31A-31-102. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Authorized agency" means:
(a) the attorney general;
(b) the state fire marshal;
(c) any state law enforcement agency;
(d) any criminal investigative department or agency of the United States;
(e) a district attorney;
(f) the prosecuting attorney of any municipality or county;
(g) the department; or
(h) the disciplinary section of an agency licensing a service provider.
(2) "Financial loss" includes:
(a) out-of-pocket expenses;
(b) reasonable attorney fees;
(c) repair and replacement costs; or
(d) claims payments.
(3) "Insurer" means any person or aggregation of persons:
(a) doing insurance business, as defined in Section 31A-1-301; or
(b) subject to the supervision of the commissioner under:
(i) this title; or
(ii) any equivalent insurance supervisory official of another state.
(4) "Knowingly" has the same meaning as in Subsection 76-2-103(2).
(5) "Person" means an individual, firm, company, corporation, association, limited
liability company, partnership, organization, society, business trust, service provider, or any other
legal entity.
(6) (a) "Runner" means a person who procures clients at the direction of, or in
cooperation with a person who intends to:
(i) perform or obtain a service or benefit under a contract of insurance; or
(ii) assert a claim against an insured.
(b) "Runner" includes:
(i) a capper; or
(ii) a steerer.
(7) "Service provider" means:
(a) an individual licensed to practice law;
(b) an individual licensed or certified by the state under:
(i) this title;
(ii) Title 41, Chapter 3, Motor Vehicle Business Regulation Act;
(iii) Title 58, Occupations and Professions; or
(iv) Title 61, Securities Division - Real Estate Division;
(c) an individual licensed in another jurisdiction in a manner similar to a license
described in Subsection (7)(a) or (b);
(d) an individual practicing any nonmedical treatment rendered in accordance with a
recognized religious method of healing; or
(e) a hospital, health care facility, or person whose services are compensated directly or
indirectly by insurance.
(8) "Statement" includes any:
(a) (i) notice;
(ii) statement;
(iii) proof of loss;
(iv) bill of lading;
(v) receipt for payment;
(vi) invoice;
(vii) account;
(viii) estimate of property damage;
(ix) bill for services;
(x) diagnosis;
(xi) prescription;
(xii) hospital or doctor record;
(xiii) x-ray;
(xiv) test result; or
(xv) other evidence of loss, injury, or expense; or
(b) item listed in Subsection (8)(a) that is a computer-generated document.
Amended by Chapter 104, 2004 General Session
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