§ 17B-1-601 Definitions
§ 17B-1-602 Fiscal year
§ 17B-1-603 Uniform accounting system
§ 17B-1-604 Funds and account groups maintained
§ 17B-1-605 Budget required for certain funds — Capital projects fund
§ 17B-1-606 Total of revenues to equal expenditures
§ 17B-1-607 Tentative budget to be prepared — Review by governing body
§ 17B-1-608 Tentative budget and data — Public records — Notice
§ 17B-1-609 Hearing to consider adoption — Notice
§ 17B-1-610 Public hearing on tentatively adopted budget
§ 17B-1-611 Continuing authority of governing body
§ 17B-1-612 Accumulated fund balances — Limitations — Excess balances — Unanticipated excess of revenues — Reserves for capital projects
§ 17B-1-613 Appropriations not to exceed estimated expendable revenue — Appropriations for existing deficits
§ 17B-1-614 Adoption of final budget — Certification and filing
§ 17B-1-615 Budgets in effect for budget year
§ 17B-1-616 Property tax levy — Amount in budget as basis for determining
§ 17B-1-617 Fund expenditures — Budget officer’s duties
§ 17B-1-618 Purchasing procedures
§ 17B-1-619 Expenditures or encumbrances in excess of appropriations prohibited — Processing claims
§ 17B-1-620 Transfer of appropriation balance between accounts in same fund
§ 17B-1-621 Review of individual governmental fund budgets — Hearing
§ 17B-1-622 Amendment and increase of individual fund budgets
§ 17B-1-623 Emergency expenditures
§ 17B-1-624 Lapse of appropriations — Exceptions
§ 17B-1-625 Transfer of balances in special funds
§ 17B-1-626 Loans by one fund to another
§ 17B-1-627 Property tax levy — Time for setting — Computation of total levy — Apportionment of proceeds — Maximum levy
§ 17B-1-628 Certification of resolution setting levy
§ 17B-1-629 Operating and capital budgets
§ 17B-1-630 Increase in appropriations for operating and capital budget funds — Notice
§ 17B-1-631 District clerk — Meetings and records
§ 17B-1-632 District clerk — Bookkeeping duties
§ 17B-1-633 District treasurer — Duties generally
§ 17B-1-634 Receipts for payment
§ 17B-1-635 Duties with respect to issuance of checks
§ 17B-1-636 Special assessments — Application of proceeds
§ 17B-1-637 Deposit of district funds — Commingling with personal funds unlawful — Suspension from office
§ 17B-1-638 Quarterly financial reports required
§ 17B-1-639 Annual financial reports — Audit reports
§ 17B-1-640 Audits required
§ 17B-1-641 Special district may expand uniform procedures — Limitation
§ 17B-1-642 Approval of district expenditures
§ 17B-1-643 Imposing or increasing a fee for service provided by special district
§ 17B-1-644 Definitions — Electronic payments — Fee
§ 17B-1-645 Residential fee credit

Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 17B > Chapter 1 > Part 6 - Fiscal Procedures for Special Districts

  • Accessible housing: means housing which has been constructed or modified to be accessible, as described in the State Construction Code or an approved code under Title 15A, State Construction and Fire Codes Act. See Utah Code 35A-8-101
  • Account: means an arrangement under a terms of service agreement in which a custodian carries, maintains, processes, receives, or stores a digital asset of the user or provides goods or services to the user. See Utah Code 75-11-102
  • Adjudicative proceeding: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Administrative order: means an order issued by the department that addresses an overpayment of public assistance. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
  • Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Adult: means an individual who is:
    (a) at least 18 years old; or
    (b) an emancipated minor. See Utah Code 75-2a-103
  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Advisory board executive committee: means the executive committee of the Agricultural Advisory Board created by Section 4-2-108. See Utah Code 73-20-2
  • 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.
  • Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  • Affordable housing: means housing occupied or reserved for occupancy by households whose incomes are at or below certain income requirements at rental rates affordable to such households. See Utah Code 35A-8-501
  • Agent: means an adult designated in an advance health care directive to make health care decisions for the declarant. See Utah Code 75-2a-103
  • Agent: means an attorney in fact granted authority under a durable or nondurable power of attorney. See Utah Code 75-11-102
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Applicant: means a person who requests assistance under this chapter. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Apprentice: means an individual who has entered into:
    (a) a written agreement approved by the Office of Apprenticeship with an employer or the employer's agent, an association of employers, an organization of employees, or a joint committee representing employers and employees;
    (b) an apprenticeship that meets Office of Apprenticeship standards; or
    (c) an apprenticeship that can be completed at no charge to the participant where the participant learns and works with registered standards to learn a set of skills that result in the participant qualifying for a state license or certification or earning industry recognized credentials at the completion of the apprenticeship. See Utah Code 35A-6-102
  • Apprenticeship: means an industry-driven, high-quality career pathway where employers can develop and prepare their future workforce, and individuals can obtain paid work experience, classroom instruction, and a portable, nationally recognized credential. See Utah Code 35A-6-102
  • Appropriation: means an allocation of money by the board of trustees for a specific purpose. See Utah Code 17B-1-601
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Approved self-reliance training: means an educational class, training session, or counseling session:
    (a) approved by the department;
    (b) described in Section 35A-3-118; and
    (c) provided at no cost to a client. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
  • APRN: means an individual who is:
    (a) certified or licensed as an advance practice registered nurse under Subsection 58-31b-301(2)(e);
    (b) an independent practitioner;
    (c) acting under a consultation and referral plan with a physician; and
    (d) acting within the scope of practice for that individual, as provided by law, rule, and specialized certification and training in that individual's area of practice. See Utah Code 75-2a-103
  • Area of operation: means :
    (a) in the case of an authority of a city, the city, except that the area of operation of an authority of a city does not include an area that lies within the territorial boundaries of some other city; or
    (b) in the case of an authority of a county, all of the county for which it is created except, that a county authority may not undertake a project within the boundaries of a city unless a resolution has been adopted by the governing body of the city, and by any authority which has been established and authorized to exercise its powers in the city, declaring that there is need for the county authority to exercise its powers within that city. See Utah Code 35A-8-401
  • Armed forces: means the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Assignment of support: means the transfer to the state of a recipient's right to receive support from another person that accrues during the period the recipient receives public assistance, including a right to receive support on behalf of any family member for whom the recipient is applying for or receiving assistance. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • authority: means a public body corporate and politic created by this part. See Utah Code 35A-8-401
  • Average monthly number of families: means the average number of families who received cash assistance on a monthly basis during the previous federal fiscal year. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • base period: means the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters next preceding the first day of the individual's benefit year with respect to any individual whose benefit year commences on or after January 5, 1986. See Utah Code 35A-4-201
