Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 63G > Chapter 33 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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.
• Free exercise of religion: means the right to act or refuse to act in a manner substantially motivated by a sincerely held religious belief, regardless of whether the exercise is compulsory or central to a larger system of religious belief. See Utah Code 63G-33-101
• Government action: includes :
       (3)(a) a law, statute, ordinance, rule, policy, order, or other assertion of governmental authority;
       (3)(b) the application of a law, statute, ordinance, rule, policy, order, or other assertion of governmental authority;
       (3)(c) any action taken by, or on behalf of, a government entity;
       (3)(d) action taken by a person other than a government entity to:

            (3)(d)(i) enforce a law, statute, ordinance, rule, policy, order, or other assertion of governmental authority;

            (3)(d)(ii) compel a government entity to act;

            (3)(d)(iii) prohibit a government entity from acting; or

            (3)(d)(iv) utilize an administrative or judicial proceeding of a government entity, or an instrumentality or function of a government entity, to exert government power, authority, or influence. See Utah Code 63G-33-101
• Government entity: includes an agency, bureau, office, department, division, board, commission, institution, laboratory, or other instrumentality of a person described in Subsection (4)(a). See Utah Code 63G-33-101
• Independent entity: means the same as that term is defined in Section 63E-1-102. See Utah Code 63G-33-101
• 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
• 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
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5