Part 1 Administration 41-1a-101 – 41-1a-123
Part 2 Registration 41-1a-201 – 41-1a-232
Part 3 Proportional Registration 41-1a-301 – 41-1a-303
Part 4 License Plates and Registration Indicia 41-1a-401 – 41-1a-422 v3
Part 5 Titling Requirement 41-1a-501 – 41-1a-522
Part 6 Liens and Security Interests 41-1a-601 – 41-1a-609
Part 7 Transfer of Ownership 41-1a-701 – 41-1a-712
Part 8 Identification Numbers 41-1a-801 – 41-1a-804
Part 9 Odometers 41-1a-901 – 41-1a-906
Part 10 Salvage Vehicles – Junk and Dismantled Vehicles 41-1a-1001 – 41-1a-1012
Part 11 Impounded Vehicles, Vessels, or Outboard Motors 41-1a-1101 – 41-1a-1106
Part 12 Fee and Tax Requirements 41-1a-1201 – 41-1a-1225
Part 13 Offenses and Penalties 41-1a-1301 – 41-1a-1320
Part 14 Law Enforcement 41-1a-1401 – 41-1a-1402
Part 15 Motor Vehicle Event Data Recorder Act 41-1a-1501 – 41-1a-1504
Part 16 Sponsored Special Group License Plates 41-1a-1601 – 41-1a-1610

Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 41 > Chapter 1a - Motor Vehicle Act

  • Abuse: means any of the following:
    (a) "abuse" as that term is defined in Section 76-5-111 or 80-1-102; or
    (b) "child abuse" as that term is defined in Section 76-5-109. See Utah Code 77-38-601
  • Account: means the Online Court Assistance Account created in this section. See Utah Code 78A-2-501
  • Acquittal:
    1. Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
    2. A verdict of "not guilty."
     
  • Actual address: means the residential street address of the program participant that is stated in a program participant's application for enrollment or on a notice of a change of address under Section 77-38-610. See Utah Code 77-38-601
  • Actual weight: means the actual unladen weight of a vehicle or combination of vehicles as operated and certified to by a weighmaster. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Adjudicative proceeding: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Advocacy services: means assistance provided that supports, supplements, intervenes, or links a victim or a victim's family with appropriate resources and services to address the wide range of potential impacts of being victimized. See Utah Code 77-38-403
  • Advocacy services provider: means an entity that has the primary focus of providing advocacy services in general or with specialization to a specific crime type or specific type of victimization. See Utah Code 77-38-403
  • 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.
  • Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  • Agency: means a state, county, or local government entity that generates or maintains records relating to an investigation, arrest, detention, or conviction for an offense for which expungement may be ordered. See Utah Code 77-40a-101
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Amateur radio operator: means a person licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to engage in private and experimental two-way radio operation on the amateur band radio frequencies. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Anonymized: means that the identifying information connected to an electronic device has been rendered anonymous in a manner such that the subject, including an individual, household, device, or Internet protocol address, is not identifiable to a law enforcement agency. See Utah Code 77-23f-101
  • 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.
  • Appearance: means any opportunity to address the board, a board member, a panel, or hearing officer, including an interview. See Utah Code 77-27-1
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Applicant: means a registered owner who submits an application to obtain or renew a sponsored special group license plate in accordance with this part. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601
  • 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
  • Armed forces: means the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Arraignment: A proceeding in which an individual who is accused of committing a crime is brought into court, told of the charges, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Assailant: means an individual who commits or threatens to commit abuse, human trafficking, domestic violence, stalking, or a sexual offense against an applicant for the program or a minor or incapacitated individual residing with an applicant for the program. See Utah Code 77-38-601
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Assigned address: means an address designated by the commission and assigned to a program participant. See Utah Code 77-38-601
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Attorney general: means the Utah attorney general or a deputy attorney general. See Utah Code 77-42-102
  • Attorney guardian ad litem: means an attorney employed by the office. See Utah Code 78A-2-702
  • Attorney guardian ad litem: means an attorney employed by the office. See Utah Code 78A-2-801
  • Authorization card: means a card issued by the commission that identifies a program participant as enrolled in the program with the program participant's assigned address and the date on which the program participant will no longer be enrolled in the program. See Utah Code 77-38-601
  • Autocycle: means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-3-102. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Automated driving system: means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-26-102. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • 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.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Board: means the Board of Pardons and Parole. See Utah Code 77-27-1
  • Board: means the Board of Pardons and Parole. See Utah Code 77-32b-102
  • Branded title: means a title certificate that is labeled:
    (a) rebuilt and restored to operation;
    (b) flooded and restored to operation; or
    (c) not restored to operation. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Bureau: means the Bureau of Criminal Identification of the Department of Public Safety established in Section 53-10-201. See Utah Code 77-40a-101
  • Bureau: means the Bureau of Criminal Identification of the Department of Public Safety established in Section 53-10-201. See Utah Code 77-42-102
  • Bureau: means the Bureau of Criminal Identification of the Department of Public Safety established in section 53-10-201. See Utah Code 77-41-102
  • Camper: means a structure designed, used, and maintained primarily to be mounted on or affixed to a motor vehicle that contains a floor and is designed to provide a mobile dwelling, sleeping place, commercial space, or facilities for human habitation or for camping. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • carries on a vocation: includes employment that is full time or part time, whether financially compensated, volunteered, or for the purpose of government or educational benefit. See Utah Code 77-43-102
  • carries on a vocation: includes employment that is full time or part time, whether financially compensated, volunteered, or for the purpose of government or educational benefit. See Utah Code 77-41-102
  • Case action plan: includes the criminal risk factors as determined by a risk and needs assessment conducted by the department. See Utah Code 77-27-1
  • Case law: The law as laid down in cases that have been decided in the decisions of the courts.
  • Cell site: means transmission or reception equipment, including a base-station antenna, that connects an electronic device to a network. See Utah Code 77-23f-101
  • Certificate of eligibility: means a document issued by the bureau stating that the criminal record and all records of arrest, investigation, and detention associated with a case that is the subject of a petition for expungement is eligible for expungement. See Utah Code 77-40a-101
  • Certificate of eligibility: means a document issued by the Bureau of Criminal Identification stating that the offender has met the requirements of Section 77-42-108. See Utah Code 77-42-102
  • Certificate of eligibility: means a document issued by the Bureau of Criminal Identification showing that the offender has met the requirements of Section 77-41-112. See Utah Code 77-41-102
  • Certificate of title: means a document issued by a jurisdiction to establish a record of ownership between an identified owner and the described vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Certified court reporter: means a state certified court reporter as described in Title 58, Chapter 74, State Certification of Court Reporters Act. See Utah Code 78A-2-402
  • Certifying entity: means any of the following:
    (a) a law enforcement agency, as defined in Section 77-7a-103;
    (b) a prosecutor, as defined in Section 77-22-4. See Utah Code 77-38-502
  • Certifying official: means :
    (a) the head of the certifying entity;
    (b) a person in a supervisory role who has been specifically designated by the head of the certifying entity to issue Form I-918 Supplement B certifications on behalf of that agency;
    (c) a judge; or
    (d) any other certifying official defined under 8 C. See Utah Code 77-38-502
  • Chambers: A judge's office.
