Third Party Administrators; or(34)(a)(i)(B)(III) Chapter 26, Insurance Adjusters; or(34)(a)(ii) a noninsurer that is part of a holding company system under Chapter 16, Insurance Holding Companies. See Utah Code 31A-1-301- Cost share: means the amount paid by an insured customer under the customer's health benefit plan. See Utah Code 31A-46-102
- County executive: means :
(7)(a) the county commission, in the county commission or expanded county commission form of government established under Title 17, Chapter 52a, Changing Forms of County Government;(7)(b) the county executive, in the county executive-council optional form of government authorized by Section17-52a-203 ; or(7)(c) the county manager, in the council-manager optional form of government authorized by Section17-52a-204 . See Utah Code 68-3-12.5- County legislative body: means :
(8)(a) the county commission, in the county commission or expanded county commission form of government established under Title 17, Chapter 52a, Changing Forms of County Government;(8)(b) the county council, in the county executive-council optional form of government authorized by Section17-52a-203 ; and(8)(c) the county council, in the council-manager optional form of government authorized by Section17-52a-204 . See Utah Code 68-3-12.5- County utility easement: means an easement that:
(11)(a) a plat recorded in a county recorder's office described as a county utility easement or otherwise as a utility easement;(11)(b) is not a protected utility easement or a public utility easement as defined in Section54-3-27 ;(11)(c) the county or the county's affiliated governmental entity owns or creates; and(11)(d)(11)(d)(i) either:(11)(d)(i)(A) no person uses or occupies; or(11)(d)(i)(B) the county or the county's affiliated governmental entity uses and occupies to provide a utility service, including sanitary sewer, culinary water, electrical, storm water, or communications or data lines; or(11)(d)(ii) a person uses or occupies with or without an authorized franchise or other agreement with the county. See Utah Code 17-27a-103- Covered carrier: means an individual carrier or small employer carrier subject to this chapter. See Utah Code 31A-30-103
- Covered claim: means an unpaid claim, including an unpaid claim under a personal lines policy for unearned premiums submitted by a claimant, if:
(4)(a)(i) the claim arises out of the coverage;(4)(a)(ii) the claim is within the coverage;(4)(a)(iii) the claim is not in excess of the applicable limits of an insurance policy to which this part applies;(4)(a)(iv) the insurer who issued the policy becomes an insolvent insurer; and(4)(a)(v)(4)(a)(v)(A) the claimant or insured is a resident of this state at the time of the insured event; or(4)(a)(v)(B) the claim is a first-party claim for damage to property that is permanently located in this state. See Utah Code 31A-28-203- Covered employee: means an individual who has a coemployment relationship with a client and a professional employer organization if the conditions of Section 31A-40-203 are met. See Utah Code 31A-40-102
- Covered individual: means an individual who is covered under a health benefit plan subject to this chapter. See Utah Code 31A-30-103
- Covered insureds: means small employers and individuals who are issued a health benefit plan that is subject to this chapter. See Utah Code 31A-30-103
- Credit insurance: includes :
(37)(b)(i) credit accident and health insurance;(37)(b)(ii) credit life insurance;(37)(b)(iii) credit property insurance;(37)(b)(iv) credit unemployment insurance;(37)(b)(v) guaranteed automobile protection insurance;(37)(b)(vi) involuntary unemployment insurance;(37)(b)(vii) mortgage accident and health insurance;(37)(b)(viii) mortgage guaranty insurance; and(37)(b)(ix) mortgage life insurance. See Utah Code 31A-1-301- Creditor: means a person, including an insured, having a claim, whether:
(39)(a) matured;(39)(b) unmatured;(39)(c) liquidated;(39)(d) unliquidated;(39)(e) secured;(39)(f) unsecured;(39)(g) absolute;(39)(h) fixed; or(39)(i) contingent. See Utah Code 31A-1-301- Creditor: means :
(4)(a)(i) a party:(4)(a)(i)(A) who regularly extends consumer credit that is subject to a finance charge or is payable by written agreement in more than four installments, not including a down payment; and(4)(a)(i)(B) to whom the obligation is initially payable, either on the face of the note or contract, or by agreement when there is no note or contract;(4)(a)(ii) an issuer of a credit card that extends either open-end credit or credit that:(4)(a)(ii)(A) is not subject to a finance charge; and(4)(a)(ii)(B) is not payable by written agreement in more than four installments; and(4)(a)(iii) an issuer of a credit card that extends closed-end credit that:(4)(a)(iii)(A) is subject to a finance charge; or(4)(a)(iii)(B) is payable by written agreement in more than four installments. See Utah Code 70C-1-302- Crime involving moral turpitude: is a s defined by the commission by rule. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
- Criminal act: means an act for which a person receives a verdict or finding of guilt after a criminal trial or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a criminal charge. See Utah Code 31A-37-102
- Critical infrastructure materials: means sand, gravel, or rock aggregate. See Utah Code 17-27a-1001
- Critical infrastructure materials operations: means the extraction, excavation, processing, or reprocessing of critical infrastructure materials. See Utah Code 17-27a-1001
