Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 41 > Chapter 6a > Part 14 - Stopping, Standing, and Parking

• Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Application: means a written application that an individual, non-profit corporation, government agency, county council or commission, tribal entity, historical society, preservation organization, or other interested group may submit to the division to nominate a historic landmark, historic or prehistoric structure, geologic formation, cultural site, or archaeological resource for designation as a state monument. See Utah Code 79-4-1202
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Board of trustees: means the board of trustees of This is the Place Foundation. See Utah Code 79-4-701
• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Committee: means the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee or the House or Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Standing Committee. See Utah Code 79-4-1202
• Committee: means the Utah Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Advisory Committee created in Section 79-7-206. See Utah Code 79-5-102
• Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Controlled-access highway: means a highway, street, or roadway:
       (12)(a) designed primarily for through traffic; and
       (12)(b) to or from which owners or occupants of abutting lands and other persons have no legal right of access, except at points as determined by the highway authority having jurisdiction over the highway, street, or roadway. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
• 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.
• County legislative body: means :
       (8)(a) the county commission, in the county commission or expanded county commission form of government established under Title 17, Chapter 52a, Changing Forms of County Government;
       (8)(b) the county council, in the county executive-council optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-203; and
       (8)(c) the county council, in the council-manager optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-204. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Crosswalk: means :
       (13)(a) that part of a roadway at an intersection included within the connections of the lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of the highway measured from:

            (13)(a)(i)

                 (13)(a)(i)(A) the curbs; or

                 (13)(a)(i)(B) in the absence of curbs, from the edges of the traversable roadway; and

            (13)(a)(ii) in the absence of a sidewalk on one side of the roadway, that part of a roadway included within the extension of the lateral lines of the existing sidewalk at right angles to the centerline; or
       (13)(b) any portion of a roadway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on the surface. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Department: means the Department of Public Safety. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
• Divided highway: means a highway divided into two or more roadways by:
       (16)(a) an unpaved intervening space;
       (16)(b) a physical barrier; or
       (16)(c) a clearly indicated dividing section constructed to impede vehicular traffic. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
• Division: means the Division of Outdoor Recreation. See Utah Code 79-5-102
• 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.
• Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
• Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
• Foundation: means This is the Place Foundation, a private nonprofit corporation formed pursuant to Title 16, Chapter 6a, Utah Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act. See Utah Code 79-4-701
• Highway: means the entire width between property lines of every way or place of any nature when any part of it is open to the use of the public as a matter of right for vehicular travel. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
• Intersection: means the area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines, or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of two or more highways that join one another. See Utah Code 41-6a-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
• Law enforcement agency: means the same as that term is as defined in Section 53-1-102. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
• 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.
• Member: means a member of the board of trustees. See Utah Code 79-4-701
• Mobile home: means :
       (39)(a) a trailer or semitrailer that is:

            (39)(a)(i) designed, constructed, and equipped as a dwelling place, living abode, or sleeping place either permanently or temporarily; and

            (39)(a)(ii) equipped for use as a conveyance on streets and highways; or
       (39)(b) a trailer or a semitrailer whose chassis and exterior shell is designed and constructed for use as a mobile home, as defined in Subsection (39)(a), but that is instead used permanently or temporarily for:

            (39)(b)(i) the advertising, sale, display, or promotion of merchandise or services; or

            (39)(b)(ii) any other commercial purpose except the transportation of property for hire or the transportation of property for distribution by a private carrier. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
• Monument: means This is the Place Monument at This is the Place State Park. See Utah Code 79-4-701
• Motor vehicle: means a vehicle that is self-propelled and a vehicle that is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not operated upon rails. See Utah Code 41-6a-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.
• Operate: means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-1a-102. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
• Operator: means :
       (49)(a) a human driver, as defined in Section Utah Code 41-6a-102
• Park: means This is the Place State Park, property owned by the state located at 2601 East Sunnyside Avenue, Salt Lake City. See Utah Code 79-4-701
• parking: means the standing of a vehicle, whether the vehicle is occupied or not. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
• Peace officer: means a peace officer authorized under Title 53, Chapter 13, Peace Officer Classifications, to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic laws. See Utah Code 41-6a-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
• Person: means a natural person, firm, copartnership, association, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, governmental agency, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Utah Code 41-6a-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
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Railroad: means a carrier of persons or property upon cars operated on stationary rails. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• Roadway: means that portion of highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
• Safety zone: means the area or space officially set apart within a roadway for the exclusive use of pedestrians and that is protected, marked, or indicated by adequate signs as to be plainly visible at all times while set apart as a safety zone. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
• Sidewalk: means that portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines intended for the use of pedestrians. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
• standing: means the temporary halting of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, for the purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers. See Utah Code 41-6a-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
• State monument: means public land:
       (3)(a) owned or managed by the state;
       (3)(b) designated by the state for preservation of a historic landmark, historic or prehistoric structure, geologic formation, cultural site, or archeological resource; and
       (3)(c) confined to the smallest area compatible with proper care and management of the historic landmark, historic or prehistoric structure, geologic formation, cultural site, or archeological resource to be protected. See Utah Code 79-4-1202
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Tow truck motor carrier: means the same as that term is defined in Section 72-9-102. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
• Tow truck operator: means the same as that term is defined in Section 72-9-102. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
• Traffic: means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, and other conveyances either singly or together while using any highway for the purpose of travel. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
• Traffic-control device: means a sign, signal, marking, or device not inconsistent with this chapter placed or erected by a highway authority for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
• Traffic-control signal: means a device, whether manually, electrically, or mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and permitted to proceed. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
• trail: means a multi-use path used for:
       (3)(a) muscle-powered activities, including:

            (3)(a)(i) bicycling;

            (3)(a)(ii) cross-country skiing;

            (3)(a)(iii) walking;

            (3)(a)(iv) jogging; and

            (3)(a)(v) horseback riding; and
       (3)(b) uses compatible with the uses described in Subsection (3)(a), including the use of an electric assisted bicycle or motor assisted scooter, as defined in Section 41-6a-102. See Utah Code 79-5-102
• Truck: means a motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Vehicle: means a device in, on, or by which a person or property is or may be transported or drawn on a highway, except a mobile carrier, as defined in Section 41-6a-1120, or a device used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
• Vessel: when used with reference to shipping, includes a steamboat, canal boat, and every structure adapted to be navigated from place to place. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Veteran: means an individual who:
            (44)(a)(i) has served in the United States Armed Forces for at least 180 days:

                 (44)(a)(i)(A) on active duty; or

                 (44)(a)(i)(B) in a reserve component, to include the National Guard; or
            (44)(a)(ii) has incurred an actual service-related injury or disability while in the United States Armed Forces regardless of whether the individual completed 180 days; and
            (44)(a)(iii) was separated or retired under conditions characterized as honorable or general. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5