Terms Used In Utah Code 80-2-503

• 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
• Board: means the Board of Juvenile Court Judges. See 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
• Consult: means an interaction between two persons in which the initiating person:
       (1)(a) provides information to another person;
       (1)(b) provides the other person an opportunity to respond; and
       (1)(c) takes the other person's response, if any, into consideration. See Utah Code 80-2-102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Council: means the Child Welfare Improvement Council created in Section 80-2-1101. See Utah Code 80-2-102
• Division: means the Division of Child and Family Services created in Section 80-2-201. See Utah Code 80-2-102
• Educational neglect: means that, after receiving a notice of compulsory education violation under Section 53G-6-202, the parent or guardian fails to make a good faith effort to ensure that the child receives an appropriate education. See Utah Code 80-1-102
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• 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
• Sexual abuse: means :
       (79)(a) an act or attempted act of sexual intercourse, sodomy, incest, or molestation by an adult directed towards a child;
       (79)(b) an act or attempted act of sexual intercourse, sodomy, incest, or molestation committed by a child towards another child if:

            (79)(b)(i) there is an indication of force or coercion;

            (79)(b)(ii) the children are related, as described in Subsection (39), including siblings by marriage while the marriage exists or by adoption;

            (79)(b)(iii) there have been repeated incidents of sexual contact between the two children, unless the children are 14 years old or older; or

            (79)(b)(iv) there is a disparity in chronological age of four or more years between the two children;
       (79)(c) engaging in any conduct with a child that would constitute an offense under any of the following, regardless of whether the individual who engages in the conduct is actually charged with, or convicted of, the offense:

            (79)(c)(i) Title 76, Chapter 5, Part 4, Sexual Offenses, except for Section 76-5-401, if the alleged perpetrator of an offense described in Section 76-5-401 is a minor;

            (79)(c)(ii) child bigamy, Section Utah Code 80-1-102
• Sexual exploitation: means knowingly:
       (80)(a) employing, using, persuading, inducing, enticing, or coercing any child to:

            (80)(a)(i) pose in the nude for the purpose of sexual arousal of any individual; or

            (80)(a)(ii) engage in any sexual or simulated sexual conduct for the purpose of photographing, filming, recording, or displaying in any way the sexual or simulated sexual conduct;
       (80)(b) displaying, distributing, possessing for the purpose of distribution, or selling material depicting a child:

            (80)(b)(i) in the nude, for the purpose of sexual arousal of any individual; or

            (80)(b)(ii) engaging in sexual or simulated sexual conduct; or
       (80)(c) engaging in any conduct that would constitute an offense under Section 76-5b-201, sexual exploitation of a minor, or Section Utah Code 80-1-102
• 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