Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 17B > Chapter 1 > Part 14 - Basic Special District

• Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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.
• Chambers: A judge's office.
• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• 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.
• Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
• Hearsay: Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else. Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.
• Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
• Judgement: The official decision of a court finally determining the respective rights and claims of the parties to a suit.
• 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
• Lobbying: means communicating with a public official for the purpose of influencing a legislative action, executive action, local action, or education action. See Utah Code 36-11-102
• Lobbyist: means :
            (19)(a)(i) an individual who is employed by a principal; or
            (19)(a)(ii) an individual who contracts for economic consideration, other than reimbursement for reasonable travel expenses, with a principal to lobby a public official. See Utah Code 36-11-102
• Local government: means :
       (22)(a) a county, city, or town;
       (22)(b) a special district governed by Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts;
       (22)(c) a special service district governed by Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act;
       (22)(d) a community reinvestment agency governed by Title 17C, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Community Reinvestment Agency Act;
       (22)(e) a conservation district governed by Title 17D, Chapter 3, Conservation District Act;
       (22)(f) a redevelopment agency; or
       (22)(g) an interlocal entity or a joint cooperative undertaking governed by Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act. See Utah Code 36-11-102
• Managing judge: means the supervising judge when he retains authority to manage a grand jury, or the district court judge to whom the supervising judge delegates management of a grand jury. See Utah Code 77-10a-1
• Meeting: means a gathering of people to discuss an issue, receive instruction, or make a decision, including a conference, seminar, or summit. See Utah Code 36-11-102
• 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
• Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, organization, association, trust, governmental agency, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
• Presiding officer: means the presiding officer of the Judicial Council. See Utah Code 77-10a-1
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• 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
• Special district: means a limited purpose local government entity, as described in Section 17B-1-103, that operates under, is subject to, and has the powers described in:
       (31)(a) this chapter; or
       (31)(b)

            (31)(b)(i) this chapter; and

            (31)(b)(ii)

                 (31)(b)(ii)(A) Chapter 2a, Part 1, Cemetery Maintenance District Act;

                 (31)(b)(ii)(B) Chapter 2a, Part 2, Drainage District Act;

                 (31)(b)(ii)(C) Chapter 2a, Part 3, Fire Protection District Act;

                 (31)(b)(ii)(D) Chapter 2a, Part 4, Improvement District Act;

                 (31)(b)(ii)(E) Chapter 2a, Part 5, Irrigation District Act;

                 (31)(b)(ii)(F) Chapter 2a, Part 6, Metropolitan Water District Act;

                 (31)(b)(ii)(G) Chapter 2a, Part 7, Mosquito Abatement District Act;

                 (31)(b)(ii)(H) Chapter 2a, Part 8, Public Transit District Act;

                 (31)(b)(ii)(I) Chapter 2a, Part 9, Service Area Act;

                 (31)(b)(ii)(J) Chapter 2a, Part 10, Water Conservancy District Act;

                 (31)(b)(ii)(K) Chapter 2a, Part 11, Municipal Services District Act; or

                 (31)(b)(ii)(L) Chapter 2a, Part 13, Infrastructure Financing Districts. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• 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
• Subject: means a person whose conduct is within the scope of the grand jury's investigation, and that conduct exposes the person to possible criminal prosecution. See Utah Code 77-10a-1
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Supervising judge: means the district court judge appointed by the presiding officer to supervise the five-judge grand jury panel. See Utah Code 77-10a-1
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• 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