# Utah Code § 19-6-902: Definitions

> Utah · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T19_S19_6_902

## Section

- **Citation:** Utah Code § 19-6-902
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Utah
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Utah Code / Title 19 / Chapter 19-6 / § 19-6-902

## Text

As used in this part: (1) "Board" means the Waste Management and Radiation Control Board, as defined in Section 19-1-106, within the Department of Environmental Quality. (2) "Certified decontamination specialist" means an individual who has met the standards for certification as a decontamination specialist and has been certified by the board under Subsection 19-6-906(2). (3) "Contaminated" or "contamination" means: (a) polluted by hazardous materials that cause property to be unfit for human habitation or use due to immediate or long-term health hazards; or (b) that a property is polluted by hazardous materials as a result of the use, production, or presence of methamphetamine in excess of decontamination standards adopted by the Department of Health and Human Services under Section 26B-7-409. (4) "Contamination list" means a list maintained by the local health department of properties: (a) reported to the local health department under Section 19-6-903; and (b) determined by the local health department to be contaminated. (5) (a) "Decontaminated" means property that at one time was contaminated, but the contaminants have been removed. (b) "Decontaminated" for a property that was contaminated by the use, production, or presence of methamphetamine means that the property satisfies decontamination standards adopted by the Department of Health and Human Services under Section 26B-7-409. (6) "Hazardous materials": (a) has the same meaning as "hazardous or dangerous material" as defined in Section 76-18-501; and (b) includes any illegally manufactured controlled substances. (7) "Health department" means a local health department under Title 26A, Local Health Authorities. (8) "Owner of record": (a) means the owner of real property as shown on the records of the county recorder in the county where the property is located; and (b) may include an individual, financial institution, company, corporation, or other entity. (9) "Property": (a) means any real property, site, structure, part of a structure, or the grounds surrounding a structure; and (b) includes single-family residences, outbuildings, garages, units of multiplexes, condominiums, apartment buildings, warehouses, hotels, motels, boats, motor vehicles, trailers, manufactured housing, shops, or booths. (10) "Reported property" means property that is the subject of a law enforcement report under Section 19-6-903.

## Nearby sections

- [Utah Code § 19-6-102 § 19-6-102. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T19_S19_6_102.md)
- [Utah Code § 19-6-102.1 § 19-6-102.1. Treatment or disposal -- Exclusions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T19_S19_6_102.1.md)
- [Utah Code § 19-6-103 § 19-6-103. Waste Management and Radiation Control Board -- Members -- Terms -- Organization -- Meetings -- Per diem and expenses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T19_S19_6_103.md)
- [Utah Code § 19-6-104 § 19-6-104. Powers of board -- Creation of statewide solid waste management plan.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T19_S19_6_104.md)
- [Utah Code § 19-6-105 § 19-6-105. Rules of board.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T19_S19_6_105.md)
- [Utah Code § 19-6-106 § 19-6-106. Rulemaking authority and procedure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T19_S19_6_106.md)
- [Utah Code § 19-6-107 § 19-6-107. Director -- Appointment -- Powers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T19_S19_6_107.md)
- [Utah Code § 19-6-108 § 19-6-108. New nonhazardous solid or hazardous waste operation plans for facility or site -- Approval required -- Exemptions from legislative and gubernatorial approval -- Time periods for review -- Information required -- Other conditions -- Automatic revocation of approval -- Periodic review.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T19_S19_6_108.md)
- [Utah Code § 19-6-108.3 § 19-6-108.3. Director to issue written assurances, make determinations, and partition operation plans -- Board to make rules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T19_S19_6_108.3.md)
- [Utah Code § 19-6-108.5 § 19-6-108.5. Management of hazardous waste generated outside Utah.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T19_S19_6_108.5.md)
- [Utah Code § 19-6-109 § 19-6-109. Inspections authorized -- Fines for a self-inspected facility.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T19_S19_6_109.md)
- [Utah Code § 19-6-111 § 19-6-111. Variances -- Requirements for application -- Procedure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T19_S19_6_111.md)
- [Utah Code § 19-6-112 § 19-6-112. Notice of violations -- Order for correction -- Civil action to enforce.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T19_S19_6_112.md)
- [Utah Code § 19-6-113 § 19-6-113. Violations -- Penalties -- Reimbursement for expenses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T19_S19_6_113.md)

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