As used in this part:

(1) “Certified advocate” means an individual who:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 53B-28-201

  • 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.