Utah Code 78A-5-302. Definitions

78A-5-302. Definitions.
As used in this part:

(1)	“Defendant” means a veteran charged with a criminal offense.

Armed forces: means the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
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.
Record: except as otherwise provided in Subsection 78A-5-307(1)(c), means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Utah Code 78A-5-302
Service member: means :

(a)

a member of the active or reserve components of the armed forces as defined in Section 68-3-12. See Utah Code 78A-5-302

State: includes a federally recognized Indian tribe. See Utah Code 78A-5-302

United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

Veteran: means a former service member who qualifies for health care benefits from the Veterans Administration. See Utah Code 78A-5-302

Veterans treatment court: means a veterans treatment court program administered under this part by a court of this state. See Utah Code 78A-5-302

(2)

“Domestic violence” means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-36-1.

(3)

(a)	“Participant agreement” means the record, required by Subsection 78A-5-304(1), of the policies and procedures of a veterans treatment court and any specific terms and conditions applicable to the defendant.

(b)	“Participant agreement” includes a modification under Section 78A-5-310.

(4)	“Record,” except as otherwise provided in Subsection 78A-5-307(1)(c), means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.

(5)

” Service member” means:

(a)	a member of the active or reserve components of the armed forces as defined in Section 68-3-12.5; or

(b)	a member of the National Guard of the United States.

(6)

(a)	“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.

(b)	“State” includes a federally recognized Indian tribe.

(7)	“Veteran” means a former service member who qualifies for health care benefits from the Veterans Administration.

(8)	“Veterans treatment court” means a veterans treatment court program administered under this part by a court of this state.

Amended by Chapter 44, 2023 General Session