Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 77 > Chapter 41 - Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry

• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
• Bureau: means the Bureau of Criminal Identification of the Department of Public Safety established in section 53-10-201. See Utah Code 77-41-102
• carries on a vocation: includes employment that is full time or part time, whether financially compensated, volunteered, or for the purpose of government or educational benefit. See Utah Code 77-41-102
• Certificate of eligibility: means a document issued by the Bureau of Criminal Identification showing that the offender has met the requirements of Section 77-41-112. See Utah Code 77-41-102
• Certificate of title: means a document issued by a jurisdiction to establish a record of ownership between an identified owner and the described vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
• Child abuse offender: means an individual:
       (1)(a) who has been convicted in this state of a violation of:

            (1)(a)(i) aggravated child abuse under Subsection Utah Code 77-41-102
• Commission: means the State Tax Commission. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Convicted: includes , unless otherwise specified, the period a plea is held in abeyance pursuant to a plea in abeyance agreement as defined in Section 77-2a-1. See Utah Code 77-41-102
• 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.
• Dealer: means a person engaged or licensed to engage in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging new or used vehicles, vessels, or outboard motors either outright or on conditional sale, bailment, lease, chattel mortgage, or otherwise or who has an established place of business for the sale, lease, trade, or display of vehicles, vessels, or outboard motors. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
• Department: means the Department of Public Safety. See Utah Code 77-41-102
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• Division: means the Motor Vehicle Division of the commission, created in Section 41-1a-106. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
• Division: means the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services. See Utah Code 77-41-102
• Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
• 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.
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• Guardian: includes a person who:
       (14)(a) qualifies as a guardian of a minor or incapacitated person pursuant to testamentary or court appointment; or
       (14)(b) is appointed by a court to manage the estate of a minor or incapacitated person. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Indian Country: means :
       (9)(a) all land within the limits of any Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of the United States government, regardless of the issuance of any patent, and includes rights-of-way running through the reservation;
       (9)(b) all dependent Indian communities within the borders of the United States whether within the original or subsequently acquired territory, and whether or not within the limits of a state; and
       (9)(c) all Indian allotments, including the Indian allotments to which the Indian titles have not been extinguished, including rights-of-way running through the allotments. See Utah Code 77-41-102
• Jurisdiction: means a state, district, province, political subdivision, territory, or possession of the United States or any foreign country. See Utah Code 41-1a-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.
• Jurisdiction: means any state, Indian Country, United States Territory, or property under the jurisdiction of the United States military, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, or New Zealand. See Utah Code 77-41-102
• Kidnap offender: means an individual, other than a natural parent of the victim:
       (11)(a) who has been convicted in this state of a violation of:

            (11)(a)(i) kidnapping under Subsection 76-5-301(2)(c) or (d);

            (11)(a)(ii) child kidnapping under Section Utah Code 77-41-102
• Land: includes :
       (18)(a) land;
       (18)(b) a tenement;
       (18)(c) a hereditament;
       (18)(d) a water right;
       (18)(e) a possessory right; and
       (18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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.
• Lienholder: means a person with a security interest in particular property. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
• Manufacturer: means a person engaged in the business of constructing, manufacturing, assembling, producing, or importing new or unused vehicles, vessels, or outboard motors for the purpose of sale or trade. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Motor vehicle: means a self-propelled vehicle intended primarily for use and operation on the highways. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
• Natural parent: means a minor's biological or adoptive parent, including the minor's noncustodial parent. See Utah Code 77-41-102
• Offender: means a child abuse offender, kidnap offender, or sex offender. See Utah Code 77-41-102
• Outboard motor: means a detachable self-contained propulsion unit, excluding fuel supply, used to propel a vessel. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
• Owner: means a person, other than a lienholder, holding title to a vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor whether or not the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor is subject to a security interest. See Utah Code 41-1a-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
• Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
• Plea agreement: An arrangement between the prosecutor, the defense attorney, and the defendant in which the defendant agrees to plead guilty in exchange for special considerations. ^Source:
• Primary residence: means the location where the offender regularly resides, even if the offender intends to move to another location or return to another location at a future date. See Utah Code 77-41-102
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• 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. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Register: means to comply with the requirements of this chapter and administrative rules of the department made under this chapter. See Utah Code 77-41-102
• Registration: means a document issued by a jurisdiction that allows operation of a vehicle or vessel on the highways or waters of this state for the time period for which the registration is valid and that is evidence of compliance with the registration requirements of the jurisdiction. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
• Registration website: means the Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Notification and Registration website described in Section 77-41-110 and the information on the website. See Utah Code 77-41-102
• Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
• Security interest: means an interest that is reserved or created by a security agreement to secure the payment or performance of an obligation and that is valid against third parties. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
• Sex: means , in relation to an individual, the individual's biological sex, either male or female, at birth, according to distinct reproductive roles as manifested by:
       (34)(a) sex and reproductive organ anatomy;
       (34)(b) chromosomal makeup; and
       (34)(c) endogenous hormone profiles. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Sex offender: means an individual:
       (19)(a) convicted in this state of:

            (19)(a)(i) a felony or class A misdemeanor violation of enticing a minor under Section 76-4-401;

            (19)(a)(ii) sexual exploitation of a vulnerable adult under Section 76-5b-202;

            (19)(a)(iii) human trafficking for sexual exploitation under Section Utah Code 77-41-102
• 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
• Title: means the right to or ownership of a vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
• Trailer: means a vehicle without motive power designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and constructed so that no part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Vehicle: means a motor vehicle, an aircraft, or a watercraft subject to registration in any jurisdiction. See Utah Code 77-41-102
• Vehicle: includes a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, off-highway vehicle, camper, park model recreational vehicle, manufactured home, and mobile home. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
• Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
• Vessel: means the same as that term is defined in Section 73-18-2. See Utah Code 41-1a-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