Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 8 > Chapter 3 - Recording Plats and Conveyances

• 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.
• 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.
• Ballot: means the storage medium, including a paper, mechanical, or electronic storage medium, that records an individual voter's vote. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Bequest: Property gifted by will.
• Board: means the Utah Board of Higher Education described in Section 53B-1-402. See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5
• Board: means the State Library Board created in Section 9-7-204. See Utah Code 9-7-101
• bound: means securing more than one piece of paper together using staples or another means in at least three places across the top of the paper in the blank space reserved for securing the paper. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Canvass: means the review of election returns and the official declaration of election results by the board of canvassers. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Constitutional office: means the state offices of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, and state treasurer. See Utah Code 20A-9-101
• Continuing political party: means an organization of voters that:

  (a)	participated in the last regular general election; and

  (b)

  in at least one of the last two regular general elections, polled a total vote for any of its candidates for any office equal to 2% or more of the total votes cast for all candidates for the United States House of Representatives in the same regular general election. See Utah Code 20A-8-101 Continuing political party: means the same as that term is defined in Section 20A-8-101. See Utah Code 20A-9-101 Convention: means the political party convention at which party officers and delegates are selected. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Cost of attendance: includes tuition, costs payable to the eligible institution, and other direct educational expenses related to taking an online course. See Utah Code 53B-13c-101 County legislative body: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 County office: means an elective office where the officeholder is selected by voters entirely within one county. See Utah Code 20A-9-101 County political party: means , for each registered political party, all of the persons within a single county who, under definitions established by the county political party, are members of the registered political party. See Utah Code 20A-8-101 Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another. Devise: To gift property by will. Division: means the State Library Division. See Utah Code 9-7-101 Election: means a regular general election, a municipal general election, a statewide special election, a local special election, a regular primary election, a municipal primary election, and a special district election. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Election cycle: means the period beginning on the first day persons are eligible to file declarations of candidacy and ending when the canvass is completed. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Electronic candidate qualification process: means : (a)  as it relates to a registered political party that is not a qualified political party, the process for gathering signatures electronically to seek the nomination of a registered political party, described in: (i)  Section 20A-9-403; (ii)  Section 20A-9-405, except Subsections 20A-9-405(3) and (5); and (iii)  Section 20A-21-201; and (b)  as it relates to a qualified political party, the process, for gathering signatures electronically to seek the nomination of a registered political party, described in: (i)  Section 20A-9-405, except Subsections 20A-9-405(3) and (5); (ii)  Section 20A-9-408; and (iii)  Section 20A-21-201. See Utah Code 20A-9-101 Electronic signature: means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Eligible institution: means an institution that offers a postsecondary level course of instruction using digital technology. See Utah Code 53B-13c-101 Eligible student: means a financially needy student who is: (a)  at least 26 years old; (b)  enrolled in an online course at an eligible institution; (c)  pursuing: (i)  an online postsecondary degree program in a field where there is a demonstrated industry need; or (ii)  an online non-degree program that is designed to meet industry needs and leads to a certificate or another recognized educational credential; and (d)  a resident student under Section 53B-8-102 and rules the board establishes. See Utah Code 53B-13c-101 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. Federal office: means an elective office for United States Senator and United States Representative. See Utah Code 20A-9-101 Federal program: means a veterans educational assistance program established in: (a)  United States Code, Title 10, Chapter 1606, Educational Assistance for Members of the Selected Reserve; (b)  United States Code, Title 38, Chapter 30, All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program; (c)  United States Code, Title 38, Chapter 31, Training and Rehabilitation for Veterans with Service-Connected Disabilities; (d)  United States Code, Title 38, Chapter 32, Post-Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance; or (e)  United States Code, Title 38, Chapter 33, Post-9/11 Educational Assistance. See Utah Code 53B-13b-102 Filing officer: means : (a)  the lieutenant governor, for: (i)  the office of United States Senator and United States Representative; and (ii)  all constitutional offices; (b)  for the office of a state senator, state representative, or the state school board, the lieutenant governor or the applicable clerk described in Subsection (7)(c) or (d); (c)  the county clerk, for county offices and local school district offices; (d)  the county clerk in the filer's county of residence, for multicounty offices; (e)  the city or town clerk, for municipal offices; or (f)  the special district clerk, for special district offices. See Utah Code 20A-9-101 Financially needy student: means a student who demonstrates the financial inability to meet all or a portion of the cost of attendance at an eligible institution as defined by the board, after utilizing family and personal resources, federal assistance, and scholarships. See Utah Code 53B-13c-101 Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value. institution: means : (a)  an institution of higher education listed in Subsection 53B-2-101(1); or (b)  a private, nonprofit, postsecondary institution located in Utah that is accredited by a recognized accrediting organization recognized by the United States Department of Education. See Utah Code 53B-13b-102 Institution: means : (a)  an institution described in Section 53B-1-102; or (b)  a Utah private, nonprofit postsecondary institution that is accredited by a regional accrediting organization that the board recognizes. See Utah Code 53B-13c-101 Library board: means the library board of directors appointed locally as authorized by Section 9-7-402 or 9-7-502 and which exercises general policy authority for library services within a city or county of the state, regardless of the title by which the board is known locally. See Utah Code 9-7-101 Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt. Manual candidate qualification process: means the process for gathering signatures to seek the nomination of a registered political party, using paper signature packets that a signer physically signs. See Utah Code 20A-9-101 Multicounty office: means an elective office where the officeholder is selected by the voters from more than one county. See Utah Code 20A-9-101 Municipal office: means an elective office in a municipality. See Utah Code 20A-9-101 Municipality: means a city, town, or metro township. