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A. Regulations:
1. On a roadway divided into two (2) or more clearly marked lanes for traffic, the following provisions apply:
a. Except as provided in subsection A1c of this section:
(1) A person operating a vehicle:
(A) Shall keep the vehicle as nearly as practical entirely within a single lane; and
(B) May not move the vehicle from the lane until the operator has reasonably determined the movement can be made safely.
b. A determination under subsection A1a(1)(B) of this section is reasonable if a reasonable person acting under the same conditions and having regard for actual and potential hazards then existing would determine that the movement could be made safely.
c. Subsection A1a of this section does not apply to an individual operating a motorcycle engaging in lane filtering as described in Utah Code Annotated, section 41-6a-704 (see subsections 5-1-24A5 and A6 of this chapter).
2. On a roadway divided into three (3) or more lanes and providing for two-way movement of traffic, a person operating a vehicle may not drive in the center lane except:
a. When overtaking and passing another vehicle traveling in the same direction, and when the center lane is:
(1) Clear of traffic within a safe distance; and
(2) Not a two-way left turn lane;
b. In preparation of making or completing a left turn in compliance with Utah Code Annotated, section 41-6a-801; or
c. Where the center lane is allocated exclusively to traffic moving in the same direction that the vehicle is proceeding as indicated by traffic-control devices.
3. Notwithstanding subsection A2a of this section and in accordance with subsection A1a of this section, a person operating a vehicle may drive in a center lane that is a two- way left turn lane if:
a. The center lane is:
(1) On a roadway divided into three (3) or more lanes that provides for two-way movement of traffic; and
(2) Clear of traffic within a safe distance;
b. There is only one lane of travel in the direction the person operating the vehicle is traveling; and
c. The person operating the vehicle is overtaking and passing a bicycle or moped that is moving at less than the reasonable speed of traffic that is present.
4. A highway authority may erect traffic-control devices directing specified traffic to use a designated lane or designating those lanes to be used by traffic moving in a particular direction regardless of the center of the roadway.
a. An operator of a vehicle shall obey the directions of a traffic-control device erected under this subsection A4.
5. As used in this section:
BICYCLE: Means a wheeled vehicle:
a. Propelled by human power by feet or hands acting upon pedals or cranks;
b. With a seat or saddle designed for the use of the operator;
c. Designed to be operated on the ground; and
d. Whose wheels are not less than fourteen inches (14") in diameter.
e. "Bicycle" includes an electric assisted bicycle.
f. "Bicycle" does not include scooters and similar devices.
HIGHWAY AUTHORITY: Means the department or the legislative, executive, or governing body of a county or municipality.
LANE FILTERING: Means, when operating a motorcycle other than an autocycle, the act of overtaking and passing another vehicle that is stopped in the same direction of travel in the same lane.
MOPED: Means a motor-driven cycle having:
a. Pedals to permit propulsion by human power; and
b. A motor that:
(1) Produces not more than two (2) brake horsepower; and
(2) Is not capable of propelling the cycle at a speed in excess of thirty (30) miles per hour on level ground.
c. If an internal combustion engine is used, the displacement may not exceed fifty (50) cubic centimeters and the moped shall have a power drive system that functions directly or automatically without clutching or shifting by the operator after the drive system is engaged.
d. "Moped" does not include:
(1) An electric assisted bicycle; or
(2) A motor assisted scooter.
MOTORCYCLE: Means:
a. A motor vehicle, other than a tractor, having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel with not more than three (3) wheels in contact with the ground; or
b. An autocycle.
OPERATOR: Means:
a. A human driver, as defined in Utah Code Annotated, section 41-26-102.1, that operates a vehicle; or
b. An automated driving system, as defined in Utah Code Annotated, section 41-26-102.1, that operates a vehicle.
ROADWAY: Means that portion of highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel.
a. "Roadway" does not include the sidewalk, berm, or shoulder, even though any of them are used by persons riding bicycles or other human- powered vehicles.
b. "Roadway" refers to any roadway separately but not to all roadways collectively, if a highway includes two (2) or more separate roadways.
TRAFFIC: Means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, and other conveyances either singly or together while using any highway for the purpose of travel.
TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICE: Means a sign, signal, marking, or device not inconsistent with this chapter placed or erected by a highway authority for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic.
