§ 41-6a-401 Accident involving property damage — Duties of operator, occupant, and owner — Exchange of information — Notification of law enforcement — Penalties
§ 41-6a-401.3 Accident involving injury — Stop at accident — Penalty
§ 41-6a-401.5 Accident involving death — Stop at accident — Penalty
§ 41-6a-401.7 Accident involving injury, death, or property damage — Duties of operator, occupant, and owner — Exchange of information — Notification of law enforcement — Penalties
§ 41-6a-401.9 Authority to remove and dispose of vehicles and cargoes of vehicles involved in accidents
§ 41-6a-402 Accident reports — Duty of operator and investigative officer to file
§ 41-6a-403 Vehicle accidents — Investigation and report of operator security — Agency action if no security — Surrender of plates — Penalties
§ 41-6a-404 Accident reports — When confidential — Insurance policy information — Use as evidence — Penalty for false information
§ 41-6a-405 Garage keeper to report damaged vehicle without damage sticker
§ 41-6a-406 Statistical information regarding accidents — Annual publication
§ 41-6a-407 Livestock on highway — Restrictions — Collision, action for damages
§ 41-6a-408 Peace officer investigating accident to notify owner if livestock or broken fence involved — Exempt from liability
§ 41-6a-409 Prohibition of flat response fee for motor vehicle accident

Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 41 > Chapter 6a > Part 4 - Accident Responsibilities

  • Abuse: means , except as provided in Section 78B-7-201, intentionally or knowingly causing or attempting to cause another individual physical harm or intentionally or knowingly placing another individual in reasonable fear of imminent physical harm. See Utah Code 78B-7-102
  • 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.
  • Affinity: means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-1-101. See Utah Code 78B-7-102
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • AMA guides: means the edition of the American Medical Association's Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment in effect at the time of the performance of an examination or test on an exposed individual. See Utah Code 78B-6-2401
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • 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.
  • Asbestos: means chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite asbestos, anthophyllite asbestos, actinolite asbestos, asbestiform winchite, asbestiform richterite, asbestiform amphibole minerals, and any of these minerals that have been chemically treated or altered, including all minerals defined as asbestos in 29 C. See Utah Code 78B-6-2401
  • Asbestos action: means a claim for damages or other civil or equitable relief presented in a civil action resulting from, based on, or related to:
    (i) the health effects of exposure to asbestos, including:
    (A) loss of consortium;
    (B) wrongful death;
    (C) mental or emotional injury;
    (D) risk or fear of disease or other injury; and
    (E) costs of medical monitoring or surveillance; and
    (ii) any other derivative claim made by or on behalf of an individual exposed to asbestos or a representative, spouse, parent, child, or other relative of that individual. See Utah Code 78B-6-2401
  • Asbestos trust: means a:
    (a) government-approved or court-approved trust that is intended to provide compensation to claimants arising out of, based on, or related to the health effects of exposure to asbestos or asbestos-containing products;
    (b) qualified settlement fund that is intended to provide compensation to claimants arising out of, based on, or related to the health effects of exposure to asbestos or asbestos-containing products;
    (c) compensation fund or claims facility created as a result of an administrative or legal action that is intended to provide compensation to claimants arising out of, based on, or related to the health effects of exposure to asbestos or asbestos-containing products;
    (d) court-approved bankruptcy that is intended to provide compensation to claimants arising out of, based on, or related to the health effects of exposure to asbestos or asbestos-containing products; or
    (e) plan of reorganization or trust pursuant to 11 U. See Utah Code 78B-6-2401
  • Asbestosis: means bilateral diffuse interstitial fibrosis of the lungs caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibers. See Utah Code 78B-6-2401
  • ATS testing standards: means the official technical statements from the American Thoracic Society for pulmonary function testing in effect at the time of the performance of an examination or test on an exposed individual. See Utah Code 78B-6-2401
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • 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.
