Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 63G > Chapter 3 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• 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
• 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.
• Bulletin: means the Utah State Bulletin. 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
• 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.
• 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
• Executive director: means the executive director of the department. See Utah Code 63G-3-102
• Office: means the Office of Administrative Rules created in Section 63G-3-401. See Utah Code 63G-3-102
• 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 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
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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
• 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.