In this chapter:

(1)  “Electronic” means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.

Terms Used In Utah Code 46-5-102

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
  • United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Utah Code: means the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code, as amended, unless the text expressly references a portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code as it existed:Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2)  “Legal material” means, whether or not in effect:

(a)  the Utah Constitution;

(b)  the Laws of Utah;

(c)  the Utah Code;

(d)  the Utah Administrative Code; or

(e)  the Utah State Bulletin.

(3)  “Official publisher” means:

(a)  for the Utah Constitution, the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel;

(b)  for the Laws of Utah, the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel;

(c)  for the Utah Code, the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel;

(d)  for the Utah Administrative Code, the Office of Administrative Rules created in Section 63G-3-401 within the Department of Government Operations; or

(e)  for the Utah State Bulletin, the Office of Administrative Rules.

(4)  “Publish” means to display, present, or release to the public, or cause to be displayed, presented, or released to the public, by the official publisher.

(5)  “Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.

(6)  “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

Amended by Chapter 344, 2021 General Session