Utah Code 53B-28-201. Definitions
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(1) “Certified advocate” means an individual who:
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- Certified advocate: means an individual who:(1)(a) is employed by or volunteers at a qualified institutional victim services provider;(1)(b) has completed at least 40 hours of training in counseling and assisting victims of sexual harassment, sexual assault, rape, dating violence, domestic violence, or stalking; and(1)(c) acts under the supervision of the director or director's designee of a qualified institutional victim services provider. See Utah Code 53B-28-201
- institution: means a public or private postsecondary institution that is located in Utah, including an institution of higher education listed in Section 53B-1-102. See Utah Code 53B-28-102
- Institutional advocacy service: means a safety planning, counseling, psychological, support, advocacy, medical, or legal service that:
(3)(a) addresses issues involving:(3)(a)(i) sexual harassment;(3)(a)(ii) sexual assault;(3)(a)(iii) rape;(3)(a)(iv) domestic violence;(3)(a)(v) dating violence; or(3)(a)(vi) stalking; and(3)(b) is provided by a qualified institutional victim services provider. See Utah Code 53B-28-201- 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- Qualified institutional victim services provider: means an organization that:
(4)(a)(i) is affiliated with an institution;(4)(a)(ii) employs or provides volunteer opportunities for certified advocates;(4)(a)(iii) provides an institutional advocacy service to victims or families of victims; and(4)(a)(iv) is designated by the affiliated institution as a qualified institutional victim services provider. See Utah Code 53B-28-201- Record: means a book, letter, document, paper, map, plan, photograph, film, card, tape, recording, electronic data, or other documentary material regardless of physical form or characteristics. See Utah Code 53B-28-201
- Victim: means an individual who seeks an institutional advocacy service. See Utah Code 53B-28-201
(1)(a) is employed by or volunteers at a qualified institutional victim services provider;(1)(b) has completed at least 40 hours of training in counseling and assisting victims of sexual harassment, sexual assault, rape, dating violence, domestic violence, or stalking; and(1)(c) acts under the supervision of the director or director’s designee of a qualified institutional victim services provider.(2)(2)(a) “Confidential communication” means information that is communicated by a victim, in the course of the victim seeking an institutional advocacy service, to:(2)(a)(i) a certified advocate;(2)(a)(ii) a qualified institutional victim services provider;(2)(a)(iii) a person reasonably necessary for the transmission of the information;(2)(a)(iv) an individual who is present at the time the information is transmitted for the purpose of furthering the victim’s interests; or(2)(a)(v) another individual, in the context of group counseling at a qualified institutional victim services provider.(2)(b) “Confidential communication” includes a record that is created or maintained as a result of the communication described in Subsection (2)(a).(3) “Institutional advocacy service” means a safety planning, counseling, psychological, support, advocacy, medical, or legal service that:(3)(a) addresses issues involving:(3)(a)(i) sexual harassment;(3)(a)(ii) sexual assault;(3)(a)(iii) rape;(3)(a)(iv) domestic violence;(3)(a)(v) dating violence; or(3)(a)(vi) stalking; and(3)(b) is provided by a qualified institutional victim services provider.(4)(4)(a) “Qualified institutional victim services provider” means an organization that:(4)(a)(i) is affiliated with an institution;(4)(a)(ii) employs or provides volunteer opportunities for certified advocates;(4)(a)(iii) provides an institutional advocacy service to victims or families of victims; and(4)(a)(iv) is designated by the affiliated institution as a qualified institutional victim services provider.(4)(b) “Qualified institutional victim services provider” may include an institution’s:(4)(b)(i) sexual assault center;(4)(b)(ii) victim advocacy center;(4)(b)(iii) women’s center;(4)(b)(iv) health center; or(4)(b)(v) counseling service center.(5) “Record” means a book, letter, document, paper, map, plan, photograph, film, card, tape, recording, electronic data, or other documentary material regardless of physical form or characteristics.(6) “Victim” means an individual who seeks an institutional advocacy service.