Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 32B > Chapter 3 > Part 2 - Disciplinary Proceedings

• Adjudicative proceeding: means :
       (2)(a) an action by a board, commission, department, officer, or other administrative unit of the state that determines the legal rights, duties, privileges, immunities, or other legal interests of one or more identifiable persons, including an action to grant, deny, revoke, suspend, modify, annul, withdraw, or amend an authority, right, or license; and
       (2)(b) judicial review of an action described in Subsection (2)(a). See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Aggravating circumstances: means :
       (1)(a) prior warnings about compliance problems;
       (1)(b) a prior violation history;
       (1)(c) a lack of written policies governing employee conduct;
       (1)(d) multiple violations during the course of an investigation;
       (1)(e) efforts to conceal a violation;
       (1)(f) an intentional violation;
       (1)(g) the violation involved more than one patron or employee; or
       (1)(h) a violation that results in injury or death. See Utah Code 32B-3-102
• Alcoholic beverage: means the following:
       (3)(a) beer; or
       (3)(b) liquor. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Alcoholic product: includes an alcoholic beverage. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
• Bailee: means a person that by a warehouse receipt, bill of lading, or other document of title acknowledges possession of goods and contracts to deliver them. See Utah Code 70A-7a-102
• Brewer: means a person engaged in manufacturing:
       (16)(a) beer;
       (16)(b) heavy beer; or
       (16)(c) a flavored malt beverage. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Carrier: means a person that issues a bill of lading. See Utah Code 70A-7a-102
• Certificate of approval: means a certificate of approval obtained from the department under Section 32B-11-201. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Commission: means the Alcoholic Beverage Services Commission created in Section 32B-2-201. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Consignee: means a person named in a bill of lading to which or to whose order the bill promises delivery. See Utah Code 70A-7a-102
• Consignor: means a person named in a bill of lading as the person from which the goods have been received for shipment. See Utah Code 70A-7a-102
• 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.
• Delivery order: means a record that contains an order to deliver goods directed to a warehouse, carrier, or other person that in the ordinary course of business issues warehouse receipts or bills of lading. See Utah Code 70A-7a-102
• Department: means the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services created in Section 32B-2-203. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Department compliance officer: means an individual who is:
       (31)(a) an auditor or inspector; and
       (31)(b) employed by the department. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
• Disciplinary proceeding: means an adjudicative proceeding permitted under this title:
       (35)(a) against a person subject to administrative action; and
       (35)(b) that is brought on the basis of a violation of this title. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• 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.
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Good faith: means honesty in fact and the observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing. See Utah Code 70A-7a-102
• Goods: means all things that are treated as movable for the purposes of a contract for storage or transportation. See Utah Code 70A-7a-102
• intoxication: means that

       an individual exhibits plain and easily observable outward manifestations of behavior or physical signs produced by or as a result of the use of:

       (60)(a) an alcoholic product;
       (60)(b) a controlled substance;
       (60)(c) a substance having the property of releasing toxic vapors; or
       (60)(d) a combination of products or substances described in Subsections (60)(a) through (c). See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Investigator: means an individual who is:
       (61)(a) a department compliance officer; or
       (61)(b) a nondepartment enforcement officer. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Issuer: means a bailee that issues a document of title or, in the case of an unaccepted delivery order, the person that orders the possessor of goods to deliver. See Utah Code 70A-7a-102
• 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.
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Letter of credit: means a definite undertaking that satisfies the requirements of Section 70A-5-104 by an issuer to a beneficiary at the request or for the account of an applicant or, in the case of a financial institution, to itself or for its own account, to honor a documentary presentation by payment or delivery of an item of value. See Utah Code 70A-5-102
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• 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
• Licensee: means a person who holds a license. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Liquor: includes :
                 (66)(a)(ii)(A) heavy beer;
                 (66)(a)(ii)(B) wine; and
                 (66)(a)(ii)(C) a flavored malt beverage. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Member: means an individual who, after paying regular dues, has full privileges in an equity licensee or fraternal licensee. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Military installation: means a base, air field, camp, post, station, yard, center, or homeport facility for a ship:
            (75)(a)(i)

                 (75)(a)(i)(A) under the control of the United States Department of Defense; or

                 (75)(a)(i)(B) of the National Guard;
            (75)(a)(ii) that is located within the state; and
            (75)(a)(iii) including a leased facility. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Minor: means an individual under 21 years old. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Mitigating circumstances: means :
       (3)(a) no prior violation history for the licensee or permittee;
       (3)(b) no prior violation history for the individual who committed the violation;
       (3)(c) motive for the individual who engaged in or allowed the violation to retaliate against the licensee or permittee; or
       (3)(d) extraordinary cooperation with the investigation of the violation that demonstrates that the licensee or permittee and the individual who committed the violation accept responsibility for the violation. See Utah Code 32B-3-102
• Nondepartment enforcement agency: means an agency that:
       (78)(a)

            (78)(a)(i) is a state agency other than the department; or

            (78)(a)(ii) is an agency of a county, city, or town; and
       (78)(b) has a responsibility to enforce one or more provisions of this title. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Package agency: means a retail liquor location operated:
       (85)(a) under an agreement with the department; and
       (85)(b) by a person:

            (85)(b)(i) other than the state; and

            (85)(b)(ii) who is authorized by the commission in accordance with Chapter 2, Part 6, Package Agency, to sell packaged liquor for consumption off the premises of the package agency. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Package agent: means a person who holds a package agency. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Permittee: means a person issued a permit under:
       (89)(a) Chapter 9, Event Permit Act; or
       (89)(b) Chapter 10, Special Use Permit 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
• Person subject to administrative action: means :
       (90)(a) a licensee;
       (90)(b) a permittee;
       (90)(c) a manufacturer;
       (90)(d) a supplier;
       (90)(e) an importer;
       (90)(f) one of the following holding a certificate of approval:

            (90)(f)(i) an out-of-state brewer;

            (90)(f)(ii) an out-of-state importer of beer, heavy beer, or flavored malt beverages; or

            (90)(f)(iii) an out-of-state supplier of beer, heavy beer, or flavored malt beverages; or
       (90)(g) staff of:

            (90)(g)(i) a person listed in Subsections (90)(a) through (f); or

            (90)(g)(ii) a package agent. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
• Premises: means a building, enclosure, or room used in connection with the storage, sale, furnishing, consumption, manufacture, or distribution, of an alcoholic product, unless otherwise defined in this title or rules made by the commission. See Utah Code 32B-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.
• 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
• Record: includes :
            (103)(b)(i) a book;
            (103)(b)(ii) a book of account;
            (103)(b)(iii) a paper;
            (103)(b)(iv) a contract;
            (103)(b)(v) an agreement;
            (103)(b)(vi) a document; or
            (103)(b)(vii) a recording in any medium. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Utah Code 70A-7a-102
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• Shipper: means a person that enters into a contract of transportation with a carrier. See Utah Code 70A-7a-102
• Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Staff: includes :
            (128)(b)(i) an officer;
            (128)(b)(ii) a director;
            (128)(b)(iii) an employee;
            (128)(b)(iv) personnel management;
            (128)(b)(v) an agent of the licensee, including a managing agent;
            (128)(b)(vi) an operator; or
            (128)(b)(vii) a representative. See Utah Code 32B-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
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Store: means to place or maintain in a location an alcoholic product. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Supplier: means a person who sells an alcoholic product to the department. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Testify: Answer questions in court.
• Testify: means to make an oral statement under oath or affirmation. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
• Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. ^{Source: OCC}
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Warehouse: means a person engaged in the business of storing goods for hire. See Utah Code 70A-7a-102
• 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