Utah Code § 63A-14-102

Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session

Section 63A-14-102 - Definitions

As used in this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Independent Executive Branch Ethics Commission, created in Section 63A-14-202.

(2) "Complainant" means an individual who files a complaint under Subsection 63A-14-402(1)(a).

(3) "Executive branch elected official" means:

(a) the governor;

(b) the lieutenant governor;

(c) the state auditor;

(d) the state treasurer; or

(e) the attorney general.

(4) "Improper purpose" includes harassing a respondent, causing unwarranted harm to a respondent's reputation, or causing unnecessary expenditure of public funds.

(5) "Malfeasance in office" means an intentional act or omission relating to the duties of an executive branch elected official that:

(a) constitutes a crime; or

(b)

(i) constitutes a substantial breach of the trust imposed upon the executive branch elected official by the nature of the official's office; and

(ii) is against commonly accepted standards of honesty and morality.

(6) "Respondent" means the executive branch elected official against whom an ethics complaint described in Section 63A-14-402 is filed.

(7) "Violation" means a high crime, a misdemeanor, or malfeasance in office.

Utah Code § 63A-14-102

Amended by Chapter 461, 2018 General Session ,§ 4, eff. 5/8/2018.

Added by Chapter 426, 2013 General Session ,§ 8, eff. 5/14/2013.