VEHICLE: Means a device in, on, or by which a person or property is or may be transported or drawn on a highway, except a mobile carrier, as defined in Utah Code Annotated, section 41-6a-1120, or a device used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks.
6. A violation of this section is an infraction. (Ord. 19-12, 7-30-2019)
A. Regulations:
1. Except when otherwise directed by a peace officer, the operator of a vehicle, upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle using audible or visual signals under Utah Code Annotated, section 41-6a-212 or 41-6a-1625, shall:
a. Yield the right-of-way and immediately move to a position parallel to, and as close as possible to, the right-hand edge or curb of the highway, clear of any intersection; and
b. Then stop and remain stopped until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed.
2. The operator of a vehicle, upon approaching a stationary authorized emergency vehicle that is displaying alternately flashing red, red and white, or red and blue lights, shall:
a. Reduce the speed of the vehicle;
b. Provide as much space as practical to the stationary authorized emergency vehicle; and
c. If traveling in a lane adjacent to the stationary authorized emergency vehicle and if practical, with due regard to safety and traffic conditions, make a lane change into a lane not adjacent to the authorized emergency vehicle.
3. If the operator of a vehicle is traveling in an HOV lane, upon approaching a stationary authorized emergency vehicle that is displaying alternately flashing red, red and white, or red and blue lights, the requirements in subsection A2 of this section apply.
a. The operator of a vehicle traveling in an HOV lane, upon approaching a stationary authorized emergency vehicle that is displaying alternately flashing red, red and white, or red and blue lights, shall, if practical, with due regard to safety and traffic conditions, make a lane change out of the HOV lane into a lane not adjacent to the authorized emergency vehicle.
4. The operator of a vehicle, upon approaching a stationary tow truck or highway maintenance vehicle that is displaying flashing amber lights, shall:
a. Reduce the speed of the vehicle; and
b. Provide as much space as practical to the stationary tow truck or highway maintenance vehicle.
5. The operator of a vehicle traveling in an HOV lane, upon approaching a stationary tow truck or highway maintenance vehicle that is displaying flashing amber lights, shall, if practical, with due regard to safety and traffic conditions, make a lane change out of the HOV lane into a lane not adjacent to the tow truck or highway maintenance vehicle.
6. This section does not relieve the operator of an authorized emergency vehicle, tow truck, or highway maintenance vehicle from the duty to drive with regard for the safety of all persons using the highway.
7. In addition to the penalties prescribed under subsection A14 of this section, a person who violates this section shall attend a four (4) hour live classroom defensive driving course approved by:
a. The Utah Driver License Division; or
b. A court in this State.
8. Upon completion of the four (4) hour live classroom course under subsection A7 of this section, the person shall provide to the Utah Driver License Division a certificate of attendance of the classroom course.
9. The Utah Driver License Division shall suspend a person's driver license for a period of ninety (90) days if the person:
a. Violates a provision of subsections A1 through A5 of this section; and
b. Fails to meet the requirements of subsection A7 of this section within ninety (90) days of sentencing for or pleading guilty to a violation of this section.
10. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A9 of this section, the Utah Driver License Division shall shorten the 90-day suspension period imposed under subsection A9 of this section effective immediately upon receiving a certificate of attendance of the four (4) hour live classroom course required under subsection A7 of this section if the certificate of attendance is received before the completion of the suspension period.
11. A person whose license is suspended under subsection A9 of this section and a person whose suspension is shortened as described under subsection A10 of this section shall pay the license reinstatement fees under Utah Code Annotated, section 53-3-105(24).
12. In accordance with Utah Code Annotated, title 63G, chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the Utah Driver License Division shall make rules to implement the provisions of this part.
13. As used in this section:
AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE: Includes:
a. Fire Department vehicles;
b. Police vehicles;
c. Ambulances; and
d. Other publicly or privately owned vehicles as designated by the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety.
HIGHWAY: Means the entire width between property lines of every way or place of any nature when any part of it is open to the use of the public as a matter of right for vehicular travel.
INTERSECTION: Means the area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the lateral curblines, or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of two (2) or more highways that join one another.
a. Where a highway includes two (2) roadways thirty feet (30') or more apart:
(1) Every crossing of each roadway of the divided highway by an intersecting highway is a separate intersection; and
(2) If the intersecting highway also includes two (2) roadways thirty feet (30') or more apart, then every crossing of two (2) roadways of the highways is a separate intersection.
b. "Intersection" does not include the junction of an alley with a street or highway.
