Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 53B > Chapter 28 > Part 2 - Confidential Communications for Institutional Advocacy Services Act

• 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
• Confidential communication: includes a record that is created or maintained as a result of the communication described in Subsection (2)(a). 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
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• 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