- Critical infrastructure materials operator: means a natural person, corporation, association, partnership, receiver, trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, fiduciary, agent, or other organization or representative, either public or private, including a successor, assign, affiliate, subsidiary, and related parent company, that:
(3)(a) owns, controls, or manages a critical infrastructure materials operations; and(3)(b) has produced commercial quantities of critical infrastructure materials from the critical infrastructure materials operations. See Utah Code 17-27a-1001- Cross examine: Questioning of a witness by the attorney for the other side.
- Culinary water authority: means the department, agency, or public entity with responsibility to review and approve the feasibility of the culinary water system and sources for the subject property. See Utah Code 17-27a-103
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Damages: means general and special damages for injury or loss caused by each violation of this chapter. See Utah Code 67-21-2
- Deductible: means the total deductible for an employee and all the dependents of that employee for a calendar year. See Utah Code 31A-32a-102
- 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 Financial Institutions. See Utah Code 70D-1-102
- Department: means the Insurance Department. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Department: means the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services created in Section
32B-2-203 . See Utah Code 32B-1-102- Department: means the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs. See Utah Code 71A-1-101
- Department compliance officer: means an individual who is:
(31)(a) an auditor or inspector; and(31)(b) employed by the department. See Utah Code 32B-1-102- Department sample: means liquor that is placed in the possession of the department for testing, analysis, and sampling. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
- Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
- Depository institution: is a s defined in Section 7-1-103. See Utah Code 31A-36-102
- Development activity: means :
(13)(a) any construction or expansion of a building, structure, or use that creates additional demand and need for public facilities;(13)(b) any change in use of a building or structure that creates additional demand and need for public facilities; or(13)(c) any change in the use of land that creates additional demand and need for public facilities. See Utah Code 17-27a-103- Development agreement: means a written agreement or amendment to a written agreement between a county and one or more parties that regulates or controls the use or development of a specific area of land. See Utah Code 17-27a-103
- Device: means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-17b-102. See Utah Code 31A-46-102
- Devise: To gift property by will.
- Dining club license: means a license issued in accordance with Chapter 5, Retail License Act, and Chapter 6, Part 4, Bar Establishment License, that is designated by the commission as a dining club license. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
- Direct or indirect remuneration: means any adjustment in the total compensation:
(9)(a) received by a pharmacy from a pharmacy benefit manager for the sale of a drug, device, or other product or service; and(9)(b) that is determined after the sale of the product or service. See Utah Code 31A-46-102- 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: means a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of a person's major life activities, including a person having a record of such an impairment or being regarded as having such an impairment. See Utah Code 17-27a-103
- Disciplinary proceeding: means an adjudicative proceeding permitted under this title:
(35)(a) against a person subject to administrative action; and(35)(b) that is brought on the basis of a violation of this title. See Utah Code 32B-1-102- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
- Dispense: means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-17b-102. See Utah Code 31A-46-102
- Dispensing structure: means a surface or structure on a licensed premises:
(37)(a) where an alcoholic product is dispensed; or(37)(b) from which an alcoholic product is served. See Utah Code 32B-1-102- Distillery manufacturing license: means a license issued in accordance with Chapter 11, Part 4, Distillery Manufacturing License. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
- Division: means the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands. See Utah Code 65A-1-1
- Division: means the Division of Consumer Purchasing created in Section 32B-2-212. See Utah Code 32B-2-701
- Division: means the Division of Consumer Purchasing created in Section 32B-2-212. See Utah Code 32B-2-801
- Document: means a draft or other demand, document of title, investment security, certificate, invoice, or other record, statement, or representation of fact, law, right, or opinion:
(6)(a) which is presented in a written or other medium permitted by the letter of credit or, unless prohibited by the letter of credit, by the standard practice referred to in Subsection70A-5-108(5) ; and(6)(b) which is capable of being examined for compliance with the terms and conditions of the letter of credit. See Utah Code 70A-5-102- Domestic airport: means an airport that:
(40)(a) has at least 15,000 commercial airline passenger boardings in any five-year period;(40)(b) receives scheduled commercial passenger aircraft service; and(40)(c) is not an international airport. See Utah Code 32B-1-102- Donor: The person who makes a gift.
