Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 63G > Chapter 20 > Part 2 - Government Entities Prohibited from Certain Burdens on Religious Beliefs

• Child placing: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-2-101. See Utah Code 63G-20-102
• Child-placing agency: means a private person that is engaged in child placing related to a child who is not in the custody of the state. See Utah Code 63G-20-102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• 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.
• Government retaliation: means an action by a state or local government or an action by a state or local government official that:
       (3)(a) is taken in response to a person's exercise of a protection contained in Section 17-20-4, 63G-20-201, Utah Code 63G-20-102
• 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.
• Mother: means a parent who is of the female sex. 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.
• Religious official: includes an individual designated by the religion as clergy, minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, imam, bishop, stake president, or sealer, when that individual is acting as such. See Utah Code 63G-20-102
• Religious organization: means :
       (5)(a) a religious organization, association, educational institution, or society;
       (5)(b) a religious corporation sole; or
       (5)(c) any corporation or association constituting a wholly owned subsidiary, affiliate, or agency of any religious organization, association, educational institution, society, or religious corporation sole. See Utah Code 63G-20-102
• Sexuality: includes legal sexual conduct, legal sexual expression, sexual desires, and the status of a person as male or female. See Utah Code 63G-20-102
• 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
• State or local government: means :
       (7)(a) a state government entity, agency, or instrumentality; or
       (7)(b) a local government entity, agency, or instrumentality. See Utah Code 63G-20-102
• State or local government official: means an officer, employee, or appointee of a state or local government. See Utah Code 63G-20-102