  • Charitable purpose: means :
    (i) relief of the poor, the distressed, or the underprivileged;
    (ii) advancement of religion;
    (iii) advancement of education or science;
    (iv) erecting or maintaining a public building, monument, or work;
    (v) reducing the burdens of government;
    (vi) reducing neighborhood tensions;
    (vii) eliminating prejudice and discrimination;
    (viii) defending human rights and civil rights secured by law; or
    (ix) combating community deterioration and juvenile delinquency. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601
  • Child abuse offender: means any person who:
    (a) has been convicted in this state of a felony violation of:
    (i) Subsection 76-5-109. See Utah Code 77-43-102
  • City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Civil accounts receivable: means any amount of the criminal accounts receivable that is owed by the defendant that has not been paid on or before the day on which:
    (i) the defendant's sentence is terminated; or
    (ii) the court enters an order for a civil accounts receivable under Subsection 77-18-114(1) or (2). See Utah Code 77-32b-102
  • Civil accounts receivable: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-32b-102. See Utah Code 77-38b-102
  • Civil judgment of restitution: means any amount of the criminal accounts receivable that is owed by the defendant for restitution that has not been paid on or before the day on which the defendant's sentence is terminated. See Utah Code 77-32b-102
  • Civil judgment of restitution: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-32b-102. See Utah Code 77-38b-102
  • Clean slate eligible case: includes a case:
    (i) that is dismissed as a result of a successful completion of a plea in abeyance agreement governed by Subsection 77-2a-3(2)(b) if:
    (A) except as provided in Subsection (4)(c), each charge within the case is a misdemeanor for possession of a controlled substance in violation of Subsection 58-37-8(2)(a)(i), a class B or class C misdemeanor, or an infraction;
    (B) the individual involved meets the requirements of Subsection (4)(a)(ii); and
    (C) the time periods described in Subsections (4)(a)(iii)(A) through (C) have elapsed from the day on which the case is dismissed; or
    (ii) where charges are dismissed without prejudice if each conviction, or charge that was dismissed, in the case would otherwise meet the requirements under Subsection (4)(a) or (b)(i). See Utah Code 77-40a-101
  • Cohabitant: means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-7-102. See Utah Code 77-36-1
  • Collegiate special group license plate: means a sponsored special group license plate issued to a contributor to an institution. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601
  • Commercial vehicle: means a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer used or maintained for the transportation of persons or property that operates:
    (a) as a carrier for hire, compensation, or profit; or
    (b) as a carrier to transport the vehicle owner's goods or property in furtherance of the owner's commercial enterprise. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Commission: means the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice created in Section 63M-7-201. See Utah Code 77-38-502
  • Commission: means the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice created in Section 63M-7-201. See Utah Code 77-38-601
  • Commission: means the State Tax Commission. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Commission: means the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice created in Section 63M-7-201. See Utah Code 77-27-1
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
  • Conference: means the annual statewide judicial conference established by Section 78A-2-111. See Utah Code 78A-2-103
  • Confidential communication: means a communication that is intended to be confidential between a victim and a victim advocate for the purpose of obtaining advocacy services. See Utah Code 77-38-403
  • Confidential communication: means information given to a sexual assault counselor by a victim and includes reports or working papers made in the course of the counseling relationship. See Utah Code 77-38-203
  • Consumer price index: means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-13-102. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Contributor: means an applicant who contributes the required contribution to a sponsoring organization for a sponsored special group license plate. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601
  • Convicted: includes , unless otherwise specified, the period a plea is held in abeyance pursuant to a plea in abeyance agreement as defined in Section 77-2a-1. See Utah Code 77-41-102
  • Convicted person: means a person who has been convicted of a crime. See Utah Code 77-38-302
  • Conviction: means judgment by a criminal court on a verdict or finding of guilty after trial, a plea of guilty, or a plea of nolo contendere. See Utah Code 77-40a-101
  • Conviction: means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-3-201. See Utah Code 77-42-102
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Conviction: means :
    (i) a plea of:
    (A) guilty;
    (B) guilty with a mental condition; or
    (C) no contest; or
    (ii) a judgment of:
    (A) guilty; or
    (B) guilty with a mental condition. See Utah Code 77-38b-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.
  • Correctional facility: means the same as that term is defined in Section 64-13-1. See Utah Code 77-43-102
  • Council: means the Judicial Council established by Article VIII, Sec. See Utah Code 78A-2-103
  • Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
  • County legislative body: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Court reporter: A person who makes a word-for-word record of what is said in court and produces a transcript of the proceedings upon request.
  • Court system: means the State District Court Administrative System. See Utah Code 78A-5-101
  • Criminal accounts receivable: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-32b-102. See Utah Code 77-27-1
  • Criminal accounts receivable: includes unpaid fees, forfeitures, surcharges, costs, interest, penalties, restitution, third party claims, claims, reimbursement of a reward, and damages. See Utah Code 77-32b-102
  • Criminal accounts receivable: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-32b-102. See Utah Code 77-38b-102
  • Criminal conduct: means :
    (a) any misdemeanor or felony offense of which the defendant is convicted; or
    (b) any other criminal behavior for which the defendant admits responsibility to the court with or without an admission of committing the criminal behavior. See Utah Code 77-38b-102
  • Criminal justice system victim advocate: means an individual who:
    (a) is employed or authorized to volunteer by a government agency that possesses a role or responsibility within the criminal justice system;
    (b) has as a primary responsibility addressing the mental, physical, or emotional recovery of victims;
    (c) completes a minimum 40 hours of trauma-informed training:
    (i) in crisis response, the effects of crime and trauma on victims, victim advocacy services and ethics, informed consent, and this part regarding privileged confidential communication; and
    (ii) that have been approved or provided by the Utah Office for Victims of Crime; and
    (d) is under the supervision of the director or director's designee of the government agency. See Utah Code 77-38-403
  • Criminal protective order: means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-7-102. See Utah Code 77-40a-101
  • Criminal risk factors: means a person's characteristics and behaviors that:
    (a) affect that person's risk of engaging in criminal behavior; and
    (b) are diminished when addressed by effective treatment, supervision, and other support resources resulting in reduced risk of criminal behavior. See Utah Code 77-27-1
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Dealer: means a person engaged or licensed to engage in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging new or used vehicles, vessels, or outboard motors either outright or on conditional sale, bailment, lease, chattel mortgage, or otherwise or who has an established place of business for the sale, lease, trade, or display of vehicles, vessels, or outboard motors. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Default: means a civil accounts receivable, a civil judgment of restitution, or a criminal accounts receivable that is overdue by at least 90 days. See Utah Code 77-32b-102
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Defendant: means a veteran charged with a criminal offense. See Utah Code 78A-5-302
  • Defendant: means an individual who has been convicted of, or entered into a plea disposition for, criminal conduct. See Utah Code 77-38b-102
  • Defense attorney: Represent defendants in criminal matters.
