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Salt Lake City, UT Code of Ordinances
CITY CODE of SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
ORDINANCES PENDING REVIEW FOR CODIFICATION
TITLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE 2 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
TITLE 3 REVENUE AND FINANCE
TITLE 4 RESERVED
TITLE 5 BUSINESS TAXES, LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
TITLE 6 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES1
TITLE 7 RESERVED
TITLE 8 ANIMALS
TITLE 9 HEALTH AND SAFETY
TITLE 10 HUMAN RIGHTS
TITLE 11 PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
TITLE 12 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
CHAPTER 12.04 GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS
CHAPTER 12.08 ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 12.12 TRAFFIC CODE RULES AND ENFORCEMENT
CHAPTER 12.16 ACCIDENTS
CHAPTER 12.20 ARREST AND CITATION PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 12.24 DRIVER QUALIFICATIONS
CHAPTER 12.28 VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND EQUIPMENT
CHAPTER 12.32 TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
CHAPTER 12.36 SPEED LIMITS
CHAPTER 12.40 ONE-WAY STREETS AND ALLEYS
CHAPTER 12.44 RULES OF THE ROAD
CHAPTER 12.48 STOPS REQUIRED
CHAPTER 12.52 MISCELLANEOUS DRIVING RULES
CHAPTER 12.56 STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING
CHAPTER 12.58 IDLING OF VEHICLES
CHAPTER 12.60 RESERVED
CHAPTER 12.64 CITY PARKING PERMIT PROGRAM
CHAPTER 12.68 HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOTS
CHAPTER 12.76 PEDESTRIANS
CHAPTER 12.80 BICYCLES
CHAPTER 12.82 MOTOR ASSISTED SCOOTERS
CHAPTER 12.84 MOTORBUS OPERATIONS
CHAPTER 12.88 VEHICLE NOISE STANDARDS
CHAPTER 12.89 OTHER NOISE PROHIBITIONS
CHAPTER 12.92 VEHICLE WEIGHT AND TIRE RESTRICTIONS
CHAPTER 12.96 IMPOUNDMENT OF VEHICLES
CHAPTER 12.100 RAILROADS
CHAPTER 12.104 SCHEDULES
TITLE 13 RESERVED
TITLE 14 STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
TITLE 15 PARKS AND RECREATION
TITLE 16 AIRPORTS
TITLE 17 PUBLIC SERVICES
TITLE 18 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
TITLE 19 GENERAL PLANS
TITLE 20 SUBDIVISIONS
TITLE 21A ZONING
TITLE 22 LOCAL EMERGENCIES
APPENDICES SPECIAL ORDINANCES
Salt Lake City, UT Policies and Procedures Manual
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12.24.020: DRIVERS WITH A DISABILITY; LICENSE PLATES AND PARKING:
   A.   A person with a disability, whose automobile has affixed thereto as provided by law the license plate designated for persons with a disability issued by the state, shall be entitled to park at any parking meter and in the following identified restricted parking areas, without charge, notwithstanding any other state or municipal parking restriction: freight loading zones, passenger loading zones, and time limited parking zones.
   B.   It is unlawful for such person with a disability to park for longer than two (2) hours at all meters and restricted parking areas. (Ord. 20-06 § 2, 2006: prior code title 46, art. 6 § 106A)
12.24.030: INCOMPETENT DRIVERS DESIGNATED AND PROHIBITED:
No person under the age of sixteen (16) years, and no person with physical or mental disabilities or incapacitated in any particular, temporarily or permanently, shall drive a motor vehicle upon any street or alley, provided such disability or incapacity is such as to interfere with the reasonable and safe operation of such vehicle. (Ord. 20-06 § 1, 2006: prior code title 46, art. 6 § 113)
12.24.040: PERMITTING INCOMPETENT TO DRIVE PROHIBITED:
No driver or person having charge or control of any motor vehicle shall require or knowingly permit any prohibited person, as set forth in section 12.24.030 of this chapter, or its successor, to drive the same or knowingly permit or require the operation of any vehicle in any manner contrary to law. (Prior code title 46, art. 6 § 115)
12.24.050: INCAPABLE DRIVERS DESIGNATED AND PROHIBITED:
No driver shall operate a vehicle while his or her ability or alertness is so impaired through fatigue, illness or any other cause as to make it unsafe for him or her to drive such vehicle. (Prior code title 46, art. 6 § 112)
12.24.060: PERMITTING INCAPABLE DRIVERS TO DRIVE PROHIBITED:
No owner or person in control of a vehicle shall knowingly permit said vehicle to be operated by any person who has physical or mental disabilities to such an extent that such person's judgment or driving ability is impaired. (Ord. 20-06 § 1, 2006: prior code title 46, art. 6 § 111)
12.24.070: DRINKING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN VEHICLES:
   A.   No person shall drink any alcoholic beverage while driving a motor vehicle or while a passenger in a motor vehicle, whether the vehicle is moving, stopped, or parked on any street or highway.
   B.   No person shall keep, carry, possess, transport, or allow another to keep, carry, possess or transport in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, when the vehicle is on any public street or highway, any container whatsoever which contains any alcoholic beverage, if the container has been opened, the seal thereon broken, or the contents of the container partially consumed.
   C.   For purposes of this section:
   ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: Shall have the meaning provided in section 32A-1-5, Utah Code Annotated, or its successor.
   PASSENGER COMPARTMENT: The area of the vehicle normally occupied by the driver and his or her passengers, and includes areas accessible to them while traveling, such as a utility or glove compartment, but does not include a separate front or rear trunk compartment or other area of the vehicle not accessible to the driver or passengers while inside the vehicle.
   D.   The provisions of subsections A and B of this section shall not apply to passengers in the living quarters of a motor home or camper, but the driver of the vehicle will be prohibited from consuming alcoholic beverages as provided in subsection A of this section.
   E.   The provisions of subsection B of this section shall not apply to passengers traveling in any duly licensed taxicab or bus.
   F.   Any person convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of a class C misdemeanor. (Ord. 21-03 § 2, 2003: amended during 1/88 supplement: prior code title 46, art. 6 § 109)
12.24.080: INTOXICATED PERSONS IN OR ABOUT VEHICLES:
It is unlawful for any person under the influence of alcohol or any drugs to be in or about any vehicle with the intention of driving or operating such vehicle. (Prior code title 46, art. 6 § 108)
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