Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 41 > Chapter 6a > Part 9 - Right-of-Way

• Alley: means a street or highway intended to provide access to the rear or side of lots or buildings in urban districts and not intended for through vehicular traffic. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• Authorized emergency vehicle: includes :
       (3)(a) a fire department vehicle;
       (3)(b) a police vehicle;
       (3)(c) an ambulance; and
       (3)(d) other publicly or privately owned vehicles as designated by the commissioner of the Department of Public Safety. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
• Court: means a court of this state with jurisdiction over the action under Title 78A, Judiciary and Judicial Administration. See Utah Code 78B-21-102
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Lien: means an interest in property that secures payment or performance of an obligation. See Utah Code 78B-21-102
• Mortgagee: means a person entitled to enforce an obligation secured by a mortgage. See Utah Code 78B-21-102
• Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
• 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.
• Operator: means :
       (49)(a) a human driver, as defined in Section Utah Code 41-6a-102
• Owner: means the person for whose property a receiver is appointed. See Utah Code 78B-21-102
• 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
• Pedestrian: means a person traveling:
       (53)(a) on foot; or
       (53)(b) in a wheelchair. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
• Person: means an individual, estate, business or nonprofit entity, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 78B-21-102
• 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
• Private road or driveway: means every way or place in private ownership and used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having express or implied permission from the owner, but not by other persons. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
• Proceeds: means the following property:
       (12)(a) whatever is acquired on the sale, lease, license, exchange, or other disposition of receivership property;
       (12)(b) whatever is collected on, or distributed on account of, receivership property;
       (12)(c) rights arising out of receivership property;
       (12)(d) to the extent of the value of receivership property, claims arising out of the loss, nonconformity, or interference with the use of, defects or infringement of rights in, or damage to the property; or
       (12)(e) to the extent of the value of receivership property and to the extent payable to the owner or mortgagee, insurance payable by reason of the loss or nonconformity of, defects or infringement of rights in, or damage to the property. See Utah Code 78B-21-102
• Property: means all of a person's right, title, and interest, both legal and equitable, in real and personal property, tangible and intangible, wherever located and however acquired. See Utah Code 78B-21-102
• Receiver: means a person appointed by the court as the court's agent, and subject to the court's direction, to take possession of, manage, and, if authorized by this chapter or court order, transfer, sell, lease, license, exchange, collect, or otherwise dispose of receivership property. See Utah Code 78B-21-102
• Receivership: means a proceeding in which a receiver is appointed. See Utah Code 78B-21-102
• Receivership property: means the property of an owner that is described in the order appointing a receiver or a subsequent order. See Utah Code 78B-21-102
• Right-of-way: means the right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful manner in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian approaching under circumstances of direction, speed, and proximity that give rise to danger of collision unless one grants precedence to the other. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
• Road: includes :
       (33)(a) a public bridge;
       (33)(b) a county way;
       (33)(c) a county road;
       (33)(d) a common road; and
       (33)(e) a state road. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Roadway: means that portion of highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
• Secured obligation: means an obligation the payment or performance of which is secured by a security agreement. See Utah Code 78B-21-102
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Truck: means a motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
• 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