  • Board-certified physician in internal medicine: means a licensed physician who is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine or the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine. See Utah Code 78B-6-2401
  • Board-certified physician in occupational medicine: means a licensed physician who is certified in the specialty of:
    (a) occupational medicine by the American Board of Preventative Medicine; or
    (b) occupational and environmental medicine by the American Osteopathic Board of Preventative Medicine. See Utah Code 78B-6-2401
  • Board-certified physician in pathology: means a licensed physician:
    (a) who holds primary certification in anatomic pathology or clinical pathology from the American Board of Pathology or the American Osteopathic Board of Pathology; and
    (b) whose professional practice is principally in the field of pathology involving regular evaluation of pathology materials obtained from surgical or postmortem specimens. See Utah Code 78B-6-2401
  • Board-certified physician in pulmonary medicine: means a licensed physician who is certified in the specialty of pulmonary medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine or the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine. See Utah Code 78B-6-2401
  • Chest x-ray: means a chest film taken in accordance with applicable state and federal laws and taken in the posterior-anterior view. See Utah Code 78B-6-2401
  • Child protective order: means an order issued under this part after a hearing on the petition, of which the petitioner and respondent have been given notice. See Utah Code 78B-7-201
  • City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Civil protective order: means an order issued, subsequent to a hearing on the petition, of which the petitioner and respondent have been given notice, under:
    (a) 2;
    (b) 4;
    (c) 5; or
    (d) 6. See Utah Code 78B-7-102
  • Civil stalking injunction: means a stalking injunction issued under 7. See Utah Code 78B-7-102
  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Cohabitant: means an emancipated individual under Section 15-2-1 or an individual who is 16 years old or older who:
    (i) is or was a spouse of the other party;
    (ii) is or was living as if a spouse of the other party;
    (iii) is related by blood or marriage to the other party as the individual's parent, grandparent, sibling, or any other individual related to the individual by consanguinity or affinity to the second degree;
    (iv) has or had one or more children in common with the other party;
    (v) is the biological parent of the other party's unborn child;
    (vi) resides or has resided in the same residence as the other party; or
    (vii) is or was in a consensual sexual relationship with the other party. See Utah Code 78B-7-102
  • Cohabitant abuse protective order: means an order issued under this part after a hearing on the petition, of which the petitioner and respondent have been given notice. See Utah Code 78B-7-601
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Consanguinity: means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-1-101. See Utah Code 78B-7-102
  • Contamination claim: means a claim for which a government owner and the government owner's officers and employees have immunity under Subsection 63G-7-201(3)(b). See Utah Code 78B-6-2501
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Court: means the district court or juvenile court. See Utah Code 78B-7-201
  • Court clerk: means a district court clerk. See Utah Code 78B-7-102
  • Criminal protective order: means an order issued under 8. See Utah Code 78B-7-102
  • Criminal stalking injunction: means a stalking injunction issued under 9. See Utah Code 78B-7-102
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Dating partner: means an individual who:
    (i) 
    (A) is an emancipated individual under Section 15-2-1 or Title 80, Chapter 7, Emancipation; or
    (B) is 18 years old or older; and
    (ii) is, or has been, in a dating relationship with the other party. See Utah Code 78B-7-102
  • Dating relationship: means a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature, or a relationship which has romance or intimacy as a goal by one or both parties, regardless of whether the relationship involves sexual intimacy. See Utah Code 78B-7-102
  • Dating violence protective order: means an order issued under this part after a hearing on the petition, of which the petitioner and respondent have been given notice. See Utah Code 78B-7-402
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Department: means the Department of Public Safety. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Device: means a tablet or a smart phone sold in Utah and manufactured on or after January 1 of the year following the year this bill takes effect. See Utah Code 78B-6-2202
  • Directive: means an ordinance, regulation, measure, rule, enactment, order, or policy issued, enacted, or required by a local or state governmental entity. See Utah Code 78B-6-2301
  • 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:
  • Domestic violence: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-36-1. See Utah Code 78B-7-102
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Ex parte child protective order: means an order issued without notice to the respondent under this part. See Utah Code 78B-7-201
  • Ex parte civil protective order: means an order issued without notice to the respondent under:
    (a) 2;
    (b) 4;
    (c) 5; or
    (d) 6. See Utah Code 78B-7-102
  • Ex parte civil stalking injunction: means a stalking injunction issued without notice to the respondent under 7. See Utah Code 78B-7-102
  • Ex parte cohabitant abuse protective order: means an order issued without notice to the respondent under this part. See Utah Code 78B-7-601
  • Ex parte dating violence protective order: means an order issued without notice to the respondent under this part. See Utah Code 78B-7-402
  • Ex parte sexual violence protective order: means an order issued without notice to the respondent under this part. See Utah Code 78B-7-502
  • Exposed individual: means an individual whose exposure to asbestos is the basis for the asbestos action. See Utah Code 78B-6-2401
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Filter: means software installed on a device that is capable of preventing the device from accessing or displaying material that is harmful to minors through the Internet or any applications owned and controlled by the manufacturer and installed on the device. See Utah Code 78B-6-2202
