Definitions.

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  • (1) This section defines a term only for purposes of this chapter. A term defined in this section is not required to be used in a guaranteed asset protection waiver.
  • (2) For purposes of this chapter:
    • (a) "Administrative functions" includes providing:
      • (i) document development, processing, and management;
      • (ii) data processing and support;
      • (iii) compliance services;
      • (iv) waiver fee processing;
      • (v) benefit determination;
      • (vi) technology support; or
      • (vii) personnel support.
    • (b) "Administrator" means a person who provides administrative functions related to a guaranteed asset protection waiver.
    • (c) "Borrower" means a person who under a finance agreement is:
      • (i) a debtor;
      • (ii) a retail buyer; or
      • (iii) a lessee.
    • (d) "Creditor" means a person who is:
      • (i) a lender in a loan or credit transaction;
      • (ii) a retail seller of a vehicle that provides credit to a retail buyer of the vehicle;
      • (iii) a lessor in a lease transaction;
      • (iv) a seller in a commercial retail installment transaction; or
      • (v) an assignee of a person listed in this Subsection (2)(d) to whom a credit obligation is payable.
    • (e) "Finance agreement" means one or more of the following for the purchase or lease of a vehicle:
      • (i) a loan;
      • (ii) a retail installment sales contract; or
      • (iii) a lease.
    • (f) "Guaranteed asset protection waiver" means a contract for a separate charge:
      • (i) under which a creditor agrees to waive all or part of the amounts due on a borrower's finance agreement if a vehicle is subject to:
        • (A) a total physical damage loss; or
        • (B) unrecovered theft; and
      • (ii) that is made part of a finance agreement, even if the guaranteed asset protection waiver is stated in a separate addendum to the finance agreement.
    • (g) "Preliminary period" means a time period that:
      • (i) begins the day on which a guaranteed asset protection waiver becomes effective; and
      • (ii) ends the last day on which a borrower may cancel the guaranteed asset protection waiver with a full refund if no benefits have been provided.
    • (h) "Restricted account" means the Guaranteed Asset Protection Waiver Restricted Account created in Section 31A-6b-204.
    • (i)
      • (i) "Vehicle" means a vehicle that is:
        • (A) self propelled or towed; and
        • (B) designed for personal or commercial use.
      • (ii) "Vehicle" includes:
        • (A) an automobile;
        • (B) a truck;
        • (C) a motorcycle;
        • (D) a recreational vehicle;
        • (E) an all terrain vehicle;
        • (F) a snowmobile;
        • (G) a camper;
        • (H) a boat;
        • (I) a personal watercraft; or
        • (J) a trailer for a motorcycle, boat, camper, or personal watercraft.




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