Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 79 > Chapter 2 > Part 2 - Department Creation and Administration

• Adjudicative proceeding: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
• Conservation officer: is a s defined in Section 23-13-2. See Utah Code 79-2-102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the Department of Natural Resources created in Section 79-2-201. See Utah Code 79-1-102
• Executive director: means the executive director of the department who is appointed under Section 79-2-202. See Utah Code 79-1-102
• 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.
• 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.
• Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.