  • Firearm: means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-5a-102. See Utah Code 78B-6-2301
  • Foreign protection order: means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-7-302. See Utah Code 78B-7-102
  • Foreign protection order: means a protection order issued by a tribunal of another state. See Utah Code 78B-7-302
  • Freeway: means a controlled-access highway that is part of the interstate system as defined in Section 72-1-102. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • FVC: means the maximal volume of air expired with maximum effort from a position of full inspiration. See Utah Code 78B-6-2401
  • Government owner: means the same as that term is defined in Subsection 63G-7-201(3). See Utah Code 78B-6-2501
  • 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
  • Harmful to minors: means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-10-1201. See Utah Code 78B-6-2202
  • Highway: means the entire width between property lines of every way or place of any nature when any part of it is open to the use of the public as a matter of right for vehicular travel. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Household animal: means an animal that is tamed and kept as a pet. See Utah Code 78B-7-102
  • ILO system: means the system for the classification of chest x-rays provided in the International Labour Office's Guidelines for the Use of ILO International Classification of Radiographs of Pneumoconioses in effect at the time of the performance of an examination or test on an exposed individual. See Utah Code 78B-6-2401
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Internet: means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-40-102. See Utah Code 78B-6-2202
  • Intimate partner: means the same as that term is defined in 18 U. See Utah Code 78B-7-102
  • Issuing state: means the state whose tribunal issues a protection order. See Utah Code 78B-7-302
  • Jail release agreement: includes a written agreement that includes the conditions described in Section (1)(a) entered into by a minor who is taken into custody or placed in detention or a shelter facility under Section 80-6-201. See Utah Code 78B-7-801
  • Jail release court order: means a written court order that:
    (a) orders an arrested or cited individual not to engage in any of the following:
    (i) telephoning, contacting, or otherwise communicating with the alleged victim, directly or indirectly;
    (ii) threatening or harassing the alleged victim; or
    (iii) knowingly entering onto the premises of the alleged victim's residence or on premises temporarily occupied by the alleged victim, unless, after a law enforcement officer or the law enforcement officer's employing agency notifies or attempts to notify the alleged victim, the individual enters the premises while accompanied by a law enforcement officer for the purpose of retrieving the individual's personal belongings; and
    (b) specifies other conditions of release from jail. See Utah Code 78B-7-801
  • 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.
  • law enforcement agency: means any public agency having general police power and charged with making arrests in connection with enforcement of the criminal statutes and ordinances of this state or any political subdivision. See Utah Code 78B-7-102
  • Law enforcement agency: means the same as that term is as defined in Section 53-1-102. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Law firm: means a person that employs a lawyer. See Utah Code 78B-6-2401
  • Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
  • Lawyer: means an individual who is authorized to provide legal services in any state or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 78B-6-2401
  • Legislative firearm preemption: means the preemption provided for in Sections 53-5a-102 and 76-10-500. See Utah Code 78B-6-2301
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Local or state governmental entity: means :
    (a) a department, commission, board, council, agency, institution, officer, corporation, fund, division, office, committee, authority, laboratory, library, unit, bureau, panel, or other administrative unit of the state, including the Utah Board of Higher Education, each institution of higher education, and the boards of trustees of each higher education institution; or
    (b) a county, city, town, metro township, special district, local education agency, public school, school district, charter school, special service district under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act, an entity created by interlocal cooperation agreement under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, or any other governmental entity designated in statute as a political subdivision of the state. See Utah Code 78B-6-2301
  • Manufacturer: includes a registrant as that term is defined in Section 70-3a-103. See Utah Code 78B-6-2202
  • Minor: means an individual less than 18 years of age. See Utah Code 78B-6-2101
  • Minor: means an individual under the age of 18 who is not emancipated, married, or a member of the armed forces of the United States. See Utah Code 78B-6-2202
  • Minor: means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102. See Utah Code 78B-7-801
  • Motor vehicle: means a vehicle that is self-propelled and a vehicle that is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not operated upon rails. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Mutual foreign protection order: means a foreign protection order that includes provisions in favor of both the protected individual seeking enforcement of the order and the respondent. See Utah Code 78B-7-302
  • Nonmalignant condition: means a condition that may be caused by asbestos other than a diagnosed cancer. See Utah Code 78B-6-2401
  • Offense against a child or vulnerable adult: means the commission or attempted commission of an offense described in:
    (a) Section 76-5-109, child abuse;
    (b) Section 76-5-109. See Utah Code 78B-7-801
  • Operate: means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-1a-102. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Operator: means :
    (a) a human driver, as defined in Section 41-26-102. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Pathological evidence of asbestosis: means a statement by a board-certified physician in pathology that more than one representative section of lung tissue demonstrates a pattern of peribronchiolar or parenchymal scarring in the presence of characteristic asbestos bodies and there is no other more likely explanation for the presence of the fibrosis. See Utah Code 78B-6-2401
