Utah Code > Title 34 > Chapter 55 – Emergency Services Volunteer Employment Protection Act
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| Part 1 | General Provisions | 34-55-101 – 34-55-102 v2 |
| Part 2 | Employment Protection for Emergency Services Volunteers | 34-55-201 – 34-55-202 |
Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 34 > Chapter 55 - Emergency Services Volunteer Employment Protection Act
- 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.
- 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.
- Applicable area: means :
(a) for a county, the unincorporated area of the county that is included within the proposed special district; or (b) for a municipality, the area of the municipality that is included within the proposed special district. See Utah Code 17B-1-201 - Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Governing body: means :
(a) for a county or municipality, the legislative body of the county or municipality; and (b) for a special district, the board of trustees of the special district. See Utah Code 17B-1-201 - Initiating special district: means a special district that adopts a resolution proposing the creation of a special district under Subsection 17B-1-203(1)(e). See Utah Code 17B-1-201
- 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.
- Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Municipal: means of or relating to a municipality. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
- Municipality: means a city, town, or metro township. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
- Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Request: means a request as described in Section 17B-1-204. See Utah Code 17B-1-201
- Responsible body: means the governing body of:
(a) the municipality in which the proposed special district is located, if the petition or resolution proposes the creation of a special district located entirely within a single municipality; (c) if the petition or resolution proposes the creation of a special district located within more than one county, the county whose boundaries include more of the area of the proposed special district than is included within the boundaries of any other county; or (d) the initiating special district, if a resolution proposing the creation of a special district is adopted under Subsection 17B-1-203(1)(e). See Utah Code 17B-1-201 - 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 - 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.
- Unincorporated: means not included within a municipality. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
- United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5