  • Basic livestock: means a herd of cattle, sheep, or swine kept and maintained primarily for breeding purposes. See Utah Code 73-20-2
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Benefit cost rate: means benefit costs of all individuals paid in a calendar year, as defined in Subsection (2), including the state's share of extended benefit costs, divided by the total wages paid by all employers subject to contributions in the same calendar year, calculated to four decimal places, disregarding the remaining fraction, if any. See Utah Code 35A-4-301
  • Benefit costs: means the net money payments made to individuals who were employed by employers subject to contributions, excluding extended benefit costs, as provided in this chapter with respect to unemployment. See Utah Code 35A-4-301
  • Benefit year: means the 52 consecutive week period beginning with the first week with respect to which an individual files for benefits and is found to have an insured status. See Utah Code 35A-4-201
  • Benefits: means the money payments payable to an individual as provided in this chapter with respect to the individual's unemployment. See Utah Code 35A-4-201
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Best interest: means that the benefits to the person resulting from a treatment outweigh the burdens to the person resulting from the treatment, taking into account:
    (a) the effect of the treatment on the physical, emotional, and cognitive functions of the person;
    (b) the degree of physical pain or discomfort caused to the person by the treatment or the withholding or withdrawal of treatment;
    (c) the degree to which the person's medical condition, the treatment, or the withholding or withdrawal of treatment, result in a severe and continuing impairment of the dignity of the person by subjecting the person to humiliation and dependency;
    (d) the effect of the treatment on the life expectancy of the person;
    (e) the prognosis of the person for recovery with and without the treatment;
    (f) the risks, side effects, and benefits of the treatment, or the withholding or withdrawal of treatment; and
    (g) the religious beliefs and basic values of the person receiving treatment, to the extent these may assist the decision maker in determining the best interest. See Utah Code 75-2a-103
  • Blighted area: means an area where dwellings predominate that, by reason of dilapidation, overcrowding, faulty arrangement or design, lack of ventilation, light, or sanitary facilities or any combination of these factors, are detrimental to safety, health, and morals. See Utah Code 35A-8-401
  • Board: means the Housing Board created by this part. See Utah Code 35A-8-501
  • Board: means the Uintah Basin Revitalization Fund Board. See Utah Code 35A-8-1601
  • Board: means the Board of Water Resources created by Section 73-10-1. See Utah Code 73-20-2
  • Bond: means :
    (a) a written obligation to repay borrowed money, whether denominated a bond, note, warrant, certificate of indebtedness, or otherwise; and
    (b) a lease agreement, installment purchase agreement, or other agreement that:
    (i) includes an obligation by the district to pay money; and
    (ii) the district's board of trustees, in its discretion, treats as a bond for purposes of Title 11, Chapter 14, Local Government Bonding Act, or Title 11, Chapter 27, Utah Refunding Bond Act. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
  • Bonds: means bonds, notes, interim certificates, debentures, or other obligations issued by an authority under this part. See Utah Code 35A-8-401
  • Bonus payments: means that portion of the bonus payments received by the United States government under the Leasing Act paid to the state under Section 35 of the Leasing Act, 30 U. See Utah Code 35A-8-302
  • Breach of trust: includes a violation by a trust director or trustee of a duty imposed on the director or trustee by the terms of the trust, this chapter, or the law of this state other than this chapter pertaining to trusts. See Utah Code 75-12-102
  • Budget: means a plan of financial operations for a fiscal year which embodies estimates of proposed expenditures for given purposes and the proposed means of financing them, and may refer to the budget of a particular fund for which a budget is required by law or it may refer collectively to the budgets for all such funds. See Utah Code 17B-1-601
  • Budget officer: means the person appointed by the special district board of trustees to prepare the budget for the district. See Utah Code 17B-1-601
  • Budget year: means the fiscal year for which a budget is prepared. See Utah Code 17B-1-601
  • Calendar quarter: means the period of three consecutive months ending on March 31, June 30, September 30, or December 31, or the equivalent, as the department may by rule prescribe. See Utah Code 35A-4-201
  • Calendar year entity: means a special district whose fiscal year begins January 1 and ends December 31 of each calendar year as described in Section 17B-1-602. See Utah Code 17B-1-601
  • Capacity to appoint an agent: means that the adult understands the consequences of appointing a particular person as agent. See Utah Code 75-2a-103
  • Capital projects: means expenditures for land, improvements on the land, and equipment intended to have long-term beneficial use. See Utah Code 35A-8-1601
  • Carries: means engages in the transmission of an electronic communication. See Utah Code 75-11-102
  • Cash assistance: means the monthly dollar amount a recipient is eligible to receive under the Family Employment Program under Section 35A-3-302. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
  • Catalogue of electronic communications: means information that identifies each person with which a user has had an electronic communication, the time and date of the communication, and the electronic address of the person. See Utah Code 75-11-102
  • Child care: means the child care services defined in Section 35A-3-102 for:
    (a) children age 12 or younger; and
    (b) children with disabilities age 18 or younger. See Utah Code 35A-3-201
  • Child care provider association: means an association:
    (a) that has functioned as a child care provider association in the state for at least three years; and
    (b) is affiliated with a national child care provider association. See Utah Code 35A-3-201
  • Child care services: means care of a child by a responsible person who is not the child's parent or legal guardian, for a portion of the day that is less than 24 hours in a qualified setting, as defined by rules made by the department in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
  • City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • City: means a city or town in the state. See Utah Code 35A-8-401
  • Civic organization: includes a community service club or organization, a charitable health care or service organization, a fraternal organization, a labor union, a minority or ethnic organization, a commercial or industrial organization, a commerce or business club, a private nonprofit organization, a private nonprofit corporation that provides funding to a community service organization, an organization that advocates or provides for the needs of persons with low incomes, a religious organization, and an organization that fosters strong neighborhoods and communities. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
  • Clerk: means the city or county clerk, or the officer charged with the duties customarily imposed on the clerk. See Utah Code 35A-8-401
  • Client: means an individual who the department has determined to be eligible for services or benefits under:
    (a) Chapter 3, Employment Support Act; and
    (b) Chapter 5, Training and Workforce Improvement Act. See Utah Code 35A-1-102
  • Codicil: An addition, change, or supplement to a will executed with the same formalities required for the will itself.
