Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 41 > Chapter 1a > Part 7 - Transfer of Ownership

• Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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
• Cohabitant: means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-7-102. See Utah Code 77-36-1
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• 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
• Department: means the Department of Public Safety. See Utah Code 77-36-1
• Division: means the Motor Vehicle Division of the commission, created in Section 41-1a-106. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
• Divorced: means an individual who has obtained a divorce under Title 30, Chapter 3, Divorce. See Utah Code 77-36-1
• 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 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. Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state. Highway: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases. Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity. 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 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 Motor vehicle: means a self-propelled vehicle intended primarily for use and operation on the highways. 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 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 Operate: includes testing of an automated driving system. See Utah Code 41-1a-102 Outboard motor: means a detachable self-contained propulsion unit, excluding fuel supply, used to propel a vessel. See Utah Code 41-1a-102 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 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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: Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed. Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Protective order: includes an order issued under Subsection 78B-7-804(3). See Utah Code 77-36-1 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 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 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 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 Title: means the right to or ownership of a vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor. See Utah Code 41-1a-102 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 Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence. 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 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 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 Victim: means a cohabitant who has been subjected to domestic violence. See Utah Code 77-36-1 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5