Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 78A > Chapter 3 - Supreme Court

• Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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.
• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
• Applicant: means a registered owner who submits an application to obtain or renew a sponsored special group license plate in accordance with this part. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Charitable purpose: means :

  (i)	relief of the poor, the distressed, or the underprivileged;

  (ii)	advancement of religion;

  (iii)

  advancement of education or science;

  (iv)	erecting or maintaining a public building, monument, or work;

  (v)	reducing the burdens of government;

  (vi)	reducing neighborhood tensions;

  (vii)

  eliminating prejudice and discrimination;

  (viii)

  defending human rights and civil rights secured by law; or

  (ix)

  combating community deterioration and juvenile delinquency. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601 Collegiate special group license plate: means a sponsored special group license plate issued to a contributor to an institution. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601 Commission: means the State Tax Commission. See Utah Code 41-1a-102 Contributor: means an applicant who contributes the required contribution to a sponsoring organization for a sponsored special group license plate. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601 Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant. Division: means the Motor Vehicle Division of the commission, created in Section 41-1a-106. See Utah Code 41-1a-102 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. Existing special group license plate: means a special group license plate that the division issues before January 1, 2024. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601 Institution: means : (a)  a state institution of higher education as defined in Section 53B-3-102; or (b)  a private institution of higher education in the state accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601 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. Motor vehicle: means a self-propelled vehicle intended primarily for use and operation on the highways. See Utah Code 41-1a-102 Owner: means a person, other than a lienholder, holding title to a vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor whether or not the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor is subject to a security interest. See Utah Code 41-1a-102 Private nonprofit organization: means a private nonprofit organization that: (i)  qualifies as being tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and (ii)  has a charitable purpose. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601 Private nonprofit special group license plate: means a sponsored special group license plate issued to a contributor to a private nonprofit organization. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601 Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Registration: means a document issued by a jurisdiction that allows operation of a vehicle or vessel on the highways or waters of this state for the time period for which the registration is valid and that is evidence of compliance with the registration requirements of the jurisdiction. See Utah Code 41-1a-102 Required contribution: means : (a)  the minimum annual contribution amount established under Subsection 41-1a-1603(4)(a)(iii); or (b)  if the sponsoring organization establishes a minimum annual contribution amount in accordance with Subsection 41-1a-1603(4)(b) that is greater than the minimum required contribution amount established under Subsection 41-1a-1603(4)(a)(iii), the amount the sponsoring organization establishes. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601 Special group license plate: means : (a)  a collegiate special group license plate; (b)  a private nonprofit special group license plate; (c)  a sponsored special group license plate; (d)  a state agency recognition special group license plate; or (e)  a state agency support special group license plate. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601 Sponsored special group license plate: means a license plate: (a)  designed for and associated with a sponsoring organization; and (b)  issued to an applicant in accordance with this part. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601 Sponsoring organization: means an institution, a private nonprofit organization, or a state agency that is or seeks to be associated with a sponsored special group license plate created under this part. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601 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 State agency recognition special group license plate: means a sponsored special group license plate issued to an applicant who: (a)  has a special license that supports or furthers a government purpose; (b)  has received an honor that supports or furthers a government purpose; (c)  has achieved an accomplishment that supports or furthers a government purpose; or (d)  holds an elected office. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601 State agency support special group license plate: includes a cancer support license plate created by an act of the Legislature before December 31, 2022. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601 Statute: A law passed by a legislature. Symbol decal: means the decal that is designed to represent a special group and displayed on a special group license plate. See Utah Code 41-1a-102 v2 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Vehicle: includes a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, off-highway vehicle, camper, park model recreational vehicle, manufactured home, and mobile home. See Utah Code 41-1a-102 Writ of certiorari: An order issued by the Supreme Court directing the lower court to transmit records for a case for which it will hear on appeal.