  • Commercial farm: means a tract or tracts of land with or without improvements recognized as a farm or ranch in this state which is owned and operated or leased and operated by the applicant, and used in the production and raising of basic livestock. See Utah Code 73-20-2
  • Commission: means the Outdoor Adventure Commission. See Utah Code 73-18-2
  • Commission: means the Outdoor Adventure Commission. See Utah Code 73-18a-1
  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Apprenticeship Programs described in Section 35A-6-105. See Utah Code 35A-6-102
  • Committee: means the Child Care Advisory Committee created in Section 35A-3-205. See Utah Code 35A-3-201
  • Committee membership: Legislators are assigned to specific committees by their party. Seniority, regional balance, and political philosophy are the most prominent factors in the committee assignment process.
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Community action agency: means a local subdivision of the state, a combination of political subdivisions, a separate public agency, or a private nonprofit agency, which:
    (a) has the authority under its applicable charter or laws to receive funds to support community action activities and other appropriate measures designed to identify and deal with the causes of poverty in the state; and
    (b) is designated as a community action agency by federal law, federal regulations, or the governor. See Utah Code 35A-8-1002
  • Community action statewide organization: means community action programs, organized on a statewide basis, to enhance the capability of community action agencies. See Utah Code 35A-8-1002
  • Community Services Block Grant: means the Federal Community Services Block Grant Act, 42 U. See Utah Code 35A-8-1002
  • Compensation: means payment owed by an employer for labor or services performed by an employee. See Utah Code 35A-7-102
  • Computation date: means July 1 of any year, beginning July 1, 1984. See Utah Code 35A-4-301
  • Conservator: includes a limited conservator. See Utah Code 75-11-102
  • Content of an electronic communication: means information concerning the substance or meaning of the communication that:
    (a) has been sent or received by a user;
    (b) is in electronic storage by a custodian providing an electronic communication service to the public or is carried or maintained by a custodian providing a remote computing service to the public; and
    (c) is not readily accessible to the public. See Utah Code 75-11-102
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Contribution: means the money payments required by this chapter to be made into the Unemployment Compensation Fund by any employing unit on account of having individuals in its employ. See Utah Code 35A-4-201
  • Contribution year: means any calendar year beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31. See Utah Code 35A-4-301
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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.
  • County: means a county in the state. See Utah Code 35A-8-401
  • County: means :
    (a) Duchesne County; or
    (b) Uintah County. See Utah Code 35A-8-1601
  • County legislative body: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Court: means the district court. See Utah Code 75-11-102
  • Court order: means a judgment or order of a court of this state, another state, or the federal government that addresses an overpayment of public assistance. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
  • Current year: means the fiscal year in which a budget is prepared and adopted, which is the fiscal year next preceding the budget year. See Utah Code 17B-1-601
  • Custodian: means a person that carries, maintains, processes, receives, or stores a digital asset of a user. See Utah Code 75-11-102
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Date of enrollment: means the date on which the applicant was approved as eligible for cash assistance. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
  • Date of hire: means the date a person who is homeless first performs labor or services for compensation for an employer. See Utah Code 35A-5-302
  • Date of hire: means the date labor or services for compensation are first performed by the employee. See Utah Code 35A-7-102
  • Date of rehire: means the date labor or services for compensation are first performed by an employee who was previously employed by the employer but has been separated from that employment for at least 60 consecutive days. See Utah Code 35A-7-102
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Declarant: means an adult who has completed and signed or directed the signing of an advance health care directive. See Utah Code 75-2a-103
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Default surrogate: means the adult who may make decisions for an individual when either:
    (a) an agent or guardian has not been appointed; or
    (b) an agent is not able, available, or willing to make decisions for an adult. See Utah Code 75-2a-103
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Deficit: has the meaning given under generally accepted accounting principles as reflected in the Uniform Accounting Manual for Special Districts. See Utah Code 17B-1-601
  • Department: means the Department of Workforce Services created in Section 35A-1-103. See Utah Code 35A-1-102
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Designated recipient: means a person chosen by a user using an online tool to administer digital assets of the user. See Utah Code 75-11-102
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Digital asset: means an electronic record in which an individual has a right or interest. See Utah Code 75-11-102
  • Directed trust: means a trust for which the terms of the trust grant a power of direction. See Utah Code 75-12-102
  • Directed trustee: means a trustee that is subject to a trust director's power of direction. See Utah Code 75-12-102
  • Director: means the director of the division assigned by the department to administer a program. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
  • Director: means the director of the division. See Utah Code 35A-8-101
  • Director: means the director of the Office of Child Care. See Utah Code 35A-3-201
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • diversion payment: means a one-time cash assistance payment under Section 35A-3-303 to a recipient who is eligible for cash assistance, but does not require extended cash assistance under 3. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
  • Division: means the Unemployment Insurance Division. See Utah Code 35A-4-201
  • Division: means the Housing and Community Development Division. See Utah Code 35A-8-101
  • Division: means the Division of Outdoor Recreation. See Utah Code 73-18-2
