As used in this chapter:

(1) “Board” means Local Public Safety and Firefighter Surviving Spouse Trust Fund Board of Trustees created in Section 53-17-402.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 53-17-102

  • Board: means Local Public Safety and Firefighter Surviving Spouse Trust Fund Board of Trustees created in Section 53-17-402. See Utah Code 53-17-102
  • Employer: means a law enforcement agency or other state or local government agency that:
         (3)(a) is a participating employer; and
         (3)(b) employs one or more public safety service employees or firefighter service employees who are eligible to earn service credit in a Utah Retirement System under Title 49, Utah State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act. See Utah Code 53-17-102
  • Law enforcement agency: means an entity or division of:
              (1)(e)(i)
                   (1)(e)(i)(A) the federal government, a state, or a political subdivision of a state;
                   (1)(e)(i)(B) a state institution of higher education; or
                   (1)(e)(i)(C) a private institution of higher education, if the entity or division is certified by the commissioner under Title 53, Chapter 19, Certification of Private Law Enforcement Agency; and
              (1)(e)(ii) that exists primarily to prevent and detect crime and enforce criminal laws, statutes, and ordinances. See Utah Code 53-1-102
  • Member: means the same as that term is defined in Section 49-11-102. See Utah Code 53-17-102
  • 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
  • Trust Fund: means the Local Public Safety and Firefighter Surviving Spouse Trust Fund created in Section 53-17-301. See Utah Code 53-17-102
(2) “Child” or “children” means a child of a member, including a stepchild and a legally adopted child who is under the age of 26.
(3) “Employer” means a law enforcement agency or other state or local government agency that:

     (3)(a) is a participating employer; and
     (3)(b) employs one or more public safety service employees or firefighter service employees who are eligible to earn service credit in a Utah Retirement System under Title 49, Utah State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act.
(4) “Firefighter service employee” means the same as that term is defined in Section 49-16-102 or 49-23-102.
(5) “Member” means the same as that term is defined in Section 49-11-102.
(6) “Participating employer” means the same as that term is defined in Section 49-11-102.
(7) “Public safety service employee” means the same as that term is defined in Section 49-14-102, 49-15-102, or 49-23-102.
(8) “Trust Fund” means the Local Public Safety and Firefighter Surviving Spouse Trust Fund created in Section 53-17-301.