Part 1 Issues and Trial 78B-5-101 – 78B-5-103
Part 2 Judgments 78B-5-201 – 78B-5-206 v2
Part 3 Utah Foreign Judgment Act 78B-5-301 – 78B-5-307
Part 3a Nonrecognition of Foreign Libel Judgments 78B-5-320 – 78B-5-322
Part 4 Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act 78B-5-401 – 78B-5-416
Part 4a Uniform Foreign-country Money Judgments Recognition Act 78B-5-450 – 78B-5-461
Part 5 Utah Exemptions Act 78B-5-501 – 78B-5-513
Part 6 Evidence 78B-5-601 – 78B-5-620
Part 7 Affidavits 78B-5-701 – 78B-5-704
Part 8 Miscellaneous 78B-5-801 – 78B-5-828
Part 9 Public Safety Peer Counseling and Behavioral Emergency Services Technicians 78B-5-902 – 78B-5-904 v2

Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 78B > Chapter 5 - Procedure and Evidence

  • Abstract of judgment: In a federal criminal proceeding, A certification from a U.S. District Court clerk that a judgment of restitution was entered against the defendant owing to the victim. If the defendant inherits, owns, or sells real property or holdings, these assets can then be attached at the state and local levels as well.
  • Action: means a judicial proceeding or arbitration in which a money payment may be awarded or enforced in respect of a foreign-money claim. See Utah Code 78B-5-402
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Alley: means a street or highway intended to provide access to the rear or side of lots or buildings in urban districts and not intended for through vehicular traffic. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • 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.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Auction: means a dealer engaged in the business of auctioning motor vehicles, either owned or consigned, to the general public. See Utah Code 41-3-102
  • Autocycle: means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-3-102. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Bank-offered spot rate: means the rate of exchange at which a bank will issue its draft in the foreign money or will cause credit to become available in the foreign money on a next-day basis. See Utah Code 78B-5-402
  • 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.
  • Behavioral emergency services technician: means an individual who is licensed under Section 26B-4-116 as:
    (a) a behavioral emergency services technician; or
    (b) an advanced behavioral emergency services technician. See Utah Code 78B-5-902
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Bicycle: includes an electric assisted bicycle. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Civil accounts receivable: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-32b-102. See Utah Code 78B-5-502
  • Civil judgment of restitution: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-32b-102. See Utah Code 78B-5-502
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of the Department of Public Safety. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • 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.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Consignee: means a dealer who accepts vehicles for sale under an agreement that the dealer will pay the consignor for any sold vehicle and will return any unsold vehicles. See Utah Code 41-3-802
  • Consignor: means a person who places a vehicle with a consignee for consignment sale. See Utah Code 41-3-802
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Controlled-access highway: means a highway, street, or roadway:
    (a) designed primarily for through traffic; and
    (b) to or from which owners or occupants of abutting lands and other persons have no legal right of access, except at points as determined by the highway authority having jurisdiction over the highway, street, or roadway. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Conversion date: means the banking day next before the date on which money is, in accordance with this part:
    (a) paid to a judgment creditor;
    (b) paid to the designated official enforcing a judgment on behalf of the judgment creditor; or
    (c) used to effect a recoupment or set-off of claims in different money in an action. See Utah Code 78B-5-402
  • 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.
  • Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Dealer: includes a representative or consignee of any dealer. See Utah Code 41-3-102
  • Debt: means a legally enforceable monetary obligation or liability of an individual, whether arising out of contract, tort, or otherwise. See Utah Code 78B-5-502
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Department: means the Department of Public Safety. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Dependent: means the spouse of an individual, and the grandchild or the natural or adoptive child of an individual who derives support primarily from that individual. See Utah Code 78B-5-502
  • Distribution proceeding: means a judicial or nonjudicial proceeding for an accounting, an assignment for the benefit of creditors, a foreclosure, for the liquidation or rehabilitation of a corporation or other entity, for the distribution of an estate, trust, or other fund in or against which a foreign-money claim is asserted. See Utah Code 78B-5-402
  • Divided highway: means a highway divided into two or more roadways by:
    (a) an unpaved intervening space;
    (b) a physical barrier; or
    (c) a clearly indicated dividing section constructed to impede vehicular traffic. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Electric assisted bicycle: means a bicycle with an electric motor that:
    (a) has a power output of not more than 750 watts;
    (b) has fully operable pedals on permanently affixed cranks;
    (c) is fully operable as a bicycle without the use of the electric motor; and
    (d) is one of the following:
    (i) an electric assisted bicycle equipped with a motor or electronics that:
    (A) provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling; and
    (B) ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour;
    (ii) an electric assisted bicycle equipped with a motor or electronics that:
    (A) may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle; and
    (B) is not capable of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour; or
    (iii) an electric assisted bicycle equipped with a motor or electronics that:
    (A) provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling;
    (B) ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 28 miles per hour; and
    (C) is equipped with a speedometer. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Electric personal assistive mobility device: means a self-balancing device with:
    (i) two nontandem wheels in contact with the ground;
    (ii) a system capable of steering and stopping the unit under typical operating conditions;
    (iii) an electric propulsion system with average power of one horsepower or 750 watts;
    (iv) a maximum speed capacity on a paved, level surface of 12. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Emergency medical service provider or rescue unit peer support team member: means an individual who is:
    (a) an emergency medical service provider as defined in Section 26B-4-101, a regular or volunteer member of a rescue unit acting as an emergency responder as defined in Section 53-2a-502, or another individual who has been trained in peer support skills; and
    (b) designated by the chief executive of an emergency medical service agency or the chief of a rescue unit as a member of an emergency medical service provider's peer support team or as a member of a rescue unit's peer support team. See Utah Code 78B-5-902
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • 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.
  • Exempt: means protected, and "exemption" means protection from subjection to a judicial process to collect an unsecured debt. See Utah Code 78B-5-502
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States. The Fed, as it is commonly called, regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve System is composed of a central governmental agency in Washington, D.C. (the Board of Governors) and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in major cities throughout the United States. Source: OCC
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Foreign country: means a government other than:
    (a) the United States;
    (b) a state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States; or
    (c) any other government with regard to which the decision in this state as to whether to recognize a judgment of that government's courts is initially subject to determination under the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution. See Utah Code 78B-5-451
  • foreign judgment: means any judgment, decree, or order of a court of the United States or of any other court whose acts are entitled to full faith and credit in this state. See Utah Code 78B-5-302
  • Foreign money: means money other than money of the United States of America. See Utah Code 78B-5-402
  • Foreign-country judgment: means a judgment of a court of a foreign country. See Utah Code 78B-5-451
  • Foreign-money claim: means a claim upon an obligation to pay, or a claim for recovery of a loss, expressed in or measured by a foreign money. See Utah Code 78B-5-402
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • 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
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • Hi-rail vehicle: means a roadway maintenance vehicle that is:
    (a) manufactured to meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; and
    (b) equipped with retractable flanged wheels that allow the vehicle to travel on a highway or railroad tracks. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Highway: means the entire width between property lines of every way or place of any nature when any part of it is open to the use of the public as a matter of right for vehicular travel. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Highway authority: means the same as that term is defined in Section 72-1-102. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Intersection: means the area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines, or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of two or more highways that join one another. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Island: means an area between traffic lanes or at an intersection for control of vehicle movements or for pedestrian refuge designated by:
    (a) pavement markings, which may include an area designated by two solid yellow lines surrounding the perimeter of the area;
    (b) channelizing devices;
    (c) curbs;
    (d) pavement edges; or
    (e) other devices. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Judicial lien: means a lien on property obtained by judgment or other legal process instituted for the purpose of collecting an unsecured debt. See Utah Code 78B-5-502
  • 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.
  • Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Law enforcement or firefighter peer support team member: means an individual who is:
    (a) a peace officer, dispatcher as defined in Section 53-6-102, civilian employee, or volunteer member of a law enforcement agency, a regular or volunteer member of a fire department, or another individual who has been trained in peer support skills; and
    (b) designated by the commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, the executive director of the Department of Corrections, a sheriff, a police chief, a dispatch executive director, or a fire chief as a member of a law enforcement agency's peer support team or a fire department's peer support team. See Utah Code 78B-5-902
  • Levy: means the seizure of property pursuant to any legal process issued for the purpose of collecting an unsecured debt. See Utah Code 78B-5-502
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Lien: means a judicial, or statutory lien, in property securing payment of a debt or performance of an obligation. See Utah Code 78B-5-502
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Low-speed vehicle: means a four wheeled electric motor vehicle that:
    (i) is designed to be operated at speeds of not more than 25 miles per hour; and
    (ii) has a capacity of not more than six passengers, including a conventional driver or fallback-ready user if on board the vehicle, as those terms are defined in Section 41-26-102. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Mobile home: means :
    (a) a trailer or semitrailer that is:
    (i) designed, constructed, and equipped as a dwelling place, living abode, or sleeping place either permanently or temporarily; and
    (ii) equipped for use as a conveyance on streets and highways; or
    (b) a trailer or a semitrailer whose chassis and exterior shell is designed and constructed for use as a mobile home, as defined in Subsection (39)(a), but that is instead used permanently or temporarily for:
    (i) the advertising, sale, display, or promotion of merchandise or services; or
    (ii) any other commercial purpose except the transportation of property for hire or the transportation of property for distribution by a private carrier. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Money: means a medium of exchange for the payment of obligations or a store of value authorized or adopted by a government or by intergovernmental agreement. See Utah Code 78B-5-402
  • Money of the claim: means the money determined as proper by Section 78B-5-405. See Utah Code 78B-5-402
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Moped: means a motor-driven cycle having:
    (i) pedals to permit propulsion by human power; and
    (ii) a motor that:
    (A) produces not more than two brake horsepower; and
    (B) is not capable of propelling the cycle at a speed in excess of 30 miles per hour on level ground. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Motor assisted scooter: means a self-propelled device with:
    (i) at least two wheels in contact with the ground;
    (ii) a braking system capable of stopping the unit under typical operating conditions;
    (iii) an electric motor not exceeding 2,000 watts;
    (iv) either:
    (A) handlebars and a deck design for a person to stand while operating the device; or
    (B) handlebars and a seat designed for a person to sit, straddle, or stand while operating the device;
    (v) a design for the ability to be propelled by human power alone; and
    (vi) a maximum speed of 20 miles per hour on a paved level surface. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Motor vehicle: means a vehicle that is:
    (i) self-propelled;
    (ii) a trailer;
    (iii) a travel trailer;
    (iv) a semitrailer;
    (v) an off-highway vehicle; or
    (vi) a small trailer. See Utah Code 41-3-102
  • Motor vehicle: means a vehicle that is self-propelled and a vehicle that is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not operated upon rails. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Motor-driven cycle: means a motorcycle, moped, and a motorized bicycle having:
    (i) an engine with less than 150 cubic centimeters displacement; or
    (ii) a motor that produces not more than five horsepower. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Motorcycle: means :
    (a) a motor vehicle, other than a tractor, having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel with not more than three wheels in contact with the ground; or
    (b) an autocycle. See Utah Code 41-6a-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.
  • Off-highway vehicle: means the same as that term is defined under Section 41-22-2. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Operate: means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-1a-102. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Operator: means :
    (a) a human driver, as defined in Section 41-26-102. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Party: means an individual, a corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, partnership or association of two or more persons having a joint or common interest or any other legal or commercial entity asserting or defending against a foreign-money claim. See Utah Code 78B-5-402
  • Peace officer: means a peace officer authorized under Title 53, Chapter 13, Peace Officer Classifications, to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic laws. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Pedestrian: means a person traveling:
    (a) on foot; or
    (b) in a wheelchair. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Person: means a natural person, firm, copartnership, association, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, governmental agency, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • 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.