  • Division: means the Housing and Community Development Division. See Utah Code 35A-8-1601
  • Division: means the Division of Outdoor Recreation. See Utah Code 73-18a-1
  • Division: means the Division of Water Rights, Department of Natural Resources. See Utah Code 73-22-3
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Economic service area: means an economic service area established in accordance with Chapter 2, Economic Service Areas. See Utah Code 35A-1-102
  • Education or training: means education or training in accordance with 29 U. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
  • Elderly: means a person who meets the age, disability, or other conditions established by regulation of the authority. See Utah Code 35A-8-401
  • Electronic: means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. See Utah Code 75-11-102
  • Electronic communication service: means a custodian that provides to a user the ability to send or receive an electronic communication. See Utah Code 75-11-102
  • Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. Source: OCC
  • Emergency medical services provider: means a person that is licensed, designated, or certified under 1. See Utah Code 75-2a-103
  • Employee: means an individual who is an employee within the meaning of Chapter 24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. See Utah Code 35A-7-102
  • employer: means :
    (a) an individual or employing unit which employs one or more individuals for some portion of a day during a calendar year, or that, as a condition for approval of this chapter for full tax credit against the tax imposed by the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, is required, under the act, to be an employer;
    (b) an employing unit that, having become an employer under Subsection (1)(a), has not, under Sections 35A-4-303 and 35A-4-310, ceased to be an employer subject to this chapter; or
    (c) for the effective period of its election under Subsection 35A-4-310(3), an employing unit that has elected to become fully subject to this chapter. See Utah Code 35A-4-203
  • Employer: includes any governmental entity and any labor organization. See Utah Code 35A-7-102
  • Employing unit: means :
    (i) any individual or type of organization that has or subsequent to January 1, 1935, had one or more individuals performing services for it within the state including any:
    (A) partnership;
    (B) association;
    (C) trust;
    (D) estate;
    (E) joint stock company;
    (F) insurance company;
    (G) limited liability company;
    (H) limited liability partnership;
    (I) joint venture;
    (J) corporation, whether domestic or foreign;
    (K) the receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, trustee or successor of any entity listed in Subsections (1)(a)(i)(A) through (J);
    (L) the legal representative of a deceased person; or
    (M) a tribal unit; or
    (ii) any properly and legally registered professional employer organization as defined by Section 31A-40-102. See Utah Code 35A-4-202
  • Employment assistance: means services or benefits provided by the department under:
    (a) Chapter 3, Employment Support Act; and
    (b) Chapter 5, Training and Workforce Improvement Act. See Utah Code 35A-1-102
  • Employment counselor: means an individual responsible for developing an employment plan and coordinating the services and benefits under this title in accordance with Chapter 2, Economic Service Areas. See Utah Code 35A-1-102
  • Employment office: means a free public employment office or branch operated by this or any other state as a part of a state-controlled system of public employment offices or by a federal agency charged with the administration of an unemployment compensation program or free public employment offices. See Utah Code 35A-4-201
  • Employment plan: means a written agreement between the department and a client that describes:
    (a) the relationship between the department and the client;
    (b) the obligations of the department and the client; and
    (c) the result if an obligation is not fulfilled by the department or the client. See Utah Code 35A-1-102
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Estimated revenue: means the amount of revenue estimated to be received from all sources during the budget year in each fund for which a budget is being prepared. See Utah Code 17B-1-601
  • 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.
  • Executive director: means the executive director of the department appointed under Section 35A-1-201. See Utah Code 35A-1-102
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Executor: includes "administrator" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Extended benefits: has the meaning specified in Subsection 35A-4-402(7)(f). See Utah Code 35A-4-201
  • Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is a set of United States statutes added as Title VIII of the Consumer Credit Protection Act. Its purpose is to ensure ethical practices in the collection of consumer debts and to provide consumers with an avenue for disputing and obtaining validation of debt information in order to ensure the information's accuracy. It is often used in conjunction with the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Source: OCC
  • Farmer: means any person who owns and operates or leases and operates a commercial farm in this state, and includes individuals, partnerships and corporations. See Utah Code 73-20-2
  • federal executive agency: means an executive agency, as defined in 5 U. See Utah Code 35A-4-203
  • Federal government: includes the United States of America, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any other agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States. See Utah Code 35A-8-401
  • Fiduciary: means an original, additional, or successor personal representative, conservator, guardian, agent, or trustee. See Utah Code 75-11-102
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Financial officer: means the official under Section 17B-1-642. See Utah Code 17B-1-601
  • Fiscal year: means the annual period for accounting for fiscal operations in each district. See Utah Code 17B-1-601
  • Fiscal year: means the year beginning with July 1 of one year and ending June 30 of the next year. See Utah Code 35A-4-301
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Fixed Rate: Having a "fixed" rate means that the APR doesn't change based on fluctuations of some external rate (such as the "Prime Rate"). In other words, a fixed rate is a rate that is not a variable rate. A fixed APR can change over time, in several circumstances:
    • You are late making a payment or commit some other default, triggering an increase to a penalty rate
    • The bank changes the terms of your account and you do not reject the change.
    • The rate expires (if the rate was fixed for only a certain period of time).
