A. Regulations:
1. A person may not authorize or knowingly permit a motor vehicle owned by him or under his control to be driven by a person in violation of Utah Code Annotated, title 53, chapter 3.
2. A person may not rent a motor vehicle to another person unless the person who will be the driver is licensed in this State, or in the case of a nonresident, licensed under the laws of the state or country of his residence.
a. A person may not rent a motor vehicle to another person until he has inspected the license certificate of the person who will be the driver and verified the signature on the license certificate by comparison with the signature of the person who will be the driver written in his presence.
3. A person renting a motor vehicle to another shall keep a record of the:
a. Registration number of the rented motor vehicle;
b. Name and address of the person to whom the motor vehicle is rented;
c. Number of the license certificate of the renter; and
d. Date and place the license certificate was issued.
4. The record under subsection A3 of this section is open to inspection by any peace officer or officer or employee of the Utah Driver License Division.
5. A person may not employ a person to drive a motor vehicle who is not licensed as required under Utah Code Annotated, title 53, chapter 3.
6. As used in this section:
DRIVE: Means to operate or be in physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highway.
DRIVER: Means an individual who drives, or is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle in any location open to the general public for purposes of vehicular traffic.
LICENSE: Means the privilege to drive a motor vehicle.
LICENSE CERTIFICATE: Means the evidence of the privilege issued under this chapter to drive a motor vehicle.
a. "License certificate" evidence includes:
(1) A regular license certificate;
(2) A limited-term license certificate;
(3) A driving privilege card;
(4) A CDL license certificate;
(5) A limited-term CDL license certificate;
(6) A temporary regular license certificate;
(7) A temporary limited-term license certificate; and
(8) An electronic license certificate created under Utah Code Annotated, section 53-3-235.
MOTOR VEHICLE: Means a self-propelled vehicle intended primarily for use and operation on the highways.
a. "Motor vehicle" does not include:
(1) An off-highway vehicle; or
(2) A motor assisted scooter as defined in Utah Code Annotated, section 41-6a-102.
7. A person who violates this section is guilty of an infraction. (Ord. 19-12, 7-30-2019)