{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-6-850","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 78B-6-850","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this part:\n(1) \"Agency\" means a state, county, or local government entity that generates or maintains records relating to an unlawful detainer action.\n(2) \"Eviction\" means a cause of action for unlawful detainer under Part 8, Forcible Entry and Detainer.\n(3) \"Expunge\" means to seal or otherwise restrict access to records held by a court or an agency.\n(4) \"Petitioner\" means any person petitioning for expungement of an eviction under this part.\n(5)\n(a) \"Tenant screening agency\" means a person that, for a fee, dues, or on a cooperative nonprofit basis, regularly engages in whole or in part in the practice of assembling or evaluating information for the purpose of furnishing a tenant screening report.\n(b) \"Tenant screening agency\" does not include an owner as defined in Section 78B-6-801.\n(6) \"Tenant screening report\" means any written, oral, or other communication prepared by a tenant screening agency that includes information about an individual's rental history for the purpose of serving as a factor in establishing the individual's eligibility for housing.\n(7) \"Unlawful detainer\" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-6-801.","path":["Title 78B Judicial Code","Chapter 78B-6 Particular Proceedings","Part 78B-6-8a Expungement of Eviction Records"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter6/78B-6-S850.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"b4f64cba3861fe4b93a191ecf6afacac7ab6e6b3d4968fd265d62414265e33bb","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-6-817","next":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-6-851"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}