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Franchise: means the same as that term is defined in 16 C. See Utah Code 35A-4-203
  • Franchisee: means the same as that term is defined in 16 C. See Utah Code 35A-4-203
  • Franchisor: means the same as that term is defined in 16 C. See Utah Code 35A-4-203
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Full-time education or training: means training on a full-time basis as defined by the educational institution attended by the parent recipient. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
  • Fund: has the meaning given under generally accepted accounting principles as reflected in the Uniform Accounting Manual for Special Districts. See Utah Code 17B-1-601
  • Fund: means the Unemployment Compensation Fund established by this chapter. See Utah Code 35A-4-201
  • Fund: means the Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund created by this part. See Utah Code 35A-8-501
  • Fund balance: has the meaning given under generally accepted accounting principles as reflected in the Uniform Accounting Manual for Special Districts. See Utah Code 17B-1-601
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • General assistance: means financial assistance provided to a person under 4. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
  • General fund: is a s defined by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board as reflected in the Uniform Accounting Manual for All Local Governments prepared by the Office of the Utah State Auditor. See Utah Code 17B-1-601
  • Geothermal area: means the general land area which is underlain or reasonably appears to be underlain by geothermal resources. See Utah Code 73-22-3
  • Geothermal resource: means :
    (i) the natural heat of the earth at temperatures greater than 120 degrees centigrade; and
    (ii) the energy, in whatever form, including pressure, present in, resulting from, created by, or which may be extracted from that natural heat, directly or through a material medium. See Utah Code 73-22-3
  • Geothermal system: means any strata, pool, reservoir, or other geologic formation containing geothermal resources. See Utah Code 73-22-3
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Governing body: means , in the case of a city, the council or other body of the city in which is vested legislative authority customarily imposed on the city council, and in the case of a county, the board of county commissioners. See Utah Code 35A-8-401
  • Government entity: means the state or any county, municipality, special district, special service district, or other political subdivision or administrative unit of the state, a state institution of higher education as defined in Section 53B-2-101, or a local education agency as defined in Section 53G-7-401. See Utah Code 35A-1-102
  • Governmental entity: is a s defined in Section 59-2-511. See Utah Code 35A-5-302
  • Governmental funds: means the general fund, special revenue fund, debt service fund, and capital projects fund of a special district. See Utah Code 17B-1-601
  • Guardian: includes a limited guardian. See Utah Code 75-11-102
  • 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:Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Health care: means any care, treatment, service, or procedure to improve, maintain, diagnose, or otherwise affect an individual's physical or mental condition. See Utah Code 75-2a-103
  • Health care decision making capacity: means an adult's ability to make an informed decision about receiving or refusing health care, including:
    (a) the ability to understand the nature, extent, or probable consequences of health status and health care alternatives;
    (b) the ability to make a rational evaluation of the burdens, risks, benefits, and alternatives of accepting or rejecting health care; and
    (c) the ability to communicate a decision. See Utah Code 75-2a-103
  • Health care facility: means :
    (a) a health care facility as defined in 2; and
    (b) private offices of physicians, dentists, and other health care providers licensed to provide health care under Title 58, Occupations and Professions. See Utah Code 75-2a-103
  • Health care provider: means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-3-403, except that "health care provider" does not include an emergency medical services provider. See Utah Code 75-2a-103
  • Hearsay: Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else. Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.
  • Hospital: means an institution that is licensed, certified, or approved by the Department of Health as a hospital. See Utah Code 35A-4-202
  • Housing project: includes :
    (i) buildings, land, equipment, facilities, and other real or personal property for necessary, convenient, or desirable appurtenances;
    (ii) streets, sewers, water service, utilities, parks, site preparation and landscaping;
    (iii) facilities for administrative, community, health, recreational, welfare, or other purposes;
    (iv) the planning of the buildings and other improvements;
    (v) the acquisition of property or any interest in the property;
    (vi) the demolition of existing structures;
    (vii) the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, alteration, or repair of the improvements and all other work in connection with them; and
    (viii) all other real and personal property and all tangible or intangible assets held or used in connection with the housing project. See Utah Code 35A-8-401
  • Housing sponsor: means a person who constructs, develops, rehabilitates, purchases, or owns a housing development that is or will be subject to legally enforceable restrictive covenants that require the housing development to provide, at least in part, affordable housing. See Utah Code 35A-8-501
  • Human body waste: means excrement, feces, or other waste material discharged from the human body. See Utah Code 73-18a-1
  • Impact board: means the Permanent Community Impact Fund Board created under Section 35A-8-304. See Utah Code 35A-8-302
  • Impact fund: means the Permanent Community Impact Fund established by this chapter. See Utah Code 35A-8-302
  • Income: means gross income, whether earned or unearned, as defined by rule made in accordance with Section 35A-3-203. See Utah Code 35A-3-201
  • Income-eligible child: means a child whose:
    (a) family income does not exceed 85% of state median income for a family of the same size; and
    (b) family assets do not exceed the limit established by the office through rule created in accordance with Section 35A-3-203. See Utah Code 35A-3-201
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
  • Information: means data, text, images, videos, sounds, codes, computer programs, software, databases, or the like. See Utah Code 75-11-102
  • Insured average annual wage: means on or before the 15th day of May of each year, the total wages of insured workers for the preceding calendar year, divided by the average monthly number of insured workers, determined by dividing by 12 the total insured workers for the preceding calendar year as determined under the rules of the department calculated to two decimal places, disregarding any fraction of one cent. See Utah Code 35A-4-201
  • Insured average fiscal year wage: means on or before the 15th day of November of each year, the total wages of insured workers for the preceding fiscal year, divided by the average monthly number of insured workers, determined by dividing by 12 the total insured workers for the preceding fiscal year as determined under the rules of the department calculated to two decimal places, disregarding any fraction of one cent. See Utah Code 35A-4-201
  • Insured average fiscal year weekly wage: means the insured average fiscal year wage determined in Subsection (11), divided by 52, calculated to two decimal places, disregarding any fraction of one cent. See Utah Code 35A-4-201
  • Insured status: means that an individual has, during the individual's base-period, performed services and earned wages in employment sufficient to qualify for benefits under Section 35A-4-403. See Utah Code 35A-4-201
  • Insured work: means employment for an employer, as defined in Section 35A-4-203. See Utah Code 35A-4-201
  • 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
  • Interfund loan: means a loan of cash from one fund to another, subject to future repayment. See Utah Code 17B-1-601
  • Interlocal agency: means a legal or administrative entity created by a subdivision or combination of subdivisions under the authority of Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act. See Utah Code 35A-8-302
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • 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.
