Utah Code § 53-5a-501

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As used in this part:
(1) "Bureau" means the Bureau of Criminal Identification created in Section 53-10-201.
(2) "Cohabitant" means an individual who:
(a) is 18 years old or older;

(b) resides in the same home with another individual; and
(c)
(i) is living as if a spouse of the individual;
(ii) is related by blood or marriage to the individual;
(iii) has one or more children in common with the individual; or
(iv) has an interest in the safety and well-being of the individual.
(3) "Domestic violence" means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-36-1.
(4) "Firearm" means a pistol, revolver, shotgun, short barrel shotgun, rifle or short barrel rifle, or a
device that could be used as a dangerous weapon from which is expelled a projectile by action
of an explosive.
(5) "Health care provider" means a person:
(a) who provides health care or professional services related to health care; and
(b) is acting within the scope of the person's license, certification, practice, education, or training.
(6) "Illegal firearm" means a firearm the ownership or possession of which is prohibited under state
or federal law.
(7) "Jail release agreement" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-7-801.
(8) "Jail release court order" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-7-801.
(9) "Law enforcement agency" means a municipal or county police agency or an officer of that
agency.
(10) "Owner cohabitant" means a cohabitant who:
(a) is 18 years old or older; and
(b) owns a firearm.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 208, 2025 General Session

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