Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 13 > Chapter 40 - Utah E-Commerce Integrity Act

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Board: means the Permanent Community Impact Fund Board created by Section 35A-8-304, and its successors. See Utah Code 11-13-103
• Budget: means a plan of financial operations for a fiscal year that embodies estimates of proposed expenditures for given purposes and the proposed means of financing them, and may refer to the budget of a particular fund for which a budget is required by law or may refer collectively to the budgets for all required funds. See Utah Code 11-13-501
• Budget officer: means the person appointed by an interlocal entity governing board to prepare the budget for the interlocal entity. See Utah Code 11-13-501
• Budget year: means the fiscal year for which a budget is prepared. See Utah Code 11-13-501
• Calendar year entity: means an interlocal entity whose fiscal year begins January 1 and ends December 31 of each calendar year as described in Section 11-13-503. See Utah Code 11-13-501
• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Computer software: means a sequence of instructions written in any programming language that is executed on a computer. See Utah Code 13-40-102
• Computer virus: means a computer program or other set of instructions that is designed to degrade the performance of or disable a computer or computer network and is designed to have the ability to replicate itself on another computer or computer network without the authorization of the owner of the other computer or computer network. See Utah Code 13-40-102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Damage: means any significant impairment to the:
       (4)(a) performance of a computer; or
       (4)(b) integrity or availability of data, software, a system, or information. See Utah Code 13-40-102
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• Enterprise fund: has the meaning provided in generally accepted accounting principles. See Utah Code 11-13-501
• Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Executive: when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a person or body elected as the county executive or a person appointed as the county manager or administrative officer, refers to:
       (2)(a) the power and duty to carry laws and ordinances into effect and secure their due observance; and
       (2)(b) those powers, duties, and functions that, under constitutional and statutory provisions and through long usage and accepted practice and custom at the federal and state level, have come to be regarded as belonging to the executive branch of government. See Utah Code 17-50-101
• False pretenses: means the representation of a fact or circumstance that is not true and is calculated to mislead. See Utah Code 13-40-102
• 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.
• Fiscal year: means the annual period for accounting for fiscal operations in an interlocal entity. See Utah Code 11-13-501
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Fund: has the meaning provided in generally accepted accounting principles. See Utah Code 11-13-501
• General fund: has the meaning provided in generally accepted accounting principles. See Utah Code 11-13-501
• Generally accepted accounting principles: means the accounting principles and standards promulgated from time to time by authoritative bodies in the United States. See Utah Code 11-13-501
• Governing board: includes a board of directors described in an agreement, as amended, that creates a project entity. See Utah Code 11-13-103
• Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
• Identifying information: means any information that can be used to access a person's financial accounts or to obtain goods and services, including the person's:
            (7)(a)(i) address;
            (7)(a)(ii) birth date;
            (7)(a)(iii) Social Security number;
            (7)(a)(iv) driver license number;
            (7)(a)(v) non-driver governmental identification number;
            (7)(a)(vi) telephone number;
            (7)(a)(vii) bank account number;
            (7)(a)(viii) student identification number;
            (7)(a)(ix) credit or debit card number;
            (7)(a)(x) personal identification number;
            (7)(a)(xi) unique biometric data;
            (7)(a)(xii) employee or payroll number;
            (7)(a)(xiii) automated or electronic signature;
            (7)(a)(xiv) computer image file;
            (7)(a)(xv) photograph; or
            (7)(a)(xvi) computer screen name or password. See Utah Code 13-40-102
• Intentionally deceptive: means any of the following:
       (8)(a) an intentionally and materially false or fraudulent statement;
       (8)(b) a statement or description that intentionally omits or misrepresents material information in order to deceive an owner or operator of a computer; or
       (8)(c) an intentional and material failure to provide a notice to an owner or operator concerning the installation or execution of computer software, for the purpose of deceiving the owner or operator. See Utah Code 13-40-102
• Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
• Interfund loan: means a transfer of assets from one fund to another, subject to future repayment. See Utah Code 11-13-501
• Interlocal entity: includes a governmental nonprofit corporation, as that term is defined in Section 11-13a-102. See Utah Code 11-13-501
• Internet: means the global information system that is logically linked together by a globally unique address space based on the Internet protocol (IP), or its subsequent extensions, and that is able to support communications using the transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) suite, or its subsequent extensions, or other IP-compatible protocols, and that provides, uses, or makes accessible, either publicly or privately, high-level services layered on communications and related infrastructure. See Utah Code 13-40-102
• Internet service provider: means :
       (10)(a) an Internet service provider, as defined in Section 76-10-1230; or
       (10)(b) a hosting company, as defined in Section 76-10-1230. See Utah Code 13-40-102
• Land: includes :
       (18)(a) land;
       (18)(b) a tenement;
       (18)(c) a hereditament;
       (18)(d) a water right;
       (18)(e) a possessory right; and
       (18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Legislative: when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a county commission or council, refers to:
       (3)(a) the power and duty to enact ordinances, levy taxes, and establish budgets; and
       (3)(b) those powers, duties, and functions that, under constitutional and statutory provisions and through long usage and accepted practice and custom at the federal and state level, have come to be regarded as belonging to the legislative branch of government. See Utah Code 17-50-101
• Member: means a public agency that, with another public agency, creates an interlocal entity under Section 11-13-203. See Utah Code 11-13-103
• Message: means a graphical or text communication presented to an authorized user of a computer. See Utah Code 13-40-102
• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Owner or operator: means the owner or lessee of a computer, or a person using a computer with the owner's or lessee's authorization. See Utah Code 13-40-102
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other organization, or any combination thereof. See Utah Code 13-40-102
• Person: means :
       (24)(a) an individual;
       (24)(b) an association;
       (24)(c) an institution;
       (24)(d) a corporation;
       (24)(e) a company;
       (24)(f) a trust;
       (24)(g) a limited liability company;
       (24)(h) a partnership;
       (24)(i) a political subdivision;
       (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
       (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Personally identifiable information: means any of the following information if it allows the entity holding the information to identify the owner or operator of a computer:
       (14)(a) the first name or first initial in combination with the last name and a home or other physical address including street name;
       (14)(b) a personal identification code in conjunction with a password required to access an identified account, other than a password, personal identification number, or other identification number transmitted by an authorized user to the issuer of the account or its agent;
       (14)(c) a Social Security number, tax identification number, driver license number, passport number, or any other government-issued identification number; or
       (14)(d) an account balance, overdraft history, or payment history that personally identifies an owner or operator of a computer. See Utah Code 13-40-102
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Proprietary fund: means enterprise funds and the internal service funds of an interlocal entity. See Utah Code 11-13-501
• Public funds: means any money or payment collected or received by an interlocal entity, including money or payment for services or goods provided by the interlocal entity. See Utah Code 11-13-501
• Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
• Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Special fund: means an interlocal entity fund other than the interlocal entity general fund. See Utah Code 11-13-501
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Webpage: means a location that has a single uniform resource locator (URL) with respect to the World Wide Web or another location that can be accessed on the Internet. See Utah Code 13-40-102
• Writing: includes :
       (48)(a) printing;
       (48)(b) handwriting; and
       (48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5