§ 13-8-1 Construction industry — Agreements to indemnify
§ 13-8-2 Contractual limitations of liability arising from services of design professionals prohibited
§ 13-8-3 Construction contracts and purchase orders — Venue
§ 13-8-4 Obligation to pay under construction contracts — Rights of parties under contingent payment provisions
§ 13-8-5 Definitions — Limitation on retention proceeds withheld — Deposit in interest-bearing escrow account — Release of proceeds — Payment to subcontractors — Penalty — No waiver
§ 13-8-6 Definitions — Motor carrier indemnity agreements void
§ 13-8-7 Contract for design professional services — Agreements to indemnify

Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 13 > Chapter 8 - Unenforceable Agreements

  • Acquittal:
    1. Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
    2. A verdict of "not guilty."
     
  • Actual weight: means the actual unladen weight of a vehicle or combination of vehicles as operated and certified to by a weighmaster. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Adjutant general: means the commanding general of the Utah National Guard as appointed by the governor under Section 39A-1-201. See Utah Code 39A-1-102
  • Adverse action: means to take any of the following actions against a person in a manner that affects the person's employment or contractual relationships:
    (a) discharge the person;
    (b) threaten the person;
    (c) coerce the person;
    (d) intimidate the person; or
    (e) discriminate against the person, including to discriminate in:
    (i) compensation;
    (ii) terms;
    (iii) conditions;
    (iv) location;
    (v) rights;
    (vi) immunities;
    (vii) promotions; or
    (viii) privileges. See Utah Code 40-2-102
  • 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.
  • Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  • Aggrieved person: means a person who was a party to any intercepted wire, electronic, or oral communication, or a person against whom the interception was directed. See Utah Code 77-23a-3
  • 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.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Armed forces: means the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Aural transfer: means any transfer containing the human voice at any point between and including the point of origin and the point of reception. See Utah Code 77-23a-3
  • Autocycle: means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-3-102. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Automated driving system: means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-26-102. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Camper: means a structure designed, used, and maintained primarily to be mounted on or affixed to a motor vehicle that contains a floor and is designed to provide a mobile dwelling, sleeping place, commercial space, or facilities for human habitation or for camping. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Certificate of title: means a document issued by a jurisdiction to establish a record of ownership between an identified owner and the described vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Coal mine: means :
    (a) the following used in extracting coal from its natural deposits in the earth by any means or method:
    (i) the land;
    (ii) a structure;
    (iii) a facility;
    (iv) machinery;
    (v) a tool;
    (vi) equipment;
    (vii) a shaft;
    (viii) a slope;
    (ix) a tunnel;
    (x) an excavation; and
    (xi) other property; and
    (b) the work of preparing extracted coal, including a coal preparation facility. See Utah Code 40-2-102
  • Commanding officer: means both a commissioned officer and a warrant officer designated as a commander. See Utah Code 39A-5-102
  • Commercial vehicle: means a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer used or maintained for the transportation of persons or property that operates:
    (a) as a carrier for hire, compensation, or profit; or
    (b) as a carrier to transport the vehicle owner's goods or property in furtherance of the owner's commercial enterprise. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Commission: means the Labor Commission created in Section 34A-1-103. See Utah Code 40-2-102
  • Commission: means the State Tax Commission. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Commissioned officer: includes a commissioned warrant officer. See Utah Code 39A-5-102
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner appointed under Section 34A-1-201. See Utah Code 40-2-102
  • Communications common carrier: means any person engaged as a common carrier for hire in intrastate, interstate, or foreign communication by wire or radio, including a provider of electronic communication service. See Utah Code 77-23a-3
  • Confinement: means the physical restraint of an individual. See Utah Code 39A-5-102
  • Contents: when used with respect to any wire, electronic, or oral communication includes any information concerning the substance, purport, or meaning of that communication. See Utah Code 77-23a-3
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Convening authority: means the governor or the adjutant general. See Utah Code 39A-5-102
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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 Mine Safety Technical Advisory Council created in Section 40-2-203. See Utah Code 40-2-102
