Terms Used In Utah Code 10-9a-803

• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Municipality: means :

  (a)	a city of the first class, city of the second class, city of the third class, city of the fourth class, city of the fifth class;

  (b)	a town, as classified in Section 10-2-301; or

  (c)	a metro township as that term is defined in Section 10-2a-403 unless the term is used in the context of authorizing, governing, or otherwise regulating the provision of municipal services. See Utah Code 10-1-104 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  (2)	Violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or of any ordinances adopted under the authority of this chapter is punishable as a class C misdemeanor upon conviction either: (a)  as a class C misdemeanor; or (b)  by imposing the appropriate civil penalty adopted under the authority of this section.

  (3)

  Prior to imposing upon an owner of record a civil penalty established by ordinance under authority of this chapter, a municipality shall provide: (a)  written notice, by mail or hand delivery, of each ordinance violation to the address of the: (i)  owner of record on file in the office of the county recorder; or (ii)  person designated, in writing, by the owner of record as the owner’s agent for the purpose of receiving notice of an ordinance violation; (b)  the owner of record a reasonable opportunity to cure a noticed violation; and (c)  a schedule of the civil penalties that may be imposed upon the expiration of a time certain.

  Amended by Chapter 218, 2012 General Session