Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 13 > Chapter 15 > Part 4 - Miscellaneous

• Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Division: means the Division of Consumer Protection of the Department of Commerce. See Utah Code 13-15-102
• Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
• 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.
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
• Mortgagor: The person who pledges property to a creditor as collateral for a loan and who receives the money.
• Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Seller: means a person who offers to sell, offers to lease, sells, or leases to another person a business opportunity. See Utah Code 13-15-102