Utah Code 31A-22-308. Persons covered by personal injury protection
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The following may receive benefits under personal injury protection coverage:
(1) the named insured, when injured in an accident involving any motor vehicle, regardless of whether the accident occurs in this state, the United States, its territories or possessions, or Canada, except where the injury is the result of the use or operation of the named insured’s own motor vehicle not actually insured under the policy;
Terms Used In Utah Code 31A-22-308
- Insured: means a person to whom or for whose benefit an insurer makes a promise in an insurance policy and includes:(103)(a)(i) a policyholder;(103)(a)(ii) a subscriber;(103)(a)(iii) a member; and(103)(a)(iv) a beneficiary. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Motor vehicle: means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-6a-102. See Utah Code 31A-22-301
- Pedestrian: means any natural person not occupying a motor vehicle. See Utah Code 31A-22-301
- 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- 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
- United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) persons related to the insured by blood, marriage, adoption, or guardianship who are residents of the insured’s household, including those who usually make their home in the same household but temporarily live elsewhere under the circumstances described in Section (1), except where the person is injured as a result of the use or operation of his own motor vehicle not insured under the policy; and(3) any other natural person whose injuries arise out of an automobile accident occurring while the person occupies a motor vehicle described in the policy with the express or implied consent of the named insured or while a pedestrian if he is injured in an accident occurring in Utah involving the described motor vehicle.