  • Deliberative process: includes the votes, mental processes, written notes, and recommendations of individual board members and staff. See Utah Code 77-27-1
  • Delinquent: means a civil accounts receivable, a civil judgment of restitution, or a criminal account receivable that is overdue by more than 28 days but less than 90 days. See Utah Code 77-32b-102
  • Department: means the Department of Public Safety established in Section 53-1-103. See Utah Code 77-40a-101
  • Department: means the Department of Corrections. See Utah Code 77-43-102
  • Department: means the Department of Public Safety, created in Section 53-1-103. See Utah Code 77-23e-102
  • Department: means the Department of Corrections. See Utah Code 77-27-1
  • Department: means the Department of Public Safety. See Utah Code 77-36-1
  • Department: means the Department of Corrections. See Utah Code 77-41-102
  • Department: means the Department of Corrections. See Utah Code 77-38b-102
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Diesel fuel: means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-13-102. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Director: means the director of the office. See Utah Code 78A-2-702
  • Director: means the director of the office. See Utah Code 78A-2-801
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Diversion agreement: means an agreement entered into by the prosecuting attorney and the defendant that suspends criminal proceedings before conviction on the condition that a defendant agree to participate in a rehabilitation program, pay restitution to the victim, or fulfill some other condition. See Utah Code 77-38b-102
  • Division: means the Division of Juvenile Justice Services. See Utah Code 77-43-102
  • Division: means the Division of Child and Family Services created in Section 80-2-201. See Utah Code 78A-2-801
  • Division: means the Motor Vehicle Division of the commission, created in Section 41-1a-106. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Division: means the Division of Juvenile Justice Services. See Utah Code 77-41-102
  • Divorced: means an individual who has obtained a divorce under Title 30, Chapter 3, Divorce. See Utah Code 77-36-1
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Domestic violence: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-36-1. See Utah Code 77-38-601
  • Domestic violence: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-36-1. See Utah Code 78A-5-302
  • domestic violence offense: includes commission or attempt to commit, any of the following offenses by one cohabitant against another:
    (a) aggravated assault, as described in Section 76-5-103;
    (b) aggravated cruelty to an animal, as described in Subsection 76-9-301(4), with the intent to harass or threaten the other cohabitant;
    (c) assault, as described in Section 76-5-102;
    (d) criminal homicide, as described in Section 76-5-201;
    (e) harassment, as described in Section 76-5-106;
    (f) electronic communication harassment, as described in Section 76-9-201;
    (g) kidnapping, child kidnapping, or aggravated kidnapping, as described in Sections 76-5-301, 76-5-301. See Utah Code 77-36-1
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Drug possession offense: means an offense under:
    (a) Subsection 58-37-8(2), except:
    (i) any offense under Subsection 58-37-8(2)(b)(i), possession of 100 pounds or more of marijuana;
    (ii) any offense enhanced under Subsection 58-37-8(2)(e), violation in a correctional facility; or
    (iii) driving with a controlled substance illegally in the person's body and negligently causing serious bodily injury or death of another, as codified before May 4, 2022, Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 236, Section 1, Subsection 58-37-8(2)(g);
    (b) Subsection 58-37a-5(1), use or possession of drug paraphernalia;
    (c) Section 58-37b-6, possession or use of an imitation controlled substance; or
    (d) any local ordinance which is substantially similar to any of the offenses described in this Subsection (9). See Utah Code 77-40a-101
  • Dynamic driving task: means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-26-102. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Electric motor vehicle: means a motor vehicle that is powered solely by an electric motor drawing current from a rechargeable energy storage system. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Electronic device: means a device that enables access to or use of a location information service or can otherwise create or provide location information. See Utah Code 77-23f-101
  • Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. Source: OCC
  • En banc: In the bench or "full bench." Refers to court sessions with the entire membership of a court participating rather than the usual quorum. U.S. courts of appeals usually sit in panels of three judges, but may expand to a larger number in certain cases. They are then said to be sitting en banc.
  • 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
  • Essential parts: means the integral and body parts of a vehicle of a type required to be registered in this state, the removal, alteration, or substitution of which would tend to conceal the identity of the vehicle or substantially alter the vehicle's appearance, model, type, or mode of operation. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Event data: means records of one or more of the following categories of information regarding a motor vehicle that are captured by an event data recorder:
    (i) whether the vehicle's air bag deployed;
    (ii) vehicle speed;
    (iii) vehicle steering performance;
    (iv) vehicle brake performance or use; or
    (v) vehicle seatbelt status or use. See Utah Code 41-1a-1502
  • 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.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Executive session: A portion of the Senate's daily session in which it considers executive business.