- Drug: means a substance that is:
(1)(a)(i)(1)(a)(i)(A) intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans; and(1)(a)(i)(B) recognized in or in a supplement to the official United States Pharmacopoeia, the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, or the official National Formulary;(1)(a)(ii) required by an applicable federal or state law or rule to be dispensed by prescription only;(1)(a)(iii) restricted to administration by practitioners only;(1)(a)(iv) a substance other than food intended to affect the structure or a function of the human body; or(1)(a)(v) intended for use as a component of a substance described in Subsection (1)(a)(i), (ii), (iii), or (iv). See Utah Code 31A-48-102- Drug: means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-17b-102. See Utah Code 31A-46-102
- Dwelling: means a residential structure attached to real property that contains one to four units including any of the following if used as a residence:
(5)(a) a condominium unit;(5)(b) a cooperative unit;(5)(c) a manufactured home; or(5)(d) a house. See Utah Code 70C-1-302- Employee: means the individual for whose benefit or for the benefit of whose dependents a medical care savings account is established. See Utah Code 31A-32a-102
- Employee: means a person who performs a service for wages or other remuneration under a contract of hire, written or oral, express or implied. See Utah Code 67-21-2
- 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- Employer: includes an agent of an employer. See Utah Code 67-21-2
- Employment related economic incentive: means :
(8)(a)(8)(a)(i) a credit against or exemption from taxes due the state or a political subdivision of the state; or(8)(a)(ii) an economic inducement, including a loan or a grant; and(8)(b) if the credit, exemption, or economic inducement described in Subsection (8)(a):(8)(b)(i) is offered by the state or a political subdivision of the state; and(8)(b)(ii) has an eligibility requirement that relates in whole or in part to employment including:(8)(b)(ii)(A) the number of employees; or(8)(b)(ii)(B) the nature of the employment. See Utah Code 31A-40-102- Endorsement: means a written agreement attached to a policy or certificate to modify the policy or certificate coverage. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Enrollee: includes an insured. 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.
- Entrance fee: includes a monthly fee, assessed at a rate that is greater than the value of the provider's monthly services, that a resident agrees to pay in exchange for acceptance into a facility or a promise of future monthly fees assessed at a rate that is less than the value of the services rendered. See Utah Code 31A-44-102
- 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
- Equity license: means a license issued in accordance with Chapter 5, Retail License Act, and Chapter 6, Part 4, Bar Establishment License, that is designated by the commission as an equity license. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
- ERISA: means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Law 93-406, 88 Stat. See Utah Code 31A-32a-102
- Escheat: Reversion of real or personal property to the state when 1) a person dies without leaving a will and has no heirs, or 2) when the property (such as a bank account) has been inactive for a certain period of time. Source: OCC
- Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
- Escrow: means :
(64)(a)(i) a transaction that effects the sale, transfer, encumbering, or leasing of real property, when a person not a party to the transaction, and neither having nor acquiring an interest in the title, performs, in accordance with the written instructions or terms of the written agreement between the parties to the transaction, any of the following actions:(64)(a)(i)(A) the explanation, holding, or creation of a document; or(64)(a)(i)(B) the receipt, deposit, and disbursement of money; or(64)(a)(ii) a settlement or closing involving:(64)(a)(ii)(A) a mobile home;(64)(a)(ii)(B) a grazing right;(64)(a)(ii)(C) a water right; or(64)(a)(ii)(D) other personal property authorized by the commissioner. See Utah Code 31A-1-301- Escrow agent: means an agency title insurance producer meeting the requirements of Sections
31A-4-107 ,31A-14-211 , and31A-23a-204 , who is acting through an individual title insurance producer licensed with an escrow subline of authority. See Utah Code 31A-1-301- Establisher: means a person who establishes a business entity or a trust. See Utah Code 31A-37-102
- Event permit: means :
(42)(a) a single event permit; or(42)(b) a temporary beer event permit. See Utah Code 32B-1-102- Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
- Exclusion: means for the purposes of accident and health insurance that an insurer does not provide insurance coverage, for whatever reason, for one of the following:
