Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 70C > Chapter 2 - Finance Charges and Related Provisions

• Agreement: means the bargain of the parties in fact as stated in a written contract or otherwise as found in the parties' language or by implication from other circumstances, including:
       (1)(a) course of dealing;
       (1)(b) usage of trade; or
       (1)(c) course of performance. See Utah Code 70C-1-302
• Alcoholic product: includes an alcoholic beverage. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Beer: means a product that:
            (11)(a)(i) contains:

                 (11)(a)(i)(A) at least . See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Beer retailer: means a business that:
       (13)(a) is engaged, primarily or incidentally, in the retail sale of beer to a patron, whether for consumption on or off the business premises; and
       (13)(b) is licensed as:

            (13)(b)(i) an off-premise beer retailer, in accordance with Chapter 7, Part 2, Off-Premise Beer Retailer Local Authority; or

            (13)(b)(ii) an on-premise beer retailer, in accordance with Chapter 5, Retail License Act, and Chapter 6, Part 7, On-Premise Beer Retailer License. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Brewer: means a person engaged in manufacturing:
       (16)(a) beer;
       (16)(b) heavy beer; or
       (16)(c) a flavored malt beverage. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Certificate of approval: means a certificate of approval obtained from the department under Section 32B-11-201. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Commission: means the Alcoholic Beverage Services Commission created in Section 32B-2-201. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Contract: means a document containing written terms and conditions of a credit agreement. See Utah Code 70C-1-302
• Creditor: means :
            (4)(a)(i) a party:

                 (4)(a)(i)(A) who regularly extends consumer credit that is subject to a finance charge or is payable by written agreement in more than four installments, not including a down payment; and

                 (4)(a)(i)(B) to whom the obligation is initially payable, either on the face of the note or contract, or by agreement when there is no note or contract;
            (4)(a)(ii) an issuer of a credit card that extends either open-end credit or credit that:

                 (4)(a)(ii)(A) is not subject to a finance charge; and

                 (4)(a)(ii)(B) is not payable by written agreement in more than four installments; and
            (4)(a)(iii) an issuer of a credit card that extends closed-end credit that:

                 (4)(a)(iii)(A) is subject to a finance charge; or

                 (4)(a)(iii)(B) is payable by written agreement in more than four installments. See Utah Code 70C-1-302
• Department: means the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services created in Section 32B-2-203. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Dwelling: means a residential structure attached to real property that contains one to four units including any of the following if used as a residence:
       (5)(a) a condominium unit;
       (5)(b) a cooperative unit;
       (5)(c) a manufactured home; or
       (5)(d) a house. See Utah Code 70C-1-302
• Earnings: means compensation paid or payable to an individual or for the individual's account for personal services rendered or to be rendered by the individual whether denominated as wages, salary, commission, bonus, or otherwise, and includes periodic payments pursuant to a pension, retirement, or disability program. See Utah Code 70C-1-302
• Finance charge: The total cost of credit a customer must pay on a consumer loan, including interest. The Truth in Lending Act requires disclosure of the finance charge. ^{Source: OCC}
• Furnish: includes to:
            (47)(b)(i) serve;
            (47)(b)(ii) deliver; or
            (47)(b)(iii) otherwise make available. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Heavy beer: means a product that:
            (51)(a)(i)

                 (51)(a)(i)(A) contains more than 5% alcohol by volume;

                 (51)(a)(i)(B) contains at least . See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Installment: means a payment upon a debt that is part of a series of payments, each of which is less than the original amount of the debt and scheduled as to a specific amount and due date by agreement of the parties for the purpose of repaying the debt. See Utah Code 70C-1-302
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Licensee: means a person who holds a license. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Liquor: includes :
                 (66)(a)(ii)(A) heavy beer;
                 (66)(a)(ii)(B) wine; and
                 (66)(a)(ii)(C) a flavored malt beverage. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Military installation: means a base, air field, camp, post, station, yard, center, or homeport facility for a ship:
            (75)(a)(i)

                 (75)(a)(i)(A) under the control of the United States Department of Defense; or

                 (75)(a)(i)(B) of the National Guard;
            (75)(a)(ii) that is located within the state; and
            (75)(a)(iii) including a leased facility. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• offer for sale: means a transaction, exchange, or barter whereby, for consideration, an alcoholic product is either directly or indirectly transferred, solicited, ordered, delivered for value, or by a means or under a pretext is promised or obtained, whether done by a person as a principal, proprietor, or as staff, unless otherwise defined in this title or the rules made by the commission. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Open-end credit: A credit agreement (typically a credit card) that allows a customer to borrow against a preapproved credit line when purchasing goods and services. The borrower is only billed for the amount that is actually borrowed plus any interest due. (Also called a charge account or revolving credit.) ^{Source: OCC}
• Package agency: means a retail liquor location operated:
       (85)(a) under an agreement with the department; and
       (85)(b) by a person:

            (85)(b)(i) other than the state; and

            (85)(b)(ii) who is authorized by the commission in accordance with Chapter 2, Part 6, Package Agency, to sell packaged liquor for consumption off the premises of the package agency. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Permittee: means a person issued a permit under:
       (89)(a) Chapter 9, Event Permit Act; or
       (89)(b) Chapter 10, Special Use Permit Act. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Premises: means a building, enclosure, or room used in connection with the storage, sale, furnishing, consumption, manufacture, or distribution, of an alcoholic product, unless otherwise defined in this title or rules made by the commission. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Small brewer: means a brewer who manufactures less than 60,000 barrels of beer, heavy beer, and flavored malt beverage per year, as the department calculates by:
       (122)(a) if the brewer is part of a controlled group of manufacturers, including the combined volume totals of production for all breweries that constitute the controlled group of manufacturers; and
       (122)(b) excluding beer, heavy beer, or flavored malt beverage the brewer:

            (122)(b)(i) manufactures that is unfit for consumption as, or in, a beverage, as the commission determines by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and

            (122)(b)(ii) does not sell for consumption as, or in, a beverage. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Special use permit: means a permit issued in accordance with Chapter 10, Special Use Permit Act. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Staff: includes :
            (128)(b)(i) an officer;
            (128)(b)(ii) a director;
            (128)(b)(iii) an employee;
            (128)(b)(iv) personnel management;
            (128)(b)(v) an agent of the licensee, including a managing agent;
            (128)(b)(vi) an operator; or
            (128)(b)(vii) a representative. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Supplier: means a person who sells an alcoholic product to the department. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Wine: includes :
            (140)(b)(i) an alcoholic beverage defined as wine under Utah Code 32B-1-102
• 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