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Terms Used In Utah Code 80-2-909

  • Child: means , except as provided in Section 80-2-905, an individual who is under 18 years old. See Utah Code 80-1-102
  • 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
  • State: means :
         (1)(a) a state of the United States;
         (1)(b) the District of Columbia;
         (1)(c) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
         (1)(d) the Virgin Islands;
         (1)(e) Guam;
         (1)(f) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; or
         (1)(g) a territory or possession administered by the United States. See Utah Code 80-2-901

     Any person who, under any law of this state other than this part or the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children established under Section 80-2-905, has authority to make or assist in making the placement of a child, shall continue to have the ability lawfully to make or assist in making that placement, and the provisions of Sections 26B-2-127, 26B-2-131, 26B-2-132, and 26B-2-708, Subsections 80-2-802(3)(a) and (4) and 80-2-803(1), (2), and (5) through (7), and Title 78B, Chapter 6, Part 1, Utah Adoption Act, continue to apply.