(67)(a) a specific physical condition;(67)(b) a specific medical procedure;(67)(c) a specific disease or disorder; or(67)(d) a specific prescription drug or class of prescription drugs. See Utah Code 31A-1-301- exclusion: is a s defined in Utah Code 32B-4-702
- Executive: when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a person or body elected as the county executive or a person appointed as the county manager or administrative officer, refers to:
(2)(a) the power and duty to carry laws and ordinances into effect and secure their due observance; and(2)(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 executive branch of government. See Utah Code 17-50-101- Executive branch: means :
(2)(a)(i) the governor, the governor's staff, and the governor's appointed advisors;(2)(a)(ii) the lieutenant governor and lieutenant governor's staff;(2)(a)(iii) cabinet level officials;(2)(a)(iv) except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), an agency, board, department, division, committee, commission, council, office, or other administrative subunit of the executive branch of state government;(2)(a)(v) except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), a cabinet officer, elected official, executive director, or board or commission vested with:(2)(a)(v)(A) policy making and oversight responsibility for a state executive branch agency; or(2)(a)(v)(B) authority to appoint and remove the director of a state executive branch agency;(2)(a)(vi) executive ministerial officers;(2)(a)(vii) each gubernatorial appointee to a state board, committee, commission, council, or authority;(2)(a)(viii) each executive branch management position, as defined in Section Utah Code 67-1b-102- Executive branch elected official: means :
(2)(a) the governor;(2)(b) the lieutenant governor;(2)(c) the attorney general;(2)(d) the state treasurer; or(2)(e) the state auditor. See Utah Code 67-27-102- Executive branch official: means an individual who:
(3)(a) is a management level employee of an executive branch elected official; and(3)(b) is not a career service employee. See Utah Code 67-27-102- Executive director: means the executive director of the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs. See Utah Code 71A-1-101
- Facility: means a place in which a person provides continuing care pursuant to a continuing care contract. See Utah Code 31A-44-102
- Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
- Federal funds: means cash received from the United States government or from other individuals or entities for or on behalf of the United States and deposited with the state treasurer or any agency of the state. See Utah Code 67-4-2
- Federal health coverage tax credit program: means the health care tax credit program authorized by the Trade Reform Act. See Utah Code 31A-38-102
- Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States. The Fed, as it is commonly called, regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve System is composed of a central governmental agency in Washington, D.C. (the Board of Governors) and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in major cities throughout the United States. Source: OCC
- Female: means the characteristic of an individual whose biological reproductive system is of the general type that functions in a way that could produce ova. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- 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) Section31A-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- Filing clerk: means :
(7)(a) the special district clerk, for a special public officer who holds an office on:(7)(a)(i) the board of trustees of a special district; or(7)(a)(ii) the governing body of a special service district; or(7)(b) the chief administrative officer, for a special public officer who holds an office on a local school board. See Utah Code 67-16-3- Finance charge: The total cost of credit a customer must pay on a consumer loan, including interest. The Truth in Lending Act requires disclosure of the finance charge. Source: OCC
- Financial institution: means the same as that term is defined in Utah Code 13-44-102
- Financial loss: includes :
(2)(a) out-of-pocket expenses;(2)(b) reasonable attorney fees;(2)(c) repair and replacement costs; or(2)(d) claims payments. See Utah Code 31A-31-102- Financing entity: includes , if the requirements of Subsection (5)(a) are met, the following:
(5)(b)(i) an underwriter;(5)(b)(ii) a placement agent;(5)(b)(iii) an enhancer of credit;(5)(b)(iv) a lender;(5)(b)(v) a purchaser of securities; and(5)(b)(vi) a purchaser of a policy from a life settlement provider. See Utah Code 31A-36-102- Fire authority: means the department, agency, or public entity with responsibility to review and approve the feasibility of fire protection and suppression services for the subject property. See Utah Code 17-27a-103
- 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.
