63A-15-102. Definitions.
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“Commission” means the Political Subdivisions Ethics Review Commission established in Section 63A-15-201. |
Terms Used In Utah Code 63A-15-102
- City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- County legislative body: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- 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
- Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
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“Complainant” means a person who files a complaint in accordance with Section 63A-15-501. |
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“Ethics violation” means a violation of:
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“Local political subdivision ethics commission” means an ethics commission established by a political subdivision within the political subdivision or with another political subdivision by interlocal agreement in accordance with Section 63A-15-103. |
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“Political subdivision” means a county, municipality, school district, community reinvestment agency, special district, special service district, an entity created by an interlocal agreement adopted under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, a local building authority, or any other governmental subdivision or public corporation. |
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“Political subdivision employee” means a person who is:
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in a municipality, employed as a city manager or non-elected chief executive on a full or part-time basis; or |
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employed as the non-elected chief executive by a political subdivision other than a municipality on a full or part-time basis; and |
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“Political subdivision employee” does not include:
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a person who is a political subdivision officer; |
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an employee of a state entity; or |
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a legislative employee as defined in Section 67-16-3. |
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“Political subdivision governing body” means:
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for a county, the county legislative body as defined in Section 68-3-12.5; |
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for a municipality, the council of the city or town; |
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for a school district, the local board of education described in Section 53G-4-201; |
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for a community reinvestment agency, the agency board described in Section 17C-1-203; |
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for a special district, the board of trustees described in Section 17B-1-301; |
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for a special service district:
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the legislative body of the county, city, or town that established the special service district, if no administrative control board has been appointed under Section 17D-1-301; or |
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the administrative control board of the special service district, if an administrative control board has been appointed under Section 17D-1-301; |
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for an entity created by an interlocal agreement, the governing body of an interlocal entity, as defined in Section 11-13-103; |
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for a local building authority, the governing body, as defined in Section 17D-2-102, that creates the local building authority; or |
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for any other governmental subdivision or public corporation, the board or other body authorized to make executive and management decisions for the subdivision or public corporation. |
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“Political subdivision officer” means a person elected in a political subdivision who is subject to:
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“Political subdivision officer” does not include:
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a person elected or appointed to a state entity; |
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the lieutenant governor; |
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a member or member-elect of either house of the Legislature; or |
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a member of Utah’s congressional delegation. |
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“Respondent” means a person who files a response in accordance with Section 63A-15-604. |
Amended by Chapter 16, 2023 General Session