  • County legislative body: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Cross examine: Questioning of a witness by the attorney for the other side.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Dealer: means a person engaged or licensed to engage in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging new or used vehicles, vessels, or outboard motors either outright or on conditional sale, bailment, lease, chattel mortgage, or otherwise or who has an established place of business for the sale, lease, trade, or display of vehicles, vessels, or outboard motors. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Department: means the Department of Public Safety, created in Section 53-1-103. See Utah Code 77-23e-102
  • Director: means the director of the Utah Office of Coal Mine Safety appointed under Section 40-2-202. See Utah Code 40-2-102
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Division: means the Motor Vehicle Division of the commission, created in Section 41-1a-106. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Dynamic driving task: means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-26-102. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Electric motor vehicle: means a motor vehicle that is powered solely by an electric motor drawing current from a rechargeable energy storage system. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Electronic communication: means any transfer of signs, signals, writings, images, sounds, data, or intelligence of any nature transmitted in whole or in part by a wire, radio, electromagnetic, photoelectronic, or photo-optical system, but does not include:
    (a) the radio portion of a cordless telephone communication that is transmitted between the cordless telephone handset and the base unit;
    (b) any wire or oral communications;
    (c) any communication made through a tone-only paging device; or
    (d) any communication from an electronic or mechanical device that permits the tracking of the movement of a person or object. See Utah Code 77-23a-3
  • Electronic communication service: means a service that provides to users of the service the ability to send or receive wire or electronic communications. See Utah Code 77-23c-101.2
  • Electronic communications service: means any service that provides for users the ability to send or receive wire or electronic communications. See Utah Code 77-23a-3
  • Electronic communications system: means any wire, radio, electromagnetic, photoelectronic, or photo-optical facilities for the transmission of electronic communications, and any computer facilities or related electronic equipment for the electronic storage of the communication. See Utah Code 77-23a-3
  • Electronic device: means a device that enables access to or use of an electronic communication service, remote computing service, or location information service. See Utah Code 77-23c-101.2
  • Electronic information: includes the location information, stored data, or transmitted data of an electronic device. See Utah Code 77-23c-101.2
  • Electronic storage: means :
    (a) any temporary intermediate storage of a wire or electronic communication incident to the electronic transmission of it; and
    (b) any storage of the communication by an electronic communications service for the purposes of backup protection of the communication. See Utah Code 77-23a-3
  • Enlisted member: means an individual in an enlisted grade. See Utah Code 39A-5-102
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Essential parts: means the integral and body parts of a vehicle of a type required to be registered in this state, the removal, alteration, or substitution of which would tend to conceal the identity of the vehicle or substantially alter the vehicle's appearance, model, type, or mode of operation. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Facial biometric data: means data derived from a measurement, pattern, contour, or other characteristic of an individual's face, either directly or from an image. See Utah Code 77-23e-102
  • Facial recognition comparison: means the process of comparing an image or facial biometric data to an image database. See Utah Code 77-23e-102
  • Facial recognition system: means a computer system that, for the purpose of attempting to determine the identity of an unknown individual, uses an algorithm to compare biometric data of the face of the unknown individual to facial biometric data of known individuals. See Utah Code 77-23e-102
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • fifth wheel trailer: means a portable vehicle without motive power, designed as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational, or vacation use that does not require a special highway movement permit when drawn by a self-propelled motor vehicle. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Fleet: means one or more commercial vehicles. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Governing body: means collectively the legislative body and the executive of any municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104
  • Government entity: means the state, a county, a municipality, a higher education institution, a special district, a special service district, or any other political subdivision of the state or an administrative subunit of any political subdivision, including a law enforcement entity or any other investigative entity, agency, department, division, bureau, board, or commission, or an individual acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of a state or local agency. See Utah Code 77-23d-102
  • Government entity: includes :