- Flavored malt beverage: means a beverage:
(44)(a)(i) that contains at least . See Utah Code 32B-1-102- Flood plain: means land that:
(18)(a) is within the 100-year flood plain designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency; or(18)(b) has not been studied or designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency but presents a likelihood of experiencing chronic flooding or a catastrophic flood event because the land has characteristics that are similar to those of a 100-year flood plain designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. See Utah Code 17-27a-103- FLSA aggregate amount: means , except as otherwise required by the United States Department of Labor, the aggregate amount of nominal fees that a supervising agency may pay a volunteer, generally not exceeding 20% of the total compensation that the supervising agency would pay a full-time employee providing the same services as the volunteer. See Utah Code 67-20-2
- 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
- Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. Source: OCC
- Form: means , in addition to a form as defined in Section 31A-1-301:
(6)(a) a life settlement;(6)(b) a disclosure to an owner;(6)(c) a notice of intent to settle; or(6)(d) a verification of coverage. See Utah Code 31A-36-102- 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- Franchise: means the same as that term is defined in Utah Code 31A-40-102
- Franchisee: means the same as that term is defined in Utah Code 31A-40-102
- Franchisor: means the same as that term is defined in Utah Code 31A-40-102
- Fraternal license: means a license issued in accordance with Chapter 5, Retail License Act, and Chapter 6, Part 4, Bar Establishment License, that is designated by the commission as a fraternal license. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Full-service restaurant license: means a license issued in accordance with Chapter 5, Retail License Act, and Chapter 6, Part 2, Full-Service Restaurant License. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
- Fund: means the Title Insurance Recovery, Education, and Research Fund created in Section 31A-41-201. See Utah Code 31A-41-102
- Furnish: includes to:
(47)(b)(i) serve;(47)(b)(ii) deliver; or(47)(b)(iii) otherwise make available. See Utah Code 32B-1-102- General Fund: means money received into the treasury and not specially appropriated to any other fund. See Utah Code 67-4-2
- General plan: means a document that a county adopts that sets forth general guidelines for proposed future development of:
(20)(a) the unincorporated land within the county; or(20)(b) for a mountainous planning district, the land within the mountainous planning district. See Utah Code 17-27a-103- Geologic hazard: means :
(21)(a) a surface fault rupture;(21)(b) shallow groundwater;(21)(c) liquefaction;(21)(d) a landslide;(21)(e) a debris flow;(21)(f) unstable soil;(21)(g) a rock fall; or(21)(h) any other geologic condition that presents a risk:(21)(h)(i) to life;(21)(h)(ii) of substantial loss of real property; or(21)(h)(iii) of substantial damage to real property. See Utah Code 17-27a-103- 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 that an employee acts with:
(6)(a) subjective good faith; and(6)(b) the objective good faith of a reasonable employee. See Utah Code 67-21-2- Good faith: means honesty in fact in the conduct or transaction concerned. See Utah Code 70A-5-102
- Governing body: means :
(8)(a) the legislative body of a county, city, or town that establishes a special service district, if an administrative control board has not been appointed under Section17D-1-301 ; or(8)(b) the administrative control board of a special service district, if the administrative control board has been appointed under Section17D-1-301 . See Utah Code 67-16-3- Governing body: means the persons who hold the ultimate authority to direct and manage the affairs of an entity. See Utah Code 31A-37-102
- Government entity: means the state, any county, municipality, special district, special service district, or any other political subdivision or administrative unit of the state, including state institutions of education. See Utah Code 71A-2-101
- Governmental action: means any action on the part of the state, a political subdivision, or an agency, including:
(9)(a) any decision, determination, finding, ruling, or order; and(9)(b) any grant, payment, award, license, contract, subcontract, transaction, decision, sanction, or approval, or the denial thereof, or the failure to act in respect to. See Utah Code 67-16-3- Governor-elect: means , during a transition period, an individual whom the board of canvassers determines to be the successful candidate for governor after a general election for the office of governor, if that successful candidate is an individual other than the incumbent governor. See Utah Code 67-1b-102
