Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 26B > Chapter 2 > Part 4 - Child Care Licensing

• Authorized person: means an employee or agent:

  (a)	of a public utility that: (i)  generates, transmits, or delivers electricity; or (ii)  provides and whose work relates to communication services;

  (b)	of an industrial plant whose work relates to the electrical system of the industrial plant;

  (c)	of a cable television or communication services company, or of a contractor of cable television or communication services company, if specifically and expressly authorized by the owner of the poles to make cable television or communication services attachments; or

  (d)

  of a state, county, or municipal agency which has or whose work relates to: (i)  overhead electrical lines; (ii)  overhead lighting systems; (iii)  authorized overhead circuit construction; (iv)  conductors on poles; or (v)  structures of any type. See Utah Code 54-8c-1 Capacity limit: means the maximum number of qualifying children that a regulated provider may care for at any given time, in accordance with rules made by the department. See Utah Code 26B-2-401 Center based child care: means child care provided in a facility or program that is not the home of the provider. See Utah Code 26B-2-401 Certified provider: means a person who holds a certificate from the department under Section 26B-2-404. See Utah Code 26B-2-401 Child care: means continuous care and supervision of a qualifying child, that is: (a)  in lieu of care ordinarily provided by a parent in the parent's home; (b)  for less than 24 hours a day; and (c)  for direct or indirect compensation. See Utah Code 26B-2-401 Child care program: means a child care facility or program operated by a regulated provider. See Utah Code 26B-2-401 City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Common facilities: means all works and facilities: (a)  owned or used by two or more public power entities or power utilities; and (b)  necessary to the generation, transmission, or distribution of electric power and energy. See Utah Code 54-9-102 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. Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant. Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs. Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts Executive director: means the executive director of the department appointed under Section 26B-1-203. See Utah Code 26B-1-102 Exempt provider: means a person who provides care described in Subsection 26B-2-405(2). See Utah Code 26B-2-401 Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs. Guardian: includes a person who:Utah Code 68-3-12.5 High voltage: means voltage in excess of 600 volts measured between: (a)  conductors; or (b)  a conductor and the ground. See Utah Code 54-8c-1 Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Licensed provider: means a person who holds a license from the department under Section 26B-2-403. See Utah Code 26B-2-401 Licensing committee: means the Child Care Provider Licensing Committee created in Section 26B-1-204. See Utah Code 26B-2-401 Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt. 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. Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program. Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court. 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 Public power entity: means : (a)  a city or town that owns a system for the generation, transmission, or distribution of electric power and energy for public or private use; and (b)  an interlocal entity. See Utah Code 54-9-102 Public school: means : (a)  a school, including a charter school, that: (i)  is directly funded at public expense; and (ii)  provides education to qualifying children for any grade from first grade through twelfth grade; or (b)  a school, including a charter school, that provides: (i)  preschool or kindergarten to qualifying children, regardless of whether the preschool or kindergarten is funded at public expense; and (ii)  education to qualifying children for any grade from first grade through twelfth grade, if each grade, from first grade to twelfth grade, that is provided at the school, is directly funded at public expense. See Utah Code 26B-2-401 Public utility: includes every railroad corporation, gas corporation, electrical corporation, distribution electrical cooperative, wholesale electrical cooperative, telephone corporation, telegraph corporation, water corporation, sewerage corporation, heat corporation, and independent energy producer not described in Section 54-2-201 where the service is performed for, or the commodity delivered to, the public generally, or in the case of a gas corporation or electrical corporation where the gas or electricity is sold or furnished to any member or consumers within the state for domestic, commercial, or industrial use. See Utah Code 54-2-1 Public utility: means any entity that generates, transmits, or distributes electrical energy, including any: (a)  public utility as defined in Title 54, Chapter 2, General Provisions; (b)  municipality as defined in Title 10, Utah Municipal Code; (c)  agricultural cooperative association as defined in Title 3, Uniform Agricultural Cooperative Association Act; (d)  improvement district as defined in Section 17B-1-102; or (e)  entity created pursuant to Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act. See Utah Code 54-8c-1 Qualifying child: means an individual who is: (a)  (i)  under the age of 13 years old; or (ii)  under the age of 18 years old, if the person has a disability; and (b)  a child of: (i)  a person other than the person providing care to the child; (ii)  a regulated provider, if the child is under the age of four; or (iii)  an employee or owner of a licensed child care center, if the child is under the age of four. See Utah Code 26B-2-401 Regulated provider: means a licensed provider or certified provider. See Utah Code 26B-2-401 Residential child care: means child care provided in the home of the provider. See Utah Code 26B-2-401 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. Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5