Part 1 General Provisions 70A-7a-101 – 70A-7a-106
Part 2 Warehouse Receipts – Special Provisions 70A-7a-201 – 70A-7a-210
Part 3 Bills of Lading – Special Provisions 70A-7a-301 – 70A-7a-309
Part 4 Warehouse Receipts and Bills of Lading – General Obligations 70A-7a-401 – 70A-7a-404
Part 5 Warehouse Receipts and Bills of Lading – Negotiation and Transfer 70A-7a-501 – 70A-7a-509
Part 6 Warehouse Receipts and Bills of Lading – Miscellaneous Provisions 70A-7a-601 – 70A-7a-603
Part 7 Miscellaneous Provisions 70A-7a-701 – 70A-7a-702

Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 70A > Chapter 7a - Uniform Commercial Code - Documents of Title

  • Alcohol training and education seminar: means a seminar that is:
    (a) required by 7; and
    (b) described in Section 26B-5-205. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • 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.
  • Bailee: means a person that by a warehouse receipt, bill of lading, or other document of title acknowledges possession of goods and contracts to deliver them. See Utah Code 70A-7a-102
  • Beer: means a product that:
    (i) contains:
    (A) at least . See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Carrier: means a person that issues a bill of lading. See Utah Code 70A-7a-102
  • Commission: means the Alcoholic Beverage Services Commission created in Section 32B-2-201. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Consignee: means a person named in a bill of lading to which or to whose order the bill promises delivery. See Utah Code 70A-7a-102
  • Consignor: means a person named in a bill of lading as the person from which the goods have been received for shipment. See Utah Code 70A-7a-102
  • Container: means a receptacle that contains an alcoholic product, including:
    (a) a bottle;
    (b) a vessel; or
    (c) a similar item. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Counter: means a surface or structure in a dining area of a licensed premises where seating is provided to a patron for service of food. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Delivery order: means a record that contains an order to deliver goods directed to a warehouse, carrier, or other person that in the ordinary course of business issues warehouse receipts or bills of lading. See Utah Code 70A-7a-102
  • Department: means the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services created in Section 32B-2-203. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Dining area: means an area in the licensed premises of a beer-only restaurant licensee that is primarily used for the service and consumption of food by one or more patrons. See Utah Code 32B-6-902
  • dispense: means :
    (i) drawing an alcoholic product; and
    (ii) using the alcoholic product at the location from which it was drawn to mix or prepare an alcoholic product to be furnished to a patron of the retail licensee. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Dispensing area: means an area in the licensed premises of a beer-only restaurant licensee where a dispensing structure is located and that:
    (A) is physically separated from the dining area and any waiting area by a structure or other barrier that prevents a patron seated in the dining area or a waiting area from viewing the dispensing of beer;
    (B) except as provided in Subsection (1)(b)(ii), measures at least 10 feet from the dining area and any waiting area to the nearest edge of the dispensing structure; or
    (C) is physically separated from the dining area and any waiting area by a permanent physical structure that complies with the provisions of Title 15A, State Construction and Fire Codes Act, and, to the extent allowed under Title 15A, State Construction and Fire Codes Act, measures at least 42 inches high, and at least 60 inches from the inside edge of the barrier to the nearest edge of the dispensing structure. See Utah Code 32B-6-902
  • Dispensing structure: means a surface or structure on a licensed premises:
    (a) where an alcoholic product is dispensed; or
    (b) from which an alcoholic product is served. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Furnish: includes to:
    (i) serve;
    (ii) deliver; or
    (iii) otherwise make available. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Good faith: means honesty in fact and the observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing. See Utah Code 70A-7a-102
  • Goods: means all things that are treated as movable for the purposes of a contract for storage or transportation. See Utah Code 70A-7a-102
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Issuer: means a bailee that issues a document of title or, in the case of an unaccepted delivery order, the person that orders the possessor of goods to deliver. See Utah Code 70A-7a-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.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • License: means :
    (a) a retail license;
    (b) a sublicense;
    (c) a license issued in accordance with 4;
    (d) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 11, Manufacturing and Related Licenses Act;
    (e) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 12, Liquor Warehousing License Act;
    (f) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 13, Beer Wholesaling License Act; or
    (g) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 17, Liquor Transport License Act. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Licensee: means a person who holds a license. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Member: means an individual who, after paying regular dues, has full privileges in an equity licensee or fraternal licensee. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Minor: means an individual under 21 years old. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • 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.
  • offer for sale: means a transaction, exchange, or barter whereby, for consideration, an alcoholic product is either directly or indirectly transferred, solicited, ordered, delivered for value, or by a means or under a pretext is promised or obtained, whether done by a person as a principal, proprietor, or as staff, unless otherwise defined in this title or the rules made by the commission. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Patron: means an individual to whom food, beverages, or services are sold, offered for sale, or furnished, or who consumes an alcoholic product including:
    (a) a customer;
    (b) a member;
    (c) a guest;
    (d) an attendee of a banquet or event;
    (e) an individual who receives room service;
    (f) a resident of a resort; or
    (g) a hospitality guest, as defined in Section 32B-6-1002, under a hospitality amenity license. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Premises: means a building, enclosure, or room used in connection with the storage, sale, furnishing, consumption, manufacture, or distribution, of an alcoholic product, unless otherwise defined in this title or rules made by the commission. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Private event: means a specific social, business, or recreational event:
    (i) for which an entire room, area, or hall is leased or rented in advance by an identified group; and
    (ii) that is limited in attendance to people who are specifically designated and their guests. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • 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
  • Reception center: means a business that:
    (a) operates facilities that are at least 5,000 square feet; and
    (b) has as its primary purpose the leasing of the facilities described in Subsection (101)(a) to a third party for the third party's event. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Reception center license: means a license issued in accordance with Chapter 5, Retail License Act, and 8. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Utah Code 70A-7a-102
  • Restaurant: means a business location:
    (a) at which a variety of foods are prepared;
    (b) at which complete meals are served; and
    (c) that is engaged primarily in serving meals. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Serve: means to place an alcoholic product before an individual. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Shipper: means a person that enters into a contract of transportation with a carrier. See Utah Code 70A-7a-102
  • Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Staff: includes :
    (i) an officer;
    (ii) a director;
    (iii) an employee;
    (iv) personnel management;
    (v) an agent of the licensee, including a managing agent;
    (vi) an operator; or
    (vii) a representative. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • 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.
  • Storage area: means an area on licensed premises where the licensee stores an alcoholic product. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Store: means to place or maintain in a location an alcoholic product. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Translucent: means a substance that allows light to pass through, but does not allow an object or person to be seen through the substance. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC
  • United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Waiting area: includes a lobby. See Utah Code 32B-6-902
  • Warehouse: means a person engaged in the business of storing goods for hire. See Utah Code 70A-7a-102
  • Wine: includes :
    (i) an alcoholic beverage defined as wine under 27 U. See Utah Code 32B-1-102