Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 17 > Chapter 55 - Criminal Justice Coordinating Councils

• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Attorney: means an individual who is authorized to provide legal services in any state or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 13-68-101
• Client: means a person that is provided lawyer referral services by a lawyer referral consultant. See Utah Code 13-68-101
• Commission: means the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice created in Section 63M-7-201. See Utah Code 17-55-101
• council: means a council created by a county or counties in accordance with Section 17-55-201. See Utah Code 17-55-101
• Drug: means any substance recognized as a drug in the United States Pharmacopeia, the National Formulary, the Homeopathic Pharmacopeia, or other drug compendia, including Title 58, Chapter 37, Utah Controlled Substances Act, or supplement to any of those compendia. See Utah Code 34-41-101
• Drug testing: means the scientific analysis for the presence of drugs or their metabolites in the human body in accordance with the definitions and terms of this chapter. See Utah Code 34-41-101
• 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.
• Lawyer referral consultant: means an individual that engages in lawyer referral service. See Utah Code 13-68-101
• Local governmental entity: means any political subdivision of Utah including any county, municipality, local school district, special district, special service district, or any administrative subdivision of those entities. See Utah Code 34-41-101
• Periodic testing: means preselected and preannounced drug testing of employees or volunteers conducted on a regular schedule. See Utah Code 34-41-101
• Person: means :
       (24)(a) an individual;
       (24)(b) an association;
       (24)(c) an institution;
       (24)(d) a corporation;
       (24)(e) a company;
       (24)(f) a trust;
       (24)(g) a limited liability company;
       (24)(h) a partnership;
       (24)(i) a political subdivision;
       (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
       (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Post-incarceration services: includes :
            (5)(b)(i) educational services;
            (5)(b)(ii) housing services;
            (5)(b)(iii) health care services;
            (5)(b)(iv) workforce services; and
            (5)(b)(v) human services programs. See Utah Code 17-55-101
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Prospective employee: means any person who has made a written or oral application to become an employee of a local governmental entity or a state institution of higher education. See Utah Code 34-41-101
• Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
• Random testing: means the unannounced drug testing of an employee or volunteer who was selected for testing by using a method uninfluenced by any personal characteristics other than job category. See Utah Code 34-41-101
• Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
• Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• State institution of higher education: means the institution as defined in Section 53B-3-102. See Utah Code 34-41-101
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Victim advocate: work with prosecutors and assist the victims of a crime.
• Volunteer: means any person who donates services as authorized by the local governmental entity or state institution of higher education without pay or other compensation except expenses actually and reasonably incurred. See Utah Code 34-41-101