Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 52 > Chapter 6 - Reimbursement of Legal Fees and Costs to Officers and Employees Act

• Acquittal:
  1. Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
  2. A verdict of "not guilty."
   
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Applicable office: means the office held by the subject officer. See Utah Code 20A-1-901
• 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
• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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
• Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
• Mental capacity evaluation: means an evaluation by a qualified medical professional to determine whether the subject officer has the mental capacity to fulfill the essential functions of the applicable office, with or without reasonable accommodations. See Utah Code 20A-1-901
• Officer: means a county officer. See Utah Code 20A-1-901
• qualified: means to take the oath of office and begin performing the duties of the position for which the individual was elected. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Results of the mental capacity evaluation: means a statement by the qualified medical professional who conducts the mental capacity evaluation that the subject officer:
       (4)(a) has the mental capacity to fulfill the essential functions of the applicable office, without reasonable accommodations;
       (4)(b) has the mental capacity to fulfill the essential functions of the applicable office, with specified reasonable accommodations; or
       (4)(c) lacks the mental capacity to fulfill the essential functions of the applicable office, with or without reasonable accommodations. See Utah Code 20A-1-901
• 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
• Subject officer: means the officer who is subject to proceedings under this part to determine whether the officer has the mental capacity to fulfill the essential functions of the officer's office, with or without reasonable accommodations. See Utah Code 20A-1-901
• Unanimous: means a vote of all members of a county legislative body where all members of the county legislative body, not including the subject officer, vote on the same side of the motion. See Utah Code 20A-1-901