Utah Code > Title 70C > Chapter 2 > Part 2 – Limitations on Agreements and Practices


§ 70C-2-201	Authorization to confess judgment prohibited
§ 70C-2-202	Assignment of earnings prohibited
§ 70C-2-203	Additional security in consumer leases prohibited
§ 70C-2-204	Certain negotiable instruments prohibited
§ 70C-2-205	Assignee subject to defenses
§ 70C-2-206	Settlement of claims
§ 70C-2-207	Referral sales

Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 70C > Chapter 2 > Part 2 - Limitations on Agreements and Practices

Agreement: means the bargain of the parties in fact as stated in a written contract or otherwise as found in the parties' language or by implication from other circumstances, including:

(a)	course of dealing;

(b)	usage of trade; or

(c)

course of performance. See Utah Code 70C-1-302

Creditor: means :

(i)

a party:

(A)	who regularly extends consumer credit that is subject to a finance charge or is payable by written agreement in more than four installments, not including a down payment; and

(B)	to whom the obligation is initially payable, either on the face of the note or contract, or by agreement when there is no note or contract;

(ii)

an issuer of a credit card that extends either open-end credit or credit that:

(A)	is not subject to a finance charge; and

(B)	is not payable by written agreement in more than four installments; and

(iii)

an issuer of a credit card that extends closed-end credit that:

(A)	is subject to a finance charge; or

(B)

is payable by written agreement in more than four installments. See Utah Code 70C-1-302

Dwelling: means a residential structure attached to real property that contains one to four units including any of the following if used as a residence:

(a)	a condominium unit;

(b)	a cooperative unit;

(c)	a manufactured home; or

(d)

a house. See Utah Code 70C-1-302

Earnings: means compensation paid or payable to an individual or for the individual's account for personal services rendered or to be rendered by the individual whether denominated as wages, salary, commission, bonus, or otherwise, and includes periodic payments pursuant to a pension, retirement, or disability program. See Utah Code 70C-1-302

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.

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.

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.

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

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.