Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 32B > Chapter 13 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• 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.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• 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.
• License: means :
       (62)(a) a retail license;
       (62)(b) a sublicense;
       (62)(c) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 7, Part 4, Off-premise Beer Retailer State License;
       (62)(d) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 11, Manufacturing and Related Licenses Act;
       (62)(e) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 12, Liquor Warehousing License Act;
       (62)(f) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 13, Beer Wholesaling License Act; or
       (62)(g) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 17, Liquor Transport License Act. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• 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
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. 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
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5