Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 17 > Chapter 50 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• board: means the board created in Section 34-20-3. See Utah Code 34-20-2
• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Commerce: means trade, traffic, commerce, transportation, or communication within the state. See Utah Code 34-20-2
• 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.
• Employee: includes any employee unless this chapter explicitly states otherwise, and includes an individual whose work has ceased as a consequence of, or in connection with, any current labor dispute or because of any unfair labor practice, and who has not obtained any other regular and substantially equivalent employment. See Utah Code 34-20-2
• Employer: includes a person acting in the interest of an employer, directly or indirectly, but does not include:

  (a)	the United States;

  (b)	a state or political subdivision of a state;

  (c)	a person subject to the federal Railway Labor Act;

  (d)	a labor organization, other than when acting as an employer;

  (e)	a corporation or association operating a hospital if no part of the net earnings inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual; or

  (f)

  anyone acting in the capacity of officer or agent of a labor organization. See Utah Code 34-20-2 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: when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a person or body elected as the county executive or a person appointed as the county manager or administrative officer, refers to: (a)  the power and duty to carry laws and ordinances into effect and secure their due observance; 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 executive branch of government. See Utah Code 17-50-101 Federal executive agency: means an executive agency, as defined in 5 U. See Utah Code 34-20-2 Fire fighters: means the full-time, salaried, members of any regularly constituted fire department in any city, town, or county. See Utah Code 34-20a-2 Franchise: means the same as that term is defined in 16 C. See Utah Code 34-20-2 Franchisee: means the same as that term is defined in 16 C. See Utah Code 34-20-2 Franchisor: means the same as that term is defined in 16 C. See Utah Code 34-20-2 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. 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 Person: includes an individual, partnership, association, corporation, legal representative, trustee, trustee in bankruptcy, or receiver. See Utah Code 34-20-2 Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer. Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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. Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony. Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries. Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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. Unfair labor practice: means any unfair labor practice listed in Section 34-20-8. See Utah Code 34-20-2