Utah Code 31A-21-501. Definitions
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For purposes of this part:
(1) “Applicant” means:
Terms Used In Utah Code 31A-21-501
- Certificate: means evidence of insurance given to:(23)(a) an insured under a group insurance policy; or(23)(b) a third party. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Highway: includes :(15)(a) a public bridge;(15)(b) a county way;(15)(c) a county road;(15)(d) a common road; and(15)(e) a state road. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Individual: means a natural person. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Insurance: includes :(96)(b)(i) a risk distributing arrangement providing for compensation or replacement for damages or loss through the provision of a service or a benefit in kind;(96)(b)(ii) a contract of guaranty or suretyship entered into by the guarantor or surety as a business and not as merely incidental to a business transaction; and(96)(b)(iii) a plan in which the risk does not rest upon the person who makes an arrangement, but with a class of persons who have agreed to share the risk. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Order: means an order of the commissioner. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Person: includes :(146)(a) an individual;(146)(b) a partnership;(146)(c) a corporation;(146)(d) an incorporated or unincorporated association;(146)(e) a joint stock company;(146)(f) a trust;(146)(g) a limited liability company;(146)(h) a reciprocal;(146)(i) a syndicate; or(146)(j) another similar entity or combination of entities acting in concert. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Policy: includes a service contract issued by:(150)(b)(i) a motor club under Chapter 11, Motor Clubs;(150)(b)(ii) a service contract provided under Chapter 6a, Service Contracts; and(150)(b)(iii) a corporation licensed under:(150)(b)(iii)(A) Chapter 7, Nonprofit Health Service Insurance Corporations; or(150)(b)(iii)(B) Chapter 8, Health Maintenance Organizations and Limited Health Plans. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(1)(a) in the case of an individual life or accident and health policy, the person who seeks to contract for insurance benefits; or
(1)(b) in the case of a group life or accident and health policy, the proposed certificate holder.
(2) “Cohabitant” means an emancipated individual pursuant to Section 15-2-1 or an individual who is 16 years old or older who:
(2)(a) is or was a spouse of the other party;
(2)(b) is or was living as if a spouse of the other party;
(2)(c) is related by blood or marriage to the other party;
(2)(d) has one or more children in common with the other party; or
(2)(e) resides or has resided in the same residence as the other party.
(3) “Child abuse” means the commission or attempt to commit against a child a criminal offense described in:
(3)(c) Section 76-9-702, Lewdness;
(3)(d) Section 76-9-702.1, Sexual battery; or
(3)(e) Section 76-9-702.5, Lewdness involving a child.
(4) “Domestic violence” means any criminal offense involving violence or physical harm or threat of violence or physical harm, or any attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit a criminal offense involving violence or physical harm, when committed by one cohabitant against another and includes commission or attempt to commit, any of the following offenses by one cohabitant against another:
(4)(a) aggravated assault, as described in Section 76-5-103;
(4)(b) assault, as described in Section 76-5-102;
(4)(c) criminal homicide, as described in Section 76-5-201;
(4)(d) harassment, as described in Section 76-5-106;
(4)(e) electronic communication harassment, as described in Section 76-9-201;
(4)(f) kidnapping, child kidnapping, or aggravated kidnapping, as described in Sections 76-5-301, 76-5-301.1, and 76-5-302;
(4)(g) mayhem, as described in Section 76-5-105;
(4)(h) sexual offenses, as described in Title 76, Chapter 5, Part 4, Sexual Offenses, and Sections 76-5b-201 and 76-5b-201.1;
(4)(i) stalking, as described in Section 76-5-106.5;
(4)(j) unlawful detention or unlawful detention of a minor, as described in Section 76-5-304;
(4)(k) violation of a protective order or ex parte protective order, as described in Section 76-5-108;
(4)(l) any offense against property described in Title 76, Chapter 6, Part 1, Property Destruction, Part 2, Burglary and Criminal Trespass, or Part 3, Robbery;
(4)(m) possession of a deadly weapon with intent to assault, as described in Section 76-10-507; or
(4)(n) discharge of a firearm from a vehicle, near a highway, or in the direction of any person, building, or vehicle, as described in Section 76-10-508.
(5) “Subject of domestic abuse” means an individual who is, has been, may currently be, or may have been subject to domestic violence or child abuse.