OPERATOR: Means:
a. A human driver, as defined in Utah Code Annotated, section 41-26-102.1, that operates a vehicle; or
b. An automated driving system, as defined in Utah Code Annotated, section 41-26-102.1, that operates a vehicle.
PEACE OFFICER: Means a peace officer authorized under Utah Code Annotated, title 53, chapter 13, Peace Officer Classifications, to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic laws.
RIGHT-OF-WAY: Means the right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful manner in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian approaching under circumstances of direction, speed, and proximity that give rise to danger of collision unless one grants precedence to the other.
TRAFFIC: Means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, and other conveyances either singly or together while using any highway for the purpose of travel.
TRUCK: Means a motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property.
VEHICLE: Means a device in, on, or by which a person or property is or may be transported or drawn on a highway, except a mobile carrier, as defined in Utah Code Annotated, section 41-6a-1120, or a device used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks.
14. A violation of subsection A1, A2, A3, A4, or A5 of this section is an infraction. (Ord. 19-12, 7-30-2019)
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)
A. Regulations:
1. A person whose driving privilege has been denied, suspended, disqualified, or revoked under Utah Code Annotated, title 53, chapter 3 or under the laws of the state in which the person's driving privilege was granted and who drives any motor vehicle upon the highways of this State while that driving privilege is denied, suspended, disqualified, or revoked shall be punished as provided in this section.
2. A person convicted of a violation of subsection A1 of this section, other than a violation specified in subsection A3 of this section, is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
3. A person is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor if the person's conviction under subsection A1 of this section is based on the person driving a motor vehicle while the person's driving privilege is suspended, disqualified, or revoked for:
a. A refusal to submit to a chemical test under Utah Code Annotated, section 41-6a-520;
b. A violation of Utah Code Annotated, section 41-6a-502;
c. A violation of a local ordinance that complies with the requirements of Utah Code Annotated, section 41-6a-510;
d. A violation of Utah Code Annotated, section 41-6a-517;
e. A violation of Utah Code Annotated, section 76-5-207;
f. A criminal action that the person pled guilty to as a result of a plea bargain after having been originally charged with violating one or more of the sections or ordinances under this subsection A3;
g. A revocation or suspension which has been extended under Utah Code Annotated, section 53-3-220(2);
h. Where disqualification is the result of driving a commercial motor vehicle while the person's CDL is disqualified, suspended, canceled, or revoked under Utah Code Annotated, section 53-3-414(1); or
i. A violation of Utah Code Annotated, section 41-6a-530.
4. A person is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor if the person's conviction under subsection A1 of this section is based on the person driving a motor vehicle while the person's driving privilege is suspended, disqualified, or revoked by any state, the United States, or any district, possession, or territory of the United States for violations corresponding to the violations listed in subsection A3 of this section.
5. A fine imposed under subsection A3 of this section shall be at least the maximum fine for a Class C misdemeanor under Utah Code Annotated, section 76-3-301.
6. As used in this section:
CDL: Means a commercial driver license:
a. Issued substantially in accordance with the requirements of title XII, pub. L. 99-570, the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986, and in accordance with Utah Code Annotated, title 53, chapter 3, part 4, Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, which authorizes the holder to drive a class of commercial motor vehicle; and
b. That was obtained by providing evidence of lawful presence in the United States with one of the document requirements described under Utah Code Annotated, section 53-3-410(1)(i)(i).
CANCELED: Means the termination by the Utah Driver License Division of a license issued through error or fraud or for which consent under Utah Code Annotated, section 53-3-211 has been withdrawn.
COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE: Means a motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles designed or used to transport passengers or property if the motor vehicle:
a. Has a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty six thousand one (26,001) or more pounds or a lesser rating as determined by Federal regulation;
b. Is designed to transport sixteen (16) or more passengers, including the driver; or
c. Is transporting hazardous materials and is required to be placarded in accordance with 49 CFR part 172, subpart F.
