Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 61 > Chapter 2g > Part 3 - Licensure, Certification, or Registration

• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• 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.
• Appraisal: A determination of property value.
• Appraisal: means an analysis, opinion, or conclusion relating to the nature, quality, value, or utility of a specified interest in, or aspect of, identified real estate or identified real property. See Utah Code 61-2g-102
• Appraisal report: means a communication, written or oral, of an appraisal. See Utah Code 61-2g-102
• Board: means the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board that is established in Section 61-2g-204. See Utah Code 61-2g-102
• Certified appraisal report: means a written or oral appraisal report that is certified by a state-certified general appraiser or state-certified residential appraiser. See Utah Code 61-2g-102
• Concurrence: means that the entities that are given a concurring role jointly agree to an action. See Utah Code 61-2g-102
• Consultation service: means an engagement to provide a real estate valuation service analysis, opinion, conclusion, or other service that does not fall within the definition of appraisal. See Utah Code 61-2g-102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Credential: means a state-issued registration, license, or certification that allows an individual to perform any act or service that requires licensure or certification under this chapter. See Utah Code 61-2g-102
• Division: means the Division of Real Estate of the Department of Commerce. See Utah Code 61-2g-102
• Evaluation: means an opinion on the market value of real property or real estate that:
            (1)(l)(i) is made in accordance with the Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines; and
            (1)(l)(ii) is provided to a financial institution for use in a real estate related transaction for which the regulations of the federal financial institutions regulatory agencies do not require an appraisal. See Utah Code 61-2g-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.
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• 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
• 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
• Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
• 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
• Real estate: means an identified parcel or tract of land including improvements if any. See Utah Code 61-2g-102
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• Real property: means one or more defined interests, benefits, or rights inherent in the ownership of real estate. See Utah Code 61-2g-102
• Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
• 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-certified general appraiser: means a person who holds a current, valid certification as a state-certified general appraiser issued under this chapter. See Utah Code 61-2g-102
• State-certified residential appraiser: means a person who holds a current, valid certification as a state-certified residential real estate appraiser issued under this chapter. See Utah Code 61-2g-102
• State-licensed appraiser: means a person who holds a current, valid license as a state-licensed appraiser issued under this chapter. See Utah Code 61-2g-102
• Trainee: means an individual who:
            (1)(y)(i) does not hold an appraiser license or appraiser certification issued under this chapter;
            (1)(y)(ii) works under the direct supervision of a state-certified appraiser to earn experience for licensure; and
            (1)(y)(iii) is registered as a trainee under this chapter. See Utah Code 61-2g-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