Terms Used In Utah Code 77-40a-202

• Acquittal:
  1. Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
  2. A verdict of "not guilty."
   
• Agency: means a state, county, or local government entity that generates or maintains records relating to an investigation, arrest, detention, or conviction for an offense for which expungement may be ordered. See Utah Code 77-40a-101
• 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.
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Traffic offense: means , except as provided in Subsection (15)(b):

  (i)	an infraction, a class B misdemeanor offense, or a class C misdemeanor offense under Title 41, Chapter 6a, Traffic Code;

  (ii)	an infraction, a class B misdemeanor offense, or a class C misdemeanor offense under 2;

  (iii)

  an infraction, a class B misdemeanor offense, or a class C misdemeanor offense under Title 73, Chapter 18, State Boating Act; and

  (iv)	all local ordinances that are substantially similar to an offense listed in Subsections (15)(a)(i) through (iii). See Utah Code 77-40a-101 Traffic offense case: means that each offense in the case is a traffic offense. See Utah Code 77-40a-101
  (a)	a traffic offense case that resulted in an acquittal on all charges;

  (b)	a traffic offense case that is dismissed with prejudice, except for a case that is dismissed with prejudice as a result of successful completion of a plea in abeyance agreement governed by Subsection 77-2a-3(2)(b); or

  (c)	a traffic offense case for which the following time periods have elapsed from the day on which the case is adjudicated: (i)  at least five years for a class C misdemeanor or an infraction; or (ii)  at least six years for a class B misdemeanor.