Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-1-129

  • 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.
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
     The process by which the attendance of a witness is required is a subpoena. It is a writ or order directed to a person and requiring the person’s attendance at a particular time and place to testify as a witness. The person may also be required to bring any books, documents, or other things under the person’s control which is required to be produced in evidence.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session