(1) As used in this section, “unlawful conduct” means:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 63G-6a-2407

  • 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
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Procurement: means the acquisition of a procurement item through an expenditure of public funds, or an agreement to expend public funds, including an acquisition through a public-private partnership. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103
  • 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
     (1)(a) conduct made unlawful under this part; or
     (1)(b) conduct, including bid rigging, improperly steering a contract to a favored vendor, exercising undue influence on an individual involved in the procurement process, or participating in collusion or other anticompetitive practices, made unlawful under other applicable law.
(2)

     (2)(a) A procurement professional with actual knowledge that a person has engaged in unlawful conduct shall report the person’s unlawful conduct to:

          (2)(a)(i) the state auditor; or
          (2)(a)(ii) the attorney general or other appropriate prosecuting attorney.
     (2)(b) An individual not subject to the requirement of Subsection (2)(a) who has actual knowledge that a person has engaged in unlawful conduct may report the person’s unlawful conduct to:

          (2)(b)(i) the state auditor; or
          (2)(b)(ii) the attorney general or other appropriate prosecuting attorney.
(3) A procurement professional who fails to comply with the requirement of Subsection (2)(a) is subject to any applicable disciplinary action.