Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 78B > Chapter 6 > Part 22 - Cause of Action to Protect Minors from Unfiltered Devices

• Armed forces: means the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Device: means a tablet or a smart phone sold in Utah and manufactured on or after January 1 of the year following the year this bill takes effect. See Utah Code 78B-6-2202
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• 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.
• Filter: means software installed on a device that is capable of preventing the device from accessing or displaying material that is harmful to minors through the Internet or any applications owned and controlled by the manufacturer and installed on the device. See Utah Code 78B-6-2202
• Harmful to minors: means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-10-1201. See Utah Code 78B-6-2202
• Internet: means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-40-102. See Utah Code 78B-6-2202
• 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.
• Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
• Manufacturer: includes a registrant as that term is defined in Section 70-3a-103. See Utah Code 78B-6-2202
• Minor: means an individual under the age of 18 who is not emancipated, married, or a member of the armed forces of the United States. See Utah Code 78B-6-2202
• 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.
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Smart phone: means the same as that term is defined in Section Utah Code 78B-6-2202
• 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
• Tablet: means a mobile device that:
       (9)(a) is equipped with a mobile operating system, touchscreen display, and rechargeable battery; and
       (9)(b) has the ability to support access to a cellular network. See Utah Code 78B-6-2202
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Utah Code: means the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code, as amended, unless the text expressly references a portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code as it existed:
       (42)(a) on the day on which the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code was enacted; or
       (42)(b)

            (42)(b)(i) after the day described in Subsection (42)(a); and

            (42)(b)(ii) before the most recent amendment to the referenced portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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