Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 31A > Chapter 26 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• adjusting: means directing or conducting the investigation, negotiation, or settlement of a claim under an insurance policy, on behalf of an insurer, policyholder, or a claimant under an insurance policy. See Utah Code 31A-26-102
• BLM: means the United States Bureau of Land Management. See Utah Code 63J-8-102
• BLM recommended wilderness: means a wilderness study area recommended for wilderness designation in the final report of the president of the United States to the United States Congress in 1993. See Utah Code 63J-8-102
• Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
• Designated home state: means the state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia:

  (a)	in which an insurance adjuster does not maintain the adjuster's principal: (i)  place of residence; or (ii)  place of business;

  (b)

  if the resident state, territory, or District of Columbia of the adjuster does not license adjusters for the line of authority sought, the adjuster has qualified for the license as if the person were a resident in the state, territory, or District of Columbia described in Subsection (2)(a), including an applicable: (i)  examination requirement; (ii)  fingerprint background check requirement; and (iii)  continuing education requirement; and

  (c)

  that the adjuster has designated as the insurance adjuster's designated home state. See Utah Code 31A-26-102 Federal land use designation: means one or a combination of the following congressional or federal actions included in proposed congressional land use legislation: (a)  designation of wilderness within the National Wilderness Preservation System; (b)  designation of a national conservation area; (c)  designation of a watercourse within the National Wild and Scenic River System; (d)  designation of an ACEC; (e)  designation of a national monument in accordance with the Antiquities Act or by Congress; (f)  designation of a national park within the National Park System; (g)  designation of a national recreational area; or (h)  any other designation, classification, categorization, reservation, withdrawal, or similar action that has the purpose or effect of eliminating, restricting, or reducing energy and mineral development, motorized travel, grazing, active vegetation management, or any other traditional multiple use on public land. See Utah Code 63J-8-102 Forest Service: means the United States Forest Service within the United States Department of Agriculture. See Utah Code 63J-8-102 Home state: means : (a)  a state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia in which an insurance adjuster: (i)  maintains the adjuster's principal: (A)  place of residence; or (B)  place of business; and (ii)  is licensed to act as a resident adjuster; or (b)  if the resident state, territory, or the District of Columbia described in Subsection (3)(a) does not license adjusters for the line of authority sought, a state, territory, or the District of Columbia: (i)  in which the adjuster is licensed; (ii)  in which the adjuster is in good standing; and (iii)  that the adjuster has designated as the adjuster's designated home state. See Utah Code 31A-26-102 Insurance: includes : (i)  a risk distributing arrangement providing for compensation or replacement for damages or loss through the provision of a service or a benefit in kind; (ii)  a contract of guaranty or suretyship entered into by the guarantor or surety as a business and not as merely incidental to a business transaction; and (iii)  a plan in which the risk does not rest upon the person who makes an arrangement, but with a class of persons who have agreed to share the risk. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Insurance adjuster: means a person who directs or conducts the investigation, negotiation, or settlement of a claim under an insurance policy other than life insurance or an annuity, on behalf of an insurer, policyholder, or a claimant under an insurance policy. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto). License: includes a certificate of authority issued to an insurer. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Multiple use: means proper stewardship of the subject lands pursuant to Section 103(c) of FLPMA, 43 U. See Utah Code 63J-8-102 National conservation area: means an area designated by Congress and managed by the BLM. See Utah Code 63J-8-102 Office: means the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office created in Section 63L-11-201. See Utah Code 63J-8-102 OHV: means off-highway vehicle as defined in Section 41-22-2. See Utah Code 63J-8-102 Person: includes : (a)  an individual; (b)  a partnership; (c)  a corporation; (d)  an incorporated or unincorporated association; (e)  a joint stock company; (f)  a trust; (g)  a limited liability company; (h)  a reciprocal; (i)  a syndicate; or (j)  another similar entity or combination of entities acting in concert. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Policy: includes a service contract issued by: (i)  a motor club under Chapter 11, Motor Clubs; (ii)  a service contract provided under Chapter 6a, Service Contracts; and (iii)  a corporation licensed under: (A)  Chapter 7, Nonprofit Health Service Insurance Corporations; or (B)  Chapter 8, Health Maintenance Organizations and Limited Health Plans. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Policyholder: means a person who controls a policy, binder, or oral contract by ownership, premium payment, or otherwise. See Utah Code 31A-1-301 Proposed congressional land use legislation: means a draft or a working document of congressional legislation prepared by a person that includes a federal land use designation. See Utah Code 63J-8-102 RARE II: means the second United States Forest Service Roadless Area Review and Evaluation report of 1984. See Utah Code 63J-8-102 Road: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims. SITLA: means the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration as created in Section 53C-1-201. See Utah Code 63J-8-102 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 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Wilderness: means the same as that term is defined in 16 U. See Utah Code 63J-8-102 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5