Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 22 > Chapter 1 - Fiduciaries

• Address: includes :

  (i)	a post office box number;

  (ii)	a rural free delivery route number; and

  (iii)

  a street name and number. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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. Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings. Corporate name: means : (a)  the name of a domestic corporation or a domestic nonprofit corporation as stated in its articles of incorporation; or (b)  the name of a foreign corporation or a foreign nonprofit corporation as stated in its articles of incorporation or document of similar import. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 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. Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another. Deliver: includes delivery by mail or another means of transmission authorized by Section 16-10a-103, except that delivery to the division means actual receipt by the division. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Division: means the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Entity: includes : (a)  a domestic and foreign corporation; (b)  a nonprofit corporation; (c)  a limited liability company; (d)  a profit or nonprofit unincorporated association; (e)  a business trust; (f)  an estate; (g)  a partnership; (h)  a trust; (i)  two or more persons having a joint or common economic interest; (j)  a state; (k)  the United States; and (l)  a foreign government. See Utah Code 16-10a-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. Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator. Foreign corporation: means a corporation for profit incorporated under a law other than the law of this state. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Individual: means : (a)  a natural person; (b)  the estate of an incompetent individual; or (c)  the estate of a deceased individual. See Utah Code 16-10a-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. Notice: is a s provided in Section 16-10a-103. See Utah Code 16-10a-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 Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC Principal office: means the office, in or out of this state, designated by a domestic or foreign corporation as its principal office in the most recent document on file with the division providing the information, including: (a)  an annual report; (b)  an application for a certificate of authority; or (c)  a notice of change of principal office. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Proceeding: includes : (a)  a civil suit; (b)  arbitration or mediation; and (c)  a criminal, administrative, or investigatory action. See Utah Code 16-10a-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 Registered office: means the office within this state designated by a domestic or foreign corporation as its registered office in the most recent document on file with the division providing that information, including: (a)  articles of incorporation; (b)  an application for a certificate of authority; or (c)  a notice of change of registered office. See Utah Code 16-10a-102 Secretary: means the corporate officer to whom the bylaws or the board of directors delegates responsibility under Subsection 16-10a-830(3) for: (a)  the preparation and maintenance of: (i)  minutes of the meetings of the board of directors and of the shareholders; and (ii)  the other records and information required to be kept by the corporation by Section 16-10a-830; and (b)  authenticating records of the corporation. See Utah Code 16-10a-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 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. Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. Source: OCC Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust. 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