Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 34A > Chapter 7 - Safety

• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Carrying passengers for hire: means to transport persons on vessels or to lead persons on vessels for consideration. See Utah Code 73-18-2
• 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.
• Division: means the Division of Boiler and Elevator Safety within the commission. See Utah Code 34A-7-202
• Division: means the Division of Outdoor Recreation. See Utah Code 73-18-2
• Elevator: means a hoisting and lowering mechanism:

  (i)	equipped with a car or platform; and

  (ii)

  that moves in guides in a substantially vertical direction. See Utah Code 34A-7-202 Escalator: means a stairway, moving walkway, or runway that is: (i)  power-driven; (ii)  continuous; and (iii)  used to transport one or more individuals. See Utah Code 34A-7-202 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. Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury. Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff. Municipal: means of or relating to a municipality. See Utah Code 17B-1-102 Municipality: means a city, town, or metro township. See Utah Code 17B-1-102 Operator: means the person who is in control of a vessel while it is in use. See Utah Code 73-18-2 Owner: includes a person entitled to the use or possession of a vessel subject to an interest by another person, reserved or created by agreement and securing payment or performance of an obligation. See Utah Code 73-18-2 Owner or operator: means a person who owns, controls, or has the duty to control the operation of an elevator or escalator. See Utah Code 34A-7-202 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, organization, association, trust, governmental agency, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 17B-1-102 receiving entity: means the entity that will, after the withdrawal of an area from a special district, provide to the withdrawn area the service that the special district previously provided to the area. See Utah Code 17B-1-501 Safety code: means the one or more codes adopted by the division in accordance with Subsection 34A-7-203(6) to be used in inspecting elevators and escalators. See Utah Code 34A-7-202 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 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 Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust. Vessel: means every type of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water. See Utah Code 73-18-2 Waters of this state: means any waters within the territorial limits of this state. See Utah Code 73-18-2 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5