2006 Utah Code - 9-9-402 — Definitions.

     9-9-402.   Definitions.
     As used in this part:
     (1) "Burial site" means any natural or prepared physical location, whether originally below, on, or above the surface of the earth, into which as a part of the death rite or ceremony of a culture individual human remains are deposited.
     (2) "Cultural affiliation" means that there is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced historically or prehistorically between a present day Indian tribe and an identifiable earlier group.
     (3) "Division" means the Division of Indian Affairs.
     (4) "Indian tribe" means any tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.
     (5) "Lineal descendant" means the genealogical descendant established by oral or written record.
     (6) "Native American" means of or relating to a tribe, people, or culture that is indigenous to the United States.
     (7) "Remains" means all or part of a physical individual and objects on or attached to the physical individual that are placed there as part of the death rite or ceremony of a culture.
     (8) "State lands" means any lands owned by the state or its subdivisions, except school and institutional trust lands as defined in Section 53C-1-103.

Amended by Chapter 39, 2005 General Session