2006 Utah Code - 63-46c-102 — Definitions.

     63-46c-102.   Definitions.
     As used in this chapter:
     (1) "Agency" is defined in Section 63-46b-2.
     (2) "Alternative dispute resolution" or "ADR" means a process other than litigation used to resolve disputes including mediation, arbitration, facilitation, regulatory negotiation, fact-finding, conciliation, early neutral evaluation, and policy dialogues.
     (3) "ADR organization" is defined in Section 78-31b-2.
     (4) (a) "ADR provider" means a neutral person who:
     (i) meets the qualifications established by Judicial Council rules authorized under Section 78-31b-5; and
     (ii) conducts an ADR procedure.
     (b) "ADR provider" includes an arbitrator, mediator, and early neutral evaluator and may be an employee or an independent contractor.
     (5) "Arbitration" means a private hearing before an ADR provider or panel of ADR providers who hear the evidence, consider the contentions of the parties, and enter a written award to resolve the issues presented.
     (6) "Mediation" is defined in Section 78-31b-2.
     (7) "Neutral" means a person who holds himself out to the public as a qualified person trained to use alternative dispute resolution techniques to resolve conflicts.

Enacted by Chapter 173, 2001 General Session