As used in this chapter:
(1) "Contact information" means:
(a) as it relates to a candidate for public office or the candidate's personal campaign committee:
(i) the address and telephone number for the candidate that the candidate designates on a declaration of candidacy as the address and telephone number where the candidate may be contacted to receive official election notices; or
(ii) if the address or telephone number described in Subsection (1)(a)(i) is a protected record under Section 63G-2-305, the alternative address or telephone number that the candidate filing the declaration of candidacy provides to the election officer; and
(b) as it relates to a filing entity other than a filing entity who is a candidate for public office, the name, address, and telephone number of an officer for the filing entity that the filing entity provides to the lieutenant governor in a statement of organization or financial statement filed under Chapter 11, Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements.
(2) "Filing entity" means the same as that term is defined in Section 20A-11-101.
(3) "Local government entity" means:
(a) a county, municipality, or other political subdivision;
(b) a special district, as defined in Section 17B-1-102;
(c) a special service district, as defined in Section 17D-1-102;
(d) a local building authority, as defined in Section 17D-2-102;
(e) a conservation district, as defined in Section 17D-3-102;
(f) an independent entity, as defined in Section 63E-1-102;
(g) a public corporation, as defined in Section 63E-1-102;
(h) a public transit district, organized under Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 8, Public Transit District Act;
(i) a school district;
(j) a public school, including a charter school or other publicly funded school;
(k) a state institution of higher education;
(l) an entity that expends public funds; and
(m) each office, agency, or other division of an entity described in Subsections (3)(a) through (l).
(4) "Park strip" means the area of land located between a roadway and an adjacent sidewalk.
(5) "Political sign" means any sign that advocates:
(a) the election or defeat of a candidate for public office; or
(b) the approval or defeat of a ballot proposition.
(6)
(a) "Public property" means any real property, building, or structure owned or leased by a local government entity.
(b) "Public property" does not include any real property, building, or structure during a period of time that the real property, building, or structure is rented out by a government entity to a private party for a meeting, convention, or similar event.
(7) "Railroad sign or signal" means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-6a-102.
(8)
(a) "Roadway" means:
(i) a state highway, as described in Section 72-3-102;
(ii) a county road, as described in Section 72-3-103;
(iii) a city street, as described in Section 72-3-104;
(iv) a class D road, as described in Section 72-3-105; or
(v) a rail-based fixed guideway operated by a large public transit district.
(b) "Roadway" includes:
(i) the right-of-way for a roadway; and
(ii) infrastructure appurtenant to a roadway that is owned, maintained, or controlled by:
(A) a county or municipality;
(B) a large public transit district organized under Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 8, Public Transit District Act; or
(C) the Department of Transportation created in Title 72, Chapter 1, Part 2, Department of Transportation.
(9) "Sign owner" means a person who owns a political sign and, under Subsection 20A-11-901(1) or (2), is required to include a disclosure statement on the political sign.