  • Existing special group license plate: means a special group license plate that the division issues before January 1, 2024. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601
  • Expiration: means when the maximum sentence has run. See Utah Code 77-27-1
  • Expunge: means to seal or otherwise restrict access to the individual's record held by an agency when the record includes a criminal investigation, detention, arrest, or conviction. See Utah Code 77-40a-101
  • Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
  • Facial biometric data: means data derived from a measurement, pattern, contour, or other characteristic of an individual's face, either directly or from an image. See Utah Code 77-23e-102
  • Facial recognition comparison: means the process of comparing an image or facial biometric data to an image database. See Utah Code 77-23e-102
  • Facial recognition system: means a computer system that, for the purpose of attempting to determine the identity of an unknown individual, uses an algorithm to compare biometric data of the face of the unknown individual to facial biometric data of known individuals. See Utah Code 77-23e-102
  • facilities: includes any structure, building, system, land, water right, water, or other real or personal property required to provide a service that a special service district is authorized to provide, including any related or appurtenant easement or right-of-way, improvement, utility, landscaping, sidewalk, road, curb, gutter, equipment, or furnishing. See Utah Code 17D-1-102
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Family: means any individual related to the victim as a spouse, child, sibling, parent, or grandparent, or the victim's legal guardian. See Utah Code 77-27-1
  • Farm truck: means a truck used by the owner or operator of a farm solely for the owner's or operator's own use in the transportation of:
    (i) farm products, including livestock and its products, poultry and its products, floricultural and horticultural products;
    (ii) farm supplies, including tile, fence, and any other thing or commodity used in agricultural, floricultural, horticultural, livestock, and poultry production; and
    (iii) livestock, poultry, and other animals and things used for breeding, feeding, or other purposes connected with the operation of a farm. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • fifth wheel trailer: means a portable vehicle without motive power, designed as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational, or vacation use that does not require a special highway movement permit when drawn by a self-propelled motor vehicle. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • 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.
  • Fleet: means one or more commercial vehicles. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Foreign vehicle: means a vehicle of a type required to be registered, brought into this state from another state, territory, or country other than in the ordinary course of business by or through a manufacturer or dealer, and not registered in this state. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • full hearing: means an appearance before the board, a panel, a board member or hearing examiner, at which an offender or inmate is afforded an opportunity to be present and address the board. See Utah Code 77-27-1
  • Fund: means the Crime Victim Reparations Fund created in Section 63M-7-526. See Utah Code 77-38-302
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • Geofence: means a specified geographic area defined by a virtual perimeter or geographic coordinates. See Utah Code 77-23f-101
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Governing body: means :
    (a) the legislative body of the county or municipality that creates the special service district, to the extent that the county or municipal legislative body has not delegated authority to an administrative control board created under Section 17D-1-301; or
    (b) the administrative control board of the special service district, to the extent that the county or municipal legislative body has delegated authority to an administrative control board created under Section 17D-1-301. See Utah Code 17D-1-102
  • Government entity: means the state, a county, a municipality, a higher education institution, a special district, a special service district, or any other political subdivision of the state or an administrative subunit of any political subdivision, including a law enforcement entity or any other investigative entity, agency, department, division, bureau, board, or commission, or an individual acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of a state or local agency. See Utah Code 77-23d-102
  • Government entity: includes :
    (i) every office, agency, board, bureau, committee, department, advisory board, or commission of an entity described in Subsection (5)(a) that is funded or established by the government to carry out the public's business; or
    (ii) an individual acting as an agent of a government entity or acting on behalf of an entity described in this Subsection (5). See Utah Code 77-23e-102
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Gross laden weight: means the actual weight of a vehicle or combination of vehicles, equipped for operation, to which shall be added the maximum load to be carried. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Guaranteed bonds: means bonds:
    (a) issued by a special service district; and
    (b) the debt service of which is guaranteed by one or more taxpayers owning property within the special service district. See Utah Code 17D-1-102
  • 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
  • Guardian ad litem: means an attorney guardian ad litem or a private attorney guardian ad litem. See Utah Code 78A-2-702
  • Guardian ad litem: means an attorney guardian ad litem or a private attorney guardian ad litem. See Utah Code 78A-2-801
  • Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
  • Health care provider: means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-3-403. See Utah Code 77-38-403
  • Hearsay: Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else. Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.
  • Highway: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Human trafficking: means a human trafficking offense under Section 76-5-308. See Utah Code 77-38-601
  • Hybrid electric motor vehicle: means a motor vehicle that draws propulsion energy from onboard sources of stored energy that are both:
    (a) an internal combustion engine or heat engine using consumable fuel; and
    (b) a rechargeable energy storage system where energy for the storage system comes solely from sources onboard the vehicle. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Identification number: includes a vehicle identification number, state assigned identification number, hull identification number, and motor serial number. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Identifying information: means information tied to an electronic device that identifies the user's or owner's:
    (a) name;
    (b) address;
    (c) phone number;
    (d) email; or
    (e) other identifying information that would identify the owner or user of the electronic device. See Utah Code 77-23f-101
  • Image database: means a database maintained by a government entity that contains images the government entity captures of an individual while the individual interacts with the government entity. See Utah Code 77-23e-102
  • Imaging surveillance device: means a device that uses radar, sonar, infrared, or other remote sensing or detection technology used by the individual operating the device to obtain information, not otherwise directly observable, about individuals, items, or activities within a closed structure. See Utah Code 77-23d-102
  • Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
  • Implement of husbandry: means a vehicle designed or adapted and used exclusively for an agricultural operation and only incidentally operated or moved upon the highways. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Incapacitated individual: means an individual who is incapacitated, as defined in Section 75-1-201. See Utah Code 77-38-601
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
  • Indian Country: means :
    (a) all land within the limits of any Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of the United States government, regardless of the issuance of any patent, and includes rights-of-way running through the reservation;
    (b) all dependent Indian communities within the borders of the United States whether within the original or subsequently acquired territory, and whether or not within the limits of a state; and
    (c) all Indian allotments, including the Indian allotments to which the Indian titles have not been extinguished, including rights-of-way running through the allotments. See Utah Code 77-43-102
  • Indian Country: means :
    (a) all land within the limits of any Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of the United States government, regardless of the issuance of any patent, and includes rights-of-way running through the reservation;
    (b) all dependent Indian communities within the borders of the United States whether within the original or subsequently acquired territory, and whether or not within the limits of a state; and
    (c) all Indian allotments, including the Indian allotments to which the Indian titles have not been extinguished, including rights-of-way running through the allotments. See Utah Code 77-41-102
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Indigent individual: means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-22-102. See Utah Code 78A-2-801
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Institution: means :
    (a) a state institution of higher education as defined in Section 53B-3-102; or
    (b) a private institution of higher education in the state accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
  • Judicial Council: means the Judicial Council established by Utah Constitution, Article VIII, Section 12. See Utah Code 78A-2-103 v2
  • Jurisdiction: means a state, district, province, political subdivision, territory, or possession of the United States or any foreign country. See Utah Code 77-40a-101
  • Jurisdiction: means any state, Indian Country, United States Territory, or any property under the jurisdiction of the United States Armed Forces, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, or New Zealand. See Utah Code 77-43-102
  • Jurisdiction: means a state, district, province, political subdivision, territory, or possession of the United States or any foreign country. See Utah Code 41-1a-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.
