17-21a-102.  Definitions.
     As used in this chapter:

(1)  “Commission” means the Utah Electronic Recording Commission established in Section 17-21a-302.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 17-21a-102

  • Commission: means the Utah Electronic Recording Commission established in Section 17-21a-302. See Utah Code 17-21a-102
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Document: means information that is:
(a) inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form; and
(b) eligible to be recorded in the land records maintained by the county recorder. See Utah Code 17-21a-102
  • Electronic: means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. See Utah Code 17-21a-102
  • 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.
  • Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government, or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Utah Code 17-21a-102
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Utah Code 17-21a-102
  • United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
    • (2)  “Document” means information that is:

    (a)  inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form; and

    (b)  eligible to be recorded in the land records maintained by the county recorder.

    (3)  “Electronic” means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.

    (4)  “Electronic document” means a document that is received by the county recorder in an electronic form.

    (5)  “Electronic signature” means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with a document and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the document.

    (6)  “Person” means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government, or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity.

    (7)  “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

    Enacted by Chapter 89, 2014 General Session

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