Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 75 > Chapter 2 > Part 14 - Uniform Electronic Wills Act

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Codicil: An addition, change, or supplement to a will executed with the same formalities required for the will itself.
• Decedent: A deceased person.
• Electronic: means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. See Utah Code 75-2-1402
• Electronic presence: means the relationship of two or more individuals in different locations communicating in real time to the same extent as if the individuals were physically present in the same location. See Utah Code 75-2-1402
• Electronic will: means a will executed electronically in compliance with Subsection 75-2-1405(1). See Utah Code 75-2-1402
• 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.
• Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
• 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.
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Property: includes both real and personal property or any interest therein and means anything that may be the subject of ownership. See Utah Code 75-1-201 v2
• Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Utah Code 75-2-1402
• Sign: means , with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record:
       (5)(a) to execute or adopt a tangible symbol; or
       (5)(b) to affix to or logically associate with the record an electronic symbol or process. See Utah Code 75-2-1402
• Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• State: includes a federally recognized Indian tribe. See Utah Code 75-2-1402
• Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
• Testator: includes an individual of either sex. See Utah Code 75-1-201 v2
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5