§ 38-13-101 Title
§ 38-13-102 Definitions
§ 38-13-103 Scope of chapter

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Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 38 > Chapter 13 > Part 1 - General Provisions

  • Aircraft: is a s defined in Section 72-10-102. See Utah Code 38-13-102
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Bail: means pretrial release. See Utah Code 77-20-102
  • Bail bond: means the same as that term is defined in Section 31A-35-102. See Utah Code 77-20-102
  • Bail bond agency: means the same as that term is defined in Section 31A-35-102. See Utah Code 77-20-102
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • 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.
  • Exonerate: means to release and discharge a surety, or a surety's bail bond producer, from liability for a bail bond. See Utah Code 77-20-102
  • Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
  • Forfeiture: means :
         (8)(a) to divest an individual or surety from a right to the repayment of monetary bail; or
         (8)(b) to enforce a pledge of assets or real or personal property from an individual or surety used to secure an individual's pretrial release. See Utah Code 77-20-102
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • 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.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Monetary bail: means a financial condition. See Utah Code 77-20-102
  • Own recognizance: means the release of an individual without any condition of release other than the individual's promise to:
         (12)(a) appear for all required court proceedings; and
         (12)(b) not commit any criminal offense. See Utah Code 77-20-102
  • 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
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Principal: means the same as that term is defined in Section 31A-35-102. See Utah Code 77-20-102
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Repairman: means a person who makes, alters, repairs, or performs labor on an aircraft. See Utah Code 38-13-102
  • 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
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Surety: means a surety insurer or a bail bond agency. See Utah Code 77-20-102
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testify: means to make an oral statement under oath or affirmation. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • 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