Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 61 > Chapter 2 > Part 2 - Organization

• Adjudicative proceeding: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Appraisal: A determination of property value.
• Department: means the Department of Commerce. See Utah Code 61-2-102
• Director: means the director of the division appointed under Section 61-2-201. See Utah Code 61-2-102
• Division: means the Division of Real Estate created in Section 61-2-201. See Utah Code 61-2-102
• Executive director: means the executive director of the department appointed under Section 13-1-3. See Utah Code 61-2-102
• 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.
• 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.
• Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• 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.
• 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.
• Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5