Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 40 > Chapter 2 > Part 2 - Utah Office of Coal Mine Safety

• 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.
• 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.
• Coal mine: means :

  (a)	the following used in extracting coal from its natural deposits in the earth by any means or method: (i)  the land; (ii)  a structure; (iii)  a facility; (iv)  machinery; (v)  a tool; (vi)  equipment; (vii)  a shaft; (viii)  a slope; (ix)  a tunnel; (x)  an excavation; and (xi)  other property; and

  (b)

  the work of preparing extracted coal, including a coal preparation facility. See Utah Code 40-2-102 Commission: means the Labor Commission created in Section 34A-1-103. See Utah Code 40-2-102 Commissioner: means the commissioner appointed under Section 34A-1-201. See Utah Code 40-2-102 Council: means the Mine Safety Technical Advisory Council created in Section 40-2-203. See Utah Code 40-2-102 Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries. Director: means the director of the Utah Office of Coal Mine Safety appointed under Section 40-2-202. See Utah Code 40-2-102 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. Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage, Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants. Mine Safety and Health Administration: means the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration within the United States Department of Labor. See Utah Code 40-2-102 Office: means the Utah Office of Coal Mine Safety created in Section 40-2-201. See Utah Code 40-2-102 Panel: means the Coal Miner Certification Panel created in Section 40-2-204. See Utah Code 40-2-102 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit. Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business. remote computing service: means provision to the public of computer storage or processing services by means of an electronic communications system. See Utah Code 77-23b-1 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. Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.