Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 63G > Chapter 3 - Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act

• Administrative record: means information an agency relies upon when making a rule under this chapter including:

  (a)	the proposed rule, change in the proposed rule, and the rule analysis form;

  (b)	the public comment received and recorded by the agency during the public comment period;

  (c)	the agency's response to the public comment;

  (d)	the agency's analysis of the public comment; and

  (e)

  the agency's report of its decision-making process. See Utah Code 63G-3-102 Agency: means each state board, authority, commission, institution, department, division, officer, or other state government entity other than the Legislature, its committees, the political subdivisions of the state, or the courts, which is authorized or required by law to make rules, adjudicate, grant or withhold licenses, grant or withhold relief from legal obligations, or perform other similar actions or duties delegated by law. See Utah Code 63G-3-102 Allegation: something that someone says happened. 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. Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization Bulletin: means the Utah State Bulletin. See Utah Code 63G-3-102 Catchline: means a short summary of each section, part, rule, or title of the code that follows the section, part, rule, or title reference placed before the text of the rule and serves the same function as boldface in legislation as described in Section 68-3-13. See Utah Code 63G-3-102 Code: means the body of all effective rules as compiled and organized by the office and entitled "Utah Administrative Code. See Utah Code 63G-3-102 Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant. Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed. 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. Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime. Department: means the Department of Government Operations created in Section 63A-1-104. See Utah Code 63G-3-102 Director: means the director of the office. See Utah Code 63G-3-102 Effective: means operative and enforceable. See Utah Code 63G-3-102 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. Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office. Executive director: means the executive director of the department. See Utah Code 63G-3-102 File: means to submit a document to the office as prescribed by the office. See Utah Code 63G-3-102 Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury. Interested person: means any person affected by or interested in a proposed rule, amendment to an existing rule, or a nonsubstantive change made under Section 63G-3-402. See Utah Code 63G-3-102 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. Lobbyist: means : (i)  an individual who is employed by a principal; or (ii)  an individual who contracts for economic consideration, other than reimbursement for reasonable travel expenses, with a principal to lobby a public official. See Utah Code 36-11-102 Local government: means : (a)  a county, city, town, or metro township; (b)  a local district governed by Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts; (c)  a special service district governed by Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act; (d)  a community reinvestment agency governed by Title 17C, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Community Reinvestment Agency Act; (e)  a conservation district governed by Title 17D, Chapter 3, Conservation District Act; (f)  a redevelopment agency; or (g)  an interlocal entity or a joint cooperative undertaking governed by Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act. See Utah Code 36-11-102 Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Office: means the Office of Administrative Rules created in Section 63G-3-401. See Utah Code 63G-3-102 Order: means an agency action that determines the legal rights, duties, privileges, immunities, or other interests of one or more specific persons, but not a class of persons. See Utah Code 63G-3-102 Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program. Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses. Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Person: means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or public or private organization of any character other than an agency. See Utah Code 63G-3-102 Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit. Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents. Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Publication date: means the inscribed date of the bulletin. See Utah Code 63G-3-102 publish: means making a rule available to the public by including the rule or a summary of the rule in the bulletin. See Utah Code 63G-3-102 Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business. 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. Rule: includes the amendment or repeal of an existing rule. See Utah Code 63G-3-102 Rule analysis: means the format prescribed by the office to summarize and analyze rules. See Utah Code 63G-3-102 Small business: means a business employing fewer than 50 persons. See Utah Code 63G-3-102 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 Statute: A law passed by a legislature. Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system. Victim advocate: work with prosecutors and assist the victims of a crime. Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5