Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 73 > Chapter 20 - Emergency Water Resources

• Advisory board executive committee: means the executive committee of the Agricultural Advisory Board created by Section 4-2-108. See Utah Code 73-20-2
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Applicant: means a person who requests assistance under this chapter. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
• Assignment of support: means the transfer to the state of a recipient's right to receive support from another person that accrues during the period the recipient receives public assistance, including a right to receive support on behalf of any family member for whom the recipient is applying for or receiving assistance. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
• Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
• Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
• Basic livestock: means a herd of cattle, sheep, or swine kept and maintained primarily for breeding purposes. See Utah Code 73-20-2
• Board: means the Board of Water Resources created by Section 73-10-1. See Utah Code 73-20-2
• Cash assistance: means the monthly dollar amount a recipient is eligible to receive under the Family Employment Program under Section 35A-3-302. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
• Commercial farm: means a tract or tracts of land with or without improvements recognized as a farm or ranch in this state which is owned and operated or leased and operated by the applicant, and used in the production and raising of basic livestock. See Utah Code 73-20-2
• 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.
• Court order: means a judgment or order of a court of this state, another state, or the federal government that addresses an overpayment of public assistance. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
• Department: means the Department of Workforce Services created in Section 35A-1-103. See Utah Code 35A-1-102
• Farmer: means any person who owns and operates or leases and operates a commercial farm in this state, and includes individuals, partnerships and corporations. See Utah Code 73-20-2
• Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• Guardian: includes a person who:Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Overpayment: includes money paid to a provider under this title in connection with public assistance or another publicly funded assistance program to the extent that the provider receives payment:

  (i)	for goods or services not provided; or

  (ii)

  in excess of the amount to which the provider is entitled. See Utah Code 35A-3-102 Public assistance: means : (a)  services or benefits provided under Chapter 3, Employment Support Act; (b)  medical assistance provided under Title 26B, Chapter 3, Health Care - Administration and Assistance; (c)  foster care maintenance payments provided from the General Fund or under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act; (d)  SNAP benefits; and (e)  any other public funds expended for the benefit of a person in need of financial, medical, food, housing, or related assistance. See Utah Code 35A-1-102 Recipient: means a person who is qualified to receive, is receiving, or has received assistance under this chapter. See Utah Code 35A-3-102 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5