Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 59 > Chapter 3 - Tax Equivalent Property Act

• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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.
• Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
• 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.
• 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
• Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Tax equivalent payment: means a payment required or authorized by statute to be made in lieu of ad valorem taxes on tax exempt property pursuant to a contract entered into under statutory authority and filed with the county assessor of the county in which the property is located. See Utah Code 59-3-102
• Tax equivalent property: means property on which any tax equivalent payment is made. See Utah Code 59-3-102