Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 63G > Chapter 5 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• ADR: means a process other than litigation used to resolve disputes including mediation, arbitration, facilitation, regulatory negotiation, fact-finding, conciliation, early neutral evaluation, and policy dialogues. See Utah Code 63G-5-102
• ADR provider: includes an arbitrator, mediator, and early neutral evaluator and may be an employee or an independent contractor. See Utah Code 63G-5-102
• Arbitration: means a private hearing before an ADR provider or panel of ADR providers who hear the evidence, consider the contentions of the parties, and enter a written award to resolve the issues presented. See Utah Code 63G-5-102
• 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.
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• Neutral: means a person who holds himself out to the public as a qualified person trained to use alternative dispute resolution techniques to resolve conflicts. See Utah Code 63G-5-102
• Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5