Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 53 > Chapter 14 > Part 1 - Peace Officer Background Checks

• Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
• Director: means the director of a training academy. See Utah Code 53-14-101
• Employer: means a public employer or private employer. See Utah Code 53-14-101
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Law enforcement agency: means an entity or division of:
            (1)(e)(i)

                 (1)(e)(i)(A) the federal government, a state, or a political subdivision of a state;

                 (1)(e)(i)(B) a state institution of higher education; or

                 (1)(e)(i)(C) a private institution of higher education, if the entity or division is certified by the commissioner under Title 53, Chapter 19, Certification of Private Law Enforcement Agency; and
            (1)(e)(ii) that exists primarily to prevent and detect crime and enforce criminal laws, statutes, and ordinances. See Utah Code 53-1-102
• Peace officer: means any officer certified in accordance with Title 53, Chapter 13, Peace Officer Classifications. See Utah Code 53-1-102
• POST: means the Peace Officer Standards and Training Division created in Section 53-6-103. See Utah Code 53-14-101
• Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. 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
• Training academy: means a peace officer training institution certified in accordance with the standards developed under Section 53-6-105. See Utah Code 53-14-101
• 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