  • Peace officer: means those individuals specified in Title 53, Chapter 13, Peace Officer Classifications. See Utah Code 78B-7-102
  • Peace officer: means a peace officer authorized under Title 53, Chapter 13, Peace Officer Classifications, to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic laws. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Person: means a natural person, firm, copartnership, association, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, governmental agency, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Personal property: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plaintiff: means :
    (a) the person bringing the asbestos action, including a personal representative if the asbestos action is brought by an estate; or
    (b) a conservator or next friend if the asbestos action is brought on behalf of a minor or legally incapacitated individual. See Utah Code 78B-6-2401
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • 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.
  • Plethysmography: means the test for determining lung volume in which the exposed individual is enclosed in a chamber equipped to measure pressure, flow, or volume change. See Utah Code 78B-6-2401
  • Pornographic material: means material that:
    (a) the average person, applying contemporary community standards, finds that, taken as a whole, appeals to prurient interest in sex;
    (b) is patently offensive in the description or depiction of nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, sadomasochistic abuse, or excretion; and
    (c) taken as a whole does not have serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. See Utah Code 78B-6-2101
  • Predicted lower limit of normal: means the fifth percentile of healthy populations based on age, height, and gender as referenced in the AMA guides. See Utah Code 78B-6-2401
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • 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
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Protected individual: means an individual protected by a protection order. See Utah Code 78B-7-302
  • Protection order: means an injunction or other order, issued by a tribunal under the domestic violence, family-violence, or anti-stalking laws of the issuing state, to prevent an individual from engaging in violent or threatening acts against, harassment of, contact or communication with, or physical proximity to, another individual. See Utah Code 78B-7-302
  • Protective order: means :
    (a) a child protective order; or
    (b) an ex parte child protective order. See Utah Code 78B-7-201
  • Protective order: means :
    (a) a dating violence protective order; or
    (b) an ex parte dating violence protective order. See Utah Code 78B-7-402
  • Protective order: means :
    (a) a sexual violence protective order; or
    (b) an ex parte sexual violence protective order. See Utah Code 78B-7-502
  • Protective order: means :
    (a) a cohabitant abuse protective order; or
    (b) an ex parte cohabitant abuse protective order. See Utah Code 78B-7-601
  • Pulmonary function testing: means spirometry, lung volume testing, and diffusion capacity testing, including appropriate measurements, quality control data, and graphs, that are performed in accordance with the methods of calibration and techniques provided in the AMA guides and the ATS testing standards in effect at the time of the performance of a test on an exposed individual. See Utah Code 78B-6-2401
  • Qualified physician: means a licensed physician who:
    (a) is a board-certified physician in internal medicine, a board-certified physician in occupational medicine, a board-certified physician in pathology, or a board-certified physician in pulmonary medicine, as is appropriate to the diagnostic specialty in question;
    (b) 
    (i) conducted a physical examination of the exposed individual and took a detailed occupational, exposure, medical, smoking, and social history from the exposed individual; or
    (ii) if the exposed individual is deceased, reviewed the pathology material and took a detailed history from the individual most knowledgeable about the information forming the basis of the asbestos action;
    (c) 
    (i) treated the exposed individual and had a physician-patient relationship with the exposed individual at the time of the physical examination; or
    (ii) if the licensed physician is a board-certified physician in pathology, examined tissue samples or pathological slides of the exposed individual;
    (d) prepared or directly supervised the preparation and final review of a medical report under this part; and
    (e) has not relied on any examinations, tests, radiographs, reports, or opinions of a doctor, clinic, laboratory, or testing company that performed an examination, test, radiograph, or screening of the exposed individual in violation of a law, regulation, licensing requirement, or medical ethics requirement of the state in which the examination, test, radiograph, or screening of the exposed individual was conducted. See Utah Code 78B-6-2401
  • Qualifying domestic violence offense: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-36-1. See Utah Code 78B-7-102
  • Qualifying offense: means :
    (a) domestic violence;
    (b) an offense against a child or vulnerable adult; or
    (c) the commission or attempted commission of an offense described in Section 76-9-702. See Utah Code 78B-7-801
  • Respondent: means the individual against whom enforcement of a protective order is sought. See Utah Code 78B-7-102
  • Respondent: means the individual against whom enforcement of a protection order is sought. See Utah Code 78B-7-302
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Right-of-way: means the right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful manner in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian approaching under circumstances of direction, speed, and proximity that give rise to danger of collision unless one grants precedence to the other. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Road: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Roadway: means that portion of highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • 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.
