Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 63G > Chapter 2 > Part 5 - State Records Committee

• Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
• 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.
• Governmental entity: means :
            (11)(a)(i) executive department agencies of the state, the offices of the governor, lieutenant governor, state auditor, attorney general, and state treasurer, the Board of Pardons and Parole, the Board of Examiners, the National Guard, the Career Service Review Office, the State Board of Education, the Utah Board of Higher Education, and the State Archives;
            (11)(a)(ii) the Office of the Legislative Auditor General, Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, the Legislature, and legislative committees, except any political party, group, caucus, or rules or sifting committee of the Legislature;
            (11)(a)(iii) courts, the Judicial Council, the Administrative Office of the Courts, and similar administrative units in the judicial branch;
            (11)(a)(iv) any state-funded institution of higher education or public education; or
            (11)(a)(v) any political subdivision of the state, but, if a political subdivision has adopted an ordinance or a policy relating to information practices pursuant to Section 63G-2-701, this chapter shall apply to the political subdivision to the extent specified in Section 63G-2-701 or as specified in any other section of this chapter that specifically refers to political subdivisions. See Utah Code 63G-2-103
• Individual: means a human being. See Utah Code 63G-2-103
• Person: means :
       (17)(a) an individual;
       (17)(b) a nonprofit or profit corporation;
       (17)(c) a partnership;
       (17)(d) a sole proprietorship;
       (17)(e) other type of business organization; or
       (17)(f) any combination acting in concert with one another. See Utah Code 63G-2-103
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Record: means a book, letter, document, paper, map, plan, photograph, film, card, tape, recording, electronic data, or other documentary material regardless of physical form or characteristics:
            (25)(a)(i) that is prepared, owned, received, or retained by a governmental entity or political subdivision; and
            (25)(a)(ii) where all of the information in the original is reproducible by photocopy or other mechanical or electronic means. See Utah Code 63G-2-103
• Record series: means a group of records that may be treated as a unit for purposes of designation, description, management, or disposition. See Utah Code 63G-2-103
• 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 archives: means the Division of Archives and Records Service created in Section 63A-12-101. See Utah Code 63G-2-103
• State Records Committee: means the State Records Committee created in Section 63G-2-501. See Utah Code 63G-2-103