Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 63A > Chapter 17 > Part 6 - Grievance Provisions

• Agency: means any department or unit of Utah state government with authority to employ personnel. See Utah Code 63A-17-102
• 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.
• Career service: means positions under schedule B as defined in Section 63A-17-301. See Utah Code 63A-17-102
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the Department of Government Operations. See Utah Code 63A-1-103
• Director: means the director of the division. See Utah Code 63A-17-102
• Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
• Division: means the Division of Human Resource Management, created in Section 63A-17-105. See Utah Code 63A-17-102
• Employee: means any individual in a paid status covered by the career service or classified service provisions of this chapter. See Utah Code 63A-17-102
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. 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