  • Labor organization: includes any entity or hiring hall that is used by agreement between the organization and an employer to carry out requirements described in Section 8(f)(3) of the National Labor Relations Act. See Utah Code 35A-7-102
  • Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Last completed fiscal year: means the fiscal year next preceding the current fiscal year. See Utah Code 17B-1-601
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Leasing Act: means the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920, 30 U. See Utah Code 35A-8-302
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Licensed clinical therapist: means an individual licensed by the state under:
    (a) 2;
    (b) 3;
    (c) 4; or
    (d) Title 58, Chapter 61, Psychologist Licensing Act. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Life sustaining care: means any medical intervention, including procedures, administration of medication, or use of a medical device, that maintains life by sustaining, restoring, or supplanting a vital function. See Utah Code 75-2a-103
  • Litter: means any bottles, glass, crockery, cans, scrap metal, junk, paper, garbage, rubbish, or similar refuse discarded as no longer useful. See Utah Code 73-18a-1
  • Major disaster: means a flood, drought, fire, hurricane, earthquake, storm, or other catastrophe, which in the determination of the governing body is of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant the use of available resources of the federal, state, and local governments to alleviate the damage, hardship, or suffering caused. See Utah Code 35A-8-401
  • Marine toilet: means any toilet or other receptacle permanently installed on or within any vessel for the purpose of receiving human body waste. See Utah Code 73-18a-1
  • Material medium: means geothermal fluids, or water and other substances artificially introduced into a geothermal system to serve as a heat transfer medium. See Utah Code 73-22-3
  • Mayor: means the mayor of the city or the officer charged with the duties customarily imposed on the mayor or executive head of a city. See Utah Code 35A-8-401
  • Minor: means an individual who:
    (a) is under 18 years old; and
    (b) is not an emancipated minor. See Utah Code 75-2a-103
  • Moderate income housing: means housing occupied or reserved for occupancy by households with a gross household income equal to or less than 80% of the median gross income for households of the same size in the county in which the housing is located. See Utah Code 35A-8-101
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mortgage loan: A loan made by a lender to a borrower for the financing of real property. Source: OCC
  • Motorboat: means any vessel propelled by machinery, whether or not the machinery is the principal source of propulsion. See Utah Code 73-18-2
  • New employer: means any employer who has been an employer as defined in this chapter and whose account has been chargeable with benefits for less than one fiscal year immediately preceding the computation date. See Utah Code 35A-4-301
  • Notice of agency action: means the notice required to commence an adjudicative proceeding as described in Section 63G-4-201. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • obligee: includes a bondholder, agent or trustee for a bondholder, a lessor demising to the authority used in connection with a project, an assignee or assignees of the lessor's interest in whole or in part, and the federal government when it is a party to a contract with the authority. See Utah Code 35A-8-401
  • Obligor: means an individual:
    (a) who is liable to the state under Section 35A-3-603 and applicable federal statutes and regulations; or
    (b) against whom an administrative or judicial order determining overpayment has been obtained. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
  • Office: means the Office of Child Care created in Section 35A-3-202. See Utah Code 35A-3-201
  • Office: means the State Community Services Office created in Section 35A-8-1003. See Utah Code 35A-8-1002
  • Office of Apprenticeship: means the federal agency designated by the United States Department of Labor to oversee apprenticeship programs. See Utah Code 35A-6-102
  • Online tool: means an electronic service provided by a custodian that allows the user, in an agreement distinct from the terms of service agreement between the custodian and user, to provide directions for disclosure or nondisclosure of digital assets to a third person. See Utah Code 75-11-102
  • Operator: means any person drilling, maintaining, operating, producing, or in control of any well. See Utah Code 73-22-3
  • Operator: means the person who is in control of a vessel while it is in use. See Utah Code 73-18a-1
  • Outlays: Outlays are payments made (generally through the issuance of checks or disbursement of cash) to liquidate obligations. Outlays during a fiscal year may be for payment of obligations incurred in prior years or in the same year.
  • Overpayment: includes money paid to a provider under this title in connection with public assistance or another publicly funded assistance program to the extent that the provider receives payment:
    (i) for goods or services not provided; or
    (ii) in excess of the amount to which the provider is entitled. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Owner: means a person who has the right to drill into, produce, and make use of the geothermal resource. See Utah Code 73-22-3
  • Owner: includes a person entitled to the use or possession of a vessel subject to an interest by another person, reserved or created by agreement and securing payment or performance of an obligation. See Utah Code 73-18-2
  • Owner: means a person, other than a lien holder, holding a proprietary interest in or the title to a vessel. See Utah Code 73-18a-1
  • Parent recipient: means a person who enters into an employment plan with the department to qualify for cash assistance under 3. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Payroll: means total wages. See Utah Code 35A-4-301
  • Performance goals: means a target level of performance that will be compared to actual performance. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
  • Performance indicators: means actual performance information regarding a program or activity. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
  • Performance monitoring system: means a process to regularly collect and analyze performance information, including performance indicators and performance goals. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
  • Person: means any individual, business entity (corporate or otherwise), or political subdivision of this or any other state. See Utah Code 73-22-3
  • Person: means an individual, estate, business or nonprofit entity, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, instrumentality, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 75-11-102
  • Person: means an individual, estate, business or nonprofit entity, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, instrumentality, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 75-12-102
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, organization, association, trust, governmental agency, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
  • Person who is homeless: means an individual whose primary nighttime residence is:
    (a) a public or private place not designated for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for an individual, including a car, park, abandoned building, bus station, train station, airport, or camping ground; or
    (b) a publicly or privately operated shelter designated to provide temporary living arrangements, including a permanent housing, permanent supportive, or transitional facility. See Utah Code 35A-5-302
  • Personal property: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Personal representative: means an executor, administrator, special administrator, or person that performs substantially the same function under the law of this state other than this chapter. See Utah Code 75-11-102
  • Physician: means a physician and surgeon or osteopathic surgeon licensed under Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act or Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act. See Utah Code 75-2a-103
  • Physician assistant: means an individual licensed as a physician assistant under Title 58, Chapter 70a, Utah Physician Assistant Act. See Utah Code 75-2a-103
  • Planning: includes :
    (i) the preparation of maps and guidelines;
    (ii) land use planning;
    (iii) a study or analysis of:
    (A) the social or economic impacts associated with natural resource development;
    (B) the demand for the transportation of individuals or goods;
    (C) state, regional, and local development and growth;
    (D) population and employment;
    (E) development related to natural resources; and
    (F) as related to any other activity described in this Subsection (7), engineering, financial analysis, legal analysis, or any other analysis helpful to the state, subdivision, or interlocal agency; and
    (iv) any activity described in this Subsection (7) regardless of whether the activity is for a public facility or a public service. See Utah Code 35A-8-302
  • 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.
