Section 63G-20-102 - DefinitionsAs used in this chapter:
(1) "Child placing" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-2-101.(2) "Child-placing agency" means a private person that is engaged in child placing related to a child who is not in the custody of the state.(3) "Government retaliation" means an action by a state or local government or an action by a state or local government official that: (a) is taken in response to a person's exercise of a protection contained in Section 17-20-4, 63G-20-201, 63G-20-203.5, or 63G-20-301; and(b)(i) imposes a formal penalty on, fines, disciplines, discriminates against, denies the rights of, denies benefits to, or denies tax-exempt status to a person; or(ii) subjects a person to an injunction or to an administrative claim or proceeding.(4)(a) "Religious official" means an officer or official of a religion, when acting as such.(b) "Religious official" includes an individual designated by the religion as clergy, minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, imam, bishop, stake president, or sealer, when that individual is acting as such.(5) "Religious organization" means: (a) a religious organization, association, educational institution, or society;(b) a religious corporation sole; or(c) any corporation or association constituting a wholly owned subsidiary, affiliate, or agency of any religious organization, association, educational institution, society, or religious corporation sole.(6) "Sexuality" includes legal sexual conduct, legal sexual expression, sexual desires, and the status of a person as male or female.(7) "State or local government" means: (a) a state government entity, agency, or instrumentality; or(b) a local government entity, agency, or instrumentality.(8) "State or local government official" means an officer, employee, or appointee of a state or local government.Amended by Chapter 466, 2023 General Session ,§ 3, eff. 5/3/2023.Added by Chapter 46, 2015 General Session ,§ 4, eff. 5/12/2015.