2011 Utah Code
Title 77 Utah Code of Criminal Procedure
Chapter 40 Utah Expungement Act
Section 102 Definitions.

77-40-102. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Administrative finding" means a decision upon a question of fact reached by an administrative agency following an administrative hearing or other procedure satisfying the requirements of due process.
(2) "Agency" means a state, county, or local government entity that generates or maintains records relating to an investigation, arrest, detention, or conviction for an offense for which expungement may be ordered.
(3) "Bureau" means the Bureau of Criminal Identification of the Department of Public Safety established in Section 53-10-201.
(4) "Certificate of eligibility" means a document issued by the bureau stating that the criminal record which is the subject of a petition for expungement is eligible for expungement.
(5) "Conviction" means judgment by a criminal court on a verdict or finding of guilty after trial, a plea of guilty, or a plea of nolo contendere.
(6) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety established in Section 53-1-103.
(7) "Expunge" means to seal or otherwise restrict access to the petitioner's record of arrest, investigation, detention, or conviction held by an agency.
(8) "Jurisdiction" means a state, district, province, political subdivision, territory, or possession of the United States or any foreign country.
(9) "Petitioner" means a person seeking expungement under this chapter.