Utah Code > Title 80 > Chapter 2 > Part 9 – Interstate Compact on Placement of Children
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- Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Adult: means an individual who is 18 years old or older. See Utah Code 80-1-102
- Child: means , except as provided in Section
80-2-905 , an individual who is under 18 years old. See Utah Code 80-1-102 - committed: means , unless specified otherwise:(15)(a) with respect to a child, to transfer legal custody; and(15)(b) with respect to a minor who is at least 18 years old, to transfer custody. See Utah Code 80-1-102
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services created in Section
26B-1-201 . See Utah Code 80-1-102- Director: means the director of the division appointed under Section 80-2-202. See Utah Code 80-2-102
- Disposition: means an order by a juvenile court, after the adjudication of a minor, under Section
80-3-405 or80-4-305 or Chapter 6, Part 7, Adjudication and Disposition. See Utah Code 80-1-102- Division: means the Division of Child and Family Services created in Section 80-2-201. See Utah Code 80-2-102
- 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.
- 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: means a person appointed by a court to make decisions regarding a minor, including the authority to consent to:
(35)(a) marriage;(35)(b) enlistment in the armed forces;(35)(c) major medical, surgical, or psychiatric treatment; or(35)(d) legal custody, if legal custody is not vested in another individual, agency, or institution. See Utah Code 80-1-102- Indian tribe: means the same as that term is defined in Utah Code 80-1-102
- 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.
- 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- Protective custody: means the shelter of a child by the Division of Child and Family Services from the time the child is removed from the home until the earlier of:
(66)(a) the day on which the shelter hearing is held under Section80-3-301 ; or(66)(b) the day on which the child is returned home. See Utah Code 80-1-102- State: means :
(1)(a) a state of the United States;(1)(b) the District of Columbia;(1)(c) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;(1)(d) the Virgin Islands;(1)(e) Guam;(1)(f) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; or(1)(g) a territory or possession administered by the United States. See Utah Code 80-2-901- State plan: means the written description of the programs for children, youth, and family services administered by the division in accordance with federal law. See Utah Code 80-2-901
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. 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