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Utah Code § 63G-32-101: Definitions.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 63G General Government
  2. Chapter 63G-32 Legal Personhood

As used in this chapter:

(1) "Body of water" means any natural or man-made accumulation of water, regardless of whether the accumulation of water is static or subject to a force that causes a hydrological current.

(2) "Governmental entity" means:

(a) a court;

(b) the Legislature;

(c) the legislative body of a political subdivision; or

(d) another entity of the state or a political subdivision, if the entity has adjudicatory or rulemaking authority.

(3) "Human being" means a member of the species classified as Homo sapiens;

(4) "Land" means the solid terrestrial surface or subsurface of the earth.

(5) "Legal personhood" means:

(a) the legal rights and obligations of an individual under the laws of this state; or

(b) the legal rights and obligations of a person other than an individual under the laws of this state.

(6) "Political subdivision" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63G-7-102.

(7) "Real property" means any building, fixture, improvement, appurtenance, structure, or other development that is affixed permanently to land.

(8) "State" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63G-7-102.

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