Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 77 > Chapter 23e - Government Use of Facial Recognition Technology

• 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.
• Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
• Commanding officer: means both a commissioned officer and a warrant officer designated as a commander. See Utah Code 39A-5-102
• Convening authority: means the governor or the adjutant general. See Utah Code 39A-5-102
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Department: means the Department of Public Safety, created in Section 53-1-103. See Utah Code 77-23e-102
• 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.
• Facial biometric data: means data derived from a measurement, pattern, contour, or other characteristic of an individual's face, either directly or from an image. See Utah Code 77-23e-102
• Facial recognition comparison: means the process of comparing an image or facial biometric data to an image database. See Utah Code 77-23e-102
• Facial recognition system: means a computer system that, for the purpose of attempting to determine the identity of an unknown individual, uses an algorithm to compare biometric data of the face of the unknown individual to facial biometric data of known individuals. See Utah Code 77-23e-102
• Government entity: includes :
            (5)(b)(i) every office, agency, board, bureau, committee, department, advisory board, or commission of an entity described in Subsection (5)(a) that is funded or established by the government to carry out the public's business; or
            (5)(b)(ii) an individual acting as an agent of a government entity or acting on behalf of an entity described in this Subsection (5). See Utah Code 77-23e-102
• Grade: means a step or degree in a graduated scale of office or military rank, established and designated as a grade by law or regulation. See Utah Code 39A-5-102
• Image database: means a database maintained by a government entity that contains images the government entity captures of an individual while the individual interacts with the government entity. See Utah Code 77-23e-102
• Law enforcement agency: means a public entity that exists primarily to prevent, detect, or prosecute crime or enforce criminal statutes or ordinances. See Utah Code 77-23e-102
• Legal officer: means any commissioned officer of the National Guard designated to perform legal duties for a command. See Utah Code 39A-5-102
• Military: means any or all of the armed forces of the United States. See Utah Code 39A-5-102
• Military court: means a court-martial, a court of inquiry, or a provost court. See Utah Code 39A-5-102
• Military judge: means a qualified staff judge advocate officer of a military court detailed under Section 39A-5-206. See Utah Code 39A-5-102
• National Guard: includes part-time and full-time active guard and reserve (AGR), and the Utah State Defense Force when called to active duty by the governor. See Utah Code 39A-5-102
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• Oath: includes "affirmation. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Officer: means a commissioned or warrant officer. See Utah Code 39A-5-102
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
• Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
• 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
• Trained employee: means an individual who is trained to make a facial recognition comparison and identification and who has completed implicit bias training. See Utah Code 77-23e-102
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• 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