CONVICTED OR CONVICTION: Means any of the following:
a. An unvacated adjudication of guilt or a determination that a person has violated or failed to comply with the law in a court of original jurisdiction or an administrative proceeding;
b. An unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure a person's appearance in court;
c. A plea of guilty or nolo contendere accepted by the court;
d. The payment of a fine or court costs; or
e. Violation of a condition of release without bail, regardless of whether the penalty is rebated, suspended, or probated.
DENIED: Means the withdrawal of a driving privilege by the Utah Driver License Division.
DISQUALIFIED OR DISQUALIFICATION: Means either:
a. The suspension, revocation, cancellation, denial, or any other withdrawal by a state of a person's privileges to drive a commercial motor vehicle;
b. A determination by the Federal Highway Administration, under 49 CFR part 386, that a person is no longer qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle under 49 CFR part 391; or
c. The loss of qualification that automatically follows conviction of an offense listed under 49 CFR part 383.51.
DRIVE: Means to operate or be in physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highway.
HIGHWAY: Means the entire width between property lines of every way or place of any nature when any part of it is open to the use of the public, as a matter of right, for traffic.
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.
REVOCATION OR REVOKED: Means the termination by action of the Utah Driver License Division of a licensee's privilege to drive a motor vehicle.
SUSPENDED OR SUSPENSION: Means the temporary withdrawal by action of the Utah Driver License Division of a licensee's privilege to drive a motor vehicle. (Ord. 19-12, 7-30-2019)
A. Regulations:
1. Except as provided under subsection A2 of this section, an owner of a motor vehicle on which owner's or operator's security is required under Utah Code Annotated, section 41-12a-301, who operates the owner's vehicle or permits it to be operated on a highway in this State without owner's security being in effect is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor, and the fine shall not be less than:
a. Four hundred dollars ($400.00) for a first offense; and
b. One thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for a second and subsequent offense within three (3) years of a previous conviction or bail forfeiture.
2. A court may waive up to three hundred dollars ($300.00) of the fine charged to the owner of a motor vehicle under subsection A1a of this section if the owner demonstrates that owner's or operator's security required under Utah Code Annotated, section 41-12a-301 was obtained subsequent to the violation but before sentencing.
3. Except as provided under subsection A4 of this section, any other person who operates a motor vehicle upon a highway in Utah with the knowledge that the owner does not have owner's security in effect for the motor vehicle is also guilty of a Class C misdemeanor, and the fine shall not be less than:
a. Four hundred dollars ($400.00) for a first offense; and
b. One thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for a second and subsequent offense within three (3) years of a previous conviction or bail forfeiture.
4. A person that has in effect owner's security on a Utah- registered motor vehicle or its equivalent that covers the operation, by the person, of the motor vehicle in question is exempt from subsection A3 of this section.
5. As used in this section:
MOTOR VEHICLE: Means every self-propelled vehicle that is designed for use upon a highway, including trailers and semitrailers designed for use with other motorized vehicles.
a. "Motor vehicle" does not include traction engines, road rollers, farm tractors, tractor cranes, power shovels, and well drillers, and every vehicle that is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead wires but not operated upon rails.
OPERATOR: Means every person who is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle.
OWNER: Means:
a. A person who holds legal title to a motor vehicle;
b. A lessee in possession;
c. A conditional vendee or lessee if a motor vehicle is the subject of a conditional sale or lease with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession in the conditional vendee or lessee; or
d. A mortgagor if a motor vehicle is the subject of a mortgage with the mortgagor entitled to possession.
OWNER'S OR OPERATOR'S SECURITY, OWNER'S SECURITY, OR OPERATOR'S SECURITY: Means any of the following:
a. An insurance policy or combination of policies conforming to Utah Code Annotated, section 31A-22-302, which is issued by an insurer authorized to do business in Utah;
b. An insurance policy or combination of policies issued or renewed prior to January 1, 2009 that:
(1) Conformed to the minimum coverage limits of Utah Code Annotated, section 31A-22-304 prior to January 1, 2009; and
(2) Conform to the current requirements other than the minimum coverage limits of policies issued in accordance with Utah Code Annotated, section 31A-22-302;
c. A surety bond issued by an insurer authorized to do a surety business in Utah in which the surety is subject to the minimum coverage limits and other requirements of policies conforming to Utah Code Annotated, section 31A-22-302, which names the department as a creditor under the bond for the use of persons entitled to the proceeds of the bond;
d. A deposit with the State Treasurer of cash or securities complying with Utah Code Annotated, section 41-12a-406;
e. Maintaining a certificate of self-funded coverage under Utah Code Annotated, section 41-12a-407; or
f. A policy conforming to Utah Code Annotated, section 31A-22-302 issued by the Risk Management Fund created under Utah Code Annotated, section 63A-4-201. (Ord. 19-12, 7-30-2019)
A. Regulations:
1. A person operating a motor vehicle shall:
a. Have in the person's immediate possession evidence of owner's or operator's security for the motor vehicle the person is operating; and
b. Display it upon demand of a peace officer.
