Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 35A > Chapter 13 > Part 2 - Office Responsibilities

• Act: means a voluntary bodily movement and includes speech. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
• Actor: means a person whose criminal responsibility is in issue in a criminal action. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
• 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.
• Blind: means an individual:

  (a)	whose central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses; or

  (b)

  whose visual acuity is accompanied by a limit to the field of vision in the better eye to such a degree that its widest diameter subtends to an angle of no greater than 20 degrees. See Utah Code 35A-13-102 Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes. Compensation: means money, money bonuses, overrides, prizes, or other real or personal property, tangible or intangible. See Utah Code 76-6a-101 Conduct: means an act or omission. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5 Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time. Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed. Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant. Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime. Department: means the Department of Workforce Services created in Section 35A-1-103. See Utah Code 35A-1-102 Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another. Disability: means a physical or mental condition which materially limits, contributes to limiting, or, if not corrected, will probably result in materially limiting an individual's activities or functioning. See Utah Code 35A-13-102 Donor: The person who makes a gift. 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 Offense: means a violation of any penal statute of this state. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5 Office: means the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation created in Section 35A-1-202. See Utah Code 35A-13-102 Person: means an individual, public or private corporation, government, partnership, or unincorporated association. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5 Person: includes a business trust, estate, trust, joint venture, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Utah Code 76-6a-101 Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit. Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed. Pyramid scheme: means any sales device or plan under which a person gives consideration to another person in exchange for compensation or the right to receive compensation that is derived primarily from the introduction of other persons into the sales device or plan rather than from the sale of goods, services, or other property. See Utah Code 76-6a-101 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 Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence. 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