§ 17C-1-201.1 Title
§ 17C-1-201.5 Creation of agency — Name change
§ 17C-1-202 Agency powers
§ 17C-1-203 Agency board — Quorum
§ 17C-1-204 Project area development by an adjoining agency — Requirements
§ 17C-1-205 Transfer of project area from one community to another
§ 17C-1-207 Public entities may assist with project area development — Notice requirements
§ 17C-1-208 Agency funds
§ 17C-1-209 Agency records

Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 17C > Chapter 1 > Part 2 - Agency Creation, Powers, and Board

  • 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
  • Agency funds: means money that an agency collects or receives for agency operations, implementing a project area plan or an implementation plan as defined in Section 17C-1-1001, or other agency purposes, including:
    (a) project area funds;
    (b) income, proceeds, revenue, or property derived from or held in connection with the agency's undertaking and implementation of project area development or agency-wide project development as defined in Section 17C-1-1001;
    (c) a contribution, loan, grant, or other financial assistance from any public or private source;
    (d) project area incremental revenue as defined in Section 17C-1-1001; or
    (e) property tax revenue as defined in Section 17C-1-1001. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
  • Aircraft: is a s defined in Section 72-10-102. See Utah Code 38-13-102
  • 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.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Board: means the governing body of an agency, as described in Section 17C-1-203. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
  • City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Community: means a county or municipality. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
  • Community legislative body: means the legislative body of the community that created the agency. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
  • community reinvestment agency: means a separate body corporate and politic, created under Section 17C-1-201. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
  • Competent to stand trial: means that a defendant has:
    (a) a rational and factual understanding of the criminal proceedings against the defendant and of the punishment specified for the offense charged; and
    (b) the ability to consult with the defendant's legal counsel with a reasonable degree of rational understanding in order to assist in the defense. See Utah Code 77-15-2
  • 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.
  • Correctional facility: means :
    (a) a county jail;
    (b) a secure correctional facility as defined by Section 64-13-1; or
    (c) a secure care facility as defined in Section 80-1-102. See Utah Code 77-16b-102
  • County executive: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • 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.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Utah Code 77-15-2
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Inactive industrial site: includes a perimeter of up to 1,500 feet around the land described in Subsection (31)(a). See Utah Code 17C-1-102
  • Incompetent to proceed: means that a defendant is not competent to stand trial as a result of:
    (a) mental illness; or
    (b) intellectual disability. See Utah Code 77-15-2
  • Intellectual disability: means a significant, subaverage general intellectual functioning that:Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • 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
  • 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
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Municipality: means a city, town, or metro township as defined in Section 10-2a-403. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
  • National Guard: means the Utah National Guard created in Section 39A-3-101 and in accordance with Utah Constitution Article XV. See Utah Code 39A-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.
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Personal property: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Project area: means the geographic area described in a project area plan within which the project area development described in the project area plan takes place or is proposed to take place. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
  • Project area development: means activity within a project area that, as determined by the board, encourages, promotes, or provides development or redevelopment for the purpose of implementing a project area plan, including:
    (a) promoting, creating, or retaining public or private jobs within the state or a community;
    (b) providing office, manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, parking, or other facilities or improvements;
    (c) planning, designing, demolishing, clearing, constructing, rehabilitating, or remediating environmental issues;
    (d) providing residential, commercial, industrial, public, or other structures or spaces, including recreational and other facilities incidental or appurtenant to the structures or spaces;
    (e) altering, improving, modernizing, demolishing, reconstructing, or rehabilitating existing structures;
    (f) providing open space, including streets or other public grounds or space around buildings;
    (g) providing public or private buildings, infrastructure, structures, or improvements;
    (h) relocating a business;
    (i) improving public or private recreation areas or other public grounds;
    (j) eliminating a development impediment or the causes of a development impediment;
    (k) redevelopment as defined under the law in effect before May 1, 2006; or
    (l) any activity described in this Subsection (48) outside of a project area that the board determines to be a benefit to the project area. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
  • Project area funds: means tax increment or sales and use tax revenue that an agency receives under a project area budget adopted by a taxing entity committee or an interlocal agreement. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
  • Project area plan: means an urban renewal project area plan, an economic development project area plan, a community development project area plan, or a community reinvestment project area plan that, after the project area plan's effective date, guides and controls the project area development. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Property tax: includes a privilege tax imposed under Title 59, Chapter 4, Privilege Tax. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
  • Public entity: means :
    (a) the United States, including an agency of the United States;
    (b) the state, including any of the state's departments or agencies; or
    (c) a political subdivision of the state, including a county, municipality, school district, special district, special service district, community reinvestment agency, or interlocal cooperation entity. See Utah Code 17C-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.
  • Repairman: means a person who makes, alters, repairs, or performs labor on an aircraft. See Utah Code 38-13-102
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Tax increment: means the difference between:
    (i) the amount of property tax revenue generated each tax year by a taxing entity from the area within a project area designated in the project area plan as the area from which tax increment is to be collected, using the current assessed value of the property and each taxing entity's current certified tax rate as defined in Section 59-2-924; and
    (ii) the amount of property tax revenue that would be generated from that same area using the base taxable value of the property and each taxing entity's current certified tax rate as defined in Section 59-2-924. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
  • 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.
  • Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC
  • United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.