Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 63G > Chapter 7 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
• 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.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Employee: includes :

  (i)	a governmental entity's officers, employees, servants, trustees, or commissioners;

  (ii)	a member of a governing body;

  (iii)

  a member of a government entity board;

  (iv)	a member of a government entity commission;

  (v)	members of an advisory body, officers, and employees of a Children's Justice Center created in accordance with Section 67-5b-102;

  (vi)	a student holding a license issued by the State Board of Education;

  (vii)

  an educational aide;

  (viii)

  a student engaged in an internship under Section 53B-16-402 or 53G-7-902;

  (ix)	a volunteer, as defined in Section 67-20-2; and

  (x)

  a tutor. See Utah Code 63G-7-102 Governmental entity: means : (a)  the state and its political subdivisions; and (b)  a law enforcement agency, as defined in Section 53-1-102, that employs one or more law enforcement officers, as defined in Section 53-13-103. See Utah Code 63G-7-102 Injury: means death, injury to a person, damage to or loss of property, or any other injury that a person may suffer to the person or estate, that would be actionable if inflicted by a private person or the private person's agent. See Utah Code 63G-7-102 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Property damage: means injury to, or loss of, any right, title, estate, or interest in real or personal property. See Utah Code 63G-7-102 State: means the state of Utah, and includes each office, department, division, agency, authority, commission, board, institution, hospital, college, university, Children's Justice Center, or other instrumentality of the state. See Utah Code 63G-7-102 Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5