Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 63A > Chapter 4 > Part 2 - Risk Management Fund

• Agency: means a board, commission, institution, department, division, officer, council, office, committee, bureau, or other administrative unit of the state, including the agency head, agency employees, or other persons acting on behalf of or under the authority of the agency head, the Legislature, the courts, or the governor, but does not mean a political subdivision of the state, or any administrative unit of a political subdivision of the state. See Utah Code 63A-1-103
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Captive insurance company: means the same as that term is defined in Section 31A-37-102. See Utah Code 63A-4-101.1
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Covered entity: means a participating entity of:
       (2)(a) the Risk Management Fund; or
       (2)(b) any captive insurance company created by the risk manager. See Utah Code 63A-4-101.1
• 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.
• Executive director: means the executive director of the Department of Government Operations. See Utah Code 63A-1-103
• 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
• 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