Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 72 > Chapter 16 > Part 3 - Amusement Ride Safety

• Amusement park: means a permanent indoor or outdoor facility or park where one or more amusement rides are available for use by the general public. See Utah Code 72-16-102
• Amusement ride: means a device or combination of devices or elements that carries or conveys one or more riders along, around, or over a fixed or restricted route or course or allows the riders to steer or guide the device within an established area for the purpose of giving the riders amusement, pleasure, thrills, or excitement. See Utah Code 72-16-102
• Committee: means the Utah Amusement Ride Safety Committee created in Section 72-16-201. See Utah Code 72-16-102
• Director: means the director of the committee, hired under Section 72-16-202. See Utah Code 72-16-102
• Land: includes :
       (18)(a) land;
       (18)(b) a tenement;
       (18)(c) a hereditament;
       (18)(d) a water right;
       (18)(e) a possessory right; and
       (18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Mobile amusement ride: means an amusement ride that is:
       (6)(a) designed or adapted to be moved from one location to another;
       (6)(b) not fixed at a single location; and
       (6)(c) relocated at least once each calendar year. See Utah Code 72-16-102
• Owner-operator: means the person who has control over and responsibility for the maintenance, setup, and operation of an amusement ride. See Utah Code 72-16-102
• Permanent amusement ride: means an amusement ride that is not a mobile amusement ride. See Utah Code 72-16-102
• 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
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Qualified safety inspector: means an individual who holds a valid qualified safety inspector certification. See Utah Code 72-16-102
• Qualified safety inspector certification: means a certification issued by the director under Section 72-16-303. See Utah Code 72-16-102
• Reportable serious injury: means an injury to a rider that:
       (12)(a) occurs when there is a failure or malfunction of an amusement ride; and
       (12)(b) results in death, dismemberment, permanent disfigurement, permanent loss of the use of a body organ, member, function, or system, or a compound fracture. See Utah Code 72-16-102
• Safety inspection certification: means a written document that:
       (13)(a) is signed by a qualified safety inspector certifying that:

            (13)(a)(i) the qualified safety inspector performed an in-person inspection of an amusement ride to check compliance with the safety standards described in Section 72-16-304 and established by rule; and

            (13)(a)(ii) at the time the qualified safety inspector performed the in-person inspection, the amusement ride:

                 (13)(a)(ii)(A) was set up for use by the general public; and

                 (13)(a)(ii)(B) satisfied the safety standards described in Section 72-16-304 and established by rule; and
       (13)(b) includes the date on which the qualified safety inspector performed the in-person inspection. See Utah Code 72-16-102
• Serious injury: means an injury to a rider that:
       (14)(a) occurs when there is a failure or malfunction of an amusement ride; and
       (14)(b) requires immediate admission to a hospital and overnight hospitalization and observation by a licensed physician. See Utah Code 72-16-102
• 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