Effective 7/1/2023
78B-7-1101. Definitions.
As used in this part:
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“Employee” means an employee in the service of an employer for compensation. |
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Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-7-1101
- Employee: means an employee in the service of an employer for compensation. See Utah Code 78B-7-1101
- Employer: means a person who employs an individual in this state. See Utah Code 78B-7-1101
- Ex parte workplace violence protective order: means an order issued without notice to the respondent under this part. See Utah Code 78B-7-1101
- Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Protective order: means :
| (a) | a workplace violence protective order; or |
| (b) | an ex parte workplace violence protective order. See Utah Code 78B-7-1101- Respondent: means the individual against whom enforcement of a protective order is sought. See Utah Code 78B-7-102
- 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
- Workplace violence: means knowingly causing or threatening to cause bodily injury to, or significant damage to the property of, a person, if:
| (a) | the person is:| (ii) | an employee performing the employee's duties as an employee; and |
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| (b) | | (i) | the action would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, or harassed; or |
| (ii) | the threat:| (A) | would cause a reasonable person to fear that the threat will be carried out; and |
| (B) | if carried out, would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, or harassed. See Utah Code 78B-7-1101 |
| (2) |
“Employer” means a person who employs an individual in this state. |
| (3) |
“Ex parte workplace violence protective order” means an order issued without notice to the respondent under this part. |
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“Protective order” means:
| (a) |
a workplace violence protective order; or |
| (b) |
an ex parte workplace violence protective order. |
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| (5) |
“Workplace violence” means knowingly causing or threatening to cause bodily injury to, or significant damage to the property of, a person, if:
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the person is:
| (ii) |
an employee performing the employee’s duties as an employee; and |
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| (b) |
| (i) |
the action would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, or harassed; or |
| (ii) |
the threat:
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would cause a reasonable person to fear that the threat will be carried out; and |
| (B) |
if carried out, would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, or harassed. |
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“Workplace violence protective order” means an order issued under this part after a hearing on the petition, of which the petitioner and respondent have been given notice. |
Enacted by Chapter 170, 2023 General Session
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