§ 16-90-1101 - Definitions.

16-90-1101. Definitions.

In this subchapter:

(1) "Crime" means an act or omission committed by a person, whether or not competent or an adult, which is punishable by incarceration if committed by a competent adult;

(2) "Member of the victim's family" means the spouse, a child by birth or adoption, a stepchild, a parent, a stepparent, a sibling, or an individual designated by the victim or by a court in which the crime is being or could be prosecuted, but does not include an individual who is accountable for the crime or a crime arising from the same conduct, criminal episode, or plan;

(3) "Offense against a victim who is a minor" means:

(A) Kidnapping pursuant to 5-11-102(a)(4) when the victim is a minor and the offender is not the parent of the victim;

(B) False imprisonment in the first degree pursuant to 5-11-103 when the victim is a minor and the offender is not the parent of the victim;

(C) Permanent detention or restraint pursuant to 5-11-106 when the victim is a minor and the offender is not the parent of the victim;

(D) Any sex offense when the victim is a minor;

(E) An attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit any of the offenses enumerated in this subdivision (3);

(F) An adjudication of guilt for an offense of the law of another state, for a federal offense, or for a military offense, which is substantially equivalent to any of the offenses enumerated in this subdivision (3); or

(G) A violation of any former law of this state that is substantially equivalent to any of the offenses enumerated in this subdivision (3);

(4) "Person" means an individual, corporation, estate, trust, partnership, association, joint venture, governmental entity, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal entity;

(5) "Representative of the victim" means a member of the victim's family or an individual designated by the victim or by a court in which the crime is being or could be prosecuted;

(6) "Sex offense" means:

(A) Rape, 5-14-103;

(B) Sexual indecency with a child, 5-14-110;

(C) Sexual assault in the first degree, 5-14-124;

(D) Sexual assault in the second degree, 5-14-125;

(E) Sexual assault in the third degree, 5-14-126;

(F) Sexual assault in the fourth degree, 5-14-127;

(G) Incest, 5-26-202;

(H) Engaging children in sexually explicit conduct for use in visual or print medium, 5-27-303;

(I) Transportation of minors for prohibited sexual conduct, 5-27-305;

(J) Employing or consenting to use of a child in sexual performance, 5-27-402;

(K) Producing, directing, or promoting a sexual performance, 5-27-403;

(L) Promoting prostitution in the first degree, 5-70-104;

(M) Stalking, 5-71-229;

(N) An attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit any of the offenses enumerated in this subdivision (6);

(O) An adjudication of guilt for an offense of the law of another state, for a federal offense, or for a military offense, which is substantially equivalent to any of the offenses enumerated in this subdivision (6);

(P) Computer child pornography, 5-27-603;

(Q) Computer exploitation of a child in the first degree, 5-27-605(a); or

(R) A violation of any former law of this state that is substantially equivalent to any of the offenses enumerated in this subdivision (6);

(7) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;

(8) "Victim" means a victim of a sex offense or an offense against a victim who is a minor and a victim of any violent crime, but does not include a person who is accountable for the crime or a crime arising from the same conduct, criminal episode, or plan and does not include a governmental entity; and

(9) "Violent crime" means any felony which resulted in physical injury to the victim, any felony involving the use of a deadly weapon, terroristic threatening in the first degree, 5-13-301(a), and stalking, as defined in 5-71-229.