  • Jurisdiction: means any state, Indian Country, United States Territory, or any property under the jurisdiction of the United States military, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, or New Zealand. See Utah Code 77-41-102
  • Kidnap offender: means any individual, other than a natural parent of the victim:
    (a) who has been convicted in this state of a violation of:
    (i) Subsection 76-5-301(2)(c) or (d), kidnapping;
    (ii) Section 76-5-301. See Utah Code 77-41-102
  • Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Law enforcement agency: means a public entity that exists primarily to prevent, detect, or prosecute crime or enforce criminal statutes or ordinances. See Utah Code 77-23e-102
  • Law enforcement agency: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-23c-101. See Utah Code 77-23f-101
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Lienholder: means a person with a security interest in particular property. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Location information: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-23c-101. See Utah Code 77-23f-101
  • Mail: means first class letters or flats delivered by the United States Postal Service, including priority, express, and certified mail. See Utah Code 77-38-601
  • Manufactured home: means a transportable factory built housing unit constructed on or after June 15, 1976, according to the Federal Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (HUD Code), in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or when erected on site, is 400 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Manufacturer: means a person engaged in the business of constructing, manufacturing, assembling, producing, or importing new or unused vehicles, vessels, or outboard motors for the purpose of sale or trade. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Married and living together: means a couple whose marriage was solemnized under Section 30-1-4 or 30-1-6 and who are living in the same residence. See Utah Code 77-36-1
  • Memorabilia: means any tangible property of a convicted person or a representative or assignee of a convicted person, the value of which is enhanced by the notoriety gained from the criminal activity for which the person was convicted. See Utah Code 77-38-302
  • Mental health therapist: means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-60-102. See Utah Code 77-38-403
  • Military vehicle: means a vehicle of any size or weight that was manufactured for use by armed forces and that is maintained in a condition that represents the vehicle's military design and markings regardless of current ownership or use. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Minor: means an individual who is younger than 18 years old. See Utah Code 77-38-601
  • Minor: means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102. See Utah Code 78A-2-801
  • Minor regulatory offense: includes an offense under Section 76-9-701 or 76-10-105. See Utah Code 77-40a-101
  • Mobile home: means a transportable factory built housing unit built prior to June 15, 1976, in accordance with a state mobile home code which existed prior to the Federal Manufactured Housing and Safety Standards Act (HUD Code). See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mortgagor: The person who pledges property to a creditor as collateral for a loan and who receives the money.
  • Motor fuel: means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-13-102. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Motor vehicle: means a self-propelled vehicle intended primarily for use and operation on the highways. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Motorcycle: means :
    (a) a motor vehicle having a saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground; or
    (b) an autocycle. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Natural gas: means a fuel of which the primary constituent is methane. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Natural parent: means a minor's biological or adoptive parent, and includes the minor's noncustodial parent. See Utah Code 77-41-102
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Nongovernment organization victim advocate: means an individual who:
    (a) is employed or authorized to volunteer by an nongovernment organization advocacy services provider;
    (b) has as a primary responsibility addressing the mental, physical, or emotional recovery of victims;
    (c) has a minimum 40 hours of trauma-informed training:
    (i) in assisting victims specific to the specialization or focus of the nongovernment organization advocacy services provider and includes this part regarding privileged confidential communication; and
    (ii) 
    (A) that have been approved or provided by the Utah Office for Victims of Crime; or
    (B) that meets other minimally equivalent standards set forth by the nongovernment organization advocacy services provider; and
    (d) is under the supervision of the director or the director's designee of the nongovernment organization advocacy services provider. See Utah Code 77-38-403
  • Nonresident: means a person who is not a resident of this state as defined by Section 41-1a-202, and who does not engage in intrastate business within this state and does not operate in that business any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer within this state. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Not married: means any living arrangement other than married and living together, divorced, or separated. See Utah Code 77-36-1
  • Notification form: means a form issued by the commission that a program participant may send to a person demonstrating that the program participant is enrolled in the program. See Utah Code 77-38-601
  • Notoriety of crimes contract: means a contract or other agreement with a convicted person, or a representative or assignee of a convicted person, with respect to:
    (a) the reenactment of a crime in any manner including a movie, book, magazine article, Internet website, recording, phonograph record, radio or television presentation, or live entertainment of any kind;
    (b) the expression of the convicted person's thoughts, feelings, opinions, or emotions regarding a crime involving or causing personal injury, death, or property loss as a direct result of the crime; or
    (c) the payment or exchange of any money or other consideration or the proceeds or profits that directly or indirectly result from the notoriety of the crime. See Utah Code 77-38-302
  • 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.
  • Odometer: means a device for measuring and recording the actual distance a vehicle travels while in operation, but does not include any auxiliary odometer designed to be periodically reset. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Off-highway vehicle: means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-22-2. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Offender: means a kidnap offender as defined in Subsection (10) or a sex offender as defined in Subsection (18). See Utah Code 77-41-102
  • Offender: means an individual required to register as provided in Section 77-42-105. See Utah Code 77-42-102
  • Offender: means a child abuse offender as defined in Subsection (2). See Utah Code 77-43-102
  • Office: means the Utah Office for Victims of Crime. See Utah Code 77-38-302
  • Office: means the Office of Guardian ad Litem, created in Section 78A-2-802. See Utah Code 78A-2-702
  • Office: means the Office of Guardian Ad Litem created in Section 78A-2-802. See Utah Code 78A-2-801
  • Office: means the Office of State Debt Collection created in Section 63A-3-502. See Utah Code 77-38b-102
  • Official court transcriber: means a person certified and authorized in accordance with rules of the Judicial Council to transcribe into written form an audio or video recording of court proceedings. See Utah Code 78A-2-402
  • Open session: means any hearing, before the board, a panel, a board member, or a hearing examiner, that is open to the public, regardless of the location of any person participating by electronic means. See Utah Code 77-27-1
  • Operate: includes testing of an automated driving system. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Original issue license plate: means a license plate that is of a format and type issued by the state in the same year as the model year of a vehicle that is a model year 1973 or older. See Utah Code 41-1a-102 v2
  • Outboard motor: means a detachable self-contained propulsion unit, excluding fuel supply, used to propel a vessel. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Owner: means :
    (i) a person having all the incidents of ownership of a motor vehicle, including legal title to the motor vehicle;
    (ii) a person entitled to possession of a motor vehicle as the purchaser under a security agreement; or
    (iii) a person entitled to possession of a motor vehicle as a lessee under a written lease agreement if the lease agreement is intended to last for more than three months at its inception. See Utah Code 41-1a-1502
  • Owner: means a person, other than a lienholder, holding title to a vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor whether or not the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor is subject to a security interest. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Panel: means members of the board assigned by the chairperson to a particular case. See Utah Code 77-27-1
  • Pardon: means :
    (a) an act of grace that forgives a criminal conviction and restores the rights and privileges forfeited by or because of the criminal conviction;
    (b) the release of an offender from the entire punishment prescribed for a criminal offense and from disabilities that are a consequence of the criminal conviction; and
    (c) the reinstatement of any civil rights lost as a consequence of conviction or punishment for a criminal offense. See Utah Code 77-27-1
  • Park model recreational vehicle: means a unit that:
    (a) is designed and marketed as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use;
    (b) is not permanently affixed to real property for use as a permanent dwelling;
    (c) requires a special highway movement permit for transit; and
    (d) is built on a single chassis mounted on wheels with a gross trailer area not exceeding 400 square feet in the setup mode. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Parole: means a release from imprisonment on prescribed conditions which, if satisfactorily performed by the parolee, enables the parolee to obtain a termination of the parolee's sentence. See Utah Code 77-27-1
  • Participant agreement: includes a modification under Section 78A-5-310. See Utah Code 78A-5-302
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Payment schedule: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-32b-102. See Utah Code 77-27-1
  • Payment schedule: means the amount that is be paid by a defendant in installments, or by a certain date, to satisfy a criminal accounts receivable for the defendant. See Utah Code 77-32b-102
  • Payment schedule: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-32b-102. See Utah Code 77-38b-102
  • Pecuniary damages: means all demonstrable economic injury, losses, and expenses regardless of whether the economic injury, losses, and expenses have yet been incurred. See Utah Code 77-38b-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.
