Utah Code 31A-22-301. Definitions

31A-22-301. Definitions.
As used in this part:

(1)	“Motor vehicle” means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-6a-102.

Terms Used In Utah Code 31A-22-301

Agency: means :

(a)	a person other than an individual, including a sole proprietorship by which an individual does business under an assumed name; and

(b)

an insurance organization licensed or required to be licensed under Section 31A-23a-301, 31A-25-207, or 31A-26-209. See Utah Code 31A-1-301

Motor vehicle: means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-6a-102. See Utah Code 31A-22-301

Occupying: means being in or on a motor vehicle as a passenger or operator, or being engaged in the immediate acts of entering, boarding, or alighting from a motor vehicle. See Utah Code 31A-22-301

Operator: means the same as that term is defined in Subsection 41-12a-103(7). See Utah Code 31A-22-301

Person: includes :

(a)	an individual;

(b)	a partnership;

(c)	a corporation;

(d)	an incorporated or unincorporated association;

(e)	a joint stock company;

(f)

a trust;

(g)	a limited liability company;

(h)	a reciprocal;

(i)	a syndicate; or

(j)

another similar entity or combination of entities acting in concert. See Utah Code 31A-1-301

Policy: includes a service contract issued by:

(i)	a motor club under Chapter 11, Motor Clubs;

(ii)	a service contract provided under Chapter 6a, Service Contracts; and

(iii)

a corporation licensed under:

(A)	Chapter 7, Nonprofit Health Service Insurance Corporations; or

(B)	Chapter 8, Health Maintenance Organizations and Limited Health Plans. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
(2)	“Motor vehicle business” means a motor vehicle sales agency, repair shop, service station, storage garage, or public parking place.

(3)	“Motor vehicle liability policy” means a policy which satisfies the requirements of Sections 31A-22-303 and 31A-22-304.

(4)	“Occupying” means being in or on a motor vehicle as a passenger or operator, or being engaged in the immediate acts of entering, boarding, or alighting from a motor vehicle.

(5)	“Operator” means the same as that term is defined in Subsection 41-12a-103(7).

(6)	“Owner” means the same as that term is defined in Subsection 41-12a-103(8).

(7)	“Pedestrian” means any natural person not occupying a motor vehicle.

Amended by Chapter 245, 2021 General Session

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