Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 52 > Chapter 8 - Reports and Notices

• 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.
• Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
• Bad faith: means that a person files a petition described in Subsection 20A-1-803(1):

  (a)	under circumstances where a reasonable person would not believe that the allegations are true; or

  (b)

  (i)  within 60 days before an election that the candidate to which the petition relates will appear on the ballot; and (ii)  under circumstances where a reasonable person would not believe that the allegations constitute a significant violation of a provision of this title. See Utah Code 20A-1-802 Chief executive officer: means : (a)  the governor, for the state; (b)  the chair of the county commission or the county executive, for a county; and (c)  the mayor, for a municipality, or if governed under a council-manager form of government, the chair of the council. See Utah Code 52-8-102 County executive: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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. Government entity: includes the state, its agencies and institutions, each county, municipality, school district, special district, and special service district in Utah. See Utah Code 52-8-102 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit. Promotional literature: means reports whose primary or secondary purpose is to provide nonresidents with information about the government entity that produced the report. See Utah Code 52-8-102 Report: means each account, statement, record of proceedings, summary of activities, and other written or printed document required by statute that is prepared or produced by a government entity that is distributed to the public. See Utah Code 52-8-102 Reviewing official: means : (a)  except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), the receiving official; or (b)  the reviewing official appointed under Subsection 20A-1-803(3)(a), if the receiving official appoints another individual as the reviewing official under Subsection 20A-1-803(3)(a). See Utah Code 20A-1-802 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. Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries. Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.