Utah Code § 20A-17-101.5 — Utah Code / Title 20A / Chapter 20A-17 / § 20A-17-101.5
§ 20A-17-101.5. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter: (1) "Contact information" means: (a) as it relates to a candidate for public office or the candidate's personal campaign committee: (i) the address and telephone number for the candidate that the candidate designates on a declaration of candidacy as the address and telephone number where the candidate may be contacted to receive official election notices; or (ii) if the address or telephone number described in Subsection (1)(a)(i) is a protected record under Section 63G-2-305, the alternative address or telephone number that the candidate filing the declaration of candidacy provides to the election officer; and (b) as it relates to a filing entity other than a filing entity who is a candidate for public office, the name, address, and telephone number of an officer for the filing entity that the filing entity provides to the lieutenant governor in a statement of organization or financial statement filed under Chapter 11, Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements. (2) "Filing entity" means the same as that term is defined in Section 20A-11-101. (3) "Local government entity" means: (a) a county, municipality, or other political subdivision; (b) a special district, as defined in Section 17B-1-102; (c) a special service district, as defined in Section 17D-1-102; (d) a local building authority, as defined in Section 17D-2-102; (e) a conservation district, as defined in Section 17D-3-102; (f) an independent entity, as defined in Section 63E-1-102; (g) a public corporation, as defined in Section 63E-1-102; (h) a public transit district, organized under Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 8, Public Transit District Act; (i) a school district; (j) a public school, including a charter school or other publicly funded school; (k) a state institution of higher education; (l) an entity that expends public funds; and (m) each office, agency, or other division of an entity described in Subsections (3)(a) through (l). (4) "Park strip" means the area of land located between a roadway and an adjacent sidewalk. (5) "Political sign" means any sign that advocates: (a) the election or defeat of a candidate for public office; or (b) the approval or defeat of a ballot proposition. (6) (a) "Public property" means any real property, building, or structure owned or leased by a local government entity. (b) "Public property" does not include any real property, building, or structure during a period of time that the real property, building, or structure is rented out by a government entity to a private party for a meeting, convention, or similar event. (7) "Railroad sign or signal" means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-6a-102. (8) (a) "Roadway" means: (i) a state highway, as described in Section 72-3-102; (ii) a county road, as described in Section 72-3-103; (iii) a city street, as described in Section 72-3-104; (iv) a class D road, as described in Section 72-3-105; or (v) a rail-based fixed guideway operated by a large public transit district. (b) "Roadway" includes: (i) the right-of-way for a roadway; and (ii) infrastructure appurtenant to a roadway that is owned, maintained, or controlled by: (A) a county or municipality; (B) a large public transit district organized under Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 8, Public Transit District Act; or (C) the Department of Transportation created in Title 72, Chapter 1, Part 2, Department of Transportation. (9) "Sign owner" means a person who owns a political sign and, under Subsection 20A-11-901(1) or (2), is required to include a disclosure statement on the political sign.