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
- Gross mismanagement: means action or failure to act by a person, with respect to a person's responsibility, that causes significant harm or risk of harm to the mission of the public entity or public body that employs, or is managed or controlled by, the person. See Utah Code 67-21-2
- Ground lease: means a lease to a provider of the land and infrastructure improvements to the land on which a facility is located. See Utah Code 31A-44-102
- Ground lessor: means , for a facility subject to a ground lease, the owner and lessor of the land and infrastructure improvements to the land on which the facility is located. See Utah Code 31A-44-102
- Guarantee: means to assume an obligation of another person if that person fails to meet the obligation. See Utah Code 31A-40-102
- Guarantor: A party who agrees to be responsible for the payment of another party's debts should that party default. Source: OCC
- 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- Guest: means an individual who meets the requirements of Subsection
32B-6-407 (9). See Utah Code 32B-1-102- Hard cider: means the same as that term is defined in Utah Code 32B-1-102
- Health benefit plan: means a policy, contract, certificate, or agreement offered or issued by an insurer to provide, deliver, arrange for, pay for, or reimburse any of the costs of health care, including major medical expense coverage. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Health care: means any of the following intended for use in the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation, or prevention of a human ailment or impairment:
(83)(a) a professional service;(83)(b) a personal service;(83)(c) a facility;(83)(d) equipment;(83)(e) a device;(83)(f) supplies; or(83)(g) medicine. See Utah Code 31A-1-301- Health care practitioner: means :
(50)(a) a podiatrist licensed under Title 58, Chapter 5a, Podiatric Physician Licensing Act;(50)(b) an optometrist licensed under Title 58, Chapter 16a, Utah Optometry Practice Act;(50)(c) a pharmacist licensed under Title 58, Chapter 17b, Pharmacy Practice Act;(50)(d) a physical therapist licensed under Title 58, Chapter 24b, Physical Therapy Practice Act;(50)(e) a nurse or advanced practice registered nurse licensed under Title 58, Chapter 31b, Nurse Practice Act;(50)(f) a recreational therapist licensed under Title 58, Chapter 40, Recreational Therapy Practice Act;(50)(g) an occupational therapist licensed under Title 58, Chapter 42a, Occupational Therapy Practice Act;(50)(h) a nurse midwife licensed under Title 58, Chapter 44a, Nurse Midwife Practice Act;(50)(i) a mental health professional licensed under Title 58, Chapter 60, Mental Health Professional Practice Act;(50)(j) a physician licensed under Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act;(50)(k) an osteopath licensed under Title 58, Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act;(50)(l) a dentist or dental hygienist licensed under Title 58, Chapter 69, Dentist and Dental Hygienist Practice Act; and(50)(m) a physician assistant licensed under Title 58, Chapter 70a, Utah Physician Assistant Act. See Utah Code 32B-1-102- Health care provider: means the same as that term is defined in Section
78B-3-403 . See Utah Code 31A-1-301- health insurance: means insurance providing:
(84)(a)(i) a health care benefit; or(84)(a)(ii) payment of an incurred health care expense. See Utah Code 31A-1-301- Heavy beer: means a product that:
(51)(a)(i)(51)(a)(i)(A) contains more than 5% alcohol by volume;(51)(a)(i)(B) contains at least . See Utah Code 32B-1-102- Higher deductible: means a deductible of not less than $1,000. See Utah Code 31A-32a-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- Home ownership promotion zone: means a home ownership promotion zone created pursuant to this part. See Utah Code 17-27a-1201
- home solicitation sale: means a consumer credit sale of goods or services in which the seller or a person acting for him engages in a face-to-face solicitation of the sale at a residence or place of employment of the buyer and the buyer's agreement or offer to purchase is there given to the seller or a person acting for him. See Utah Code 70C-5-101
- Home-based microschool: means the same as that term is defined in Section
53G-6-201 . See Utah Code 17-27a-103- Hookup fee: means a fee for the installation and inspection of any pipe, line, meter, or appurtenance to connect to a county water, sewer, storm water, power, or other utility system. See Utah Code 17-27a-103
- Hospitality amenity license: means a license issued in accordance with Chapter 5, Retail License Act, and Chapter 6, Part 10, Hospitality Amenity License. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
- Hotel: includes a commercial lodging establishment that:
(53)(b)(i) meets the requirements under Subsection (53)(a); and(53)(b)(ii) has one or more privately owned dwelling units. See