2. A person is exempt from the requirements of subsection A1 of this section if the person is operating:
a. A government-owned or leased motor vehicle; or
b. An employer-owned or leased motor vehicle and is driving it with the employer's permission.
3. A person operating a vehicle that is owned by a rental company, as defined in Utah Code Annotated, section 31A-22-311, may comply with subsection A1 of this section by having in the person's immediate possession, or displaying, the rental vehicle's rental agreement, as defined in Utah Code Annotated, section 31A-22-311.
4. Evidence of owner's or operator's security includes any one of the following:
a. A copy of the operator's valid:
(1) Insurance policy;
(2) Insurance policy declaration page;
(3) Binder notice;
(4) Renewal notice; or
(5) Card issued by an insurance company as evidence of insurance;
b. A certificate of insurance issued under Utah Code Annotated, section 41-12a-402;
c. A certified copy of a surety bond issued under Utah Code Annotated, section 41-12a-405;
d. A certificate of the State Treasurer issued under Utah Code Annotated, section 41-12a-406;
e. A certificate of self-funded coverage issued under Utah Code Annotated, section 41-12a-407; or
f. Information that the vehicle or driver is insured from the Uninsured Motorist Identification Database Program created under Utah Code Annotated, title 41, chapter 12a, part 8, Uninsured Motorist Identification Database Program.
5. A card issued by an insurance company as evidence of owner's or operator's security under subsection A4a(5) of this section on or after July 1, 2014, may not display the owner's or operator's address on the card.
6. A person may provide to a peace officer evidence of owner's or operator's security described in subsection A4 of this section in:
a. A hard copy format; or
b. An electronic format using a mobile electronic device.
7. If a person provides evidence of owner's or operator's security in an electronic format using a mobile electronic device under subsection A6b of this section, the peace officer viewing the owner's or operator's security on the mobile electronic device may not view any other content on the mobile electronic device.
a. Notwithstanding any other provision under this section, a peace officer is not subject to civil liability or criminal penalties under this section if the peace officer inadvertently views content other than the evidence of owner's or operator's security on the mobile electronic device.
8. Evidence of owner's or operator's security from the Uninsured Motorist Identification Database Program described under subsection A4f of this section supersedes any evidence of owner's or operator's security described under subsection A4a(4) or A4a(5) of this section.
9. A peace officer may not cite or arrest a person for a violation of subsection A1, A2, or A3 of this section if the Uninsured Motorist Identification Database Program created under Utah Code Annotated, title 41, chapter 12a, part 8, Uninsured Motorist Identification Database Program, information indicates that the vehicle or driver is insured.
10. It is an affirmative defense to a charge or in an administrative action under this section that the person had owner's or operator's security in effect for the vehicle the person was operating at the time of the person's citation or arrest.
11. The following are considered proof of owner's or operator's security for purposes of subsection A10 of this section:
a. Evidence defined in subsection A4 of this section;
b. A written statement from an insurance producer or company verifying that the person had the required motor vehicle insurance coverage on the date specified; or
c. A written statement from an insurance producer or company, or provision in an insurance policy, indicating that the policy provides coverage for a newly purchased car and the coverage extended to the date specified.
12. The court considering a citation issued under this section shall allow the evidence or a written statement under subsection A11 of this section and a copy of the citation to be electronically submitted or mailed to the Clerk of the Court to satisfy subsection A10 of this section.
13. A person who is convicted of violating subsection A1 of this section:
a. Is guilty of an infraction for a first offense and subject to a fine of not less than four hundred dollars ($400.00); and
b. Is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor for each offense subsequent to the first offense that is committed within three (3) years after the day on which the person commits the first offense and subject to a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
14. A court may waive up to three hundred dollars ($300.00) of a fine charged under subsection A13 of this section if the person demonstrates that the owner's or operator's security required under Utah Code Annotated, section 41-12a-301 was obtained after the violation but before sentencing.
