Utah Code > Title 53 > Chapter 1 – Administration
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Part 1 | Department Administration | 53-1-101 – 53-1-121 |
Part 2 | Administrative Services | 53-1-201 – 53-1-204 |
Part 3 | Management Information Services | 53-1-301 – 53-1-304 |
Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 53 > Chapter 1 - Administration
- 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.
- Applicable office: means the office held by the subject officer. See Utah Code 20A-1-901
- 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
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of public safety appointed under Section 53-1-107. See Utah Code 53-1-102
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- County legislative body: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Department: means the Department of Public Safety created in Section 53-1-103. See Utah Code 53-1-102
- Director: means the division director appointed under Section 53-1-203. See Utah Code 53-1-202
- Director: means the division director appointed under Section 53-1-303. See Utah Code 53-1-302
- Division: means the Administrative Services Division created in Section 53-1-203. See Utah Code 53-1-202
- Division: means the Management Information Services Division created in Section 53-1-303. See Utah Code 53-1-302
- Donor: The person who makes a gift.
- Governor-elect: means an individual whom the board of canvassers determines to be the successful candidate for governor after a general election for the office of governor. See Utah Code 53-1-102
- 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.
- Law enforcement agency: means an entity or division of:
(i) (A) the federal government, a state, or a political subdivision of a state; (B) a state institution of higher education; or (C) a private institution of higher education, if the entity or division is certified by the commissioner under Title 53, Chapter 19, Certification of Private Law Enforcement Agency; and (ii) that exists primarily to prevent and detect crime and enforce criminal laws, statutes, and ordinances. See Utah Code 53-1-102 - Law enforcement officer: means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-13-103. See Utah Code 53-1-102
- Mental capacity evaluation: means an evaluation by a qualified medical professional to determine whether the subject officer has the mental capacity to fulfill the essential functions of the applicable office, with or without reasonable accommodations. See Utah Code 20A-1-901
- Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Motor vehicle: means every self-propelled vehicle and every vehicle propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not operated upon rails, except motorized wheel chairs and vehicles moved solely by human power. See Utah Code 53-1-102
- Officer: means a county officer. See Utah Code 20A-1-901
- Peace officer: means any officer certified in accordance with Title 53, Chapter 13, Peace Officer Classifications. See Utah Code 53-1-102
- Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Private law: A private bill enacted into law. Private laws have restricted applicability, often addressing immigration and naturalization issues affecting individuals.
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Public official: means the same as that term is defined in Section 36-11-102. See Utah Code 53-1-102
- qualified: means to take the oath of office and begin performing the duties of the position for which the individual was elected. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
- 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
- State institution of higher education: means the same as that term is defined in Section 53B-3-102. See Utah Code 53-1-102
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Subject officer: means the officer who is subject to proceedings under this part to determine whether the officer has the mental capacity to fulfill the essential functions of the officer's office, with or without reasonable accommodations. See Utah Code 20A-1-901
- Vehicle: means every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, excepting devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See Utah Code 53-1-102