Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 7 > Chapter 1 > Part 6 - Deposit Accounts

• 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.
• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
• Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.
• Bank: means a person authorized under the laws of this state, another state, or the United States to accept deposits from the public. See Utah Code 7-1-103
• Branch: means a place of business of a financial institution, other than its main office, at which deposits are received and paid. See Utah Code 7-1-103
• Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Financial Institutions. See Utah Code 7-1-103
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• control: means the power, directly or indirectly, or through or in concert with one or more persons, to:
       (5)(a) direct or exercise a controlling influence over:

            (5)(a)(i) the management or policies of a financial institution; or

            (5)(a)(ii) the election of a majority of the directors or trustees of an institution; or
       (5)(b) vote 25% or more of any class of voting securities of a financial institution. See Utah Code 7-1-103
• Credit union: means a cooperative, nonprofit association incorporated under:
       (6)(a) Chapter 9, Utah Credit Union Act; or
       (6)(b) Utah Code 7-1-103
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Depository institution: means a bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, industrial bank, credit union, or other institution that:
       (8)(a) holds or receives deposits, savings, or share accounts;
       (8)(b) issues certificates of deposit; or
       (8)(c) provides to its customers other depository accounts that are subject to withdrawal by checks, drafts, or other instruments or by electronic means to effect third party payments. See Utah Code 7-1-103
• Depository institution holding company: means :
            (9)(a)(i) a person other than an individual that:

                 (9)(a)(i)(A) has control over a depository institution; or

                 (9)(a)(i)(B) becomes a holding company of a depository institution under Section 7-1-703; or
            (9)(a)(ii) a person other than an individual that the commissioner finds, after considering the specific circumstances, is exercising or is capable of exercising a controlling influence over a depository institution by means other than those specifically described in this section. See Utah Code 7-1-103
• Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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.
• Female: means the characteristic of an individual whose biological reproductive system is of the general type that functions in a way that could produce ova. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
• Financial institution: means an institution subject to the jurisdiction of the department because of this title. See Utah Code 7-1-103
• 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
• Institution: means :
       (19)(a) a corporation;
       (19)(b) a limited liability company;
       (19)(c) a partnership;
       (19)(d) a trust;
       (19)(e) an association;
       (19)(f) a joint venture;
       (19)(g) a pool;
       (19)(h) a syndicate;
       (19)(i) an unincorporated organization; or
       (19)(j) any form of business entity. See Utah Code 7-1-103
• Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
• Joint tenancy: A form of property ownership in which two or more parties hold an undivided interest in the same property that was conveyed under the same instrument at the same time. A joint tenant can sell his (her) interest but not dispose of it by will. Upon the death of a joint tenant, his (her) undivided interest is distributed among the surviving joint tenants.
• 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.
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Male: means the characteristic of an individual whose biological reproductive system is of the general type that functions to fertilize the ova of a female. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• Oath: includes "affirmation. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Out-of-state: means , in reference to a depository institution or depository institution holding company, an institution or company whose home state is not Utah. See Utah Code 7-1-103
• Person: means :
       (27)(a) an individual;
       (27)(b) a corporation;
       (27)(c) a limited liability company;
       (27)(d) a partnership;
       (27)(e) a trust;
       (27)(f) an association;
       (27)(g) a joint venture;
       (27)(h) a pool;
       (27)(i) a syndicate;
       (27)(j) a sole proprietorship;
       (27)(k) an unincorporated organization; or
       (27)(l) any form of business entity. See Utah Code 7-1-103
• 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
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Savings account: means a deposit or other account at a depository institution that is not a transaction account. See Utah Code 7-1-103
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• 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: means , unless the context demands otherwise:
       (33)(a) a state;
       (33)(b) the District of Columbia; or
       (33)(c) the territories of the United States. See Utah Code 7-1-103
• 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
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
• Transaction account: includes :
            (36)(b)(i) demand deposits;
            (36)(b)(ii) NOW accounts;
            (36)(b)(iii) savings deposits subject to automatic transfers; and
            (36)(b)(iv) share draft accounts. See Utah Code 7-1-103
• Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. ^{Source: OCC}
• 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