Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-8-506

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • State: means any department, board, institution, hospital, college, or university of the state of Utah or any political subdivision thereof, except with respect to actions brought under 31. See Utah Code 78B-8-503
     Expenses awarded under this part shall be paid from funds in the regular operating budget of the state entity. If sufficient funds are not available in the budget of the entity, the expenses shall be considered a claim governed by the provisions of Title 63G, Chapter 9, Board of Examiners Act. Every state entity against which litigation expenses have been awarded under this part shall, at the time of submission of its proposed budget, submit a report to the governmental body which appropriates its funds in which the amount of expenses awarded and paid under this act during the fiscal year is stated.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session