Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 23A > Chapter 12 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• Division: means the Division of Wildlife Resources. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
• 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.
• excavation: means an operation in which earth, rock, or other material on or below the ground is moved or displaced by tools, equipment, explosives, or demolition. See Utah Code 54-8a-2
• Excavator: means any person that excavates or conducts excavation activities. See Utah Code 54-8a-2
• Operator: means a person that owns, operates, or maintains an underground facility. See Utah Code 54-8a-2
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Tolerance zone: means the area surrounding a facility that:
       (21)(a) for an underground facility that has the diameter of the facility marked, is the distance of one half of the marked diameter plus 24 inches on either side of the designated center;
       (21)(b) for an underground facility that does not have the diameter of the facility marked, is 24 inches on either side of the outside edge of the mark indicating a facility; or
       (21)(c) for an above ground facility, is 24 inches in each direction of the outside edge of the physically present facility. See Utah Code 54-8a-2
• Underground facility: means personal property that is buried or placed below ground level for use in the storage or conveyance of any of the following:
       (23)(a) water;
       (23)(b) sewage, including sewer laterals;
       (23)(c) communications, including electronic, photonic, telephonic, or telegraphic communications;
       (23)(d) television, cable television, or other telecommunication signals, including transmission to subscribers of video or other programming;
       (23)(e) electric power;
       (23)(f) oil, gas, or other fluid and gaseous substances;
       (23)(g) steam;
       (23)(h) slurry; or
       (23)(i) dangerous materials or products. See Utah Code 54-8a-2