Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 80 > Chapter 4 > Part 5 - Safe Relinquishment of a Newborn Child

• Abuse: means :
            (1)(a)(i)

                 (1)(a)(i)(A) nonaccidental harm of a child;

                 (1)(a)(i)(B) threatened harm of a child;

                 (1)(a)(i)(C) sexual exploitation;

                 (1)(a)(i)(D) sexual abuse; or

                 (1)(a)(i)(E) human trafficking of a child in violation of Section Utah Code 80-1-102
• Child: means , except as provided in Section 80-2-905, an individual who is under 18 years old. See Utah Code 80-1-102
• Child-placing agency: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-2-101. See Utah Code 80-1-102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services created in Section 26B-1-201. See Utah Code 80-1-102
• dependency: means a child who is without proper care through no fault of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian. See Utah Code 80-1-102
• Division: means the Division of Child and Family Services created in Section 80-2-201. See Utah Code 80-4-102
• Father: means a parent who is of the male sex. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Hospital: means a general acute hospital, as that term is defined in Section 26B-2-201, that is:
       (1)(a) equipped with an emergency room;
       (1)(b) open 24 hours a day, seven days a week; and
       (1)(c) employs full-time health care professionals who have emergency medical services training. See Utah Code 80-4-501
• Neglect: means action or inaction causing:
            (58)(a)(i) abandonment of a child, except as provided in Chapter 4, Part 5, Safe Relinquishment of a Newborn Child;
            (58)(a)(ii) lack of proper parental care of a child by reason of the fault or habits of the parent, guardian, or custodian;
            (58)(a)(iii) failure or refusal of a parent, guardian, or custodian to provide proper or necessary subsistence or medical care, or any other care necessary for the child's health, safety, morals, or well-being;
            (58)(a)(iv) a child to be at risk of being neglected or abused because another child in the same home is neglected or abused;
            (58)(a)(v) abandonment of a child through an unregulated child custody transfer under Section 78B-24-203; or
            (58)(a)(vi) educational neglect. See Utah Code 80-1-102
• Neglected child: means a child who has been subjected to neglect. See Utah Code 80-1-102
• Newborn child: means a child who is approximately 30 days old or younger, as determined within a reasonable degree of medical certainty. See Utah Code 80-4-501
• 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
• Petition for termination of parental rights: means a petition filed in accordance with this chapter to terminate the parental rights of a parent. See Utah Code 80-4-102
• Protective custody: means the shelter of a child by the Division of Child and Family Services from the time the child is removed from the home until the earlier of:
       (66)(a) the day on which the shelter hearing is held under Section 80-3-301; or
       (66)(b) the day on which the child is returned home. See Utah Code 80-1-102
• Termination of parental rights: means the permanent elimination of all parental rights and duties, including residual parental rights and duties, by court order. See Utah Code 80-1-102