Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 38 > Chapter 3 - Lessors' Liens

• 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.
• Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
• Bond: means :
       (3)(a) a written obligation to repay borrowed money, whether denominated a bond, note, warrant, certificate of indebtedness, or otherwise; and
       (3)(b) a lease agreement, installment purchase agreement, or other agreement that:

            (3)(b)(i) includes an obligation by the district to pay money; and

            (3)(b)(ii) the district's board of trustees, in its discretion, treats as a bond for purposes of Title 11, Chapter 14, Local Government Bonding Act, or Title 11, Chapter 27, Utah Refunding Bond Act. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Chief executive officer: means a person appointed by the board of trustees of a small public transit district to serve as chief executive officer. See Utah Code 17B-2a-802
• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Council of governments: means a decision-making body in each county composed of membership including the county governing body and the mayors of each municipality in the county. See Utah Code 17B-2a-802
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Department: means the Department of Transportation created in Section 72-1-201. See Utah Code 17B-2a-802
• Executive director: means a person appointed by the board of trustees of a large public transit district to serve as executive director. See Utah Code 17B-2a-802
• facilities: includes any structure, building, system, land, water right, water, or other real or personal property required to provide a service that a special district is authorized to provide, including any related or appurtenant easement or right-of-way, improvement, utility, landscaping, sidewalk, road, curb, gutter, equipment, or furnishing. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Fixed guideway: means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-12-102. See Utah Code 17B-2a-802
• General manager: means a person appointed by the board of trustees of a small public transit district to serve as general manager. See Utah Code 17B-2a-802
• 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.
• Large public transit district: means a public transit district that provides public transit to an area that includes:
       (11)(a) more than 65% of the population of the state based on the most recent official census or census estimate of the United States Census Bureau; and
       (11)(b) two or more counties. See Utah Code 17B-2a-802
• 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}
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Metropolitan planning organization: means the same as that term is defined in Section Utah Code 17B-2a-802
• Municipality: means a city or town. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• Oath: includes "affirmation. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, organization, association, trust, governmental agency, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Political subdivision: means a county, city, town, special district under this title, special service district under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act, an entity created by interlocal cooperation agreement under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, or any other governmental entity designated in statute as a political subdivision of the state. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• 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
• Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
• Public transit: means regular, continuing, shared-ride, surface transportation services that are open to the general public or open to a segment of the general public defined by age, disability, or low income. See Utah Code 17B-2a-802
• Public transit district: means a special district that provides public transit services. See Utah Code 17B-2a-802
• Small public transit district: means any public transit district that is not a large public transit district. See Utah Code 17B-2a-802
• 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.
• Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Transit facility: means a transit vehicle, transit station, depot, passenger loading or unloading zone, parking lot, or other facility:
       (23)(a) leased by or operated by or on behalf of a public transit district; and
       (23)(b) related to the public transit services provided by the district, including:

            (23)(b)(i) railway or other right-of-way;

            (23)(b)(ii) railway line; and

            (23)(b)(iii) a reasonable area immediately adjacent to a designated stop on a route traveled by a transit vehicle. See Utah Code 17B-2a-802
• Transit-oriented development: means a mixed use residential or commercial area that is designed to maximize access to public transit and includes the development of land owned by a large public transit district. See Utah Code 17B-2a-802
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• Unincorporated: means not included within a municipality. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Works: includes a dam, reservoir, well, canal, conduit, pipeline, drain, tunnel, power plant, and any facility, improvement, or property necessary or convenient for supplying or treating water for any beneficial use, and for otherwise accomplishing the purposes of a special district. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
• Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
• Writ: means an order or precept in writing, issued in the name of:
       (47)(a) the state;
       (47)(b) a court; or
       (47)(c) a judicial officer. 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