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Title 53 - Public Safety Code
Chapter 29 - Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry
Part 2 - Registrable Offenses, Timelines for Registration, and Petitions for Removal
Section 201 - Definitions.
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UT Code § 53-29-201 (2025)
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Effective 5/7/2025
53-29-201. Definitions.
As used in this part:
Enacted by Chapter 291, 2025 General Session
53-29-201. Definitions.
As used in this part:
- (1)"Court" means a state, federal, or military court.
- (2)"External jurisdiction" means:
- (a)a state of the United States not including Utah;
- (b)the United States federal government;
- (c)Indian country;
- (d)a United States territory;
- (e)the United States military; or
- (f)Canada, Australia, New Zealand, or the United Kingdom.
- (3)"Indian country" means:
- (a)all land within the limits of an Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of the United States government, regardless of the issuance of any patent, and includes rights-of-way running through the reservation;
- (b)all dependent Indian communities within the borders of the United States whether within the original or subsequently acquired territory, and whether or not within the limits of a state; and
- (c)all Indian allotments, including the Indian allotments to which the Indian titles have not been extinguished, including rights-of-way running through the allotments.
- (4)"Natural parent" means a minor's biological or adoptive parent, including the minor's noncustodial parent.
- (5)"Traffic offense" does not include a violation of Title 41, Chapter 6a, Part 5, Driving Under the Influence and Reckless Driving.
Enacted by Chapter 291, 2025 General Session
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