Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 16 > Chapter 10a > Part 6 - Shares and Distributions

• Address: includes :

  (i)	a post office box number;

  (ii)	a rural free delivery route number; and

  (iii)

  a street name and number. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 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. Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense. 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. Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority. Articles of incorporation: include : (a)  amended and restated articles of incorporation; (b)  articles of merger; and (c)  a document of a similar import to those described in Subsections (4)(a) and (b). See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account. Assignment: includes any written stock power, bond power, bill of sale, deed, declaration of trust or other instrument of transfer. See Utah Code 22-5-2 Authorized shares: means the shares of all classes a domestic or foreign corporation is authorized to issue. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Board: means the Wildlife Board. See Utah Code 23-27-102 Board: means a local board of health established under Section 26A-1-109. See Utah Code 26A-1-102 Bylaws: includes amended bylaws and restated bylaws. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed. Conveyance: includes a motor vehicle, a vessel, a motorboat, a sailboat, a personal watercraft, a container, a trailer, a live well, or a bilge area. See Utah Code 23-27-102 Corporation: means a private or public corporation, association or trust issuing a security. See Utah Code 22-5-2 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. County executive: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 County governing body: means one of the types of county government provided for in 2. See Utah Code 26A-1-102 County health department: means a local health department that serves a county and municipalities located within that county. See Utah Code 26A-1-102 County legislative body: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Decontaminate: means to: (a)  drain and dry all non-treated water; and (b)  chemically or thermally treat in accordance with rule. See Utah Code 23-27-102 Deliver: includes delivery by mail or another means of transmission authorized by Section 16-10a-103, except that delivery to the division means actual receipt by the division. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services created in Section 26B-1-201. See Utah Code 26A-1-102 Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another. Director: means the director of the division. See Utah Code 23-27-102 Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial. Distribution: means the following by a corporation to or for the benefit of its shareholders in respect of any of the corporation's shares: (i)  a direct or indirect transfer of money or other property, other than a corporation's own shares; or (ii)  incurrence of indebtedness by the corporation. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Division: means the Division of Wildlife Resources. See Utah Code 23-27-102 Division: means the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Dreissena mussel: means a mussel of the genus Dreissena at any life stage, including a zebra mussel, a quagga mussel, and Conrad's false mussel. See Utah Code 23-27-102 Employee: includes an officer but not a director, unless the director accepts a duty that makes that director also an employee. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Equipment: means an article, tool, implement, or device capable of carrying or containing: (a)  water; or (b)  a Dreissena mussel. See Utah Code 23-27-102 Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met. 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. Executive director: means the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources. See Utah Code 23-27-102 Facility: means a structure that is located within or adjacent to a water body. See Utah Code 23-27-102 Fiduciary: means an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian, committee, conservator, curator, tutor, custodian or nominee. See Utah Code 22-5-2 Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator. 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. Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value. Highway: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Infested water: means a geographic region, water body, facility, or water supply system within or outside the state that the board identifies in rule as carrying or containing a Dreissena mussel. See Utah Code 23-27-102 Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury. Intangible property: Property that has no intrinsic value, but is merely the evidence of value such as stock certificates, bonds, and promissory notes. Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers. 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. Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity. Local health department: means : (a)  a single county local health department; (b)  a multicounty local health department; (c)  a united local health department; or (d)  a multicounty united local health department. See Utah Code 26A-1-102 Mental health authority: means a local mental health authority created in Section 17-43-301. See Utah Code 26A-1-102 Multicounty local health department: means a local health department that is formed under Section 26A-1-105 and that serves two or more contiguous counties and municipalities within those counties. See Utah Code 26A-1-102 Multicounty united local health department: means a united local health department that is formed under Section 26A-1-105. See Utah Code 26A-1-102 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. Order of constraint: includes a stay-at-home order. See Utah Code 26A-1-102 Person: includes an individual, a corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, two or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Utah Code 22-5-2 Person: means :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 health emergency: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-7-301. See Utah Code 26A-1-102 Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business. Receive: when used in reference to receipt of a writing or other document by a domestic or foreign corporation, means the writing or other document is actually received by: (a)  the corporation at its: (i)  registered office in this state; or (ii)  principal office; (b)  the secretary of the corporation, wherever the secretary is found; or (c)  another person authorized by the bylaws or the board of directors to receive the writing or other document, wherever that person is found. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Record date: means the date established under 6, or 7, on which a corporation determines the identity of its shareholders. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Security: includes any share of stock, bond, debenture, note or other security issued by a corporation which is registered as to ownership on the books of the corporation. See Utah Code 22-5-2 Share: means the unit into which the proprietary interests in a corporation are divided. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Shareholder: means : (i)  the person in whose name a share is registered in the records of a corporation; or (ii)  the beneficial owner of a share to the extent recognized pursuant to Section 16-10a-723. See Utah Code 16-10a-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 Single county local health department: means a local health department that is created by the governing body of one county to provide services to the county and the municipalities within that county. See Utah Code 26A-1-102 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. Stay-at-home order: means an order of constraint that: (a)  restricts movement of the general population to suppress or mitigate an epidemic or pandemic disease by directing individuals within a defined geographic area to remain in their respective residences; and (b)  may include exceptions for certain essential tasks. See Utah Code 26A-1-102 Subscriber: means a person who subscribes for shares in a corporation, whether before or after incorporation. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Substance abuse authority: means a local substance abuse authority created in Section 17-43-201. See Utah Code 26A-1-102 Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries. Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition. Transfer: means a change on the books of a corporation in the registered ownership of a security. See Utah Code 22-5-2 Transfer agent: means a person employed or authorized by a corporation to transfer securities issued by the corporation. See Utah Code 22-5-2 Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust. United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Vessel: means the same as that term is defined in Section 73-18-2. See Utah Code 23-27-102 Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House. Water body: means natural or impounded surface water, including a stream, river, spring, lake, reservoir, pond, wetland, tank, and fountain. See Utah Code 23-27-102 Water supply system: includes a pump, canal, ditch, or pipeline. See Utah Code 23-27-102 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5