Terms Used In Utah Code 36-11-304.5

• Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
• Expenditure: means any of the items listed in this Subsection (11)(a) when given to or for the benefit of a public official unless consideration of equal or greater value is received:

  (i)	a purchase, payment, or distribution;

  (ii)	a loan, gift, or advance;

  (iii)

  a deposit, subscription, or forbearance;

  (iv)	services or goods;

  (v)

  money;

  (vi)	real property;

  (vii)

  a ticket or admission to an event; or

  (viii)

  a contract, promise, or agreement, whether or not legally enforceable, to provide any item listed in Subsections (11)(a)(i) through (vii). See Utah Code 36-11-102 Government officer: means : (i)  an individual elected to a position in state or local government, when acting in the capacity of the state or local government position; (ii)  an individual elected to a board of education, when acting in the capacity of a member of a board of education; (iii)  an individual appointed to fill a vacancy in a position described in Subsection (15)(a)(i) or (ii), when acting in the capacity of the position; or (iv)  an individual appointed to or employed in a full-time position by state government, local government, or a board of education, when acting in the capacity of the individual's appointment or employment. See Utah Code 36-11-102 Lobbyist: means : (i)  an individual who is employed by a principal; or (ii)  an individual who contracts for economic consideration, other than reimbursement for reasonable travel expenses, with a principal to lobby a public official. See Utah Code 36-11-102 Principal: means a person that employs an individual to perform lobbying, either as an employee or as an independent contractor. See Utah Code 36-11-102 Public official: means : (a)  (i)  a member of the Legislature; (ii)  an individual elected to a position in the executive branch of state government; or (iii)  an individual appointed to or employed in a position in the executive or legislative branch of state government if that individual: (A)  occupies a policymaking position or makes purchasing or contracting decisions; (B)  drafts legislation or makes rules; (C)  determines rates or fees; or (D)  makes adjudicative decisions; (b)  an immediate family member of a person described in Subsection (27)(a); (c)  a local official; or (d)  an education official. See Utah Code 36-11-102 36-11-304.5.  Disposal of publications.      If a lobbyist, principal, or government officer makes an expenditure, in the form of a publication, to a public official, the public official may return the publication to the lobbyist, principal, or government officer, donate the publication to a charity or a government entity, or destroy the publication. Enacted by Chapter 264, 2015 General Session   Previous section Next section    Part 3 Contents