Full text of Utah Utah Code § 2a-203 — Definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2a-203. Definitions.
Effective 2/27/2023 53-2a-203.
Definitions. As used in this part:
(1)
"Chief executive officer" means:
(a)
for a municipality:
(i)
the mayor for a municipality operating under all forms of municipal government except the council-manager form of government; or
(ii)
the city manager for a municipality operating under the council-manager form of government;
(b)
for a county:
(i)
the chair of the county commission for a county operating under the county commission or expanded county commission form of government;
(ii)
the county executive officer for a county operating under the county-executive council form of government; or
(iii)
the county manager for a county operating under the council-manager form of government;
(c)
for a special service district:
(i)
the chief executive officer of the county or municipality that created the special service district if authority has not been delegated to an administrative control board as provided in Section 17D-1-301;
(ii)
the chair of the administrative control board to which authority has been delegated as provided in Section 17D-1-301; or
(iii)
the general manager or other officer or employee to whom authority has been delegated by the governing body of the special service district as provided in Section 17D-1-301; or
(d)
for a special district:
(i)
the chair of the board of trustees selected as provided in Section 17B-1-309; or
(ii)
the general manager or other officer or employee to whom authority has been delegated by the board of trustees.
(2)
"Executive action" means any of the following actions by the governor during a state of emergency:
(a)
an order, a rule, or a regulation made by the governor as described in Section 53-2a-209;
(b)
an action by the governor to suspend or modify a statute as described in Subsection 53-2a-204(1)(j); or
(c)
an action by the governor to suspend the enforcement of a statute as described in Subsection 53-2a-209(4).
(3)
"Exigent circumstances" means a significant change in circumstances following the expiration of a state of emergency declared in accordance with this chapter that:
(a)
substantially increases the threat to public safety or health relative to the circumstances in existence when the state of emergency expired;
(b)
poses an imminent threat to public safety or health; and
(c)
was not known or foreseen and could not have been known or foreseen at the time the state of emergency expired.
(4)
"Legislative emergency response committee" means the Legislative Emergency Response Committee created in Section 53-2a-218.
(5)
"Local emergency" means a condition in any municipality or county of the state which requires that emergency assistance be provided by the affected municipality or county or another political subdivision to save lives and protect property within its jurisdiction in response to a disaster, or to avoid or reduce the threat of a disaster.
(6)
"Long-term state of emergency" means a state of emergency:
(a)
that lasts longer than 30 days; or
(b)
declared to respond to exigent circumstances as described in Subsection 53-2a-206(3).
(7)
"Political subdivision" means a municipality, county, special service district, or special district.
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