Utah Code 53-17-102. Definitions

53-17-102. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:

(1)	“Board” means Local Public Safety and Firefighter Surviving Spouse Trust Fund Board of Trustees created in Section 53-17-402.

Terms Used In Utah Code 53-17-102

Board: means Local Public Safety and Firefighter Surviving Spouse Trust Fund Board of Trustees created in Section 53-17-402. See Utah Code 53-17-102
Employer: means a law enforcement agency or other state or local government agency that:

(a)	is a participating employer; and

(b)

employs one or more public safety service employees or firefighter service employees who are eligible to earn service credit in a Utah Retirement System under Title 49, Utah State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act. See Utah Code 53-17-102

Law enforcement agency: means an entity or division of:

(i)

(A)	the federal government, a state, or a political subdivision of a state;

(B)	a state institution of higher education; or

(C)	a private institution of higher education, if the entity or division is certified by the commissioner under Title 53, Chapter 19, Certification of Private Law Enforcement Agency; and

(ii)

that exists primarily to prevent and detect crime and enforce criminal laws, statutes, and ordinances. See Utah Code 53-1-102

Member: means the same as that term is defined in Section 49-11-102. See Utah Code 53-17-102

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

Trust Fund: means the Local Public Safety and Firefighter Surviving Spouse Trust Fund created in Section 53-17-301. See Utah Code 53-17-102

(2)

“Child” or “children” means a child of a member, including a stepchild and a legally adopted child who is under the age of 26.

(3)

“Employer” means a law enforcement agency or other state or local government agency that:

(a)	is a participating employer; and

(b)	employs one or more public safety service employees or firefighter service employees who are eligible to earn service credit in a Utah Retirement System under Title 49, Utah State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act.

(4)	“Firefighter service employee” means the same as that term is defined in Section 49-16-102 or 49-23-102.

(5)	“Member” means the same as that term is defined in Section 49-11-102.

(6)	“Participating employer” means the same as that term is defined in Section 49-11-102.

(7)	“Public safety service employee” means the same as that term is defined in Section 49-14-102, 49-15-102, or 49-23-102.

(8)	“Trust Fund” means the Local Public Safety and Firefighter Surviving Spouse Trust Fund created in Section 53-17-301.

Amended by Chapter 303, 2018 General Session

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