Terms Used In Utah Code 58-55-604

• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Contractor: means any person who for compensation other than wages as an employee undertakes any work in the construction, plumbing, or electrical trade for which licensure is required under this chapter and includes:

  (i)	a person who builds any structure on the person's own property for the purpose of sale or who builds any structure intended for public use on the person's own property;

  (ii)	any person who represents that the person is a contractor, or will perform a service described in this Subsection (17)by advertising on a website or social media, or any other means;

  (iii)

  any person engaged as a maintenance person, other than an employee, who regularly engages in activities set forth under the definition of "construction trade";

  (iv)	any person engaged in, or offering to engage in, any construction trade for which licensure is required under this chapter; or

  (v)

  a construction manager, construction consultant, construction assistant, or any other person who, for a fee: (A)  performs or offers to perform construction consulting; (B)  performs or offers to perform management of construction subcontractors; (C)  provides or offers to provide a list of subcontractors or suppliers; or (D)  provides or offers to provide management or counseling services on a construction project. See Utah Code 58-55-102 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      A contractor or alarm business or company may not act as agent or commence or maintain any action in any court of the state for collection of compensation for performing any act for which a license is required by this chapter without alleging and proving that the licensed contractor or alarm business or company was appropriately licensed when the contract sued upon was entered into, and when the alleged cause of action arose. Amended by Chapter 377, 2008 General Session   Previous section Next section    Part 6 Contents