Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 57 > Chapter 14 - Limitations on Landowner Liability

• Charge: means the admission price or fee asked in return for permission to enter or go upon the land. See Utah Code 57-14-102
• Child: means an individual who is 16 years old or younger. See Utah Code 57-14-102
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Disaster relief organization: means an entity that:

  (a)	provides emergency or disaster relief services that include health or veterinary services provided by volunteer health practitioners;

  (b)	is designated or recognized as a provider of the services described in Subsection (1)(a) under a disaster response and recovery plan adopted by: (i)  an agency of the federal government; (ii)  the department; or (iii)  a local health department; and

  (c)

  regularly plans and conducts its activities in coordination with: (i)  an agency of the federal government; (ii)  the department; or (iii)  a local health department. See Utah Code 26B-4-801 Emergency: means : (a)  a state of emergency declared by: (i)  the president of the United States; (ii)  the governor in accordance with 2; and (iii)  the chief executive officer of a political subdivision in accordance with 2, for a local emergency; or (b)  a public health emergency declared by: (i)  the executive director through a public health order in accordance with this title; or (ii)  a local health department for a location under the local health department's jurisdiction. See Utah Code 26B-4-801 Entity: means a person other than an individual. See Utah Code 26B-4-801 Executive director: means the executive director of the department appointed under Section 26B-1-203. See Utah Code 26B-1-102 Health practitioner: means an individual licensed under Utah law or another state to provide health or veterinary services. See Utah Code 26B-4-801 Health services: means the provision of treatment, care, advice, guidance, other services, or supplies related to the health or death of individuals or human populations, to the extent necessary to respond to an emergency, including: (a)  the following, concerning the physical or mental condition or functional status of an individual or affecting the structure or function of the body: (i)  preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, maintenance, or palliative care; or (ii)  counseling, assessment, procedures, or other services; (b)  selling or dispensing a drug, a device, equipment, or another item to an individual in accordance with a prescription; and (c)  funeral, cremation, cemetery, or other mortuary services. See Utah Code 26B-4-801 Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases. Land: includes roads, railway corridors, water, water courses, private ways and buildings, structures, and machinery or equipment when attached to the realty. See Utah Code 57-14-102 Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC License: includes authorization under this title to an individual to provide health or veterinary services based upon a national or state certification issued by a public or private entity. See Utah Code 26B-4-801 Local emergency: means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-2a-203. See Utah Code 26B-4-801 Local health department: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26A-1-102. See Utah Code 26B-4-801 Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period. Owner: means the possessor of any interest in the land, whether public or private land, including a tenant, a lessor, a lessee, an occupant, or person in control of the land. See Utah Code 57-14-102 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Person: includes any person, regardless of age, maturity, or experience, who enters upon or uses land for recreational purposes. See Utah Code 57-14-102 Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit. Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Public health emergency: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-7-301. See Utah Code 26B-4-801 Recreational purpose: includes , but is not limited to, any of the following or any combination thereof: (a)  hunting; (b)  fishing; (c)  swimming; (d)  skiing; (e)  snowshoeing; (f)  camping; (g)  picnicking; (h)  hiking; (i)  studying nature; (j)  waterskiing; (k)  engaging in water sports; (l)  engaging in equestrian activities; (m)  using boats; (n)  mountain biking; (o)  riding narrow gauge rail cars on a narrow gauge track that does not exceed 24 inch gauge; (p)  using off-highway vehicles or recreational vehicles; (q)  viewing or enjoying historical, archaeological, scenic, or scientific sites; (r)  aircraft operations; and (s)  equestrian activity, skateboarding, skydiving, paragliding, hang gliding, roller skating, ice skating, walking, running, jogging, bike riding, or in-line skating. See Utah Code 57-14-102 Scope of practice: means the extent of the authorization to provide health or veterinary services granted to a health practitioner by a license issued to the practitioner in the state in which the principal part of the practitioner's services are rendered, including any conditions imposed by the licensing authority. See Utah Code 26B-4-801 Serious physical injury: means any physical injury or set of physical injuries that: (a)  seriously impairs a person's health; (b)  was caused by use of a dangerous weapon as defined in Section 76-1-101. See Utah Code 57-14-102 State: means : (a)  a state of the United States; (b)  the District of Columbia; (c)  Puerto Rico; (d)  the United States Virgin Islands; or (e)  any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Utah Code 26B-4-801 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 Trespasser: means a person who enters on the land of another without: (a)  express or implied permission; or (b)  invitation. See Utah Code 57-14-102 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Volunteer health practitioner: means a health practitioner who provides health or veterinary services, whether or not the practitioner receives compensation for those services. See Utah Code 26B-4-801 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5