Utah Code 77-10a-1. Definitions

As used in this chapter:

(1)	“Clerk of the court” means the state court administrator or his designee.

Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
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.
Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Presiding officer: means the presiding officer of the Judicial Council. See Utah Code 77-10a-1
Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
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
Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
Supervising judge: means the district court judge appointed by the presiding officer to supervise the five-judge grand jury panel. See Utah Code 77-10a-1
Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.

(2)	“Managing judge” means the supervising judge when he retains authority to manage a grand jury, or the district court judge to whom the supervising judge delegates management of a grand jury.

(3)	“Presiding officer” means the presiding officer of the Judicial Council.

(4)	“Subject” means a person whose conduct is within the scope of the grand jury’s investigation, and that conduct exposes the person to possible criminal prosecution.

(5)	“Supervising judge” means the district court judge appointed by the presiding officer to supervise the five-judge grand jury panel.

(6)	“Target” means a person regarding whom the attorney for the state, the special prosecutor, or the grand jury has substantial evidence that links that person to the commission of a crime and who could be indicted or charged with that crime.

(7)	“Witness” means a person who appears before the grand jury either voluntarily or pursuant to subpoena for the purpose of providing testimony or evidence for the grand jury’s use in discharging its responsibilities.

Enacted by Chapter 318, 1990 General Session