Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 53 > Chapter 3 > Part 1 - Driver License Division Administration

• 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
• 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.
• Cancellation: means the termination by the division of a license issued through error or fraud or for which consent under Section 53-3-211 has been withdrawn. See Utah Code 53-3-102
• CDL: means a license:

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  issued substantially in accordance with the requirements of Title XII, Pub. See Utah Code 53-3-102 Commercial motor vehicle: means a motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles designed or used to transport passengers or property if the motor vehicle: (i)  has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of 26,001 or more pounds, or gross combination weight rating or gross combination weight of 26,001 or more pounds or a lesser rating as determined by federal regulation; (ii)  is designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver; or (iii)  is transporting hazardous materials and is required to be placarded in accordance with 49 C. See Utah Code 53-3-102 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. denied: means the withdrawal of a driving privilege by the division to which the provisions of 4, do not apply. See Utah Code 53-3-102 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 53-3-103. See Utah Code 53-3-102 Division: means the Driver License Division of the department created in Section 53-3-103. See Utah Code 53-3-102 Drive: means : (a)  to operate or be in physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highway; and (b)  in Subsections 53-3-414(1) through (3), Subsection 53-3-414(5), and Sections 53-3-417 and 53-3-418, the operation or physical control of a motor vehicle at any place within the state. See Utah Code 53-3-102 driver: includes any person who is required to hold a CDL under 4, or federal law. See Utah Code 53-3-102 Driving privilege card: means the evidence of the privilege granted and issued under this chapter to drive a motor vehicle to a person whose privilege was obtained without providing evidence of lawful presence in the United States. See Utah Code 53-3-102 Electronic license certificate: means the evidence, in an electronic format as described in Section 53-3-235, of a privilege granted under this chapter to drive a motor vehicle. See Utah Code 53-3-102 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. Extension: means a renewal completed in a manner specified by the division. See Utah Code 53-3-102 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. Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another. Highway: means the entire width between property lines of every way or place of any nature when any part of it is open to the use of the public, as a matter of right, for traffic. See Utah Code 53-3-102 Identification card: means a card issued under 8, to a person for identification purposes. See Utah Code 53-3-102 Indigent: means that a person's income falls below the federal poverty guideline issued annually by the United States Department of Health and Human Services in the Federal Register. See Utah Code 53-3-102 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. 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 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 License: means the privilege to drive a motor vehicle. See Utah Code 53-3-102 License certificate: means the evidence of the privilege issued under this chapter to drive a motor vehicle. See Utah Code 53-3-102 Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt. limited-term CDL: means a license: (a)  issued substantially in accordance with the requirements of Title XII, Pub. See Utah Code 53-3-102 Limited-term license certificate: means the evidence of the privilege granted and issued under this chapter to drive a motor vehicle to a person whose privilege was obtained providing evidence of lawful presence in the United States with one of the document requirements described in Subsection 53-3-205(8)(a)(ii)(B). See Utah Code 53-3-102 Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Motor vehicle: means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-1a-102. See Utah Code 53-3-102 Motorcycle: means every motor vehicle, other than a tractor, having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel with not more than three wheels in contact with the ground. See Utah Code 53-3-102 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. Office of Recovery Services: means the Office of Recovery Services, created in Section 26B-9-103. See Utah Code 53-3-102 Operate: means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-1a-102. See Utah Code 53-3-102 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. Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Regular identification card: means an identification card issued under this chapter to a person whose card was obtained by providing evidence of lawful presence in the United States with one of the document requirements described in Subsection 53-3-804(2)(i)(i). See Utah Code 53-3-102 Regular license certificate: means the evidence of the privilege issued under this chapter to drive a motor vehicle whose privilege was obtained by providing evidence of lawful presence in the United States with one of the document requirements described in Subsection 53-3-205(8)(a)(ii)(A). See Utah Code 53-3-102 Renewal: means to validate a license certificate so that it expires at a later date. See Utah Code 53-3-102 Reportable violation: means an offense required to be reported to the division as determined by the division and includes those offenses against which points are assessed under Section 53-3-221. See Utah Code 53-3-102 Resident: means an individual who: (i)  has established a domicile in this state, as defined in Section 41-1a-202, or regardless of domicile, remains in this state for an aggregate period of six months or more during any calendar year; (ii)  engages in a trade, profession, or occupation in this state, or who accepts employment in other than seasonal work in this state, and who does not commute into the state; (iii)  declares himself to be a resident of this state by obtaining a valid Utah driver license certificate or motor vehicle registration; or (iv)  declares himself a resident of this state to obtain privileges not ordinarily extended to nonresidents, including going to school, or placing children in school without paying nonresident tuition or fees. See Utah Code 53-3-102 Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action. Revocation: means the termination by action of the division of a licensee's privilege to drive a motor vehicle. See Utah Code 53-3-102 School bus: means a commercial motor vehicle used to transport pre-primary, primary, or secondary school students to and from home and school, or to and from school sponsored events. See Utah Code 53-3-102 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. Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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. Suspension: means the temporary withdrawal by action of the division of a licensee's privilege to drive a motor vehicle. See Utah Code 53-3-102 Taxicab: means any class D motor vehicle transporting any number of passengers for hire and that is subject to state or federal regulation as a taxi. See Utah Code 53-3-102 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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 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