As used in this chapter:

(1) “Party official” means an individual holding any post in a political party whether by election, appointment, or otherwise.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 76-8-101

  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Personal property: includes :
         (25)(a) money;
         (25)(b) goods;
         (25)(c) chattels;
         (25)(d) effects;
         (25)(e) evidences of a right in action;
         (25)(f) a written instrument by which a pecuniary obligation, right, or title to property is created, acknowledged, transferred, increased, defeated, discharged, or diminished; and
         (25)(g) a right or interest in an item described in Subsections (25)(a) through (f). See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Public entity: means :
         (13)(a) the state, or an agency, bureau, office, department, division, board, commission, institution, laboratory, or other instrumentality of the state;
         (13)(b) a political subdivision of the state, including a county, municipality, interlocal entity, special district, special service district, school district, or school board;
         (13)(c) an agency, bureau, office, department, division, board, commission, institution, laboratory, or other instrumentality of a political subdivision of the state; or
         (13)(d) another entity that:
              (13)(d)(i) performs a public function; and
              (13)(d)(ii) is authorized to hold, spend, transfer, disburse, use, or receive public money. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
  • Public property: includes real or personal property that is owned, held, or managed by a public entity after the real or personal property is transferred by the public entity to an independent contractor of the public entity. See Utah Code 76-8-101
  • 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
(2) “Peace officer” means an employee of a police or law enforcement agency that is part of or administered by the state or a political subdivision of the state, and whose duties consist primarily of the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of criminal statutes or ordinances of this state or a political subdivision of the state.
(3)

     (3)(a) “Pecuniary benefit” means an advantage in the form of money, property, commercial interest, or anything else, the primary significance of which is economic gain.
     (3)(b) “Pecuniary benefit” does not include economic advantage applicable to the public generally, such as tax reduction or increased prosperity generally.
(4)

     (4)(a) “Public property” means real or personal property that is owned, held, or managed by a public entity.
     (4)(b) “Public property” includes real or personal property that is owned, held, or managed by a public entity after the real or personal property is transferred by the public entity to an independent contractor of the public entity.
     (4)(c) “Public property” remains public property while in the possession of an independent contractor of a public entity for the purpose of providing a program or service for, or on behalf of, the public entity.