Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 13 > Chapter 57 > Part 5 - Miscellaneous

• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• County legislative body: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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 Legislative: when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a county commission or council, refers to: (a)  the power and duty to enact ordinances, levy taxes, and establish budgets; and (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 Maintenance funding agreement: means an agreement between an individual and a maintenance funding provider under which the maintenance funding provider provides legal funding to the individual. 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 Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.