Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 53B > Chapter 27 - Campus Individual Rights Act

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Board: means the Utah Board of Higher Education described in Section 53B-1-402. See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5
• Candidate: means any person who:

  (a)	files a declaration of candidacy for a public office; or

  (b)

  receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election to a public office. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Chief election officer: means : (a)  the lieutenant governor for state office candidates, legislative office candidates, officeholders, political parties, political action committees, corporations, political issues committees, state school board candidates, judges, and labor organizations, as defined in Section 20A-11-1501; and (b)  the county clerk for local school board candidates. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Civil liberty: means a civil liberty enumerated in the United States Constitution or the Utah Constitution. See Utah Code 53B-27-301 Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant. Convention: means the political party convention at which party officers and delegates are selected. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name. Corporation: means a domestic or foreign, profit or nonprofit, business organization that is registered as a corporation or is authorized to do business in a state and makes any expenditure from corporate funds for: (i)  the purpose of expressly advocating for political purposes; or (ii)  the purpose of expressly advocating the approval or the defeat of any ballot proposition. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries. Discriminatory harassment: means student-on-student speech that: (a)  is unwelcome; (b)  discriminates on the basis of a classification protected under federal or state law; and (c)  is so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive, and that so undermines and distracts from a student's educational experience, that the student is effectively denied access to an institution's resource or opportunity. See Utah Code 53B-27-401 Election: means each: (a)  regular general election; (b)  regular primary election; and (c)  special election at which candidates are eliminated and selected. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Election officer: means : (a)  the lieutenant governor, for all statewide ballots and elections; (b)  the county clerk for: (i)  a county ballot and election; and (ii)  a ballot and election as a provider election officer as provided in Section 20A-5-400. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 expressive activity: includes : (1)  peacefully assembling, protesting, or speaking; (2)  distributing literature; (3)  carrying a sign; or (4)  circulating a petition. See Utah Code 53B-27-202 Filing entity: means the reporting entity that is required to file a financial statement required by this chapter or 2. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Financial statement: includes any summary report, interim report, verified financial statement, or other statement disclosing contributions, expenditures, receipts, donations, or disbursements that is required by this chapter or 2. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Individual: means a natural person. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Initiate rulemaking proceedings: means the same as that term is defined in Section 63G-3-601. See Utah Code 53B-27-301 institution: means an institution of higher education listed in Section 53B-1-102. See Utah Code 53B-27-102 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. Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program. Person: means both natural and legal persons, including individuals, business organizations, personal campaign committees, party committees, political action committees, political issues committees, and labor organizations, as defined in Section 20A-11-1501. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Personal campaign committee: means the committee appointed by a candidate to act for the candidate as provided in this chapter. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit. Political action committee: includes groups affiliated with a registered political party but not authorized or organized by the governing board of the registered political party that receive contributions or makes expenditures for political purposes. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Political issues committee: means an entity, or any group of individuals or entities within or outside this state, a major purpose of which is to: (i)  solicit or receive donations from any other person, group, or entity to assist in placing a ballot proposition on the ballot, assist in keeping a ballot proposition off the ballot, or to advocate that a voter refrain from voting or vote for or vote against any ballot proposition; (ii)  make expenditures to expressly advocate for any person to sign or refuse to sign a ballot proposition or incorporation petition or refrain from voting, vote for, or vote against any proposed ballot proposition or an incorporation in an incorporation election; or (iii)  make expenditures to assist in qualifying or placing a ballot proposition on the ballot or to assist in keeping a ballot proposition off the ballot. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals). 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 Student: means an individual enrolled at an institution. See Utah Code 53B-27-401 Student-on-student speech: means verbal, written, or other communication that is: (i)  communicated by a student; and (ii)  directed at another student. See Utah Code 53B-27-401 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5