2010 Utah Code
Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code
Chapter 05 - Offenses Against the Person
76-5-501 - Definitions.

76-5-501. Definitions.
For purposes of this part:
(1) "Convicted sexual offender" means a person or a juvenile as provided in Subsection 76-5-502(1).
(2) "Department of Health" means the state Department of Health as defined in Section 26-1-2.
(3) "HIV infection" means an indication of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection determined by current medical standards and detected by any of the following:
(a) presence of antibodies to HIV, verified by a positive "confirmatory" test, such as Western blot or other method approved by the Utah State Health Laboratory. Western blot interpretation will be based on criteria currently recommended by the Association of State and Territorial Public Health Laboratory Directors;
(b) presence of HIV antigen;
(c) isolation of HIV; or
(d) demonstration of HIV proviral DNA.
(4) "HIV positive individual" means a person who is HIV positive as determined by the State Health Laboratory.
(5) "Local department of health" means the department as defined in Subsection 26A-1-102(5).
(6) "Positive" means an indication of the HIV infection as defined in Subsection (3).
(7) "Sexual offense" means a violation of state law prohibiting a sexual offense under Title 76, Chapter 5, Part 4.
(8) "Test" or "testing" means a test or tests for HIV infection conducted by and in accordance with standards recommended by the Department of Health.

Enacted by Chapter 40, 1993 General Session