2016 Utah Code
Title 63G - General Government
Chapter 18 - Unmanned Aircraft -- Drones
Section 102 - Definitions.

Effective 3/27/2015
63G-18-102. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:

• (1) "Law enforcement agency" means an entity of the state or an entity of a political subdivision of the state, including an entity of a state institution of higher education, that exists primarily to prevent, detect, or prosecute crime and enforce criminal statutes or ordinances.

• (2) "Nongovernment actor" means a person that is not:
  • (a) an agency, department, division, or other entity within state government;
  • (b) a person employed by or otherwise acting in an official capacity on behalf of the state;
  • (c) a political subdivision of the state; or
  • (d) a person employed by or otherwise acting in an official capacity on behalf of a political subdivision of the state.

• (3) "Target" means a person upon whom, or a structure or area upon which, a person:
  • (a) has intentionally collected or attempted to collect information through the operation of an unmanned aircraft system; or
  • (b) plans to collect or attempt to collect information through the operation of an unmanned aircraft system.

• (4) "Testing site" means an area that:
  • (a) has boundaries that are clearly identified using GPS coordinates;
  • (b) a law enforcement agency identifies in writing to the Department of Public Safety, including the boundaries identified under Subsection (4)(a);
  • (c) is not more than three square miles; and
  • (d) contains no occupied structures.

• (5)
  • (a) "Unmanned aircraft system" means an aircraft that:
    • (i) is capable of sustaining flight; and
    • (ii) operates with no possible direct human intervention from on or within the aircraft.
  • (b) "Unmanned aircraft system" does not include an unmanned aircraft that is flown:
    • (i) within visual line of sight of the individual operating the aircraft; and
    • (ii) strictly for hobby or recreational purposes.

Amended by Chapter 269, 2015 General Session