Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 32B > Chapter 8b - Hotel License Act

• 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
• 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
• 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.
• Banquet: means an event:
       (8)(a) that is a private event or a privately sponsored event;
       (8)(b) that is held at one or more designated locations approved by the commission in or on the premises of:

            (8)(b)(i) a hotel;

            (8)(b)(ii) a resort facility;

            (8)(b)(iii) a sports center;

            (8)(b)(iv) a convention center;

            (8)(b)(v) a performing arts facility;

            (8)(b)(vi) an arena; or

            (8)(b)(vii) a restaurant venue;
       (8)(c) for which there is a contract:

            (8)(c)(i) between a person operating a facility listed in Subsection (8)(b) and another person that has common ownership of less than 20% with the person operating the facility; and

            (8)(c)(ii) under which the person operating a facility listed in Subsection (8)(b) is required to provide an alcoholic product at the event; and
       (8)(d) at which food and alcoholic products may be sold, offered for sale, or furnished. 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
• Community location: means :
       (23)(a) a public or private school as defined in Subsection 32B-1-102(115);
       (23)(b) a church;
       (23)(c) a public library;
       (23)(d) a public playground; or
       (23)(e) a public park. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Department: means the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services created in Section 32B-2-203. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Designated conveyance area: means a route within a hotel or resort:
       (2)(a) that connects one or more of the following:

            (2)(a)(i) the premises of a bar establishment sublicensee;

            (2)(a)(ii) the premises of a hospitality amenity sublicensee;

            (2)(a)(iii) the premises of an on-premise banquet sublicensee; or

            (2)(a)(iv) a guest's room; and
       (2)(b) does not begin, end, or pass through a pool area or other recreation area, a designated business center, or a sublicensed premises not described in Subsection (2)(a). See Utah Code 32B-8b-102
• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• 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.
• Furnish: includes to:
            (47)(b)(i) serve;
            (47)(b)(ii) deliver; or
            (47)(b)(iii) otherwise make available. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Guest: means an individual who meets the requirements of Subsection 32B-6-407(9). See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Highway: includes :
       (15)(a) a public bridge;
       (15)(b) a county way;
       (15)(c) a county road;
       (15)(d) a common road; and
       (15)(e) a state road. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Hotel: means one or more buildings that:
       (3)(a) comprise a hotel, as defined by the commission;
       (3)(b) are owned or managed by the same person or by a person who has a majority interest in or can direct or exercise control over the management or policy of the person who owns or manages any other building under the hotel license within the boundary of the hotel;
       (3)(c) primarily operate to provide lodging accommodations;
       (3)(d) have on-premise banquet space and provide on-premise banquet service within the boundary of the hotel meeting the requirements of this title;
       (3)(e) have a restaurant or bar establishment within the boundary of the hotel meeting the requirements of this title; and
       (3)(f) have at least 40 rooms as temporary sleeping accommodations for compensation. See Utah Code 32B-8b-102
• Hotel license: means a license issued in accordance with Chapter 5, Retail License Act, and Chapter 8b, Hotel License Act. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• 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.
• 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
• 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}
• 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
• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• offer for sale: means a transaction, exchange, or barter whereby, for consideration, an alcoholic product is either directly or indirectly transferred, solicited, ordered, delivered for value, or by a means or under a pretext is promised or obtained, whether done by a person as a principal, proprietor, or as staff, unless otherwise defined in this title or the rules made by the commission. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• 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
• Patron: means an individual to whom food, beverages, or services are sold, offered for sale, or furnished, or who consumes an alcoholic product including:
       (87)(a) a customer;
       (87)(b) a member;
       (87)(c) a guest;
       (87)(d) an attendee of a banquet or event;
       (87)(e) an individual who receives room service;
       (87)(f) a resident of a resort; or
       (87)(g) a hospitality guest, as defined in Section 32B-6-1002, under a hospitality amenity license. 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
• 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
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Resort: means the same as that term is defined in Section 32B-8-102. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Restaurant: means a business location:
       (110)(a) at which a variety of foods are prepared;
       (110)(b) at which complete meals are served; and
       (110)(c) that is engaged primarily in serving meals. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Road: includes :
       (33)(a) a public bridge;
       (33)(b) a county way;
       (33)(c) a county road;
       (33)(d) a common road; and
       (33)(e) a state road. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Room service: means furnishing an alcoholic product to a person in a guest room or privately owned dwelling unit of a:
       (114)(a) hotel; or
       (114)(b) resort facility. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• 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
• Store: means to place or maintain in a location an alcoholic product. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Sublicense: means :
       (133)(a) any of the following licenses issued as a subordinate license to, and contingent on the issuance of, a principal license:

            (133)(a)(i) a full-service restaurant license;

            (133)(a)(ii) a limited-service restaurant license;

            (133)(a)(iii) a bar establishment license;

            (133)(a)(iv) an on-premise banquet license;

            (133)(a)(v) an on-premise beer retailer license;

            (133)(a)(vi) a beer-only restaurant license; or

            (133)(a)(vii) a hospitality amenity license; or
       (133)(b) a spa sublicense. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Utah Code: means the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code, as amended, unless the text expressly references a portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code as it existed:
       (42)(a) on the day on which the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code was enacted; or
       (42)(b)

            (42)(b)(i) after the day described in Subsection (42)(a); and

            (42)(b)(ii) before the most recent amendment to the referenced portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5