Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 77 > Chapter 38b > Part 3 - Civil Accounts Receivables and Civil Judgments for Restitution

• 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.
• Civil accounts receivable: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-32b-102. See Utah Code 77-38b-102
• Civil judgment of restitution: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-32b-102. See Utah Code 77-38b-102
• Criminal accounts receivable: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-32b-102. See Utah Code 77-38b-102
• Criminal conduct: means :

  (a)	any misdemeanor or felony offense of which the defendant is convicted; or

  (b)

  any other criminal behavior for which the defendant admits responsibility to the court with or without an admission of committing the criminal behavior. See Utah Code 77-38b-102 Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries. Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime. Defendant: means an individual who has been convicted of, or entered into a plea disposition for, criminal conduct. See Utah Code 77-38b-102 Department: means the Department of Corrections. See Utah Code 77-38b-102 Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings. 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 Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants. 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. Office: means the Office of State Debt Collection created in Section 63A-3-502. See Utah Code 77-38b-102 Pecuniary damages: means all demonstrable economic injury, losses, and expenses regardless of whether the economic injury, losses, and expenses have yet been incurred. See Utah Code 77-38b-102 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court. Restitution: means the payment of pecuniary damages to a victim. See Utah Code 77-38b-102 Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action. 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. Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence. Victim: includes : (i)  the Utah Office for Victims of Crime if the Utah Office for Victims of Crime makes a payment to, or on behalf of, a victim under Section 63M-7-519; (ii)  the estate of a deceased victim; and (iii)  a parent, spouse, intimate partner as defined in 18 U. See Utah Code 77-38b-102