    (i) every office, agency, board, bureau, committee, department, advisory board, or commission of an entity described in Subsection (5)(a) that is funded or established by the government to carry out the public's business; or
    (ii) an individual acting as an agent of a government entity or acting on behalf of an entity described in this Subsection (5). See Utah Code 77-23e-102
  • Grade: means a step or degree in a graduated scale of office or military rank, established and designated as a grade by law or regulation. See Utah Code 39A-5-102
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Highway: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Hybrid electric motor vehicle: means a motor vehicle that draws propulsion energy from onboard sources of stored energy that are both:
    (a) an internal combustion engine or heat engine using consumable fuel; and
    (b) a rechargeable energy storage system where energy for the storage system comes solely from sources onboard the vehicle. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Identification number: includes a vehicle identification number, state assigned identification number, hull identification number, and motor serial number. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Image database: means a database maintained by a government entity that contains images the government entity captures of an individual while the individual interacts with the government entity. See Utah Code 77-23e-102
  • Imaging surveillance device: means a device that uses radar, sonar, infrared, or other remote sensing or detection technology used by the individual operating the device to obtain information, not otherwise directly observable, about individuals, items, or activities within a closed structure. See Utah Code 77-23d-102
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Intercept: means the acquisition of the contents of any wire, electronic, or oral communication through the use of any electronic, mechanical, or other device. See Utah Code 77-23a-3
  • Investigative or law enforcement officer: means any officer of the state or of a political subdivision, who by law may conduct investigations of or make arrests for offenses enumerated in this chapter, or any federal officer as defined in Section 53-13-106, and any attorney authorized by law to prosecute or participate in the prosecution of these offenses. See Utah Code 77-23a-3
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • Judge of competent jurisdiction: means a judge of a district court of the state. See Utah Code 77-23a-3
  • Jurisdiction: means a state, district, province, political subdivision, territory, or possession of the United States or any foreign country. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • 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.
  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
  • Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Law enforcement agency: means :Utah Code 77-23c-101.2
  • Law enforcement agency: means a public entity that exists primarily to prevent, detect, or prosecute crime or enforce criminal statutes or ordinances. See Utah Code 77-23e-102
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Lienholder: means a person with a security interest in particular property. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Location information: includes past, current, and future location information. See Utah Code 77-23c-101.2
  • Major coal mine accident: means any of the following at a coal mine located in Utah:
    (a) a mine explosion;
    (b) a mine fire;
    (c) the flooding of a mine;
    (d) a mine collapse; or
    (e) the accidental death of an individual at a mine. See Utah Code 40-2-102
  • Manufactured home: means a transportable factory built housing unit constructed on or after June 15, 1976, according to the Federal Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (HUD Code), in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or when erected on site, is 400 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Manufacturer: means a person engaged in the business of constructing, manufacturing, assembling, producing, or importing new or unused vehicles, vessels, or outboard motors for the purpose of sale or trade. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Military: means any or all of the armed forces of the United States. See Utah Code 39A-5-102
  • Military court: means a court-martial, a court of inquiry, or a provost court. See Utah Code 39A-5-102
  • Military judge: means a qualified staff judge advocate officer of a military court detailed under Section 39A-5-206. See Utah Code 39A-5-102
  • Mine Safety and Health Administration: means the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration within the United States Department of Labor. See Utah Code 40-2-102
  • Mobile home: means a transportable factory built housing unit built prior to June 15, 1976, in accordance with a state mobile home code which existed prior to the Federal Manufactured Housing and Safety Standards Act (HUD Code). See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mortgagor: The person who pledges property to a creditor as collateral for a loan and who receives the money.
  • Motor vehicle: means a self-propelled vehicle intended primarily for use and operation on the highways. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • National Guard: includes part-time and full-time active guard and reserve (AGR), and the Utah State Defense Force when called to active duty by the governor. See Utah Code 39A-5-102
  • 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.