  • POLST order: means an order, on a form designated by the Department of Health and Human Services under Section 75-2a-106, that gives direction to health care providers, health care facilities, and emergency medical services providers regarding the specific health care decisions of the individual to whom the order relates. See Utah Code 75-2a-103
  • Power of attorney: means a record that grants an agent authority to act in the place of a principal. See Utah Code 75-11-102
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • Power of direction: includes a power over the investment, management, or distribution of trust property or other matters of trust administration. See Utah Code 75-12-102
  • Pre-apprenticeship: means a program or set of strategies that is designed to prepare individuals to enter and succeed in an apprenticeship program with registered standards. See Utah Code 35A-6-102
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Principal: means an individual who grants authority to an agent in a power of attorney. See Utah Code 75-11-102
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • project: means a work or undertaking, on contiguous or noncontiguous sites to:
    (i) demolish, clear, or remove buildings from a blighted area;
    (ii) provide or assist in providing decent, safe, and sanitary urban or rural dwellings, apartments, or other living accommodations for persons of medium and low income by any suitable methods, including rental, sale of individual units in single or multifamily structures under conventional condominium, cooperative sales contract, lease-purchase agreement, loans, or subsidizing of rentals or charges; or
    (iii) accomplish a combination of Subsections (11)(a)(i) and (ii). See Utah Code 35A-8-401
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Proprietary funds: means enterprise funds and the internal service funds of a special district. See Utah Code 17B-1-601
  • Protected person: includes an individual for whom an application for the appointment of a conservator or guardian is pending. See Utah Code 75-11-102
  • Public assistance: means :
    (a) services or benefits provided under Chapter 3, Employment Support Act;
    (b) medical assistance provided under Title 26B, Chapter 3, Health Care - Administration and Assistance;
    (c) foster care maintenance payments provided from the General Fund or under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act;
    (d) SNAP benefits; and
    (e) any other public funds expended for the benefit of a person in need of financial, medical, food, housing, or related assistance. See Utah Code 35A-1-102
  • Public body: means a city, county or municipal corporation, commission, district, authority, agency, subdivision, or other body of the foregoing. See Utah Code 35A-8-401
  • Public facility: means a facility:
    (a) in whole or in part, owned, controlled, or operated by the state, a subdivision, or an interlocal agency; and
    (b) that serves a public purpose. See Utah Code 35A-8-302
  • Public funds: means any money or payment collected or received by an officer or employee of a special district acting in an official capacity and includes money or payment to the officer or employee for services or goods provided by the district, or the officer or employee while acting within the scope of employment or duty. See Utah Code 17B-1-601
  • Public service: includes :
    (i) a service described in Subsection (9)(a) regardless of whether the service is provided in connection with a public facility;
    (ii) the cost of providing a service described in Subsection (9)(a), including administrative costs, wages, and legal fees; and
    (iii) a contract with a public postsecondary institution to fund research, education, or a public service program. See Utah Code 35A-8-302
  • Qualified employer: means any employer who was an employer as defined in this chapter during each quarter of the prior fiscal year immediately preceding the computation date. See Utah Code 35A-4-301
  • Qualifying period: means the four fiscal years immediately preceding the contribution year on or after January 1, 1985. See Utah Code 35A-4-301
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • real property: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Reasonably available: means :
    (a) readily able to be contacted without undue effort; and
    (b) willing and able to act in a timely manner considering the urgency of the circumstances. See Utah Code 75-2a-103
  • Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.
  • Recipient: means a person who is qualified to receive, is receiving, or has received assistance under this chapter. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Utah Code 75-11-102
  • Registry: means the centralized new hire registry created in Section 35A-7-103. See Utah Code 35A-7-102
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Remote computing service: means a custodian that provides to a user computer processing services or the storage of digital assets by means of an electronic communications system, as defined in 18 U. See Utah Code 75-11-102
  • Reserve: means that amount of money in the fund which has been appropriated or is subject to appropriation by the Legislature, exclusive of money transferred to the fund under the Federal Employment Security Administrative Financing Act of 1954, 42 U. See Utah Code 35A-4-301
  • Retained earnings: has the meaning given under generally accepted accounting principles as reflected in the Uniform Accounting Manual for Special Districts. See Utah Code 17B-1-601
  • Revitalization Fund: means the Uintah Basin Revitalization Fund. See Utah Code 35A-8-1601
  • Revocable trust: A trust agreement that can be canceled, rescinded, revoked, or repealed by the grantor (person who establishes the trust).
  • Rural: means a county in the state other than Utah, Salt Lake, Davis, or Weber. See Utah Code 35A-8-501
  • Sailboat: means any vessel having one or more sails and propelled by wind. See Utah Code 73-18-2
  • 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.
