Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 35A > Chapter 1 - Department of Workforce Services

• Adjudicative proceeding: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
• 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.
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Budget: means a plan of financial operations for a fiscal year which embodies estimates of proposed expenditures for given purposes and the proposed means of financing them, and may refer to the budget of a particular fund for which a budget is required by law or it may refer collectively to the budgets for all such funds. See Utah Code 17B-1-601
• Budget officer: means the person appointed by the special district board of trustees to prepare the budget for the district. See Utah Code 17B-1-601
• Budget year: means the fiscal year for which a budget is prepared. See Utah Code 17B-1-601
• Calendar year entity: means a special district whose fiscal year begins January 1 and ends December 31 of each calendar year as described in Section 17B-1-602. See Utah Code 17B-1-601
• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Client: means an individual who the department has determined to be eligible for services or benefits under:

  (a)	Chapter 3, Employment Support Act; and

  (b)

  Chapter 5, Training and Workforce Improvement Act. See Utah Code 35A-1-102 Commission: means the Outdoor Adventure Commission. See Utah Code 73-18-2 Commission: means the Outdoor Adventure Commission. See Utah Code 73-18a-1 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. Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant. Department: means the Department of Workforce Services created in Section 35A-1-103. See Utah Code 35A-1-102 Devise: To gift property by will. Division: means the Division of Outdoor Recreation. See Utah Code 73-18-2 Division: means the Division of Outdoor Recreation. See Utah Code 73-18a-1 Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings. Donor: The person who makes a gift. Economic service area: means an economic service area established in accordance with Chapter 2, Economic Service Areas. See Utah Code 35A-1-102 Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. Source: OCC Employment assistance: means services or benefits provided by the department under: (a)  Chapter 3, Employment Support Act; and (b)  Chapter 5, Training and Workforce Improvement Act. See Utah Code 35A-1-102 Employment plan: means a written agreement between the department and a client that describes: (a)  the relationship between the department and the client; (b)  the obligations of the department and the client; and (c)  the result if an obligation is not fulfilled by the department or the client. See Utah Code 35A-1-102 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 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. Executive director: means the executive director of the department appointed under Section 35A-1-201. See Utah Code 35A-1-102 Fiscal year: means the annual period for accounting for fiscal operations in each district. See Utah Code 17B-1-601 Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006. Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another. Fund: has the meaning given under generally accepted accounting principles as reflected in the Uniform Accounting Manual for Special Districts. See Utah Code 17B-1-601 Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value. Hearsay: Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else. Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court. Human body waste: means excrement, feces, or other waste material discharged from the human body. See Utah Code 73-18a-1 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. 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 Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt. Litter: means any bottles, glass, crockery, cans, scrap metal, junk, paper, garbage, rubbish, or similar refuse discarded as no longer useful. See Utah Code 73-18a-1 Marine toilet: means any toilet or other receptacle permanently installed on or within any vessel for the purpose of receiving human body waste. See Utah Code 73-18a-1 Motorboat: means any vessel propelled by machinery, whether or not the machinery is the principal source of propulsion. See Utah Code 73-18-2 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. Operator: means the person who is in control of a vessel while it is in use. See Utah Code 73-18a-1 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: means a person, other than a lien holder, holding a proprietary interest in or the title to a vessel. See Utah Code 73-18a-1 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. Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents. 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 assistance: means : (a)  services or benefits provided under Chapter 3, Employment Support Act; (b)  medical assistance provided under Title 26B, Chapter 3, Health Care - Administration and Assistance; (c)  foster care maintenance payments provided from the General Fund or under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act; (d)  SNAP benefits; and (e)  any other public funds expended for the benefit of a person in need of financial, medical, food, housing, or related assistance. See Utah Code 35A-1-102 Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business. Sailboat: means any vessel having one or more sails and propelled by wind. See Utah Code 73-18-2 SNAP: means the federal "Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program" under Title 7, U. See Utah Code 35A-1-102 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 Statute: A law passed by a legislature. Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony. Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries. United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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 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 73-18a-1 Vulnerable populations: means children or adults with a life situation that substantially affects that individual's ability to: (a)  provide personal protection; (b)  provide necessities such as food, shelter, clothing, or mental or other health care; (c)  obtain services necessary for health, safety, or welfare; (d)  carry out the activities of daily living; (e)  manage the adult's own financial resources; or (f)  comprehend the nature and consequences of remaining in a situation of abuse, neglect, or exploitation. See Utah Code 35A-1-102 Waters of this state: means all waters within the territorial limits of this state except those used exclusively for private purposes. See Utah Code 73-18a-1