  • Odometer: means a device for measuring and recording the actual distance a vehicle travels while in operation, but does not include any auxiliary odometer designed to be periodically reset. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Off-highway vehicle: means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-22-2. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Office: means the Utah Office of Coal Mine Safety created in Section 40-2-201. See Utah Code 40-2-102
  • Officer: means a commissioned or warrant officer. See Utah Code 39A-5-102
  • Operate: includes testing of an automated driving system. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Oral communication: means any oral communication uttered by a person exhibiting an expectation that the communication is not subject to interception, under circumstances justifying that expectation, but does not include any electronic communication. See Utah Code 77-23a-3
  • Oral communication: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-23a-3. See Utah Code 77-23c-101.2
  • Original issue license plate: means a license plate that is of a format and type issued by the state in the same year as the model year of a vehicle that is a model year 1973 or older. See Utah Code 41-1a-102 v2
  • Outboard motor: means a detachable self-contained propulsion unit, excluding fuel supply, used to propel a vessel. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Owner: means a person, other than a lienholder, holding title to a vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor whether or not the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor is subject to a security interest. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Panel: means the Coal Miner Certification Panel created in Section 40-2-204. See Utah Code 40-2-102
  • Park model recreational vehicle: means a unit that:
    (a) is designed and marketed as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use;
    (b) is not permanently affixed to real property for use as a permanent dwelling;
    (c) requires a special highway movement permit for transit; and
    (d) is built on a single chassis mounted on wheels with a gross trailer area not exceeding 400 square feet in the setup mode. See Utah Code 41-1a-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.
  • Pen register: means a device that records or decodes electronic or other impulses that identify the numbers dialed or otherwise transmitted on the telephone line to which the device is attached. See Utah Code 77-23a-3
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Person: means any employee or agent of the state or a political subdivision, and any individual, partnership, association, joint stock company, trust, or corporation. See Utah Code 77-23a-3
  • Personal property: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Personalized license plate: means a license plate that has displayed on it a combination of letters, numbers, or both as requested by the owner of the vehicle and assigned to the vehicle by the division. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle: means a hybrid electric motor vehicle that has the capability to charge the battery or batteries used for vehicle propulsion from an off-vehicle electric source, such that the off-vehicle source cannot be connected to the vehicle while the vehicle is in motion. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Pneumatic tire: means a tire in which compressed air is designed to support the load. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Preceding year: means a period of 12 consecutive months fixed by the division that is within 16 months immediately preceding the commencement of the registration or license year in which proportional registration is sought. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • 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
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Public garage: means a building or other place where vehicles or vessels are kept and stored and where a charge is made for the storage and keeping of vehicles and vessels. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Rank: means the order of precedence among members of the armed forces. See Utah Code 39A-5-102
  • Readily accessible to the general public: means , regarding a radio communication, that the communication is not:
    (a) scrambled or encrypted;
    (b) transmitted using modulation techniques with essential parameters that have been withheld from the public with the intention of preserving the privacy of the communication;
    (c) carried on a subcarrier or signal subsidiary to a radio transmission;
    (d) transmitted over a communications system provided by a common carrier, unless the communication is a tone-only paging system communication; or
    (e) transmitted on frequencies allocated under Part 25, Subpart D, E, or F of Part 74, or Part 94, Rules of the Federal Communications Commission unless, in the case of a communication transmitted on a frequency allocated under Part 74 that is not exclusively allocated to broadcast auxiliary services, the communication is a two-way voice communication by radio. See Utah Code 77-23a-3
  • real property: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Receipt of surrender of ownership documents: means the receipt of surrender of ownership documents described in Section 41-1a-503. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Reconstructed vehicle: means a vehicle of a type required to be registered in this state that is materially altered from its original construction by the removal, addition, or substitution of essential parts, new or used. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Recreational vehicle: means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-14-102. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Registration: means a document issued by a jurisdiction that allows operation of a vehicle or vessel on the highways or waters of this state for the time period for which the registration is valid and that is evidence of compliance with the registration requirements of the jurisdiction. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Registration decal: means the decal issued by the division that is evidence of compliance with the division's registration requirements. See Utah Code 41-1a-102 v2
  • Registration year: means a 12 consecutive month period commencing with the completion of the applicable registration criteria. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • remote computing service: means provision to the public of computer storage or processing services by means of an electronic communications system. See Utah Code 77-23b-1
  • Remote computing service: means the provision to the public of computer storage or processing services by means of an electronic communications system. See Utah Code 77-23c-101.2
  • Repair or replacement: means the restoration of vehicles, vessels, or outboard motors to a sound working condition by substituting any inoperative part of the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor, or by correcting the inoperative part. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Replica vehicle: means :
