Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 17 > Chapter 30 - Deputy Sheriffs - Merit System

• Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
• 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.
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• County legislative body: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Customer: means a person who, for primarily personal, family, or household purposes:

  (a)	purchases a residential solar energy system under a system purchase agreement;

  (b)	leases a residential solar energy system under a system lease agreement; or

  (c)

  purchases electricity under a power purchase agreement. See Utah Code 13-52-102 Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another. Division: means the Division of Consumer Protection, established in Section 13-2-1. See Utah Code 13-52-102 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. Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another. fund: means the Transportation Network Vehicle Recovery Fund created in Subsection (2). See Utah Code 13-51-201 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. 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 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 Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt. Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money. Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Power purchase agreement: means an agreement: (a)  between a customer and a solar retailer; (b)  for the customer's purchase of electricity generated by a residential solar energy system owned by the solar retailer; and (c)  that provides for the customer to make payments over a term of at least five years. See Utah Code 13-52-102 Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Rebate: means : (a)  any allowance or discount against charged fees; or (b)  payment of any form of compensation, except for an item of nominal value, to: (i)  an insured; or (ii)  a person directly or indirectly associated with a residential building. See Utah Code 13-50-102 Repair work: means any work done to siding, gutters, a roof system, or a window system to repair damage caused by wind or hail. See Utah Code 13-50-102 Residential building: means a single or multiple family dwelling of up to four units. See Utah Code 13-50-102 Residential contractor: means a person that, for compensation, other than wages as an employee, contracts or offers to contract to: (a)  perform repair work on a residential building; (b)  arrange for, manage, or process repair work on a residential building; or (c)  serve as a representative, agent, or assignee of the owner or possessor of a residential building for purposes of repair work on the residential building. See Utah Code 13-50-102 Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party. Solar agreement: means a system purchase agreement, a system lease agreement, or a power purchase agreement. See Utah Code 13-52-102 Solar energy system: means a system or configuration of solar energy devices that collects and uses solar energy to generate electricity. See Utah Code 13-52-102 Solar retailer: means a person who: (a)  sells or proposes to sell a residential solar energy system to a customer under a system purchase agreement; (b)  owns the residential solar energy system that is the subject of a system lease agreement or proposed system lease agreement; or (c)  sells or proposes to sell electricity to a customer under a power purchase agreement. See Utah Code 13-52-102 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 Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony. System lease agreement: means an agreement: (a)  under which a customer leases a residential solar energy system from a solar retailer; and (b)  that provides for the customer to make payments over a term of at least five years for the lease of the residential solar energy system. See Utah Code 13-52-102 System purchase agreement: means an agreement under which a customer purchases a residential solar energy system from a solar retailer. See Utah Code 13-52-102 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5