  • Pole trailer: means a vehicle without motive power:
    (a) designed to be drawn by another vehicle and attached to the towing vehicle by means of a reach, or pole, or by being boomed or otherwise secured to the towing vehicle; and
    (b) that is ordinarily used for transporting long or irregular shaped loads including poles, pipes, or structural members generally capable of sustaining themselves as beams between the supporting connections. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Principal place of business: means a site or location in this state:
    (i) devoted exclusively to the business for which the dealer, manufacturer, remanufacturer, transporter, dismantler, crusher, or body shop is licensed, and businesses incidental to them;
    (ii) sufficiently bounded by fence, chain, posts, or otherwise marked to definitely indicate the boundary and to admit a definite description with space adequate to permit the display of three or more new, or new and used, or used motor vehicles and sufficient parking for the public; and
    (iii) that includes a permanent enclosed building or structure large enough to accommodate the office of the establishment and to provide a safe place to keep the books and other records of the business, at which the principal portion of the business is conducted and the books and records kept and maintained. See Utah Code 41-3-102
  • 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
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Public Safety answering point peer support team member: means an individual who is:
    (a) employed by a public safety answering point as defined in Section 63H-7a-103; and
    (b) designated by the chief executive of a public safety answering point as a member of a public safety answering point's peer support team. See Utah Code 78B-5-902
  • Railroad: means a carrier of persons or property upon cars operated on stationary rails. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Railroad train: means a locomotive propelled by any form of energy, coupled with or operated without cars, and operated upon rails. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Rate of exchange: means the rate at which the money of one country may be converted into money of another country in a free financial market convenient to or reasonably usable by the party obliged to pay or to state a rate of conversion. See Utah Code 78B-5-402
  • real property: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Registry of Judgments: means the index where a judgment is filed and searchable by the name of the judgment debtor through electronic means or by tangible document. See Utah Code 78B-5-201 v2
  • Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Road: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Roadway: means that portion of highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Safety zone: means the area or space officially set apart within a roadway for the exclusive use of pedestrians and that is protected, marked, or indicated by adequate signs as to be plainly visible at all times while set apart as a safety zone. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • School bus: means a motor vehicle that:
    (i) complies with the color and identification requirements of the most recent edition of "Minimum Standards for School Buses"; and
    (ii) is used to transport school children to or from school or school activities. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Security interest: means an interest in property created by contract to secure payment or performance of an obligation. See Utah Code 78B-5-502
  • Semitrailer: means a vehicle with or without motive power:
    (i) designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle; and
    (ii) constructed so that some part of its weight and that of its load rests on or is carried by another vehicle. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • 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.
  • Shoulder area: means :
    (a) that area of the hard-surfaced highway separated from the roadway by a pavement edge line as established in the current approved "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices"; or
    (b) that portion of the road contiguous to the roadway for accommodation of stopped vehicles, for emergency use, and for lateral support. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Sidewalk: means that portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines intended for the use of pedestrians. See Utah Code 41-6a-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
  • Soft-surface trail: means a marked trail surfaced with sand, rock, or dirt that is designated for the use of a bicycle. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Solid rubber tire: means a tire of rubber or other resilient material that does not depend on compressed air for the support of the load. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Spot rate: means the rate of exchange at which foreign money is sold by a bank or other dealer in foreign exchange for settlement by immediate payment, by charge to an account, or by an agreed delayed settlement not exceeding two days. See Utah Code 78B-5-402
  • standing: means the temporary halting of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, for the purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers. See Utah Code 41-6a-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
  • State: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the United States Virgin Islands. See Utah Code 78B-5-402
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • street-legal ATV: means an all-terrain type I vehicle, all-terrain type II vehicle, or all-terrain type III vehicle, that is modified to meet the requirements of Section 41-6a-1509 to operate on highways in the state in accordance with Section 41-6a-1509. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  • Tow truck motor carrier: means the same as that term is defined in Section 72-9-102. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Tow truck operator: means the same as that term is defined in Section 72-9-102. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Traffic: means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, and other conveyances either singly or together while using any highway for the purpose of travel. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Traffic signal preemption device: means an instrument or mechanism designed, intended, or used to interfere with the operation or cycle of a traffic-control signal. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Traffic-control device: means a sign, signal, marking, or device not inconsistent with this chapter placed or erected by a highway authority for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Traffic-control signal: means a device, whether manually, electrically, or mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and permitted to proceed. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Trailer: means a vehicle with or without motive power designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and constructed so that no part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Trained: means a person who has successfully completed a peer support training program approved by the Peace Officer Standards and Training Division, the State Fire Marshal's Office, or the Department of Health and Human Services, as applicable. See Utah Code 78B-5-902
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Truck: means a motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Truck tractor: means a motor vehicle:
    (a) designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles; and
    (b) constructed to carry a part of the weight of the vehicle and load drawn by the truck tractor. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Two-way left turn lane: means a lane:
    (a) provided for vehicle operators making left turns in either direction;
    (b) that is not used for passing, overtaking, or through travel; and
    (c) that has been indicated by a lane traffic-control device that may include lane markings. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Urban district: means the territory contiguous to and including any street, in which structures devoted to business, industry, or dwelling houses are situated at intervals of less than 100 feet, for a distance of a quarter of a mile or more. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Value: means fair market value of an individual's interest in property, exclusive of valid liens. See Utah Code 78B-5-502
  • Vehicle: means a device in, on, or by which a person or property is or may be transported or drawn on a highway, except a mobile carrier, as defined in Section 41-6a-1120, or a device used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
  • Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5