    (a) a street rod that meets the requirements under Subsection 41-21-1(3)(a)(i)(B); or
    (b) a custom vehicle that meets the requirements under Subsection 41-6a-1507(1)(a)(i)(B). See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Restored-modified vehicle: means a motor vehicle that has been restored and modified with modern parts and technology, including emission control technology and an on-board diagnostic system. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Road: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Road tractor: means a motor vehicle designed and used for drawing other vehicles and constructed so it does not carry any load either independently or any part of the weight of a vehicle or load that is drawn. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Sailboat: means the same as that term is defined in Section 73-18-2. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Security interest: means an interest that is reserved or created by a security agreement to secure the payment or performance of an obligation and that is valid against third parties. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Semitrailer: means a vehicle without motive power designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and constructed so that some part of its weight and its load rests or is carried by another vehicle. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • SJA: means the commissioned judge advocate general's corps officer responsible for supervising the delivery of legal services in the National Guard. See Utah Code 39A-5-102
  • Special group license plate: means a type of license plate designed for a particular group of people or a license plate authorized and issued by the division in accordance with Section 41-1a-418. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Special interest vehicle: means a vehicle used for general transportation purposes and that is:
    (i) 20 years or older from the current year; or
    (ii) a make or model of motor vehicle recognized by the division director as having unique interest or historic value. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Specially constructed vehicle: means a vehicle of a type required to be registered in this state, not originally constructed under a distinctive name, make, model, or type by a generally recognized manufacturer of vehicles, and not materially altered from its original construction. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Standard license plate: includes a license plate for general issue that the division issues before January 1, 2024. See Utah Code 41-1a-102 v2
  • 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
  • State impound yard: means a yard for the storage of a vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor that meets the requirements of rules made by the commission pursuant to Subsection 41-1a-1101(5). See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • street: means the entire width between property lines of every way or place of whatever nature when any part of it is open to the public, as a matter of right, for purposes of vehicular traffic. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Symbol decal: means the decal that is designed to represent a special group and displayed on a special group license plate. See Utah Code 41-1a-102 v2
  • Target: means a person or a structure upon which a government entity intentionally collects or attempts to collect information using an imaging surveillance device. See Utah Code 77-23d-102
  • Testify: means to make an oral statement under oath or affirmation. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Title: means the right to or ownership of a vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  • Total fleet miles: means the total number of miles operated in all jurisdictions during the preceding year by power units. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Tow truck motor carrier: means the same as that term is defined in Section 72-9-102. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Tow truck operator: means the same as that term is defined in Section 72-9-102. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Town: means a municipality classified by population as a town under Section 10-2-301. See Utah Code 10-1-104
  • Trailer: means a vehicle without motive power designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and constructed so that no part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Transferee: means a person to whom the ownership of property is conveyed by sale, gift, or any other means except by the creation of a security interest. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Transferor: means a person who transfers the person's ownership in property by sale, gift, or any other means except by creation of a security interest. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Transmitted data: means electronic information that is transmitted wirelessly:Utah Code 77-23c-101.2
  • Trap and trace device: means a device, process, or procedure that captures the incoming electronic or other impulses that identify the originating number of an instrument or device from which a wire or electronic communication is transmitted. See Utah Code 77-23a-3
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Truck tractor: means a motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not constructed to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load that is drawn. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Unit: means any regularly organized command of the National Guard. See Utah Code 39A-5-102
  • United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Unsafe condition: means a danger that reasonably could be expected to cause serious harm to a person or property. See Utah Code 40-2-102
  • User: means any person or entity who:
    (a) uses an electronic communications service; and
    (b) is authorized by the provider of the service to engage in the use. See Utah Code 77-23a-3
  • Usury: Charging an illegally high interest rate on a loan. Source: OCC
  • Vehicle: includes a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, off-highway vehicle, camper, park model recreational vehicle, manufactured home, and mobile home. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
  • Vessel: means the same as that term is defined in Section 73-18-2. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Vintage vehicle: means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-21-1. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Waters of this state: means the same as that term is defined in Section 73-18-2. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Weighmaster: means a person, association of persons, or corporation permitted to weigh vehicles under this chapter. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Wire communication: includes the electronic storage of the communication, but does not include the radio portion of a cordless telephone communication that is transmitted between the cordless telephone handset and the base unit. See Utah Code 77-23a-3
  • Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5