§ 17B-1-102 Definitions
§ 17B-1-103 Special district status and powers — Registration as a limited purpose entity
§ 17B-1-104 Property owner provisions
§ 17B-1-104.5 Groundwater right owner provisions — Vote
§ 17B-1-105 Name of special district — Name change
§ 17B-1-106 Notice before preparing or amending a long-range plan or acquiring certain property
§ 17B-1-107 Recording a release of lien
§ 17B-1-108 Provisions applicable to the procurement of design professional services
§ 17B-1-110 Compliance with nepotism requirements
§ 17B-1-111 Impact fee resolution — Notice and hearing requirements
§ 17B-1-113 Liability insurance
§ 17B-1-114 Special district property taxes on a parity with general taxes
§ 17B-1-115 Validation of previously created special districts — Continuation of certain special districts under this chapter — Providing a previously authorized service
§ 17B-1-116 Property exempt from taxation and execution
§ 17B-1-117 Severability
§ 17B-1-118 Special district hookup fee — Preliminary design or site plan from a specified public agency
§ 17B-1-119 Duty to comply with local land use provisions
§ 17B-1-120 Exactions — Exaction for water interest — Requirement to offer to original owner property acquired by exaction
§ 17B-1-121 Limit on fees — Requirement to itemize and account for fees — Appeals

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

  • Adjudicative proceeding: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Adverse action: means to discharge, threaten, or otherwise discriminate against an employee in any manner that affects the employee's employment, including compensation, terms, conditions, location, rights, immunities, promotions, or privileges. See Utah Code 34-48-102
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Applicant: means an individual that provides information to an employer for the purpose of obtaining employment. See Utah Code 34-46-102
  • 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
  • Armed forces: means the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bond: means :
    (a) a written obligation to repay borrowed money, whether denominated a bond, note, warrant, certificate of indebtedness, or otherwise; and
    (b) a lease agreement, installment purchase agreement, or other agreement that:
    (i) includes an obligation by the district to pay money; and
    (ii) the district's board of trustees, in its discretion, treats as a bond for purposes of Title 11, Chapter 14, Local Government Bonding Act, or Title 11, Chapter 27, Utah Refunding Bond Act. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
  • Broadcasting company: means a person engaged in the business of:
    (a) distributing or transmitting electronic or electromagnetic signals to the general public using one or more of the following:
    (i) television;
    (ii) cable; or
    (iii) radio; or
    (b) preparing, developing, or creating one or more programs or messages for distribution or transmission by means described in Subsection (2)(a). See Utah Code 34-51-102
  • Broadcasting employee: means an employee of a broadcasting company. See Utah Code 34-51-102
  • Cemetery maintenance district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 1, Cemetery Maintenance District Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a cemetery maintenance district under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
  • City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Commission: means the Labor Commission. See Utah Code 34-47-102
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of the Labor Commission. See Utah Code 34-47-102
  • 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.
  • 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 Worker Classification Coordinated Enforcement Council created in Section 34-47-201. See Utah Code 34-47-102
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Department: means the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs, created in Section 71A-1-201. See Utah Code 34-50-102
  • Discharge document: means a document received by a service member upon separation from military service, including:
    (a) a DD 214, United States Department of Defense Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty;
    (b) a DD 256, United States Department of Defense Honorable Discharge Certificate;
    (c) a DD 257, United States General Discharge Certificate; or
    (d) an NGB 22, Utah National Guard Certificate of Release or Discharge. See Utah Code 34-50-102
  • Division: means the Labor Commission's Division of Antidiscrimination and Labor. See Utah Code 34-46-102
  • Drainage district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 2, Drainage District Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a drainage district under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
  • Employer: means a person employing 15 or more employees within the state for each working day in each of 20 calendar weeks or more in the current or preceding calendar year. See Utah Code 34-46-102
  • Employer: means a person, including the state or a political subdivision of the state, that has one or more workers or operators employed in the same business, or in or about the same establishment, under any contract of hire, express or implied, oral or written. See Utah Code 34-48-102
  • Employment selection process: means the process by which an employer selects an individual to be an employee for the employer. See Utah Code 34-46-102
  • 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.
