Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 40 > Chapter 2 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Board: means the Board of Pardons and Parole. See Utah Code 77-27-1
• Coal mine: means :
       (2)(a) the following used in extracting coal from its natural deposits in the earth by any means or method:

            (2)(a)(i) the land;

            (2)(a)(ii) a structure;

            (2)(a)(iii) a facility;

            (2)(a)(iv) machinery;

            (2)(a)(v) a tool;

            (2)(a)(vi) equipment;

            (2)(a)(vii) a shaft;

            (2)(a)(viii) a slope;

            (2)(a)(ix) a tunnel;

            (2)(a)(x) an excavation; and

            (2)(a)(xi) other property; and
       (2)(b) the work of preparing extracted coal, including a coal preparation facility. See Utah Code 40-2-102
• Commission: means the Labor Commission created in Section 34A-1-103. See Utah Code 40-2-102
• Commissioner: means the commissioner appointed under Section 34A-1-201. See Utah Code 40-2-102
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Council: means the Mine Safety Technical Advisory Council created in Section 40-2-203. See Utah Code 40-2-102
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Department: means the Department of Corrections. See Utah Code 77-27-1
• Director: means the director of the Utah Office of Coal Mine Safety appointed under Section 40-2-202. See Utah Code 40-2-102
• Family: means any individual related to the victim as a spouse, child, sibling, parent, or grandparent, or the victim's legal guardian. See Utah Code 77-27-1
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• Guardian: includes a person who:
       (14)(a) qualifies as a guardian of a minor or incapacitated person pursuant to testamentary or court appointment; or
       (14)(b) is appointed by a court to manage the estate of a minor or incapacitated person. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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
• Mine Safety and Health Administration: means the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration within the United States Department of Labor. See Utah Code 40-2-102
• Office: means the Utah Office of Coal Mine Safety created in Section 40-2-201. See Utah Code 40-2-102
• Panel: means the Coal Miner Certification Panel created in Section 40-2-204. See Utah Code 40-2-102
• Parole: means a release from imprisonment on prescribed conditions which, if satisfactorily performed by the parolee, enables the parolee to obtain a termination of the parolee's sentence. See Utah Code 77-27-1
• 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
• Presentence report: A report prepared by a court's probation officer, after a person has been convicted of an offense, summarizing for the court the background information needed to determine the appropriate sentence. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• Probation: means an act of grace by the court suspending the imposition or execution of a convicted offender's sentence upon prescribed conditions. See Utah Code 77-27-1
• 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
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Sex: means , in relation to an individual, the individual's biological sex, either male or female, at birth, according to distinct reproductive roles as manifested by:
       (34)(a) sex and reproductive organ anatomy;
       (34)(b) chromosomal makeup; and
       (34)(c) endogenous hormone profiles. 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
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Victim: means :
       (25)(a) a person against whom the defendant committed a felony or class A misdemeanor offense for which a hearing is held under this chapter; or
       (25)(b) the victim's family if the victim is deceased as a result of the offense for which a hearing is held under this chapter. See Utah Code 77-27-1
• Victim Impact Statement: A written or spoken statement by the victim or his or her representative about the physical, emotional, and financial impact of a crime on the victim. The statement is given to the court before sentencing.
• 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