Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 73 > Chapter 18c - Financial Responsibility of Motorboat Owners and Operators Act

• Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Airboat: means a vessel propelled by air pressure caused by an airplane type propeller mounted above the stern and driven by an internal combustion engine. See Utah Code 73-18c-102
• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• 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.
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
• Certified mail: means a method of mailing by any carrier that is accompanied by proof of delivery. See Utah Code 34A-1-102
• Commission: means the Labor Commission created in Section 34A-1-103. See Utah Code 34A-1-102
• Commission: means the Outdoor Adventure Commission. See Utah Code 73-18c-102
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of the commission appointed under Section 34A-1-201. See Utah Code 34A-1-102
• Compensation: means the payments and benefits provided for in this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act. See Utah Code 34A-2-102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Director: means the director of the division, unless the context requires otherwise. See Utah Code 34A-2-102
• Division: means the Division of Industrial Accidents. See Utah Code 34A-2-102
• Division: means the Division of Outdoor Recreation. See Utah Code 73-18c-102
• Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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.
• Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
• Judgment: means any judgment that is final by:
       (4)(a) expiration without appeal of the time within which an appeal might have been perfected; or
       (4)(b) final affirmation on appeal, rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction of any state or of the United States, upon a cause of action for damages:

            (4)(b)(i) arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of any personal watercraft, including damages for care and loss of services because of bodily injury to or death of any person, or because of injury to or destruction of property including the loss of use of the property; or

            (4)(b)(ii) on a settlement agreement. See Utah Code 73-18c-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.
• 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}
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Motorboat: includes personal watercraft regardless of the manufacturer listed horsepower. See Utah Code 73-18c-102
• Nonresident: means any person who is not a resident of Utah. See Utah Code 73-18c-102
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• Oath: includes "affirmation. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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.
• Operator: means the person who is in control of a motorboat while it is in use. See Utah Code 73-18c-102
• Owner: includes a person entitled to the use or possession of a motorboat subject to an interest by another person, reserved or created by agreement and securing payment or performance of an obligation. See Utah Code 73-18c-102
• 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.
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Registration: means the issuance of the registration cards and decals issued under the laws of Utah pertaining to the registration of motorboats. See Utah Code 73-18c-102
• Registration materials: means the evidences of motorboat registration, including all registration cards and decals. See Utah Code 73-18c-102
• 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
• Swear: includes "affirm. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Vessel: when used with reference to shipping, includes a steamboat, canal boat, and every structure adapted to be navigated from place to place. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Waters of the state: means any waters within the territorial limits of this state. See Utah Code 73-18c-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