Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 63O > Chapter 1 - Control and Maintenance of Capitol Hill

• Administrator: means the same as that term is defined in Subsection (187). See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Agency: means :
       (6)(a) a person other than an individual, including a sole proprietorship by which an individual does business under an assumed name; and
       (6)(b) an insurance organization licensed or required to be licensed under Section 31A-23a-301, 31A-25-207, or 31A-26-209. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Application: means a document:
       (10)(a)

            (10)(a)(i) completed by an applicant to provide information about the risk to be insured; and

            (10)(a)(ii) that contains information that is used by the insurer to evaluate risk and decide whether to:

                 (10)(a)(ii)(A) insure the risk under:

                      (10)(a)(ii)(A)(I) the coverage as originally offered; or

                      (10)(a)(ii)(A)(II) a modification of the coverage as originally offered; or

                 (10)(a)(ii)(B) decline to insure the risk; or
       (10)(b) used by the insurer to gather information from the applicant before issuance of an annuity contract. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Architectural integrity: means the architectural elements, materials, color, and quality of the original building construction. See Utah Code 63O-1-101
• Area of joint control: means all areas that are specified under this chapter as being under the direction and control of both the Legislature and the governor. See Utah Code 63O-1-101
• Board: means the State Capitol Preservation Board created in Section 63C-9-201. See Utah Code 63O-1-101
• business of insurance: includes :
       (98)(a) providing health care insurance by an organization that is or is required to be licensed under this title;
       (98)(b) providing a benefit to an employee in the event of a contingency not within the control of the employee, in which the employee is entitled to the benefit as a right, which benefit may be provided either:

            (98)(b)(i) by a single employer or by multiple employer groups; or

            (98)(b)(ii) through one or more trusts, associations, or other entities;
       (98)(c) providing an annuity:

            (98)(c)(i) including an annuity issued in return for a gift; and

            (98)(c)(ii) except an annuity provided by a person specified in Subsections 31A-22-1305(2) and (3);
       (98)(d) providing the characteristic services of a motor club;
       (98)(e) providing another person with insurance;
       (98)(f) making as insurer, guarantor, or surety, or proposing to make as insurer, guarantor, or surety, a contract or policy offering title insurance;
       (98)(g) transacting or proposing to transact any phase of title insurance, including:

            (98)(g)(i) solicitation;

            (98)(g)(ii) negotiation preliminary to execution;

            (98)(g)(iii) execution of a contract of title insurance;

            (98)(g)(iv) insuring; and

            (98)(g)(v) transacting matters subsequent to the execution of the contract and arising out of the contract, including reinsurance;
       (98)(h) transacting or proposing a life settlement; and
       (98)(i) doing, or proposing to do, any business in substance equivalent to Subsections (98)(a) through (h) in a manner designed to evade this title. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Capitol hill: means the following, in Salt Lake City:
       (4)(a) the grounds, monuments, parking areas, buildings, structures, and other man-made and natural objects within the area bounded by 300 North Street, Columbus Street, 500 North Street, and East Capitol Boulevard;
       (4)(b) the White Community Memorial Chapel, including the grounds, monuments, parking areas, buildings, structures, and other man-made and natural objects on the property;
       (4)(c) the Council Hall Travel Information Center, including the grounds, monuments, parking areas, buildings, structures, and other man-made and natural objects on the property;
       (4)(d) the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Building and the Carriage House, including:

            (4)(d)(i) the grounds, monuments, parking areas, buildings, structures, and other man-made and natural objects on the property; and

            (4)(d)(ii) the other state-owned property within the area bounded by Columbus Street, North Main Street, and Apricot Avenue;
       (4)(e) the Central Plant, located to the southeast of the intersection of 500 North and Columbus Street;
       (4)(f) the state-owned property within the area bounded by Columbus Street, Wall Street, and 400 North Street; and
       (4)(g) the state-owned property within the area bounded by Columbus Street, West Capitol Street, and 500 North Street. See Utah Code 63O-1-101
• Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
• Chambers: A judge's office.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the Insurance Department. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Director: means a member of the board of directors of a corporation. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Disability: means a physiological or psychological condition that partially or totally limits an individual's ability to:
       (51)(a) perform the duties of:

