Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 20A > Chapter 4 > Part 6 - Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project

• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• 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.
• Bail enforcement agent: means an individual licensed under this chapter as a bail enforcement agent to enforce the terms and conditions of a defendant's release on bail in a civil or criminal proceeding, to apprehend a defendant or surrender a defendant to custody, or both, as is appropriate, and who:

  (a)	is appointed by a bail bond surety; and

  (b)

  receives or is promised money or other things of value for this service. See Utah Code 53-11-102 Bail recovery agent: means an individual employed by a bail enforcement agent to assist the bail enforcement agent regarding civil or criminal defendants released on bail by: (a)  presenting a defendant for required court appearances; (b)  apprehending or surrendering a defendant to a court; or (c)  keeping the defendant under necessary surveillance. See Utah Code 53-11-102 Bail recovery apprentice: means any individual licensed under this chapter as a bail recovery apprentice, and who: (a)  has not met the requirements for licensure as a bail recovery agent or bail enforcement agent; and (b)  is employed by a bail enforcement agent, and works under the direct supervision of a bail enforcement agent or bail recovery agent employed also by the bail enforcement agent, unless the bail recovery apprentice is conducting activities at the direction of the employing bail enforcement agent that under this chapter do not require direct supervision. See Utah Code 53-11-102 Ballot: means the storage medium, including a paper, mechanical, or electronic storage medium, that records an individual voter's vote. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Board: means the Bail Bond Recovery Licensure Board created under Section 53-11-104. See Utah Code 53-11-102 Candidate amplifier: means the product of: (a)  two less than the total number of candidates in a given ballot-counting phase of a multi-candidate race; and (b)  . See Utah Code 20A-4-601 Canvass: means the review of election returns and the official declaration of election results by the board of canvassers. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime. Election: means a regular general election, a municipal general election, a statewide special election, a local special election, a regular primary election, a municipal primary election, and a special district election. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Election officer: means : (a)  the lieutenant governor, for all statewide ballots and elections; (b)  the county clerk for: (i)  a county ballot and election; and (ii)  a ballot and election as a provider election officer as provided in Section 20A-5-400. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 First preference ranking: means the candidate selected as the candidate most preferred by a voter, as indicated by: (a)  the number one; or (b)  if the voter does not assign the number one to any candidate, the number two. See Utah Code 20A-4-601 Identification card: means a card issued by the commissioner to an applicant qualified for licensure under this chapter. See Utah Code 53-11-102 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. Law enforcement agency: means an entity or division of: (i)  (A)  the federal government, a state, or a political subdivision of a state; (B)  a state institution of higher education; or (C)  a private institution of higher education, if the entity or division is certified by the commissioner under Title 53, Chapter 19, Certification of Private Law Enforcement Agency; and (ii)  that exists primarily to prevent and detect crime and enforce criminal laws, statutes, and ordinances. See Utah Code 53-1-102 Law enforcement officer: means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-13-103. See Utah Code 53-1-102 Multi-candidate race: means a nonpartisan municipal race where: (a)  for the election of at-large officers, the number of candidates who qualify for the race exceeds the total number of seats to be filled; or (b)  for the election of an officer other than an at-large officer, more than two candidates qualify to run for one office. See Utah Code 20A-4-601 Municipal general election: means the election held in municipalities and, as applicable, special districts on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered year for the purposes established in Section 20A-1-202. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Municipal primary election: means an election held to nominate candidates for municipal office. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Municipality: means a city, town, or metro township. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Occupied structure: means any edifice, including residential and public buildings, vehicles, or any other structure that could reasonably be expected to house or shelter persons. See Utah Code 53-11-102 Participating municipality: means a municipality that is participating in the pilot project, in accordance with Subsection 20A-4-602(3). See Utah Code 20A-4-601 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Pilot project: means the Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project created in Section 20A-4-602. See Utah Code 20A-4-601 Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Recount threshold: means the sum of the candidate amplifier and the following: (a)  for a ballot-counting phase in which fewer than 100 valid rankings are counted, 0. See Utah Code 20A-4-601 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 Valid: means that the ballot is marked in a manner that permits the ranking to be counted during the applicable ballot-counting phase. See Utah Code 20A-4-601 Voter: means an individual who: (a)  meets the requirements for voting in an election; (b)  meets the requirements of election registration; (c)  is registered to vote; and (d)  is listed in the official register book. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5