Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-18a-103

  • 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.
  • United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
78B-18a-103.  Applicability.
     This chapter applies to an unsworn declaration by a declarant who at the time of making the declaration is physically located within or outside the boundaries of the United States, whether or not the location is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

Enacted by Chapter 298, 2018 General Session