Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 53 > Chapter 8 > Part 1 - Utah Highway Patrol Division Administration

• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of public safety appointed under Section 53-1-107. See Utah Code 53-1-102
• Department: means the Department of Public Safety created in Section 53-1-103. See Utah Code 53-1-102
• Division: means the Utah Highway Patrol Division created in Section 53-8-103. See Utah Code 53-8-102
• Highway: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Highway Patrol: means the Highway Patrol troopers employed under Section 53-8-104. See Utah Code 53-8-102
• 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 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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 Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government. Road: includes :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 Superintendent: means the director of the division, appointed under Section 53-8-103. See Utah Code 53-8-102