  • Personalized license plate: means a license plate that has displayed on it a combination of letters, numbers, or both as requested by the owner of the vehicle and assigned to the vehicle by the division. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Petitioner: means an individual applying for expungement under this chapter. See Utah Code 77-40a-101
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Plea agreement: An arrangement between the prosecutor, the defense attorney, and the defendant in which the defendant agrees to plead guilty in exchange for special considerations. Source:
  • Plea disposition: means an agreement entered into between the prosecuting attorney and the defendant including a diversion agreement, a plea agreement, a plea in abeyance agreement, or any agreement by which the defendant may enter a plea in any other jurisdiction or where charges are dismissed without a plea. See Utah Code 77-38b-102
  • Plea in abeyance: means an order by a court, upon motion of the prosecuting attorney and the defendant, accepting a plea of guilty or of no contest from the defendant but not, at that time, entering judgment of conviction against the defendant nor imposing sentence upon the defendant on condition that the defendant comply with specific conditions as set forth in a plea in abeyance agreement. See Utah Code 77-38b-102
  • Plea in abeyance: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-2a-1. See Utah Code 77-40a-101
  • Plea in abeyance agreement: means an agreement entered into between the prosecuting attorney and the defendant setting forth the specific terms and conditions upon which, following acceptance of the agreement by the court, a plea may be held in abeyance. See Utah Code 77-38b-102
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle: means a hybrid electric motor vehicle that has the capability to charge the battery or batteries used for vehicle propulsion from an off-vehicle electric source, such that the off-vehicle source cannot be connected to the vehicle while the vehicle is in motion. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Pneumatic tire: means a tire in which compressed air is designed to support the load. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • Preceding year: means a period of 12 consecutive months fixed by the division that is within 16 months immediately preceding the commencement of the registration or license year in which proportional registration is sought. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
  • Presentence report: A report prepared by a court's probation officer, after a person has been convicted of an offense, summarizing for the court the background information needed to determine the appropriate sentence. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Primary residence: means the location where the offender regularly resides, even if the offender intends to move to another location or return to another location at any future date. See Utah Code 77-41-102
  • Primary residence: means the location where the offender regularly resides, even if the offender intends to move to another location or return to another location at any future date. See Utah Code 77-43-102
  • Private attorney guardian ad litem: means an attorney designated by the office in accordance with Section 78A-2-705 who is not an employee of the office. See Utah Code 78A-2-702
  • Private nonprofit organization: means a private nonprofit organization that:
    (i) qualifies as being tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
    (ii) has a charitable purpose. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601
  • Private nonprofit special group license plate: means a sponsored special group license plate issued to a contributor to a private nonprofit organization. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601
  • Pro se: A Latin term meaning "on one's own behalf"; in courts, it refers to persons who present their own cases without lawyers.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • 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.
  • Probation: means an act of grace by the court suspending the imposition or execution of a convicted offender's sentence upon prescribed conditions. See Utah Code 77-27-1
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Profit: means any income or benefit:
    (a) over and above the fair market value of tangible property that is received upon the sale or transfer of memorabilia; or
    (b) any money, negotiable instruments, securities, or other consideration received or contracted for gain which is traceable to a notoriety of crimes contract. See Utah Code 77-38-302
  • Program: means the Safe at Home Program created in Section 77-38-602. See Utah Code 77-38-601
  • Program: means the Online Court Assistance Program created in this section. See Utah Code 78A-2-501
  • Program assistant: means an individual designated by the commission under Section 77-38-604 to assist an applicant or program participant. See Utah Code 77-38-601
  • Program participant: means an individual who is enrolled under Section 77-38-606 by the commission to participate in the program. See Utah Code 77-38-601
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Protective order: includes an order issued under Subsection 78B-7-804(3). See Utah Code 77-36-1
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
  • Public garage: means a building or other place where vehicles or vessels are kept and stored and where a charge is made for the storage and keeping of vehicles and vessels. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Qualifying criminal activity: includes criminal offenses for which the nature and elements of the offenses are substantially similar to the criminal activity described in Subsection (4)(a), and the attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit any of those offenses. See Utah Code 77-38-502
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Rape crisis and services center: means a nonprofit entity that assists victims of sexual assault and victims' families by offering sexual assault crisis intervention and counseling through a sexual assault counselor. See Utah Code 77-38-203
  • real property: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Receipt of surrender of ownership documents: means the receipt of surrender of ownership documents described in Section 41-1a-503. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Reconstructed vehicle: means a vehicle of a type required to be registered in this state that is materially altered from its original construction by the removal, addition, or substitution of essential parts, new or used. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Record: means a book, letter, document, paper, map, plan, photograph, file, card, tape, recording, electronic data, or other documentary material regardless of physical form or characteristics. See Utah Code 77-38-403
