Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 35A > Chapter 6 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Appraisal: A determination of property value.
• Apprentice: means an individual who has entered into:

  (a)	a written agreement approved by the Office of Apprenticeship with an employer or the employer's agent, an association of employers, an organization of employees, or a joint committee representing employers and employees;

  (b)	an apprenticeship that meets Office of Apprenticeship standards; or

  (c)

  an apprenticeship that can be completed at no charge to the participant where the participant learns and works with registered standards to learn a set of skills that result in the participant qualifying for a state license or certification or earning industry recognized credentials at the completion of the apprenticeship. See Utah Code 35A-6-102 Apprenticeship: means an industry-driven, high-quality career pathway where employers can develop and prepare their future workforce, and individuals can obtain paid work experience, classroom instruction, and a portable, nationally recognized credential. See Utah Code 35A-6-102 Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account. Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Apprenticeship Programs described in Section 35A-6-105. See Utah Code 35A-6-102 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. Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries. Decedent: A deceased person. Department: means the Department of Workforce Services created in Section 35A-1-103. See Utah Code 35A-1-102 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. Executive director: means the executive director of the department appointed under Section 35A-1-201. See Utah Code 35A-1-102 Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation. 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. Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity. Local administration: means administration by a personal representative appointed in this state pursuant to appointment proceedings described in Chapter 3, Probate of Wills and Administration. See Utah Code 75-4-101 Local personal representative: includes any personal representative appointed in this state pursuant to appointment proceedings described in Chapter 3, Probate of Wills and Administration, and excludes foreign personal representatives who acquire the power of a local personal representative under Section 75-4-205. See Utah Code 75-4-101 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. Office of Apprenticeship: means the federal agency designated by the United States Department of Labor to oversee apprenticeship programs. See Utah Code 35A-6-102 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Personal property: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Personal property: All property that is not real property. Pre-apprenticeship: means a program or set of strategies that is designed to prepare individuals to enter and succeed in an apprenticeship program with registered standards. See Utah Code 35A-6-102 Probate: Proving a will Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed. 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 Resident creditor: means a person domiciled in, or doing business in this state, who is, or could be, a claimant against an estate of a nonresident decedent. See Utah Code 75-4-101 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 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 Youth apprenticeship: means a program or set of strategies that combines academic and technical classroom instruction with work experience through an apprenticeship program and which provides the foundation for youth in high school to choose among multiple pathways, including enrolling in college, beginning full-time employment, or a combination of college and employment. See Utah Code 35A-6-102