63A-14-102. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Commission" means the Independent Executive Branch Ethics Commission, created in Section. 63A-14-202
(2) "Complainant" means an individual who files a complaint under Subsection. 63A-14-402(1)(a)
(3) "Executive branch elected official" means: the governor; the lieutenant governor; the state auditor; the state treasurer; or the attorney general.
(4) "Improper purpose" includes harassing a respondent, causing unwarranted harm to a respondent's reputation, or causing unnecessary expenditure of public funds.
(5) "Malfeasance in office" means an intentional act or omission relating to the duties of an executive branch elected official that: constitutes a crime; or constitutes a substantial breach of the trust imposed upon the executive branch elected official by the nature of the official's office; and is against commonly accepted standards of honesty and morality.
(6) "Respondent" means the executive branch elected official against whom an ethics complaint described in Sectionis filed. 63A-14-402
(7) "Violation" means a high crime, a misdemeanor, or malfeasance in office.