31A-31-102. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Authorized agency" means: the attorney general; the state fire marshal; any state law enforcement agency; any criminal investigative department or agency of the United States; a district attorney; the prosecuting attorney of any municipality or county; the department; or the disciplinary section of an agency licensing a service provider.
(2) "Financial loss" includes: out-of-pocket expenses; reasonable attorney fees; repair and replacement costs; or claims payments.
(3) "Insurer" means any person or aggregation of persons: doing insurance business, as defined in Section; or 31A-1-301 subject to the supervision of the commissioner under: this title; or 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) "Runner" means a person who procures clients at the direction of, or in cooperation with a person who intends to: perform or obtain a service or benefit under a contract of insurance; or assert a claim against an insured. "Runner" includes: a capper; or a steerer.
(7) "Service provider" means: an individual licensed to practice law; an individual licensed or certified by the state under: this title;; Title 41, Chapter 3, Motor Vehicle Business Regulation Act; or Title 58, Occupations and Professions; Title 61, Securities Division - Real Estate Division an individual licensed in another jurisdiction in a manner similar to a license described in Subsectionor; (7)(a) (b) an individual practicing any nonmedical treatment rendered in accordance with a recognized religious method of healing; or a hospital, health care facility, or person whose services are compensated directly or indirectly by insurance.
(8) "Statement" includes any: notice; statement; proof of loss; bill of lading; receipt for payment; invoice; account; estimate of property damage; bill for services; diagnosis; prescription; hospital or doctor record; x-ray; test result; or other evidence of loss, injury, or expense; or item listed in Subsectionthat is a computer-generated document. (8)(a)