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Newly registered political party: means a statewide organization of voters that has complied with the petition and organizing procedures of this chapter to become a registered political party. See Utah Code 20A-8-101 Online course: means a postsecondary level course of instruction offered by an eligible institution using digital technology. See Utah Code 53B-13c-101 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Personal property: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Personal property: All property that is not real property. Political division: includes a county, a city, a town, a special district, a school district, a legislative district, and a county prosecution district. See Utah Code 20A-9-101 Political party: means an organization of registered voters that has qualified to participate in an election by meeting the requirements of Chapter 8, Political Party Formation and Procedures. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Position: means a square, circle, rectangle, or other geometric shape on a ballot in which the voter marks the voter's choice. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Presidential Primary Election: means the election established in 8. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Program: means the Veterans Tuition Gap Program created in this chapter. See Utah Code 53B-13b-102 Program: means the Adult Learners Grant Program established in Section 53B-13c-102. See Utah Code 53B-13c-101 Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Public institution of higher education: means the same as that term is defined in Section 53B-16-301. See Utah Code 20A-8-101 qualified: means to take the oath of office and begin performing the duties of the position for which the individual was elected. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Qualified political party: means a registered political party that: (a)  (i)  permits a delegate for the registered political party to vote on a candidate nomination in the registered political party's convention remotely; or (ii)  provides a procedure for designating an alternate delegate if a delegate is not present at the registered political party's convention; (b)  does not hold the registered political party's convention before the fourth Saturday in March of an even-numbered year; (c)  permits a member of the registered political party to seek the registered political party's nomination for any elective office by the member choosing to seek the nomination by either or both of the following methods: (i)  seeking the nomination through the registered political party's convention process, in accordance with the provisions of Section 20A-9-407; or (ii)  seeking the nomination by collecting signatures, in accordance with the provisions of Section 20A-9-408; and (d)  (i)  if the registered political party is a continuing political party, no later than 5 p. See Utah Code 20A-9-101 Qualifying military veteran: means a veteran, as defined in Section 68-3-12. See Utah Code 53B-13b-102 Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business. Registered political party: means an organization of voters that: (a)  (i)  participated in the last regular general election; and (ii)  in at least one of the last two regular general elections, polled a total vote for any of its candidates for any office equal to 2% or more of the total votes cast for all candidates for the United States House of Representatives in the same regular general election; or (b)  has complied with the petition and organizing procedures of this chapter. See Utah Code 20A-8-101 Regular general election: means the election held throughout the state on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year for the purposes established in Section 20A-1-201. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant. Resident: means a person who resides within a specific voting precinct in Utah. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Special district: means a local government entity under Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts, and includes a special service district under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act. See Utah Code 20A-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 State political party: means , for each registered political party, all of the persons in Utah who, under definitions established by the state political party, are members of the registered political party. See Utah Code 20A-8-101 Swear: includes "affirm. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries. Ticket: means a list of: (a)  political parties; (b)  candidates for an office; or (c)  ballot propositions. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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. Tuition: means tuition and fees at the rate charged for residents of the state. See Utah Code 53B-13c-101 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Vacancy: means : (a)  except as provided in Subsection (75)(b), the absence of an individual to serve in a position created by state constitution or state statute, whether that absence occurs because of death, disability, disqualification, resignation, or other cause ; or (b)  in relation to a candidate for a position created by state constitution or state statute, the removal of a candidate due to the candidate's death, resignation, or disqualification. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Veteran: means an individual who:Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Voter: means an individual who: (a)  meets the requirements for voting in an election; (b)  meets the requirements of election registration; (c)  is registered to vote; and (d)  is listed in the official register book. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5