Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 53 > Chapter 2a > Part 2 - Disaster Response and Recovery Act

• Attack: means a nuclear, cyber, conventional, biological, act of terrorism, or chemical warfare action against the United States of America or this state. See Utah Code 53-2a-102
• Chief executive officer: means :
       (1)(a) for a municipality:

            (1)(a)(i) the mayor for a municipality operating under all forms of municipal government except the council-manager form of government; or

            (1)(a)(ii) the city manager for a municipality operating under the council-manager form of government;
       (1)(b) for a county:

            (1)(b)(i) the chair of the county commission for a county operating under the county commission or expanded county commission form of government;

            (1)(b)(ii) the county executive officer for a county operating under the county-executive council form of government; or

            (1)(b)(iii) the county manager for a county operating under the council-manager form of government;
       (1)(c) for a special service district:

            (1)(c)(i) the chief executive officer of the county or municipality that created the special service district if authority has not been delegated to an administrative control board as provided in Section 17D-1-301;

            (1)(c)(ii) the chair of the administrative control board to which authority has been delegated as provided in Section 17D-1-301; or

            (1)(c)(iii) the general manager or other officer or employee to whom authority has been delegated by the governing body of the special service district as provided in Section 17D-1-301; or
       (1)(d) for a special district:

            (1)(d)(i) the chair of the board of trustees selected as provided in Section 17B-1-309; or

            (1)(d)(ii) the general manager or other officer or employee to whom authority has been delegated by the board of trustees. See Utah Code 53-2a-203
• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of the Department of Public Safety or the commissioner's designee. See Utah Code 53-2a-102
• Committee membership: Legislators are assigned to specific committees by their party. Seniority, regional balance, and political philosophy are the most prominent factors in the committee assignment process.
• Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
• 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.
• County executive: means :
       (7)(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;
       (7)(b) the county executive, in the county executive-council optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-203; or
       (7)(c) the county manager, in the council-manager optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-204. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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 created in Section 53-1-103. See Utah Code 53-1-102
• Director: means the division director appointed under Section 53-2a-103 or the director's designee. See Utah Code 53-2a-102
• Disaster: means an event that:
       (5)(a) causes, or threatens to cause, loss of life, human suffering, public or private property damage, or economic or social disruption resulting from attack, internal disturbance, natural phenomena, or technological hazard; and
       (5)(b) requires resources that are beyond the scope of local agencies in routine responses to emergencies and accidents and may be of a magnitude or involve unusual circumstances that require response by government, not-for-profit, or private entities. See Utah Code 53-2a-102
• Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
• Division: means the Division of Emergency Management created in Section 53-2a-103. See Utah Code 53-2a-102
• Energy: includes the energy resources defined in this chapter. See Utah Code 53-2a-102
• 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.
• Executive action: means any of the following actions by the governor during a state of emergency:
       (2)(a) an order, a rule, or a regulation made by the governor as described in Section 53-2a-209;
       (2)(b) an action by the governor to suspend or modify a statute as described in Subsection 53-2a-204(1)(j); or
       (2)(c) an action by the governor to suspend the enforcement of a statute as described in Subsection 53-2a-209(4). See Utah Code 53-2a-203
• Exigent circumstances: means a significant change in circumstances following the expiration of a state of emergency declared in accordance with this chapter that:
       (3)(a) substantially increases the threat to public safety or health relative to the circumstances in existence when the state of emergency expired;
       (3)(b) poses an imminent threat to public safety or health; and
       (3)(c) was not known or foreseen and could not have been known or foreseen at the time the state of emergency expired. See Utah Code 53-2a-203
• Expenses: means actual labor costs of government and volunteer personnel, and materials. See Utah Code 53-2a-102
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• Internal disturbance: means a riot, prison break, terrorism, or strike. See Utah Code 53-2a-102
• Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
• 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 officer: means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-13-103. See Utah Code 53-1-102
• 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}
• Legislative emergency response committee: means the Legislative Emergency Response Committee created in Section 53-2a-218. See Utah Code 53-2a-203
• Local emergency: means a condition in any municipality or county of the state which requires that emergency assistance be provided by the affected municipality or county or another political subdivision to save lives and protect property within its jurisdiction in response to a disaster, or to avoid or reduce the threat of a disaster. See Utah Code 53-2a-203
• Municipality: means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-1-104. See Utah Code 53-2a-102
• Officer: means a person who is elected or appointed to an office or position within a political subdivision. See Utah Code 53-2a-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
• Political subdivision: means a municipality, county, special service district, or special district. See Utah Code 53-2a-203
• 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
• 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 of emergency: means a condition in any part of this state that requires state government emergency assistance to supplement the local efforts of the affected political subdivision to save lives and to protect property, public health, welfare, or safety in the event of a disaster, or to avoid or reduce the threat of a disaster. See Utah Code 53-2a-102
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Technological hazard: means any hazardous materials accident, mine accident, train derailment, air crash, radiation incident, pollution, structural fire, or explosion. See Utah Code 53-2a-102
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.