15. Upon receiving notification from a court of a conviction for a violation of this section, the Utah Department of Public Safety:
a. Shall suspend the person's driver license; and
b. May not renew the person's driver license or issue a driver license to the person until the person gives the Utah Department of Public Safety proof of owner's or operator's security.
(1) This proof of owner's or operator's security shall be given by any of the ways required under Utah Code Annotated, section 41-12a-401.
(2) This proof of owner's or operator's security shall be maintained with the Utah Department of Public Safety for a three-year period.
(3) An insurer that provides a certificate of insurance as provided under Utah Code Annotated, section 41-12a-402 or 41-12a-403 may not terminate the insurance policy unless notice of termination is filed with the Utah Department of Public Safety no later than ten (10) days after termination as required under Utah Code Annotated, section 41-12a-404.
(4) If a person who has canceled the certificate of insurance applies for a license within three (3) years from the date proof of owner's or operator's security was originally required, the Utah Department of Public Safety shall refuse the application unless the person reestablishes proof of owner's or operator's security and maintains the proof for the remainder of the three-year period.
16. As used in this section:
LICENSE: Means the privilege to drive a motor vehicle.
MOTOR VEHICLE: Means every self-propelled vehicle that is designed for use upon a highway, including trailers and semitrailers designed for use with other motorized vehicles.
a. "Motor vehicle" does not include traction engines, road rollers, farm tractors, tractor cranes, power shovels, and well drillers, and every vehicle that is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead wires but not operated upon rails.
OPERATOR: Means every person who is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle.
OWNER: Means:
a. A person who holds legal title to a motor vehicle;
b. A lessee in possession;
c. A conditional vendee or lessee if a motor vehicle is the subject of a conditional sale or lease with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession in the conditional vendee or lessee; or
d. A mortgagor if a motor vehicle is the subject of a mortgage with the mortgagor entitled to possession.
OWNER'S OR OPERATOR'S SECURITY, OWNER'S SECURITY, OR OPERATOR'S SECURITY: Means any of the following:
a. An insurance policy or combination of policies conforming to Utah Code Annotated, section 31A-22-302, which is issued by an insurer authorized to do business in Utah;
b. An insurance policy or combination of policies issued or renewed prior to January 1, 2009 that:
(1) Conformed to the minimum coverage limits of Utah Code Annotated, section 31A-22-304 prior to January 1, 2009; and
(2) Conform to the current requirements other than the minimum coverage limits of policies issued in accordance with Utah Code Annotated, section 31A-22-302;
c. A surety bond issued by an insurer authorized to do a surety business in Utah in which the surety is subject to the minimum coverage limits and other requirements of policies conforming to Utah Code Annotated, section 31A-22-302, which names the department as a creditor under the bond for the use of persons entitled to the proceeds of the bond;
d. A deposit with the State Treasurer of cash or securities complying with Utah Code Annotated, section 41-12a-406;
e. Maintaining a certificate of self-funded coverage under Utah Code Annotated, section 41-12a-407; or
f. A policy conforming to Utah Code Annotated, section 31A-22-302 issued by the Risk Management Fund created under Utah Code Annotated, section 63A-4-201. (Ord. 19-12, 7-30-2019)
A. Regulations:
1. The operator of any vessel may not exceed a wakeless speed when within one hundred fifty feet (150') of:
a. Another vessel;
b. A person in or floating on the water;
c. A water skier being towed by another boat;
d. A water skier that had been towed behind the operator's vessel unless the skier is still surfing or riding in an upright stance on the wake created by the vessel;
e. A water skier that had been towed behind another vessel and the skier is still surfing or riding in an upright stance on the wake created by the other vessel;
f. A shore fisherman;
g. A launching ramp;
h. A dock; or
i. A designated swimming area.
2. As used in this section:
OPERATOR: Means the person who is in control of a vessel while it is in use.
VESSEL: Means every type of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water.
WAKELESS SPEED: Means an operating speed at which the vessel does not create or make a wake or white water trailing the vessel.
a. This speed is not in excess of five (5) miles per hour.
3. A person who violates this section is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. (Ord. 19-12, 7-30-2019)
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