Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 63G > Chapter 10 > Part 3 - Action Settlement Agreements

• Action settlement agreement: includes a stipulation, consent decree, settlement agreement, or any other legally binding document or representation that resolves a threatened or pending lawsuit between the state and another party by requiring the state to take legally binding action. See Utah Code 63G-10-102
• Agency: includes the legislative branch, the judicial branch, the attorney general's office, the State Board of Education, the Utah Board of Higher Education, the institutional councils of each higher education institution, and each higher education institution. See Utah Code 63G-10-102
• Government entities: means the state and its political subdivisions. See Utah Code 63G-10-102
• Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
• 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.
• Settlement agreement report: means a report that:

  (a)	states the total amount of the settlement;

  (b)	states the payer of the settlement;

  (c)	states the recipient of the payment;

  (d)	summarizes the circumstances related to the settlement; and

  (e)

  contains a copy of the settlement agreement, unless the agreement is not permitted to be disclosed due to a court order or other legal requirement. See Utah Code 63G-10-102 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