WHAT THE WORDS MEAN

Also called DUI checkpoint, roadblock

A checkpoint run on a magistrate's written authority, under a signed written plan, for impaired driving, licenses, registration, insurance, wildlife or a purpose distinct from general crime control.

Also called no alcohol restriction

A driver barred, after a DUI related event, from driving with any measurable or detectable amount of alcohol in the body; driving that way is a class B misdemeanor.

Also called distracted driving

Committing two or more moving violations within three miles, or a moving violation while distracted by something in the vehicle unrelated to driving, such as searching for an item or grooming.

The middle misdemeanor class, punishable by up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $1,000; a first DUI, assault and most traffic misdemeanors sit here.

Also called automatic expungement

Expungement a court orders without a petition for qualifying misdemeanor cases after a set period: five years for a class C or infraction, six for a class B, seven for a class A drug possession.

Two or more acts directed at a specific person, such as following, watching, threatening, contacting them or people around them, or using electronic means, directly or through others.

Also called paraphernalia

Equipment used, or possessed to be used, to grow, make, store, conceal, inject, ingest or inhale a controlled substance in violation of the law.

Also called driving under the influence, drunk driving

Operating or being in actual physical control of a vehicle with a blood or breath alcohol concentration of .05 grams or greater, or under the influence of alcohol or any drug to a degree that makes safe driving impossible.

Also called high BAC

A DUI with admissible evidence of a blood or breath alcohol level of .16 or higher, .05 or higher plus a measurable controlled substance, or two or more unprescribed controlled substances.

Also called refusing to give a name

Refusing, during a lawful stop, to give a name or date of birth that an officer demands for a reason related to the stop, where answering would not risk self incrimination.

Crimes such as aggravated assault, murder, kidnapping, rape, arson, robbery and burglary, and other felonies using force that pose a substantial danger of death or serious bodily injury.

Also called door to door sale

A sale solicited at the buyer's home, which the buyer may cancel until midnight of the third business day after signing, by written notice.

The value a creditor cannot reach in a home: up to $42,000 in a primary personal residence, or $5,000 in other property.

Also called chemical test consent, refusing the breath test

Anyone operating a motor vehicle in Utah consents to chemical tests of breath, blood, urine or oral fluids to determine impairment, and the officer chooses which tests and how many.

Also called ticket offense

The lowest level of offense, which may not be punished by imprisonment, only by a fine of up to $750, forfeiture or disqualification.

Also called resisting arrest, obstruction

Interfering with a lawful arrest or detention by force or a weapon, by refusing a lawful order the arrest needs, or by refusing to stop impeding it.

Shared authority over decisions for a child, which a court presumes is in the child's best interest unless rebutted or an exception such as domestic violence applies.

Also called filtering

A motorcycle passing a vehicle stopped in the same lane, allowed only where the limit is 45 miles per hour or less or on an off ramp, at 15 miles per hour or less, and when safe.

Also called noncompete

An agreement restricting work after a job ends, which for agreements since May 10, 2016 may not run more than one year from the day employment ends.

Also called government claim

The written notice, stating the facts and the nature of the claim, that must be filed with a governmental entity within one year before a claim against it can go forward.

Also called repair notice

The renter's written notice describing each problem, the corrective period, the remedy chosen, permission to enter, served as an eviction notice is or as the agreement provides.

Also called eviction order

The court's order returning the premises to the landlord, included in a judgment for the landlord and enforceable immediately.

Also called car insurance, proof of insurance

The insurance or other security every resident owner keeps in effect whenever the vehicle is operated on a highway or a quasi public road or parking area in Utah.

Also called primary aggressor

The person an officer finds mainly responsible when both sides complain of domestic violence, weighing prior complaints, injuries, the likelihood of future injury, and self defense.

Also called move away

A parent moving 150 miles or more from the other parent's residence, which takes written notice at least 60 days before the move.

The remedy in which, if the owner does not act in time, the rent is abated from the notice, the agreement ends, the owner repays the deposit and prorated rent, and the renter moves out within 10 calendar days.

The remedy in which the renter fixes a deficient condition the owner did not correct in time and deducts the cost from future rent, up to two months' rent, keeping receipts.

Also called prohibited person

Someone in category I or II who may not possess a dangerous weapon, such as a person convicted of a violent felony, on felony probation or parole, or an unlawful drug user.

Also called F3

The lowest felony degree, with an indeterminate prison term of not more than five years and a fine of up to $5,000.

Also called eviction

A tenant staying in possession after the lease term, after a proper notice to quit, or after a notice to pay rent or leave has gone uncomplied with for three business days.

Also called vulnerable road user

A pedestrian or highway worker, a rider on an animal, or a person on a bicycle, skateboard, scooter, moped, motorcycle, wheelchair or golf cart, whom a driver may not pass within three feet.