76-8-101. Definitions. As used in this chapter:
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“Candidate for electoral office” means a person who files as a candidate for office under the laws of the state. |
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Terms Used In Utah Code 76-8-101
- Person: means an individual, public or private corporation, government, partnership, or unincorporated association. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
- Personal property: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Public entity: means :Utah Code 76-1-101.5
- Public property: includes real or personal property that is owned, held, or managed by a public entity after the real or personal property is transferred by the public entity to an independent contractor of the public entity. See Utah Code 76-8-101
- 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
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“Party official” means a person holding any post in a political party whether by election, appointment, or otherwise. |
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“Peace officer” means an employee of a police or law enforcement agency that is part of or administered by the state or any of its political subdivisions, and whose duties consist primarily of the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of criminal statutes or ordinances of this state or any of its political subdivisions. |
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“Pecuniary benefit” means any advantage in the form of money, property, commercial interest, or anything else, the primary significance of which is economic gain. |
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“Pecuniary benefit” does not include economic advantage applicable to the public generally, such as tax reduction or increased prosperity generally. |
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“Public property” means real or personal property that is owned, held, or managed by a public entity. |
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“Public property” includes real or personal property that is owned, held, or managed by a public entity after the real or personal property is transferred by the public entity to an independent contractor of the public entity. |
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“Public property” remains public property while in the possession of an independent contractor of a public entity for the purpose of providing a program or service for, or on behalf of, the public entity. |
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Amended by Chapter 211, 2019 General Session
