Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 13 > Chapter 57 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• Business entity: means a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or other entity or association used to carry on a business for profit. See Utah Code 13-57-102
• Career service position: means any position in the county service except those exempted under Section 17-33-8. See Utah Code 17-33-2
• 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.
• Council: means the career service council, a three-member appeals and personnel advisory board. See Utah Code 17-33-2
• Director: means the director of personnel management. See Utah Code 17-33-2
• Director: means the director of the Division of Consumer Protection. See Utah Code 13-57-102
• Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
• Division: means the Division of Consumer Protection of the Department of Commerce established in Section 13-2-1. See Utah Code 13-57-102
• Individual: means a person who:

  (a)	resides in this state; and

  (b)

  has or may have a pending legal action in this state. See Utah Code 13-57-102 Legal funding: means a payment of $500,000 or less to an individual in exchange for the right to receive an amount out of the potential proceeds of any realized settlement, judgment, award, or verdict the individual may receive in a civil legal action. See Utah Code 13-57-102 Maintenance funding provider: means a business entity that engages in the business of legal funding. See Utah Code 13-57-102 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 :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims. 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 Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.