Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 57 > Chapter 14 - Limitations on Landowner Liability

• Charge: means the admission price or fee asked in return for permission to enter or go upon the land. See Utah Code 57-14-102
• Child: means an individual who is 16 years old or younger. See Utah Code 57-14-102
• Claim: means :
       (3)(a) a request or demand for payment; or
       (3)(b) a cause of action for money or damages arising under any law. See Utah Code 26B-3-1001
• 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.
• Land: includes roads, railway corridors, water, water courses, private ways and buildings, structures, and machinery or equipment when attached to the realty. See Utah Code 57-14-102
• 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.
• Medical assistance: means :
       (8)(a) all funds expended for the benefit of a recipient under this chapter or Titles XVIII and XIX, federal Social Security Act; and
       (8)(b) any other services provided for the benefit of a recipient by a prepaid health care delivery system under contract with the department. See Utah Code 26B-3-1001
• 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.
• Owner: means the possessor of any interest in the land, whether public or private land, including a tenant, a lessor, a lessee, an occupant, or person in control of the land. See Utah Code 57-14-102
• Person: includes any person, regardless of age, maturity, or experience, who enters upon or uses land for recreational purposes. See Utah Code 57-14-102
• Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Recipient: means :
       (11)(a) an individual who has applied for or received medical assistance from the state;
       (11)(b) the guardian, conservator, or other personal representative of an individual under Subsection (11)(a) if the individual is a minor or an incapacitated person; or
       (11)(c) the estate and survivors of an individual under Subsection (11)(a), if the individual is deceased. See Utah Code 26B-3-1001
• Recreational purpose: includes any of the following or any combination of the following:
       (6)(a) hunting;
       (6)(b) fishing;
       (6)(c) swimming;
       (6)(d) skiing;
       (6)(e) snowshoeing;
       (6)(f) camping;
       (6)(g) picnicking;
       (6)(h) hiking;
       (6)(i) studying nature;
       (6)(j) waterskiing;
       (6)(k) engaging in water sports;
       (6)(l) engaging in equestrian activities;
       (6)(m) using boats;
       (6)(n) mountain biking;
       (6)(o) riding narrow gauge rail cars on a narrow gauge track that does not exceed 24 inch gauge;
       (6)(p) using off-highway vehicles or recreational vehicles;
       (6)(q) viewing or enjoying historical, archaeological, scenic, or scientific sites;
       (6)(r) aircraft operations;
       (6)(s) equestrian activity, skateboarding, skydiving, paragliding, hang gliding, roller skating, ice skating, walking, running, jogging, bike riding, or in-line skating;
       (6)(t) rock climbing; or
       (6)(u) any other similar activity or combination of similar activities. See Utah Code 57-14-102
• Serious physical injury: means any physical injury or set of physical injuries that:
       (7)(a) seriously impairs a person's health;
       (7)(b) was caused by use of a dangerous weapon as defined in Section Utah Code 57-14-102
• 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
• Third party: includes :
       (15)(a) an individual, institution, corporation, public or private agency, trust, estate, insurance carrier, employee welfare benefit plan, health maintenance organization, health service organization, preferred provider organization, governmental program such as Medicare, CHAMPUS, and workers' compensation, which may be obligated to pay all or part of the medical costs of injury, disease, or disability of a recipient, unless any of these are excluded by department rule; and
       (15)(b) a spouse or a parent who:

            (15)(b)(i) may be obligated to pay all or part of the medical costs of a recipient under law or by court or administrative order; or

            (15)(b)(ii) has been ordered to maintain health, dental, or accident and health insurance to cover medical expenses of a spouse or dependent child by court or administrative order. See Utah Code 26B-3-1001
• Trespasser: means a person who enters on the land of another without:
       (8)(a) express or implied permission; or
       (8)(b) invitation. See Utah Code 57-14-102
• 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