UT Code § 77-20-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 20 - Bail|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 102 - Definitions.

 Effective 11/16/2021  77-20-102. Definitions.  As used in this chapter:  (1) "Bail bond" means the same as that term is defined in Section 31A-35-102.     (2) "Bail bond agency" means the same as that term is defined in Section 31A-35-102.     (3) "Bail bond producer" means the same as that term is defined in Section 31A-35-102.     (4) "Bail commissioner" means a bail commissioner appointed in accordance with Section 17-32-1.     (5) "Exonerate" means to release and discharge a surety, or a surety's bail bond producer, from liability for a bail bond.     (6) "Financial condition" or "monetary bail" means any monetary condition that is imposed to secure an individual's pretrial release.     (7) "Forfeiture" means:   (a) to divest an individual or surety from a right to the repayment of monetary bail; or     (b) to enforce a pledge of assets or real or personal property from an individual or surety used to secure an individual's pretrial release.       (8) "Magistrate" means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-1-3.     (9) "Own recognizance" means the release of an individual without any condition of release other than the individual's promise to:   (a) appear for all required court proceedings; and     (b) not commit any criminal offense.       (10) "Pretrial detention hearing" means a hearing described in Section 77-20-206.     (11) "Pretrial release" or "bail" means the release of an individual from law enforcement custody during the time the individual awaits trial or other resolution of criminal charges.     (12) "Pretrial risk assessment" means an objective, research-based, validated assessment tool that measures an individual's risk of flight and risk of anticipated criminal conduct while on pretrial release.     (13) "Pretrial services program" means a program that is established to:   (a) gather information on individuals booked into a jail facility;     (b) conduct pretrial risk assessments; and     (c) supervise individuals granted pretrial release.       (14) "Pretrial status order" means an order issued by a magistrate or judge that:   (a) releases the individual on the individual's own recognizance while the individual awaits trial or other resolution of criminal charges;     (b) sets the terms and conditions of the individual's pretrial release while the individual awaits trial or other resolution of criminal charges; or     (c) denies pretrial release and orders that the individual be detained while the individual awaits trial or other resolution of criminal charges.       (15) "Principal" means the same as that term is defined in Section 31A-35-102.     (16) "Surety" means a surety insurer or a bail bond agency.     (17) "Surety insurer" means the same as that term is defined in Section 31A-35-102.     (18) "Temporary pretrial status order" means an order issued by a magistrate that:   (a) releases the individual on the individual's own recognizance until a pretrial status order is issued;     (b) sets the terms and conditions of the individual's pretrial release until a pretrial status order is issued; or     (c) denies pretrial release and orders that the individual be detained until a pretrial status order is issued.       (19) "Unsecured bond" means an individual's promise to pay a financial condition if the individual fails to appear for any required court appearance.    Enacted by Chapter 4, 2021 Special Session 2