Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 77 > Chapter 11c > Part 1 - General Provisions

• Adjudication: means :

  (a)	a judgment of conviction by plea or verdict of an offense; or

  (b)

  an adjudication for an offense by a juvenile court under Section 80-6-701. See Utah Code 77-11c-101 Agency: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-11a-101. See Utah Code 77-11c-101 Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority. Biological evidence: includes : (i)  material that is catalogued separately, including: (A)  on a slide or swab; or (B)  inside a test tube, if the evidentiary sample that previously was inside the test tube has been consumed by testing; (ii)  material that is present on other evidence, including clothing, a ligature, bedding, a drinking cup, a cigarette, or a weapon, from which a DNA profile may be obtained; (iii)  the contents of a sexual assault examination kit; and (iv)  for a violent felony offense, material described in this Subsection (6) that is in the custody of an evidence collecting or retaining entity on May 4, 2022. See Utah Code 77-11c-101 Claimant: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-11a-101. See Utah Code 77-11c-101 Continuous chain of custody: means : (a)  for a law enforcement agency or a court, that legal standards regarding a continuous chain of custody are maintained; and (b)  for an entity that is not a law enforcement agency or a court, that the entity maintains a record in accordance with legal standards required of the entity. See Utah Code 77-11c-101 Contraband: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-11a-101. See Utah Code 77-11c-101 Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant. Court: means a municipal, county, or state court. See Utah Code 77-11c-101 DNA: means deoxyribonucleic acid. See Utah Code 77-11c-101 DNA profile: means a unique identifier of an individual derived from DNA. See Utah Code 77-11c-101 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. Evidence: means property, contraband, or an item or substance that: (a)  is seized or collected as part of an investigation or prosecution of an offense; and (b)  may reasonably be used to incriminate or exculpate an individual for an offense. See Utah Code 77-11c-101 Evidence collecting or retaining entity: includes : (i)  a medical or forensic entity; (ii)  a law enforcement agency; (iii)  a court; and (iv)  an official, employee, or agent of an entity or agency described in this Subsection (17). See Utah Code 77-11c-101 Exhibit: means property, contraband, or an item or substance that is admitted into evidence for a court proceeding. See Utah Code 77-11c-101 Law enforcement agency: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-11a-101. See Utah Code 77-11c-101 Medical or forensic entity: means a private or public hospital, medical facility, or other entity that secures biological evidence or conducts forensic examinations related to criminal investigations. See Utah Code 77-11c-101 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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. Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed. Property: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-11a-101. See Utah Code 77-11c-101 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 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 Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge. Violent felony offense: means the same as the term "violent felony" is defined in Section 76-3-203. See Utah Code 77-11c-101