A. Regulations:
1. The new owner of a vehicle, before operating or permitting the operation of a transferred vehicle on a highway, shall:
a. Present to the Utah Motor Vehicle Division the certificate of registration and the certificate of title, properly endorsed;
b. Apply for a new certificate of title and obtain a new registration for the transferred vehicle, as upon an original registration, except as permitted under Utah Code Annotated, sections 41-1a-223, 41-1a-520, and 41-1a-704; and
c. Apply to the Utah Motor Vehicle Division to have the license plates assigned to the new registered owner of the transferred vehicle if the license plates were included as part of the sale, trade, or ownership release of the transferred vehicle.
2. As used in this section:
CERTIFICATE OF TITLE: Means a document issued by a jurisdiction to establish a record of ownership between an identified owner and the described vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor.
HIGHWAY: Means the entire width between property lines of every way or place of whatever nature when any part of it is open to the public, as a matter of right, for purposes of vehicular traffic.
OWNER: Means a person, other than a lienholder, holding title to a vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor whether or not the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor is subject to a security interest.
REGISTRATION: Means a document issued by a jurisdiction that allows operation of a vehicle or vessel on the highways or waters of this State for the time period for which the registration is valid and that is evidence of compliance with the registration requirements of the jurisdiction.
TITLE: Means the right to or ownership of a vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor.
VEHICLE: Includes a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, off-highway vehicle, camper, park model recreational vehicle, manufactured home, and mobile home.
3. A violation of this section is an infraction. (Ord. 19-12, 7-30-2019)