Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 26B > Chapter 6 > Part 7 - Disability Ombudsman

• Complainant: means a person who initiates a complaint. See Utah Code 26B-6-701
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Complaint: means a complaint initiated with the ombudsman identifying a person who has violated the rights and privileges of an individual with a disability. See Utah Code 26B-6-701
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Director: means the director of the division. See Utah Code 26B-6-101
• Division: means the Division of Aging and Adult Services within the department. See Utah Code 26B-6-101
• Illegal drug: means a drug or controlled substance whose distribution is a violation of state law. See Utah Code 58-37e-2
• Illegal drug market: means the support system of illegal drug-related operations, from production to retail sales, through which an illegal drug reaches the user. See Utah Code 58-37e-2
• Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. ^{Source: FDIC}
• Individual drug user: means the individual whose illegal drug use is the basis of an action brought under this chapter. See Utah Code 58-37e-2
• 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.
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Ombudsman: means the ombudsman appointed in Section 26B-6-702. See Utah Code 26B-6-701
• Period of illegal drug use: means , in relation to the individual drug user, the time of the individual's first use of an illegal drug to the accrual of the cause of the action. See Utah Code 58-37e-2
• Person: means an individual, governmental entity, corporation, firm, trust, partnership, or incorporated or unincorporated association, existing under or authorized by the laws of this state, another state, or foreign country. See Utah Code 58-37e-2
• Place of illegal drug activity: means , in relation to the individual drug user, each county in which the individual possesses or uses an illegal drug or in which the individual resides, attends school, or is employed during the period of the individual's illegal drug use, unless the defendant proves otherwise by clear and convincing evidence. See Utah Code 58-37e-2
• Place of participation: means , in relation to a defendant in an action brought under this chapter, each county in which the person participates in the illegal drug market or in which the person resides, attends school, or is employed during the period of the person's participation in the illegal drug market. See Utah Code 58-37e-2
• Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Rights and privileges of an individual with a disability: means the rights and privileges of an individual with a disability described in Subsections 26B-6-802(1) through (3). See Utah Code 26B-6-701
• 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
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.