Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 77 > Chapter 20 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• 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.
• Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
• Bail: means pretrial release. See Utah Code 77-20-102
• Bail bond: means the same as that term is defined in Section 31A-35-102. See Utah Code 77-20-102
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Financial condition: means any monetary condition that is imposed to secure an individual's pretrial release. See Utah Code 77-20-102
• Forfeiture: means :
       (8)(a) to divest an individual or surety from a right to the repayment of monetary bail; or
       (8)(b) to enforce a pledge of assets or real or personal property from an individual or surety used to secure an individual's pretrial release. See Utah Code 77-20-102
• Magistrate: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-1-3. See Utah Code 77-20-102
• Monetary bail: means a financial condition. See Utah Code 77-20-102
• Own recognizance: means the release of an individual without any condition of release other than the individual's promise to:
       (12)(a) appear for all required court proceedings; and
       (12)(b) not commit any criminal offense. See Utah Code 77-20-102
• Pretrial release: means the release of an individual from law enforcement custody during the time the individual awaits trial or other resolution of criminal charges. See Utah Code 77-20-102
• Pretrial status order: means an order issued by a magistrate or judge that:
       (17)(a) releases the individual on the individual's own recognizance while the individual awaits trial or other resolution of criminal charges;
       (17)(b) sets the terms and conditions of the individual's pretrial release while the individual awaits trial or other resolution of criminal charges; or
       (17)(c) denies pretrial release and orders that the individual be detained while the individual awaits trial or other resolution of criminal charges. See Utah Code 77-20-102
• 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
• Surety: means a surety insurer or a bail bond agency. See Utah Code 77-20-102
• Surety insurer: means the same as that term is defined in Section 31A-35-102. See Utah Code 77-20-102
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.