As used in this chapter:

(1) “Agent” means a person who is authorized to act on behalf of an owner with respect to a digital asset.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 13-62-101

  • Agent: means a person who is authorized to act on behalf of an owner with respect to a digital asset. See Utah Code 13-62-101
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Control: means :
         (2)(a) an owner or an agent has the exclusive legal authority to conduct a transaction relating to the digital asset, including by means of a private key or the use of a multi-signature arrangement the owner or agent authorizes; or
         (2)(b) a secured party has created a smart contract that gives the secured party exclusive legal authority to conduct a transaction relating to a digital security. See Utah Code 13-62-101
  • Digital asset: includes :
              (3)(b)(i) a digital user asset; or
              (3)(b)(ii) a digital security. See Utah Code 13-62-101
  • Digital security: means a digital asset that constitutes a security, as that term is defined in Section 70A-8-101. See Utah Code 13-62-101
  • Digital user asset: includes an open blockchain token. See Utah Code 13-62-101
  • Multi-signature arrangement: means a system of access control relating to a digital asset for the purposes of preventing unauthorized transactions relating to the digital asset, in which two or more private keys are required to conduct a transaction. See Utah Code 13-62-101
  • 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
  • Private key: means a unique element of cryptographic data that is:
         (7)(a) held by a person;
         (7)(b) paired with a public key; and
         (7)(c) used to digitally sign a transaction. See Utah Code 13-62-101
  • Public key: means a unique element of cryptographic data that:
         (8)(a) is publicly available;
         (8)(b) is paired with a private key that is held by the owner of the public key; and
         (8)(c) allows viewing, but not digitally signing, electronic transactions. See Utah Code 13-62-101
(2) “Control” means:

     (2)(a) an owner or an agent has the exclusive legal authority to conduct a transaction relating to the digital asset, including by means of a private key or the use of a multi-signature arrangement the owner or agent authorizes; or
     (2)(b) a secured party has created a smart contract that gives the secured party exclusive legal authority to conduct a transaction relating to a digital security.
(3)

     (3)(a) “Digital asset” means a representation of economic, proprietary, or access rights that is stored in a computer readable format.
     (3)(b) “Digital asset” includes:

          (3)(b)(i) a digital user asset; or
          (3)(b)(ii) a digital security.
(4) “Digital security” means a digital asset that constitutes a security, as that term is defined in Section 70A-8-101.
(5)

     (5)(a) “Digital user asset” means a digital asset that is used or bought primarily for consumptive, personal, or household purposes.
     (5)(b) “Digital user asset” includes an open blockchain token.
     (5)(c) “Digital user asset” does not include a digital security.
(6) “Multi-signature arrangement” means a system of access control relating to a digital asset for the purposes of preventing unauthorized transactions relating to the digital asset, in which two or more private keys are required to conduct a transaction.
(7) “Private key” means a unique element of cryptographic data that is:

     (7)(a) held by a person;
     (7)(b) paired with a public key; and
     (7)(c) used to digitally sign a transaction.
(8) “Public key” means a unique element of cryptographic data that:

     (8)(a) is publicly available;
     (8)(b) is paired with a private key that is held by the owner of the public key; and
     (8)(c) allows viewing, but not digitally signing, electronic transactions.
(9) “Smart contract” means a transaction that is comprised of code, script, or programming language that executes the terms of an agreement, and which may include taking custody of and transferring a digital asset, or issuing executable instructions for these actions, based on the occurrence or nonoccurrence of specified conditions.