Terms Used In Utah Code 39A-6-112

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Service member: means any member of the Utah National Guard or Utah State Defense Force serving on active military service in an organized military unit. See Utah Code 39A-6-101
  • 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 military service: means active, full-time service with a recognized military unit called into service by the governor for at least 30 days. See Utah Code 39A-6-101
     Dependents of a service member in state military service are entitled to the benefits accorded to service members in state military service under the provisions of Sections 39A-6-113 through 39A-6-117 upon application to a court, unless, in the opinion of the court, the ability of the dependents to comply with the terms of the obligation, contract, lease, or bailment has not been materially impaired by reason of the state military service of the service member upon whom the applicants are dependent.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 373, 2022 General Session