Full text of Utah Utah Code § 10-3-1303 — Definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 10-3-1303. Definitions.
Effective 5/1/2024 10-3-1303.
Definitions. As used in this part:
(1)
(a)
"Appointed officer" means an individual appointed to:
(i)
a statutory office or position; or
(ii)
a position of employment with a city or with a community reinvestment agency under Title 17C, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Community Reinvestment Agency Act.
(b)
"Appointed officer" includes an individual serving on a special, regular, or full-time committee, agency, or board, regardless of whether the individual is compensated for the individual's services.
(c)
"Appointed officer" does not include an elected officer.
(2)
"Assist" means to act, or offer or agree to act, in such a way as to help, represent, aid, advise, furnish information to, or otherwise provide assistance to a person or business entity, believing that such action is of help, aid, advice, or assistance to such person or business entity and with the intent to assist such person or business entity.
(3)
"Business entity" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, association, joint venture, corporation, firm, trust, foundation, or other organization or entity used in carrying on a business.
(4)
"Compensation" means anything of economic value, however designated, which is paid, loaned, granted, given, donated, or transferred to a person or business entity by anyone other than the governmental employer for or in consideration of personal services, materials, property, or any other thing whatsoever.
(5)
"Elected officer" means:
(a)
an individual elected or appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of mayor, commissioner, or council member; or
(b)
an individual who is considered to be elected to the office of mayor, commissioner, or council member by a municipal legislative body in accordance with Section 20A-1-206.
(6)
"Improper disclosure" means the disclosure of private, controlled, or protected information to a person who does not have both the right and the need to receive the information.
(7)
"Municipal employee" means an individual who is employed on a full or part-time basis by a municipality or by a community reinvestment agency under Title 17C, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Community Reinvestment Agency Act.
(8)
"Officer" means an appointed officer or an elected officer.
(9)
"Private, controlled, or protected information" means information classified as private, controlled, or protected under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act, or another applicable provision of law.
(10)
"Substantial interest" means the ownership, either legally or equitably, by an individual, the individual's spouse, or the individual's minor children, of at least 10% of the outstanding shares of a corporation or 10% interest in any other business entity.
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