{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-1-802","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 20A-1-802","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this part:\n(1) \"Bad faith\" means that a person files a petition described in Subsection 20A-1-803(1):\n(a) under circumstances where a reasonable person would not believe that the allegations are true; or\n(b)\n(i) within 60 calendar days before an election that the candidate to which the petition relates will appear on the ballot; and\n(ii) under circumstances where a reasonable person would not believe that the allegations constitute a significant violation of a provision of this title.\n(2) \"Defendant\" means each person against whom an allegation is made in the verified petition described in Subsection 20A-1-803(1).\n(3) \"Receiving official\" means:\n(a) the lieutenant governor, unless the verified petition described in Section 20A-1-803 alleges a violation by the governor, the lieutenant governor, or an employee of the lieutenant governor's office; or\n(b) the attorney general, if the verified petition described in Section 20A-1-803 alleges a violation by the governor, the lieutenant governor, or an employee of the lieutenant governor's office.\n(4) \"Reviewing official\" means:\n(a) except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), the receiving official; or\n(b) the reviewing official appointed under Subsection 20A-1-803(3)(a), if the receiving official appoints another individual as the reviewing official under Subsection 20A-1-803(3)(a).\n(5) \"Significant violation\" means:\n(a) a violation that, if known by voters before the election, may have resulted in a candidate, other than the candidate certified as having won the election, winning the election; or\n(b) a violation that, had the violation not occurred, may have resulted in a candidate, other than the candidate certified as having won the election, winning the election.","path":["Title 20A Election Code","Chapter 20A-1 General Provisions","Part 20A-1-8 Civil Action for Election Code Violation"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title20A/Chapter1/20A-1-S802.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"7acbd85fbf28d8eaecdbf00dcf9cdf6150516580a677fda2beeed5ad07c5cbaf","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-1-801","next":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-1-803"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}