As used in this chapter:
| (1) |
“Obligation” includes a liability in tort and contractual obligations. |
Terms Used In Utah Code 15-4-1
- Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
| (2) |
“Obligee” includes a creditor and a person having a right based on a tort. |
| (3) |
“Obligor” includes a debtor and a person liable for a tort. |
| (4) |
| (a) |
“School fee” means a charge, deposit, rent, or other mandatory payment imposed by:
| (i) |
a public school as defined in Section 26B-2-401; or |
| (ii) |
a private school that provides education to students in any grade from kindergarten through grade 12. |
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| (b) |
“School fee” includes:
| (ii) |
a transportation charge; or |
| (iii) |
a charge, deposit, rent, or other mandatory payment imposed by a third party in connection with an activity or function sponsored by a school described in Subsection (4)(a). |
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| (5) |
“Several obligors” means obligors severally bound for the same performance. |
| (6) |
“Waiver” means the act of not requiring an individual to pay an amount that the individual otherwise owes. |
Amended by Chapter 327, 2023 General Session
