Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 53 > Chapter 2a > Part 5 - Interstate Emergency Responder Mutual Aid Agreement

• Department: means the Department of Public Safety created in Section 53-1-103. See Utah Code 53-1-102
• Emergency responder: includes :
            (3)(b)(i) law enforcement officers, fire fighters, search and rescue personnel, emergency medical technicians, ambulance personnel, Department of Natural Resources employees, park rangers, public utilities workers, and volunteers participating in search and rescue and other emergency management operations; and
            (3)(b)(ii) persons and parties identified in the interstate mutual aid agreement. See Utah Code 53-2a-502
• Highway: includes :
       (15)(a) a public bridge;
       (15)(b) a county way;
       (15)(c) a county road;
       (15)(d) a common road; and
       (15)(e) a state road. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Interstate mutual aid agreement: means an agreement that establishes procedures for claims against an out-of-state emergency responder, and that:
       (4)(a) is established reciprocally between the Utah Highway Patrol and the Idaho State Police;
       (4)(b) is on file with the Utah Highway Patrol; and
       (4)(c) has a duration of one year from the time the agreement is entered into by Utah and Idaho. See Utah Code 53-2a-502
• Law enforcement officer: means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-13-103. See Utah Code 53-1-102
• Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
• Officer: means a person who is elected or appointed to an office or position within a political subdivision. See Utah Code 53-2a-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
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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
• Utah Code: means the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code, as amended, unless the text expressly references a portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code as it existed:
       (42)(a) on the day on which the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code was enacted; or
       (42)(b)

            (42)(b)(i) after the day described in Subsection (42)(a); and

            (42)(b)(ii) before the most recent amendment to the referenced portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5