Utah Code 67-16-11. Applicability of provisions

(1)	As used in this section, “government position” means the position of a legislator, public officer, or public employee.

Legislator: means a member or member-elect of either house of the Legislature of the state of Utah. See Utah Code 67-16-3
Public employee: means a person who is not a public officer who is employed on a full-time, part-time, or contract basis by:

(i)	the state;

(ii)	a political subdivision of the state; or

(iii)

an association as defined in Section 53G-7-1101. See Utah Code 67-16-3

Public officer: means an elected or appointed officer:

(i)

(A)	of the state;

(B)	of a political subdivision of the state; or

(C)	an association as defined in Section 53G-7-1101; and

(ii)

who occupies a policymaking post. See Utah Code 67-16-3

(2)

The provisions of this chapter:

(a)	apply to all public officers and public employees; and

(b)	do not apply to a conflict of interest that exists between two or more government positions held by the same individual, unless the conflict of interest is also due to a personal interest of the individual that is not shared by the general public.

Amended by Chapter 360, 2016 General Session