Utah Code Ann. § 53-29-101
Definitions.
Effective May 6, 2026Amended by Chapter 331, 2026 General Session
- (1) "Bureau" means the Bureau of Criminal Identification of the Department of Public Safety established in Section 53-10-201.
- (2) "Certificate of eligibility" means the certificate issued by the bureau described in Section 53-29-207.
- (3) "Child" means an individual who is younger than 18 years old.
- (4) "Child abuse offender" means an individual who meets the requirements under Subsection 53-29-202(2)(a).
(5)
(a) "Convicted" means a plea or conviction of:
- (i) guilty;
- (ii) guilty with a mental illness; or
- (iii) no contest.
- (b) "Convicted" includes, except as provided in Subsection 53-29-202(4), the period a plea is held in abeyance pursuant to a plea in abeyance agreement as defined in Section 77-2a-1.
(c) "Convicted" does not include:
- (i) a withdrawn or dismissed plea in abeyance;
- (ii) a diversion agreement; or
- (iii) an adjudication of a minor for an offense under Section 80-6-701.
- (6) "Division" means the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services.
- (7) "Employed" means employment that is full time or part time, whether financially compensated, volunteered, or for the purpose of government or educational benefit.
- (8) "Kidnap offender" means an individual who meets the requirements under Subsection 53-29-202(2)(c).
- (9) "Offender" means an individual who qualifies as a sex offender, a kidnap offender, or a child abuse offender as described in Section 53-29-202.
(10)
- (a) "Online identifier" means any electronic mail, chat, instant messenger, social networking, or similar name used for internet communication.
- (b) "Online identifier" does not include date of birth, social security number, PIN number, or internet passwords.
(11)
- (a) "Parent" means, with respect to a child, an individual who has a parent-child relationship, as defined in Section 81-5-102, with the child.
- (b) "Parent" includes a noncustodial parent of the child.
- (12) "Primary residence" means the residence where an offender regularly resides, even if the offender intends to move to another residence or return to another residence at a future date.
- (13) "Registrable offense" means an offense described in Subsection 53-29-202(1).
- (14) "Registration website" means the Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Notification and Registration website described in Section 53-29-404.
- (15) "Registry" means the Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry maintained by the department and created in Section 53-29-102 to monitor and track offenders.
- (16) "Registry office" means the office within the department that manages the Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry.
(17)
- (a) "Residence" means a structure, or a portion of a structure, that is designed and intended for occupancy as a dwelling by one or more individuals.
- (b) "Residence" does not include a temporary structure, a vehicle, or an area of unimproved real property.
- (18) "Sex offender" means an individual who meets the requirements under Subsection 53-29-202(2)(b).
- (19) "Vehicle" means a motor vehicle, an aircraft, or a watercraft subject to registration in any jurisdiction.
Amended by Chapter 331, 2026 General Session