Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 63A > Chapter 2 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• Agency: means a board, commission, institution, department, division, officer, council, office, committee, bureau, or other administrative unit of the state, including the agency head, agency employees, or other persons acting on behalf of or under the authority of the agency head, the Legislature, the courts, or the governor, but does not mean a political subdivision of the state, or any administrative unit of a political subdivision of the state. See Utah Code 63A-1-103
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the Department of Government Operations. See Utah Code 63A-1-103
• Division: means the Division of Purchasing and General Services created under Section 63A-2-101. See Utah Code 63A-2-101.5
• Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Executive director: means the executive director of the Department of Government Operations. See Utah Code 63A-1-103
• Information technology equipment: means equipment capable of downloading, accessing, manipulating, storing, or transferring electronic data, including:
       (3)(a) a computer;
       (3)(b) a smart phone, electronic tablet, personal digital assistant, or other portable electronic device;
       (3)(c) a digital copier or multifunction printer;
       (3)(d) a flash drive or other portable electronic data storage device;
       (3)(e) a server; and
       (3)(f) any other similar device. See Utah Code 63A-2-101.5
• 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
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Purchasing director: means the director of the division appointed under Section 63A-2-102. See Utah Code 63A-2-101.5
• Smart phone: means an electronic device that combines a cell phone with a hand-held computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, and text and email capabilities. See Utah Code 63A-2-101.5
• 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
• State agency: means any executive branch department, division, or other agency of the state. See Utah Code 63A-2-101.5
• State surplus property contractor: means a person in the private sector under contract with the state to provide one or more services related to the division's program for the management and disposition of state surplus property. See Utah Code 63A-2-101.5
• Surplus property program: means the program relating to state surplus property under Part 4, Surplus Property Service. See Utah Code 63A-2-101.5
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Writing: includes :
       (48)(a) printing;
       (48)(b) handwriting; and
       (48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5