13-43-102 - Definitions. - Utah Statutes

13-43-102. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Constitutional taking" or "taking" means a governmental action resulting in a takingof real property that requires compensation to the owner of the property under:
(a) the Fifth or Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States; or
(b) Utah Constitution Article I, Section 22.
(2) "Takings and eminent domain law" means the provisions of the federal and stateconstitutions, the case law interpreting those provisions, and any relevant statutory provisionsthat:
(a) involve constitutional issues arising from the use or ownership of real property;
(b) require a governmental unit to compensate a real property owner for a constitutionaltaking; or
(c) provide for relocation assistance to those persons who are displaced by the use ofeminent domain.

Enacted by Chapter 258, 2006 General Session