  • facilities: includes any structure, building, system, land, water right, water, or other real or personal property required to provide a service that a special district is authorized to provide, including any related or appurtenant easement or right-of-way, improvement, utility, landscaping, sidewalk, road, curb, gutter, equipment, or furnishing. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
  • Fair Credit Reporting Act: A federal law, established in 1971 and revised in 1997, that gives consumers the right to see their credit records and correct any mistakes. Source: OCC
  • Fire protection district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 3, Fire Protection District Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a fire protection district under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
  • 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
  • Improvement district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 4, Improvement District Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a county improvement district under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
  • Initial selection process: means the receipt of information in a record from an applicant that the employer uses to determine whether the applicant will be considered for a second review for the position for which the applicant is applying. See Utah Code 34-46-102
  • Irrigation district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 5, Irrigation District Act, including an entity that was created and operated as an irrigation district under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
  • 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.
  • Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Law enforcement agency: is a s defined in Section 53-1-102. See Utah Code 34-48-102
  • 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.
  • Member agency: means an agency that is represented on the council. See Utah Code 34-47-102
  • Metropolitan water district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 6, Metropolitan Water District Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a metropolitan water district under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
  • Misclassification: means to classify an individual as something other than an employee, if under the relevant law the individual is required to be classified as an employee. See Utah Code 34-47-102
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Mosquito abatement district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 7, Mosquito Abatement District Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a mosquito abatement district under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
  • Municipal: means of or relating to a municipality. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
  • Municipal services district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 11, Municipal Services District Act. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
  • Municipality: means a city, town, or metro township. See Utah Code 17B-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.
  • 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.
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Person: means an individual, property owner, landlord, tenant, employer, business entity, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 34-45-102
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, organization, association, trust, governmental agency, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
  • Personal property: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Political subdivision: means a county, city, town, metro township, special district under this title, special service district under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act, an entity created by interlocal cooperation agreement under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, or any other governmental entity designated in statute as a political subdivision of the state. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
  • Preference eligible: means the same as that term is defined in Section 71A-2-101. See Utah Code 34-50-102
  • Private employer: means the same as that term is defined in Section 63G-12-102. See Utah Code 34-50-102
  • 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 employee: means a person:
    (a) employed by a public employer; and
    (b) who is breastfeeding. See Utah Code 34-49-102
  • Public employer: means the following entities:
    (a) a department, division, board, council, committee, institution, office, bureau, or other similar administrative unit of the executive branch of state government;
    (b) a municipality;
    (c) a county;
    (d) a school district; or
    (e) an institution of higher education as described in Section 53B-2-101. See Utah Code 34-49-102
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Public transit district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 8, Public Transit District Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a public transit district under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • 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.
  • Record: means information that is:
    (a) inscribed on a tangible medium; or
    (b) 
    (i) received or stored in an electronic or other medium; and
    (ii) retrievable in perceivable form. See Utah Code 34-46-102
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Road: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Service applicant: means a person who requests that a special district provide a service that the special district is authorized to provide. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
  • Service area: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 9, Service Area Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a county service area or a regional service area under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
  • Service member: means a currently serving member of the armed forces. See Utah Code 34-50-102
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Short-term bond: means a bond that is required to be repaid during the fiscal year in which the bond is issued. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
  • Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Special assessment: means an assessment levied against property to pay all or a portion of the costs of making improvements that benefit the property. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
  • Special assessment bond: means a bond payable from special assessments. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
  • Special district: means a limited purpose local government entity, as described in Section 17B-1-103, that operates under, is subject to, and has the powers described in:
    (a) this chapter; or
    (b) 
    (i) this chapter; and
    (ii) 
    (A) 1;
    (B) 2;
    (C) 3;
    (D) 4;
    (E) 5;
    (F) 6;
    (G) 7;
    (H) 8;
    (I) 9;
    (J) 10; or
    (K) 11. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
  • Specialized special district: means a special district that is a cemetery maintenance district, a drainage district, a fire protection district, an improvement district, an irrigation district, a metropolitan water district, a mosquito abatement district, a public transit district, a service area, a water conservancy district, a municipal services district, or a public infrastructure district. See Utah Code 17B-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.
  • Tax and revenue anticipation bond: means a bond:
    (a) issued in anticipation of the collection of taxes or other revenues or a combination of taxes and other revenues; and
    (b) that matures within the same fiscal year as the fiscal year in which the bond is issued. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
  • Taxable value: means the taxable value of property as computed from the most recent equalized assessment roll for county purposes. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
  • Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Unincorporated: means not included within a municipality. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
  • United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Veteran: means the same as that term is defined in Section 68-3-12. See Utah Code 34-50-102
  • Water conservancy district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 10, Water Conservancy District Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a water conservancy district under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
  • Works: includes a dam, reservoir, well, canal, conduit, pipeline, drain, tunnel, power plant, and any facility, improvement, or property necessary or convenient for supplying or treating water for any beneficial use, and for otherwise accomplishing the purposes of a special district. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
  • Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5