Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 38 > Chapter 1a > Part 2 - State Construction Registry

• Adjudicative proceeding: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Alternate means: means a method of filing a legible and complete notice or other document with the registry other than electronically, as established by the division by rule. See Utah Code 38-1a-102
• Anticipated improvement: means an improvement:

  (a)	for which preconstruction service is performed; and

  (b)

  that is anticipated to follow the performing of preconstruction service. See Utah Code 38-1a-102 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. City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Construction project: means an improvement that is constructed pursuant to an original contract. See Utah Code 38-1a-102 Contestable notice: means a notice of preconstruction service under Section 38-1a-401, a preliminary notice under Section 38-1a-501, or a notice of completion under Section 38-1a-506. See Utah Code 38-1a-102 Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed. Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries. Designated agent: means the third party the division contracts with as provided in Section 38-1a-202 to create and maintain the registry. See Utah Code 38-1a-102 Division: means the Division of Professional Licensing created in Section 58-1-103. See Utah Code 38-1a-102 Improvement: means : (a)  a building, infrastructure, utility, or other human-made structure or object constructed on or for and affixed to real property; or (b)  a repair, modification, or alteration of a building, infrastructure, utility, or object referred to in Subsection (21)(a). See Utah Code 38-1a-102 Interested person: means a person that may be affected by a construction project. See Utah Code 38-1a-102 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. Notice of commencement: means a notice required under Section 38-1b-201 for a government project as defined in Section 38-1b-102. See Utah Code 38-1a-102 Original contractor: means a person, including an owner-builder, that contracts with an owner to provide preconstruction service or construction work. See Utah Code 38-1a-102 Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program. Owner: means a person who possesses an interest in a project property and contracts with an original contractor for preconstruction service or construction work. See Utah Code 38-1a-102 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Private project: means a construction project that is not a government project. See Utah Code 38-1a-102 Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law. Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Project property: means the real property interest on or for which preconstruction service or construction work is or will be provided. See Utah Code 38-1a-102 Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Registry: means the State Construction Registry under 2. See Utah Code 38-1a-102 Required notice: means : (a)  a notice of preconstruction service under Section 38-1a-401; (b)  a preliminary notice under Section 38-1a-501 or Section 38-1b-202; (c)  a notice of commencement; (d)  a notice of construction loan under Section 38-1a-601; (e)  a notice under Section 38-1a-602 concerning a construction loan default; (f)  a notice of intent to obtain final completion under Section 38-1a-506; or (g)  a notice of completion under Section 38-1a-507. See Utah Code 38-1a-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 Subcontractor: means a person that contracts to provide preconstruction service or construction work to: (a)  a person other than the owner; or (b)  the owner, if the owner is an owner-builder. See Utah Code 38-1a-102 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