Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 41 > Chapter 4 - Financing Dealers and Purchasers

• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Authority board: means the board of directors of a local building authority, as described in Section 17D-2-203. See Utah Code 17D-2-102
• Bond: includes a bond, note, or other instrument issued under this chapter evidencing an indebtedness of a local building authority. See Utah Code 17D-2-102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• 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.
• Creating local entity: means the local entity that creates or created the local building authority. See Utah Code 17D-2-102
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• 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.
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Governing body: means :
       (4)(a) for a county, city, or town, the legislative body of the county, city, or town;
       (4)(b) for a school district, the local school board for the school district;
       (4)(c) for a special district, the special district's board of trustees; and
       (4)(d) for a special service district, the special service district's governing body, as defined in Section 17D-1-102. See Utah Code 17D-2-102
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• 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}
• Local entity: means a county, city, town, school district, special district, or special service district. See Utah Code 17D-2-102
• 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.
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• 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
• Project: means an improvement, facility, property, or appurtenance to property that a local entity is permitted under law to own or acquire, whether located inside or outside the local entity's boundary, including:
       (8)(a) a public building or other structure of any kind; and
       (8)(b) a joint or partial interest in the improvement, facility, property, or appurtenance to property. See Utah Code 17D-2-102
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Special district: means the same as that term is defined in Section 17B-1-102. See Utah Code 17D-2-102
• 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.
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.