Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 57 > Chapter 3 - Recording of Documents

• Abstract of judgment: In a federal criminal proceeding, A certification from a U.S. District Court clerk that a judgment of restitution was entered against the defendant owing to the victim. If the defendant inherits, owns, or sells real property or holdings, these assets can then be attached at the state and local levels as well.
• 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.
• Ambulance: means a ground, air, or water vehicle that:

  (a)	transports patients and is used to provide emergency medical services; and

  (b)

  is required to obtain a permit under Section 26B-4-118 to operate in the state. See Utah Code 26B-4-101 Ambulance provider: means an emergency medical service provider that: (a)  transports and provides emergency medical care to patients; and (b)  is required to obtain a license under Sections 26B-4-150 through 26B-4-170. See Utah Code 26B-4-101 Behavioral emergency services: means delivering a behavioral health intervention to a patient in an emergency context within a scope and in accordance with guidelines established by the department. See Utah Code 26B-4-101 Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC Certified copy: means a copy of a document certified by its custodian to be a true and correct copy of the document or the copy of the document maintained by the custodian, where the document or copy is maintained under the authority of the United States, the state of Utah or any of its political subdivisions, another state, a court of record, a foreign government, or an Indian tribe. See Utah Code 57-1-1 City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Committee: means the State Emergency Medical Services Committee created by Section 26B-1-204. See Utah Code 26B-4-101 Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed. Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another. Direct medical observation: means in-person observation of a patient by a physician, registered nurse, physician's assistant, or individual licensed under Section 26B-4-116. See Utah Code 26B-4-101 Document: means every instrument in writing, including every conveyance, affecting, purporting to affect, describing, or otherwise concerning any right, title, or interest in real property, except wills and leases for a term not exceeding one year. See Utah Code 57-1-1 Emergency medical service personnel: includes a paramedic, medical director of a licensed emergency medical service provider, emergency medical service instructor, behavioral emergency services technician, other categories established by the committee, and a certified emergency medical dispatcher. See Utah Code 26B-4-101 Emergency medical services: means : (a)  medical services; (b)  transportation services; (c)  behavioral emergency services; or (d)  any combination of the services described in Subsections (11)(a) through (c). See Utah Code 26B-4-101 Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it. Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it. Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers. Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt. master form: means a mortgage or trust deed used as a master or similar standardized form that is drafted and recorded in accordance with this part to be incorporated in whole or in part into multiple mortgages or trust deeds. See Utah Code 57-3-201 Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan. Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money. Mortgagor: The person who pledges property to a creditor as collateral for a loan and who receives the money. Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period. Patient: means an individual who, as the result of illness, injury, or a behavioral emergency condition, meets any of the criteria in Section 26B-4-119. See Utah Code 26B-4-101 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 real property: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land. Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant. 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. Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Trauma: means an injury requiring immediate medical or surgical intervention. See Utah Code 26B-4-101 Triage: means the sorting of patients in terms of disposition, destination, or priority. See Utah Code 26B-4-101 Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust. Trustor: The person who makes or creates a trust. Also known as the grantor or settlor. Type of service: means the category at which an ambulance provider is licensed as: (a)  ground ambulance transport; (b)  ground ambulance interfacility transport; or (c)  both ground ambulance transport and ground ambulance interfacility transport. See Utah Code 26B-4-101 unenforceable covenant: means a restriction on alienation of real property, whether recited in a document to be recorded under this chapter, or recited in a document of record under this chapter, which is based on race, gender, national origin, marital status, or a similar classification determined to be unenforceable under state or federal law. See Utah Code 57-3-107