Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 78A > Chapter 5 - District Court

• Acquittal:
  1. Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
  2. A verdict of "not guilty."
   
• Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Allegation: something that someone says happened.
• Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
• 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
• Armed forces: means the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Chambers: A judge's office.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Court system: means the State District Court Administrative System. See Utah Code 78A-5-101
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Defendant: means a veteran charged with a criminal offense. See Utah Code 78A-5-302
• Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
• Division: means the Motor Vehicle Division of the commission, created in Section 41-1a-106. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
• Domestic violence: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-36-1. See Utah Code 78A-5-302
• 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
• 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.
• Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
• Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
• 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.
• 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}
• Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
• 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.
• 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
• Participant agreement: includes a modification under Section 78A-5-310. See Utah Code 78A-5-302
• 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.
• Plea agreement: An arrangement between the prosecutor, the defense attorney, and the defendant in which the defendant agrees to plead guilty in exchange for special considerations. ^Source:
• 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
• Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
• Record: except as otherwise provided in Subsection 78A-5-307(1)(c), means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Utah Code 78A-5-302
• 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
• 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.
• 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 Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action. Road: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Service member: means : (a)  a member of the active or reserve components of the armed forces as defined in Section 68-3-12. See Utah Code 78A-5-302 Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party. Single criminal episode: means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-1-401. See Utah Code 78A-5-101 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: includes a federally recognized Indian tribe. See Utah Code 78A-5-302 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 Statute: A law passed by a legislature. Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence. 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 Veteran: means a former service member who qualifies for health care benefits from the Veterans Administration. See Utah Code 78A-5-302 Veterans treatment court: means a veterans treatment court program administered under this part by a court of this state. See Utah Code 78A-5-302