Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 73 > Chapter 13 - Upper Colorado River Basin Compact

• Adjudicative proceeding: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Award: means a final order of the commission as to the amount of compensation due:

  (i)	an injured employee; or

  (ii)

  a dependent of a deceased employee. See Utah Code 34A-2-102 Child: includes : (i)  a posthumous child; or (ii)  a child legally adopted prior to an injury. See Utah Code 34A-2-102 Commissioner: means the commissioner of the commission appointed under Section 34A-1-201. See Utah Code 34A-1-102 Compensation: means the payments and benefits provided for in this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act. See Utah Code 34A-2-102 Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed. Decedent: A deceased person. Decision: includes : (A)  an award or denial of a medical, disability, death, or other related benefit under this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act; or (B)  another adjudicative ruling in accordance with this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act. See Utah Code 34A-2-102 Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another. Director: means the director of the division, unless the context requires otherwise. See Utah Code 34A-2-102 Disability: means an administrative determination that may result in an entitlement to compensation as a consequence of becoming medically impaired as to function. See Utah Code 34A-2-102 Division: means the Division of Industrial Accidents. See Utah Code 34A-2-102 Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs. 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. Impairment: is a purely medical condition reflecting an anatomical or functional abnormality or loss. See Utah Code 34A-2-102 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. Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity. 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. Order: means an action of the commission that determines the legal rights, duties, privileges, immunities, or other interests of one or more specific persons, but not a class of persons. See Utah Code 34A-2-102 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. Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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. 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. 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 Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence. Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust. 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