Utah Code 63G-20-102. Definitions
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As used in this chapter:
(1) “Child placing” means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-2-101.
Terms Used In Utah Code 63G-20-102
- Child placing: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-2-101. See Utah Code 63G-20-102
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Female: means the characteristic of an individual whose biological reproductive system is of the general type that functions in a way that could produce ova. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- Male: means the characteristic of an individual whose biological reproductive system is of the general type that functions to fertilize the ova of a female. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- 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
- Religious organization: means :
(5)(a) a religious organization, association, educational institution, or society;(5)(b) a religious corporation sole; or(5)(c) any corporation or association constituting a wholly owned subsidiary, affiliate, or agency of any religious organization, association, educational institution, society, or religious corporation sole. See Utah Code 63G-20-102- 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
- State or local government: means :
(7)(a) a state government entity, agency, or instrumentality; or(7)(b) a local government entity, agency, or instrumentality. See Utah Code 63G-20-102- State or local government official: means an officer, employee, or appointee of a state or local government. See Utah Code 63G-20-102
(2) “Child-placing agency” means a private person that is engaged in child placing related to a child who is not in the custody of the state.(3) “Government retaliation” means an action by a state or local government or an action by a state or local government official that:(3)(a) is taken in response to a person’s exercise of a protection contained in Section 17-20-4, 63G-20-201, 63G-20-203.5, or 63G-20-301; and(3)(b)(3)(b)(i) imposes a formal penalty on, fines, disciplines, discriminates against, denies the rights of, denies benefits to, or denies tax-exempt status to a person; or(3)(b)(ii) subjects a person to an injunction or to an administrative claim or proceeding.(4)(4)(a) “Religious official” means an officer or official of a religion, when acting as such.(4)(b) “Religious official” includes an individual designated by the religion as clergy, minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, imam, bishop, stake president, or sealer, when that individual is acting as such.(5) “Religious organization” means:(5)(a) a religious organization, association, educational institution, or society;(5)(b) a religious corporation sole; or(5)(c) any corporation or association constituting a wholly owned subsidiary, affiliate, or agency of any religious organization, association, educational institution, society, or religious corporation sole.(6) “Sexuality” includes legal sexual conduct, legal sexual expression, sexual desires, and the status of a person as male or female.(7) “State or local government” means:(7)(a) a state government entity, agency, or instrumentality; or(7)(b) a local government entity, agency, or instrumentality.(8) “State or local government official” means an officer, employee, or appointee of a state or local government. - Religious organization: means :