  • Sexual violence: means the commission or the attempt to commit:
    (a) any sexual offense described in 4, or 2;
    (b) human trafficking for sexual exploitation under Section 76-5-308. See Utah Code 78B-7-502
  • Sexual violence protective order: means an order issued under this part after a hearing on the petition, of which the petitioner and respondent have been given notice. See Utah Code 78B-7-502
  • Sidewalk: means that portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines intended for the use of pedestrians. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Smart phone: means the same as that term is defined in Section 63A-2-101. See Utah Code 78B-6-2202
  • Spirometry: means a test of air capacity of the lung through a spirometer that measures the volume of air inspired and expired. See Utah Code 78B-6-2401
  • Stalking: means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-5-106. See Utah Code 78B-7-102
  • 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 78B-7-302
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Supporting test results: means a report by a certified B reader, x-ray examinations, diagnostic imaging of the chest, pathology reports, pulmonary function testing, and other tests, which are reviewed by the diagnosing physician or qualified physician in reaching the physician's conclusions. See Utah Code 78B-6-2401
  • Swear: includes "affirm. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Sworn declaration: means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-18a-102. See Utah Code 78B-6-2401
  • Tablet: means a mobile device that:
    (a) is equipped with a mobile operating system, touchscreen display, and rechargeable battery; and
    (b) has the ability to support access to a cellular network. See Utah Code 78B-6-2202
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Timed gas dilution: means a method for measuring total lung capacity in which the individual breaths into a spirometer containing a known concentration of an inert and insoluble gas for a specific time and the concentration of that inert and insoluble gas in the lung is compared to the concentration of that type of gas in the spirometer. See Utah Code 78B-6-2401
  • Total lung capacity: means the volume of gas contained in the lungs at the end of the maximal inspiration. See Utah Code 78B-6-2401
  • Tow truck motor carrier: means the same as that term is defined in Section 72-9-102. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Traffic: means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, and other conveyances either singly or together while using any highway for the purpose of travel. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Tribunal: means a court, agency, or other entity authorized by law to issue or modify a protection order. See Utah Code 78B-7-302
  • Truck: means a motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Trust claims materials: means a final executed proof of claim and all other documents and information related to a claim against an asbestos trust, including:
    (a) claims forms and supplementary materials;
    (b) affidavits;
    (c) depositions and trial testimony;
    (d) work history;
    (e) medical and health records;
    (f) documents reflecting the status of a claim against an asbestos trust; and
    (g) all documents relating to the settlement of the trust claim if the trust claim has settled. See Utah Code 78B-6-2401
  • Trust governance documents: means all documents that relate to eligibility and payment levels, including:
    (a) claims payment matrices; and
    (b) trust distribution procedures or plans for reorganization for an asbestos trust. See Utah Code 78B-6-2401
  • United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • 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
  • Vehicle: means a device in, on, or by which a person or property is or may be transported or drawn on a highway, except a mobile carrier, as defined in Section 41-6a-1120, or a device used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Veterans benefits: means a program for benefits in connection with military service administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs under United States Code, Title 38, Veterans Benefits. See Utah Code 78B-6-2401
  • Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5