Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 63G > Chapter 2 > Part 2 - Access to Records

• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Audit: means :

  (a)	a systematic examination of financial, management, program, and related records for the purpose of determining the fair presentation of financial statements, adequacy of internal controls, or compliance with laws and regulations; or

  (b)

  a systematic examination of program procedures and operations for the purpose of determining their effectiveness, economy, efficiency, and compliance with statutes and regulations. See Utah Code 63G-2-103 Case law: The law as laid down in cases that have been decided in the decisions of the courts. Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed. Contractor: means : (i)  any person who contracts with a governmental entity to provide goods or services directly to a governmental entity; or (ii)  any private, nonprofit organization that receives funds from a governmental entity. See Utah Code 63G-2-103 Controlled record: means a record containing data on individuals that is controlled as provided by Section 63G-2-304. See Utah Code 63G-2-103 Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant. 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. Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial. Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other. Governmental entity: means : (i)  executive department agencies of the state, the offices of the governor, lieutenant governor, state auditor, attorney general, and state treasurer, the Board of Pardons and Parole, the Board of Examiners, the National Guard, the Career Service Review Office, the State Board of Education, the Utah Board of Higher Education, and the State Archives; (ii)  the Office of the Legislative Auditor General, Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, the Legislature, and legislative committees, except any political party, group, caucus, or rules or sifting committee of the Legislature; (iii)  courts, the Judicial Council, the Administrative Office of the Courts, and similar administrative units in the judicial branch; (iv)  any state-funded institution of higher education or public education; or (v)  any political subdivision of the state, but, if a political subdivision has adopted an ordinance or a policy relating to information practices pursuant to Section 63G-2-701, this chapter shall apply to the political subdivision to the extent specified in Section 63G-2-701 or as specified in any other section of this chapter that specifically refers to political subdivisions. See Utah Code 63G-2-103 Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs. Guardian: includes a person who:Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC Individual: means a human being. See Utah Code 63G-2-103 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. 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. Person: means : (a)  an individual; (b)  a nonprofit or profit corporation; (c)  a partnership; (d)  a sole proprietorship; (e)  other type of business organization; or (f)  any combination acting in concert with one another. See Utah Code 63G-2-103 Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC Private provider: means any person who contracts with a governmental entity to provide services directly to the public. See Utah Code 63G-2-103 Private record: means a record containing data on individuals that is private as provided by Section 63G-2-302. See Utah Code 63G-2-103 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 Protected record: means a record that is classified protected as provided by Section 63G-2-305. See Utah Code 63G-2-103 Public record: means a record that is not private, controlled, or protected and that is not exempt from disclosure as provided in Subsection 63G-2-201(3)(b). See Utah Code 63G-2-103 Reasonable search: means a search that is: (a)  reasonable in scope and intensity; and (b)  not unreasonably burdensome for the government entity. See Utah Code 63G-2-103 Record: means a book, letter, document, paper, map, plan, photograph, film, card, tape, recording, electronic data, or other documentary material regardless of physical form or characteristics: (i)  that is prepared, owned, received, or retained by a governmental entity or political subdivision; and (ii)  where all of the information in the original is reproducible by photocopy or other mechanical or electronic means. See Utah Code 63G-2-103 Record series: means a group of records that may be treated as a unit for purposes of designation, description, management, or disposition. See Utah Code 63G-2-103 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 State Records Committee: means the State Records Committee created in Section 63G-2-501. See Utah Code 63G-2-103 Statute: A law passed by a legislature. Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony. Testify: means to make an oral statement under oath or affirmation. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Testify: Answer questions in court. Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries. United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5