Utah Code Title 63G. General Government § 63G-7-102. Definitions

(1) “Arises out of or in connection with, or results from,” when used to describe the relationship between conduct or a condition and an injury, means that:

(2) “Claim” means any asserted demand for or cause of action for money or damages, whether arising under the common law, under state constitutional provisions, or under state statutes, against a governmental entity or against an employee in the employee's personal capacity.

(4) “Governmental entity” means:

(6) “Injury” means death, injury to a person, damage to or loss of property, or any other injury that a person may suffer to the person or estate, that would be actionable if inflicted by a private person or the private person's agent.

(7) “Personal injury” means an injury of any kind other than property damage.

(8) “Political subdivision” means any county, city, town, school district, community reinvestment agency, special improvement or taxing district, special district, special service district, an entity created by an interlocal agreement adopted under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, or other governmental subdivision or public corporation.

(9) “Property damage” means injury to, or loss of, any right, title, estate, or interest in real or personal property.

(10) “State” means the state of Utah, and includes each office, department, division, agency, authority, commission, board, institution, hospital, college, university, Children's Justice Center, or other instrumentality of the state.

(11) “Willful misconduct” means the intentional doing of a wrongful act, or the wrongful failure to act, without just cause or excuse, where the actor is aware that the actor's conduct will probably result in injury.