Section 78B-24-101 - DefinitionsAs used in this chapter:
(1) "Child" means an unemancipated individual under 18 years old.(2)(a) "Child-placing agency" means a person with authority under other law of this state to identify or place a child for adoption.(b) "Child-placing agency" does not include a parent of a child.(3) "Custody" means the exercise of physical care and supervision of a child.(4)(a) "Intercountry adoption" means an adoption or placement for adoption of a child who resides in a foreign country at the time of adoption or placement.(b) "Intercountry adoption" includes an adoption finalized in the child's country of residence or in a state.(5) "Parent" means an individual recognized as a parent under other law of this state.(6) "Person" means an individual, estate, business or nonprofit entity, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or other legal entity.(7) "Record" means information: (a) inscribed on a tangible medium; or(b) stored in an electronic or other medium and retrievable in perceivable form.(8)(a) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any other territory or possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.(b) "State" includes a federally recognized Indian tribe.Added by Chapter 326, 2022 General Session ,§ 3, eff. 5/4/2022.