            (51)(a)(i) that individual's occupation; or

            (51)(a)(ii) an occupation for which the individual is reasonably suited by education, training, or experience; or
       (51)(b) perform two or more of the following basic activities of daily living:

            (51)(b)(i) eating;

            (51)(b)(ii) toileting;

            (51)(b)(iii) transferring;

            (51)(b)(iv) bathing; or

            (51)(b)(v) dressing. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Form: means one of the following prepared for general use:
            (74)(a)(i) a policy;
            (74)(a)(ii) a certificate;
            (74)(a)(iii) an application;
            (74)(a)(iv) an outline of coverage; or
            (74)(a)(v) an endorsement. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Highway: includes :
       (15)(a) a public bridge;
       (15)(b) a county way;
       (15)(c) a county road;
       (15)(d) a common road; and
       (15)(e) a state road. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• House Building: means the west building on capitol hill that is located northwest of the State Capitol, southwest of the North Building, and west of the Senate Building. See Utah Code 63O-1-101
• Individual: means a natural person. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• insolvent: means that:
       (95)(a) an insurer is unable to pay the insurer's obligations as the obligations are due;
       (95)(b) an insurer's total adjusted capital is less than the insurer's mandatory control level RBC under Subsection 31A-17-601(8)(c); or
       (95)(c) an insurer's admitted assets are less than the insurer's liabilities. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Insurance: includes :
            (96)(b)(i) a risk distributing arrangement providing for compensation or replacement for damages or loss through the provision of a service or a benefit in kind;
            (96)(b)(ii) a contract of guaranty or suretyship entered into by the guarantor or surety as a business and not as merely incidental to a business transaction; and
            (96)(b)(iii) a plan in which the risk does not rest upon the person who makes an arrangement, but with a class of persons who have agreed to share the risk. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• 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.
• Legislative area: means all areas, other than an area of joint control, that are specified under this chapter as being under the direction and control of the Legislature. See Utah Code 63O-1-101
• Legislative day: means :
       (8)(a) a day during the annual general session of the Legislature;
       (8)(b) a day during a special session of the Legislature;
       (8)(c) a day during which the House of Representatives is convened under Utah Constitution, Article VI, Section 17;
       (8)(d) a day during which the Senate is convened under Utah Constitution, Article VI, Section 18;
       (8)(e) a day during a veto override session; or
       (8)(f) a day designated by the Legislative Management Committee as a legislative day for meetings of the House of Representatives, the Senate, or a committee, task force, caucus, or other group of the legislative branch. See Utah Code 63O-1-101
• License: includes a certificate of authority issued to an insurer. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• North Building: means the building on capitol hill that is located north of the State Capitol, northeast of the House Building, and northwest of the Senate Building. See Utah Code 63O-1-101
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Order: means an order of the commissioner. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Person: includes :
       (146)(a) an individual;
       (146)(b) a partnership;
       (146)(c) a corporation;
       (146)(d) an incorporated or unincorporated association;
       (146)(e) a joint stock company;
       (146)(f) a trust;
       (146)(g) a limited liability company;
       (146)(h) a reciprocal;
       (146)(i) a syndicate; or
       (146)(j) another similar entity or combination of entities acting in concert. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• 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
• Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Proceeding: includes an action or special statutory proceeding. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Senate Building: means the building on capitol hill that is located northeast of the State Capitol, southeast of the North Building, and east of the House Building. See Utah Code 63O-1-101
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• 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 Capitol: means the building dedicated as the Utah State Capitol in 1916. See Utah Code 63O-1-101
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Tunnels: means all utility and security tunnels, corridors, and hallways on the basement level of capitol hill. See Utah Code 63O-1-101
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.
• 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