Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 77 > Chapter 20 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• 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.
• Bail: means pretrial release. See Utah Code 77-20-102
• Bail bond: means the same as that term is defined in Section 31A-35-102. See Utah Code 77-20-102
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Financial condition: means any monetary condition that is imposed to secure an individual's pretrial release. See Utah Code 77-20-102
• Forfeiture: means :

  (a)	to divest an individual or surety from a right to the repayment of monetary bail; or

  (b)

  to enforce a pledge of assets or real or personal property from an individual or surety used to secure an individual's pretrial release. See Utah Code 77-20-102 Magistrate: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-1-3. See Utah Code 77-20-102 Monetary bail: means a financial condition. See Utah Code 77-20-102 Own recognizance: means the release of an individual without any condition of release other than the individual's promise to: (a)  appear for all required court proceedings; and (b)  not commit any criminal offense. See Utah Code 77-20-102 Pretrial release: means the release of an individual from law enforcement custody during the time the individual awaits trial or other resolution of criminal charges. See Utah Code 77-20-102 Pretrial status order: means an order issued by a magistrate or judge that: (a)  releases the individual on the individual's own recognizance while the individual awaits trial or other resolution of criminal charges; (b)  sets the terms and conditions of the individual's pretrial release while the individual awaits trial or other resolution of criminal charges; or (c)  denies pretrial release and orders that the individual be detained while the individual awaits trial or other resolution of criminal charges. See Utah Code 77-20-102 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 Surety: means a surety insurer or a bail bond agency. See Utah Code 77-20-102 Surety insurer: means the same as that term is defined in Section 31A-35-102. See Utah Code 77-20-102 Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.