  • Settlor: means the same as that term is defined in Section 75-7-103. See Utah Code 75-12-102
  • Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Single minor parent: means a person under 18 years of age who is not married and has a minor child in the person's care and custody. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
  • SNAP: means the federal "Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program" under Title 7, U. See Utah Code 35A-1-102
  • SNAP benefits: means a financial benefit, coupon, or privilege available under SNAP. See Utah Code 35A-1-102
  • social capital: means the value provided to the state by a civic organization, including values, cooperation, strength to families and neighborhoods, and ensuring livable communities and nurturing environments. See Utah Code 35A-3-502
  • Special assessment: means an assessment levied against property to pay all or a portion of the costs of making improvements that benefit the property. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
  • Special district: means a limited purpose local government entity, as described in Section 17B-1-103, that operates under, is subject to, and has the powers described in:
    (a) this chapter; or
    (b) 
    (i) this chapter; and
    (ii) 
    (A) 1;
    (B) 2;
    (C) 3;
    (D) 4;
    (E) 5;
    (F) 6;
    (G) 7;
    (H) 8;
    (I) 9;
    (J) 10; or
    (K) 11. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
  • Special fund: means any special district fund other than the special district's general fund. See Utah Code 17B-1-601
  • Stabilization: means addressing the basic living, family care, and social or psychological needs of the client so that the client may take advantage of training or employment opportunities provided under this title or through other agencies or institutions. See Utah Code 35A-1-102
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Utah Code 75-12-102
  • State: includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia. See Utah Code 35A-4-201
  • 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
  • state plan: means the state plan submitted to the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services to receive funding from the United States through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block Grant in accordance with 42 U. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
  • Subdivision: means a county, city, town, county service area, special service district, special improvement district, water conservancy district, water improvement district, sewer improvement district, housing authority, building authority, school district, or public postsecondary institution organized under the laws of this state. See Utah Code 35A-8-302
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Substituted judgment: means the standard to be applied by a surrogate when making a health care decision for an adult who previously had the capacity to make health care decisions, which requires the surrogate to consider:
    (a) specific preferences expressed by the adult:
    (i) when the adult had the capacity to make health care decisions; and
    (ii) at the time the decision is being made;
    (b) the surrogate's understanding of the adult's health care preferences;
    (c) the surrogate's understanding of what the adult would have wanted under the circumstances; and
    (d) to the extent that the preferences described in Subsections (22)(a) through (c) are unknown, the best interest of the adult. See Utah Code 75-2a-103
  • Surrogate: means a health care decision maker who is:
    (a) an appointed agent;
    (b) a default surrogate under the provisions of Section 75-2a-108; or
    (c) a guardian. See Utah Code 75-2a-103
  • Taxable wages: means all remuneration paid by an employer to employees for insured work that is subject to unemployment insurance contributions. See Utah Code 35A-4-301
  • Terms of a trust: means :
    (a) subject to Subsection (8)(b), the manifestation of the settlor's intent regarding a trust's provisions as:
    (i) expressed in the trust instrument; or
    (ii) established by other evidence that would be admissible in a judicial proceeding; or
    (b) the trust's provisions as established, determined, or amended by:
    (i) a trustee or trust director in accordance with applicable law;
    (ii) a court order; or
    (iii) a nonjudicial settlement agreement under Section 75-7-110. See Utah Code 75-12-102
  • Terms of service agreement: means an agreement that controls the relationship between a user and a custodian. See Utah Code 75-11-102
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Throughput infrastructure project: includes :
    (i) an ownership interest or a joint or undivided ownership interest in a facility;
    (ii) a membership interest in the owner of a facility; or
    (iii) a contractual right, whether secured or unsecured, to use all or a portion of the throughput, transportation, or transmission capacity of a facility. See Utah Code 35A-8-302
  • 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.
  • Total wages: means all remuneration paid by an employer to employees for insured work. See Utah Code 35A-4-301
  • Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Transitional cash assistance: means assistance provided to a recipient to stabilize employment and reduce the future use of cash assistance provided under 3. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
  • Tribal unit: means a subdivision, subsidiary, or business enterprise wholly owned by an American Indian tribe. See Utah Code 35A-4-201
  • Tribe: means the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation. See Utah Code 35A-8-1601
  • Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. Source: OCC
  • Trust director: means a person that is granted a power of direction by the terms of a trust to the extent the power is exercisable while the person is not serving as a trustee, regardless of whether:
    (a) the terms of the trust refer to the person as a trust director; or
    (b) the person is a beneficiary or settlor of the trust. See Utah Code 75-12-102
  • Trustee: includes a successor trustee. See Utah Code 75-11-102
  • Trustee: includes an original, additional, and successor trustee, and a cotrustee. See Utah Code 75-12-102
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Unemployment experience: means all factors, including benefit costs and taxable wages, which bear a direct relation to an employer's unemployment risk. See Utah Code 35A-4-301
  • United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • User: means a person that has an account with a custodian. See Utah Code 75-11-102
  • 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:Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Vessel: when used with reference to shipping, includes a steamboat, canal boat, and every structure adapted to be navigated from place to place. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Vessel: means every type of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water. See Utah Code 73-18-2
  • Vessel: means every type of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water. See Utah Code 73-18a-1
  • Vulnerable populations: means children or adults with a life situation that substantially affects that individual's ability to:
    (a) provide personal protection;
    (b) provide necessities such as food, shelter, clothing, or mental or other health care;
    (c) obtain services necessary for health, safety, or welfare;
    (d) carry out the activities of daily living;
    (e) manage the adult's own financial resources; or
    (f) comprehend the nature and consequences of remaining in a situation of abuse, neglect, or exploitation. See Utah Code 35A-1-102
  • Wage requirement: means that an employer pays a person who is homeless $4,000 or more in wages during a time period that:
    (a) begins on the date of hire; and
    (b) ends no later than two calendar quarters after the calendar quarter in which the date of hire occurs. See Utah Code 35A-5-302
  • wages: means wages as currently defined by Section 3306(b), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, with modifications, subtractions, and adjustments provided in Subsections (2), (3), and (4). See Utah Code 35A-4-208
  • Waste: means any inefficient, excessive, or improper production, use, or dissipation of geothermal resources. See Utah Code 73-22-3
  • Waters of this state: means all waters within the territorial limits of this state except those used exclusively for private purposes. See Utah Code 73-18a-1
  • Week: means the period or periods of seven consecutive calendar days as the department may prescribe by rule. See Utah Code 35A-4-201
  • Well: means any well drilled, converted, or reactivated for the discovery, testing, production, or subsurface injection of geothermal resources. See Utah Code 73-22-3
  • Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Youth apprenticeship: means a program or set of strategies that combines academic and technical classroom instruction with work experience through an apprenticeship program and which provides the foundation for youth in high school to choose among multiple pathways, including enrolling in college, beginning full-time employment, or a combination of college and employment. See Utah Code 35A-6-102