78B-16-102 - Definitions.
78B-16-102. Definitions.
In this chapter:
(1) "Abduction" means the wrongful removal or wrongful retention of a child.
(2) "Child" means an unemancipated individual who is less than 18 years of age.
(3) "Child custody determination" means a judgment, decree, or other order of a courtproviding for the legal custody, physical custody, or visitation with respect to a child. The termincludes a permanent, temporary, initial, and modification order.
(4) "Child custody proceeding" means a proceeding in which legal custody, physicalcustody, visitation, or parent-time with respect to a child is at issue. The term includes aproceeding for divorce, dissolution of marriage, separation, neglect, abuse, dependency,guardianship, paternity, termination of parental rights, or protection from domestic violence.
(5) "Court" means an entity authorized under the law of a state to establish, enforce, ormodify a child custody determination.
(6) "Petition" includes a motion or its equivalent.
(7) "Record" means information inscribed on a tangible medium or stored in anelectronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
(8) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, theUnited States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction ofthe United States. The term includes a federally recognized Indian tribe or nation.
(9) "Travel document" means records relating to a travel itinerary, including traveltickets, passes, reservations for transportation, or accommodations. The term does not include apassport or visa.
(10) "Wrongful removal" means the taking of a child that breaches rights of custody,visitation, or parent-time given or recognized under the law of this state.
(11) "Wrongful retention" means the keeping or concealing of a child that breaches rightsof custody, visitation, or parent-time given or recognized under the law of this state.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session