  • Record: means the same as that term is defined in Section 63G-2-103. See Utah Code 77-38-601
  • Record: except as otherwise provided in Subsection 78A-5-307(1)(c), means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Utah Code 78A-5-302
  • Recreational vehicle: means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-14-102. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Register: means to comply with the requirements of this chapter and administrative rules of the department made under this chapter. See Utah Code 77-41-102
  • Register: means to comply with the requirements of this chapter and rules of the Office of the Attorney General made under this chapter. See Utah Code 77-42-102
  • Register: means to comply with the requirements of this chapter and administrative rules of the department made under this chapter. See Utah Code 77-43-102
  • Registration: means a document issued by a jurisdiction that allows operation of a vehicle or vessel on the highways or waters of this state for the time period for which the registration is valid and that is evidence of compliance with the registration requirements of the jurisdiction. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Registration decal: means the decal issued by the division that is evidence of compliance with the division's registration requirements. See Utah Code 41-1a-102 v2
  • Registration website: means the Sex and Kidnap Offender Notification and Registration website described in Section 77-41-110 and the information on the website. See Utah Code 77-41-102
  • Registration website: means the Child Abuse Offender Notification and Registration website described in Section 77-43-108 and the information on the website. See Utah Code 77-43-102
  • Registration year: means a 12 consecutive month period commencing with the completion of the applicable registration criteria. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • remission: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-32b-102. See Utah Code 77-27-1
  • remission: means to forgive or to excuse, in whole or in part, any unpaid amount of a criminal accounts receivable. See Utah Code 77-32b-102
  • Repair or replacement: means the restoration of vehicles, vessels, or outboard motors to a sound working condition by substituting any inoperative part of the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor, or by correcting the inoperative part. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Replica vehicle: means :
    (a) a street rod that meets the requirements under Subsection 41-21-1(3)(a)(i)(B); or
    (b) a custom vehicle that meets the requirements under Subsection 41-6a-1507(1)(a)(i)(B). See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Required contribution: means :
    (a) the minimum annual contribution amount established under Subsection 41-1a-1603(4)(a)(iii); or
    (b) if the sponsoring organization establishes a minimum annual contribution amount in accordance with Subsection 41-1a-1603(4)(b) that is greater than the minimum required contribution amount established under Subsection 41-1a-1603(4)(a)(iii), the amount the sponsoring organization establishes. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601
  • Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation.
  • respite: means the temporary suspension of the execution of the sentence. See Utah Code 77-27-1
  • Restitution: means the payment of pecuniary damages to a victim. See Utah Code 77-38b-102
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Restitution: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-38b-102. See Utah Code 77-27-1
  • Restitution: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-38b-102. See Utah Code 77-32b-102
  • Restored-modified vehicle: means a motor vehicle that has been restored and modified with modern parts and technology, including emission control technology and an on-board diagnostic system. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Reverse-location information: means historical location information for:
    (a) a defined time period;
    (b) a defined or undefined area; and
    (c) a defined or undefined number of electronic devices, for which the identities of the owners or users of the electronic devices are unknown to law enforcement. See Utah Code 77-23f-101
  • Road: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Road tractor: means a motor vehicle designed and used for drawing other vehicles and constructed so it does not carry any load either independently or any part of the weight of a vehicle or load that is drawn. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Sailboat: means the same as that term is defined in Section 73-18-2. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Security interest: means an interest that is reserved or created by a security agreement to secure the payment or performance of an obligation and that is valid against third parties. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Semitrailer: means a vehicle without motive power designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and constructed so that some part of its weight and its load rests or is carried by another vehicle. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Sentencing protective order: means a written order of the court as part of sentencing in a domestic violence case that limits the contact an individual who is convicted or adjudicated of a domestic violence offense may have with a victim or other specified individuals under Section 78B-7-804. See Utah Code 77-36-1
  • Separated: means a couple who have had their marriage solemnized under Section 30-1-4 or 30-1-6 and who are not living in the same residence. See Utah Code 77-36-1
  • Service member: means :
    (a) a member of the active or reserve components of the armed forces as defined in Section 68-3-12. See Utah Code 78A-5-302
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Sex offender: means any individual:
    (a) convicted in this state of:
    (i) a felony or class A misdemeanor violation of Section 76-4-401, enticing a minor;
    (ii) Section 76-5b-202, sexual exploitation of a vulnerable adult;
    (iii) Section 76-5-308. See Utah Code 77-41-102
  • Sexual assault counselor: means an individual who:
    (a) is employed by or volunteers at a rape crisis and services center;
    (b) has a minimum of 40 hours of training in counseling and assisting victims of sexual assault; and
    (c) is under the supervision of the director or designee of a rape crisis and services center. See Utah Code 77-38-203
  • Sexual offense: means :
    (a) a sexual offense under 4; or
    (b) a sexual exploitation offense under 2. See Utah Code 77-38-601
  • Sidebar: A conference between the judge and lawyers held out of earshot of the jury and spectators.
  • Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Single criminal episode: means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-1-401. See Utah Code 78A-5-101
  • Special assessment: means an assessment levied against property to pay all or a portion of the costs of making improvements that benefit the property. See Utah Code 17D-1-102
  • Special group license plate: means :
    (a) a collegiate special group license plate;
    (b) a private nonprofit special group license plate;
    (c) a sponsored special group license plate;
    (d) a state agency recognition special group license plate; or
    (e) a state agency support special group license plate. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601
  • Special group license plate: means a type of license plate designed for a particular group of people or a license plate authorized and issued by the division in accordance with Section 41-1a-418. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Special interest vehicle: means a vehicle used for general transportation purposes and that is:
    (i) 20 years or older from the current year; or
    (ii) a make or model of motor vehicle recognized by the division director as having unique interest or historic value. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Special mobile equipment: includes :
    (i) farm tractors;
    (ii) off-road motorized construction or maintenance equipment including backhoes, bulldozers, compactors, graders, loaders, road rollers, tractors, and trenchers; and
    (iii) ditch-digging apparatus. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Special service district: means a limited purpose local government entity, as described in Section 17D-1-103, that:
    (a) is created under authority of the Utah Constitution Article XI, Section 7; and
    (b) operates under, is subject to, and has the powers set forth in this chapter. See Utah Code 17D-1-102
  • Specially constructed vehicle: means a vehicle of a type required to be registered in this state, not originally constructed under a distinctive name, make, model, or type by a generally recognized manufacturer of vehicles, and not materially altered from its original construction. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Sponsored special group license plate: means a license plate:
    (a) designed for and associated with a sponsoring organization; and
    (b) issued to an applicant in accordance with this part. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601
  • Sponsoring organization: means an institution, a private nonprofit organization, or a state agency that is or seeks to be associated with a sponsored special group license plate created under this part. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601
  • Stalking: means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-5-106. See Utah Code 77-38-601
  • Standard license plate: includes a license plate for general issue that the division issues before January 1, 2024. See Utah Code 41-1a-102 v2
  • State: includes a federally recognized Indian tribe. See Utah Code 78A-5-302
  • 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
  • State agency recognition special group license plate: means a sponsored special group license plate issued to an applicant who:
    (a) has a special license that supports or furthers a government purpose;
    (b) has received an honor that supports or furthers a government purpose;
    (c) has achieved an accomplishment that supports or furthers a government purpose; or
    (d) holds an elected office. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601
  • State agency support special group license plate: includes a cancer support license plate created by an act of the Legislature before December 31, 2022. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601
  • State impound yard: means a yard for the storage of a vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor that meets the requirements of rules made by the commission pursuant to Subsection 41-1a-1101(5). See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • State or local government entity: means a county, municipality, higher education institution, special district, special service district, or any other political subdivision of the state or an administrative subunit of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of this state, including:
    (a) a law enforcement entity or any other investigative entity, agency, department, division, bureau, board, or commission; or
    (b) an individual acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of a state or local entity, including an elected or appointed public official. See Utah Code 77-38-601
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
  • street: means the entire width between property lines of every way or place of whatever nature when any part of it is open to the public, as a matter of right, for purposes of vehicular traffic. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Swear: includes "affirm. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Symbol decal: means the decal that is designed to represent a special group and displayed on a special group license plate. See Utah Code 41-1a-102 v2
  • Target: means a person or a structure upon which a government entity intentionally collects or attempts to collect information using an imaging surveillance device. See Utah Code 77-23d-102
  • Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.
  • Termination: means the act of discharging from parole or concluding the sentence of imprisonment before the expiration of the sentence. See Utah Code 77-27-1
  • Testify: means to make an oral statement under oath or affirmation. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Title: means the right to or ownership of a vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Total fleet miles: means the total number of miles operated in all jurisdictions during the preceding year by power units. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Tow truck motor carrier: means the same as that term is defined in Section 72-9-102. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Tow truck operator: means the same as that term is defined in Section 72-9-102. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Traffic offense: means , except as provided in Subsection (15)(b):
    (i) an infraction, a class B misdemeanor offense, or a class C misdemeanor offense under Title 41, Chapter 6a, Traffic Code;
    (ii) an infraction, a class B misdemeanor offense, or a class C misdemeanor offense under 2;
    (iii) an infraction, a class B misdemeanor offense, or a class C misdemeanor offense under Title 73, Chapter 18, State Boating Act; and
    (iv) all local ordinances that are substantially similar to an offense listed in Subsections (15)(a)(i) through (iii). See Utah Code 77-40a-101
  • Traffic offense case: means that each offense in the case is a traffic offense. See Utah Code 77-40a-101
  • Trailer: means a vehicle without motive power designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and constructed so that no part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Transferee: means a person to whom the ownership of property is conveyed by sale, gift, or any other means except by the creation of a security interest. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Transferor: means a person who transfers the person's ownership in property by sale, gift, or any other means except by creation of a security interest. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Truck tractor: means a motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not constructed to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load that is drawn. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. Source: OCC
  • 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
  • Uphold: The decision of an appellate court not to reverse a lower court decision.
  • Utah Code: means the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code, as amended, unless the text expressly references a portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code as it existed:Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Vehicle: means any motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft subject to registration in any jurisdiction. See Utah Code 77-41-102
  • Vehicle: means any motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft subject to registration in any jurisdiction. See Utah Code 77-43-102
  • Vehicle: includes a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, off-highway vehicle, camper, park model recreational vehicle, manufactured home, and mobile home. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
  • Vessel: means the same as that term is defined in Section 73-18-2. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Veteran: means a former service member who qualifies for health care benefits from the Veterans Administration. See Utah Code 78A-5-302
  • Veteran: means an individual who:Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Veterans treatment court: means a veterans treatment court program administered under this part by a court of this state. See Utah Code 78A-5-302
  • Victim: means :
    (a) a victim of a crime as defined in Section 77-38-2;
    (b) an individual who is a victim of domestic violence as defined in Section 77-36-1; or
    (c) an individual who is a victim of dating violence as defined in Section 78B-7-102. See Utah Code 77-38-403
  • Victim: means a victim of abuse, domestic violence, human trafficking, stalking, or sexual assault. See Utah Code 77-38-601
  • Victim: means :
    (a) a person against whom the defendant committed a felony or class A misdemeanor offense for which a hearing is held under this chapter; or
    (b) the victim's family if the victim is deceased as a result of the offense for which a hearing is held under this chapter. See Utah Code 77-27-1
  • Victim: means a cohabitant who has been subjected to domestic violence. See Utah Code 77-36-1
  • Victim: includes :
    (i) the Utah Office for Victims of Crime if the Utah Office for Victims of Crime makes a payment to, or on behalf of, a victim under Section 63M-7-519;
    (ii) the estate of a deceased victim; and
    (iii) a parent, spouse, intimate partner as defined in 18 U. See Utah Code 77-38b-102
  • Victim: means an individual who has experienced a sexual assault of whatever nature including incest and rape and requests counseling or assistance regarding the mental, physical, and emotional consequences of the sexual assault. See Utah Code 77-38-203
  • Victim advocate: means :
    (i) a criminal justice system victim advocate;
    (ii) a nongovernment organization victim advocate; or
    (iii) an individual who is employed or authorized to volunteer by a public or private entity and is designated by the Utah Office for Victims of Crime as having the specific purpose of providing advocacy services to or for the clients of the public or private entity. See Utah Code 77-38-403
  • Victim advocate: work with prosecutors and assist the victims of a crime.
  • Victim Impact Statement: A written or spoken statement by the victim or his or her representative about the physical, emotional, and financial impact of a crime on the victim. The statement is given to the court before sentencing.
  • Vintage vehicle: means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-21-1. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Waters of this state: means the same as that term is defined in Section 73-18-2. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Weighmaster: means a person, association of persons, or corporation permitted to weigh vehicles under this chapter. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
  • Writ: means an order or precept in writing, issued in the name of:Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Writ of certiorari: An order issued by the Supreme Court directing the lower court to transmit records for a case for which it will hear on appeal.
  • Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5