Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 53G > Chapter 8 - Discipline and Safety

• Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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.
• Corporal punishment: means the intentional infliction of physical pain upon the body of a student as a disciplinary measure. See Utah Code 53G-8-301
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services created in Section 26B-1-201. See Utah Code 26A-1-102
• Donor: The person who makes a gift.
• 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 26B-1-203. See Utah Code 26B-1-102
• 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.
• Highway: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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 the same as that term is defined in Section 53-1-102. See Utah Code 53G-8-701
• 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}
• Local health department: means :

  (a)	a single county local health department;

  (b)	a multicounty local health department;

  (c)	a united local health department; or

  (d)

  a multicounty united local health department. See Utah Code 26A-1-102 Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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. Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Physical escort: means a temporary touching or holding of the hand, wrist, arm, shoulder, or back for the purpose of guiding a student to another location. See Utah Code 53G-8-301 Physical restraint: means a personal restriction that immobilizes or significantly reduces the ability of a student to move the student's arms, legs, body, or head freely. See Utah Code 53G-8-301 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 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. School: means a public or private elementary school, secondary school, or preschool. See Utah Code 53G-8-301 School safety specialist: means a school employee who is responsible for supporting school safety initiatives including the threat assessment described in Subsection 53G-8-802(2)(g)(i). See Utah Code 53G-8-701 SRO: means a law enforcement officer, as defined in Section 53-13-103, who contracts with or whose law enforcement agency contracts with an LEA to provide law enforcement services for the LEA. See Utah Code 53G-8-701 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. Student: means an individual who is: (a)  under the age of 19 and receiving educational services; or (b)  under the age of 23 and receiving educational services as an individual with a disability. See Utah Code 53G-8-301 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. United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5