2006 Utah Code - 31A-31-102 — Definitions.

     31A-31-102.   Definitions.
     As used in this chapter:
     (1) "Authorized agency" means:
     (a) the attorney general;
     (b) the state fire marshal;
     (c) any state law enforcement agency;
     (d) any criminal investigative department or agency of the United States;
     (e) a district attorney;
     (f) the prosecuting attorney of any municipality or county;
     (g) the department; or
     (h) the disciplinary section of an agency licensing a service provider.
     (2) "Financial loss" includes:
     (a) out-of-pocket expenses;
     (b) reasonable attorney fees;
     (c) repair and replacement costs; or
     (d) claims payments.
     (3) "Insurer" means any person or aggregation of persons:
     (a) doing insurance business, as defined in Section 31A-1-301; or
     (b) subject to the supervision of the commissioner under:
     (i) this title; or
     (ii) any equivalent insurance supervisory official of another state.
     (4) "Knowingly" has the same meaning as in Subsection 76-2-103(2).
     (5) "Person" means an individual, firm, company, corporation, association, limited liability company, partnership, organization, society, business trust, service provider, or any other legal entity.
     (6) (a) "Runner" means a person who procures clients at the direction of, or in cooperation with a person who intends to:
     (i) perform or obtain a service or benefit under a contract of insurance; or
     (ii) assert a claim against an insured.
     (b) "Runner" includes:
     (i) a capper; or
     (ii) a steerer.
     (7) "Service provider" means:
     (a) an individual licensed to practice law;
     (b) an individual licensed or certified by the state under:
     (i) this title;
     (ii) Title 41, Chapter 3, Motor Vehicle Business Regulation Act;
     (iii) Title 58, Occupations and Professions; or
     (iv) Title 61, Securities Division - Real Estate Division;
     (c) an individual licensed in another jurisdiction in a manner similar to a license described in Subsection (7)(a) or (b);
     (d) an individual practicing any nonmedical treatment rendered in accordance with a recognized religious method of healing; or
     (e) a hospital, health care facility, or person whose services are compensated directly or indirectly by insurance.

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     (8) "Statement" includes any:
     (a) (i) notice;
     (ii) statement;
     (iii) proof of loss;
     (iv) bill of lading;
     (v) receipt for payment;
     (vi) invoice;
     (vii) account;
     (viii) estimate of property damage;
     (ix) bill for services;
     (x) diagnosis;
     (xi) prescription;
     (xii) hospital or doctor record;
     (xiii) x-ray;
     (xiv) test result; or
     (xv) other evidence of loss, injury, or expense; or
     (b) item listed in Subsection (8)(a) that is a computer-generated document.

Amended by Chapter 104, 2004 General Session