Factual basis for alcohol or drug-related reckless driving plea.

Utah Code § 41-6a-512, under Part 41-6a-5: Driving Under the Influence and Reckless Driving.

Utah Code § 41-6a-512

41-6a-512. Factual basis for alcohol or drug-related reckless driving plea.

(1) The prosecution shall state for the record a factual basis for a plea, including whether or not there had been consumption of alcohol, drugs, or a combination of both, by the defendant in connection with the violation when the prosecution agrees to a plea of guilty or no contest to a charge of a violation of the following in satisfaction of, or as a substitute for, an original charge of a violation of Sectionfor an offense committed before July 1, 2008: 41-6a-502 reckless driving under Section; or 41-6a-528 an ordinance enacted under Section. 41-6a-510 The statement under Subsectionis an offer of proof of the facts that shows whether there was consumption of alcohol, drugs, or a combination of both, by the defendant, in connection with the violation. (1)(a)

(2) The court shall advise the defendant before accepting the plea offered under this section of the consequences of a violation of Section. 41-6a-528

(3) The court shall notify the Driver License Division of each conviction of Sectionentered under this section. 41-6a-528

(4) The provisions in Subsections,,, andthat require a sentencing court to order a convicted person to participate in a screening, an assessment, or an educational series or obtain substance abuse treatment or do a combination of those things, apply to a conviction for a violation of Sectionunder Subsection. 41-6a-505(1) (3) (5) (7) 41-6a-528 (1) The court shall render the same order regarding screening, assessment, an educational series, or substance abuse treatment in connection with a first, second, or subsequent conviction under Sectionunder Subsection, as the court would render in connection with applying respectively, the first, second, or subsequent conviction requirements of Subsections,,, and. 41-6a-528 (1) 41-6a-505(1) (3) (5) (7)