Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 53 > Chapter 5c - Firearms Safe Harbor

• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Ballot: means the storage medium, including a paper, mechanical, or electronic storage medium, that records an individual voter's vote. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Board of canvassers: means the entities established by Sections 20A-4-301 and 20A-4-306 to canvass election returns. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Bureau: means the Bureau of Criminal Identification created in Section 53-10-201. See Utah Code 53-5c-102
• Canvass: means the review of election returns and the official declaration of election results by the board of canvassers. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Cohabitant: means an individual who:
       (2)(a) is 18 years old or older;
       (2)(b) resides in the same home with another individual; and
       (2)(c)

            (2)(c)(i) is living as if a spouse of the individual;

            (2)(c)(ii) is related by blood or marriage to the individual;

            (2)(c)(iii) has one or more children in common with the individual; or

            (2)(c)(iv) has an interest in the safety and well-being of the individual. See Utah Code 53-5c-102
• Counting center: means one or more locations selected by the election officer in charge of the election for the automatic counting of ballots. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Department: means the Department of Public Safety created in Section 53-1-103. See Utah Code 53-1-102
• Domestic violence: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-36-1. See Utah Code 53-5c-102
• Election: means a regular general election, a municipal general election, a statewide special election, a local special election, a regular primary election, a municipal primary election, and a special district election. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Election officer: means :
       (23)(a) the lieutenant governor, for all statewide ballots and elections;
       (23)(b) the county clerk for:

            (23)(b)(i) a county ballot and election; and

            (23)(b)(ii) a ballot and election as a provider election officer as provided in Section Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Firearm: means a pistol, revolver, shotgun, short barrel shotgun, rifle or short barrel rifle, or a device that could be used as a dangerous weapon from which is expelled a projectile by action of an explosive. See Utah Code 53-5c-102
• Health care provider: means a person:
       (5)(a) who provides health care or professional services related to health care; and
       (5)(b) is acting within the scope of the person's license, certification, practice, education, or training. See Utah Code 53-5c-102
• Illegal firearm: means a firearm the ownership or possession of which is prohibited under state or federal law. See Utah Code 53-5c-102
• Jail release agreement: means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-7-801. See Utah Code 53-5c-102
• Jail release court order: means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-7-801. See Utah Code 53-5c-102
• Law enforcement agency: means a municipal or county police agency or an officer of that agency. See Utah Code 53-5c-102
• Law enforcement officer: means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-13-103. See Utah Code 53-1-102
• Manual ballot: means a paper document produced by an election officer on which an individual records an individual's vote by directly placing a mark on the paper document using a pen or other marking instrument. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Owner cohabitant: means a cohabitant who:
       (10)(a) is 18 years old or older; and
       (10)(b) owns a firearm. See Utah Code 53-5c-102
• Person: means :
       (24)(a) an individual;
       (24)(b) an association;
       (24)(c) an institution;
       (24)(d) a corporation;
       (24)(e) a company;
       (24)(f) a trust;
       (24)(g) a limited liability company;
       (24)(h) a partnership;
       (24)(i) a political subdivision;
       (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
       (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Polling place: means a building where voting is conducted. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See 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
• Voter: means an individual who:
       (79)(a) meets the requirements for voting in an election;
       (79)(b) meets the requirements of election registration;
       (79)(c) is registered to vote; and
       (79)(d) is listed in the official register book. See Utah Code 20A-1-102