Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 38 > Chapter 1b > Part 2 - Notices Relating to Government Projects

• Alternate means: means the same as that term is defined in Section 38-1a-102. See Utah Code 38-1b-102
• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• 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
• Construction project: means the same as that term is defined in Section 38-1a-102. See Utah Code 38-1b-102
• Construction work: means the same as that term is defined in Section 38-1a-102. See Utah Code 38-1b-102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Designated agent: means the same as that term is defined in Section 38-1a-102. See Utah Code 38-1b-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.
• 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.
• Government project: means a construction project undertaken by or for:

  (a)	the state, including a department, division, or other agency of the state; or

  (b)

  a county, city, town, school district, special district, special service district, community reinvestment agency, or other political subdivision of the state. See Utah Code 38-1b-102 Government project-identifying information: means : (a)  the lot or parcel number of each lot included in the project property that has a lot or parcel number; or (b)  the unique project number assigned by the designated agent. See Utah Code 38-1b-102 Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage, 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. Juror: A person who is on the jury. Managing judge: means the supervising judge when he retains authority to manage a grand jury, or the district court judge to whom the supervising judge delegates management of a grand jury. See Utah Code 77-10a-1 Original contractor: means the same as that term is defined in Section 38-1a-102. See Utah Code 38-1b-102 Owner: means the same as that term is defined in Section 38-1a-102. See Utah Code 38-1b-102 Owner-builder: means the same as that term is defined in Section 38-1a-102. See Utah Code 38-1b-102 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Project property: means the same as that term is defined in Section 38-1a-102. See Utah Code 38-1b-102 Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Registry: means the same as that term is defined in Section 38-1a-102. See Utah Code 38-1b-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 Subject: means a person whose conduct is within the scope of the grand jury's investigation, and that conduct exposes the person to possible criminal prosecution. See Utah Code 77-10a-1 Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony. Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.