53-3-210.6. Motorcycle learner permit.
(1) The division, upon receiving an application for a motorcycle learner permit, may issue a motorcycle learner permit effective for six months to an applicant who: holds an original or provisional class D license, a CDL, or an out-of-state equivalent of an original or provisional class D license or a CDL; and has passed the motorcycle knowledge test.
(2) A motorcycle learner permit entitles an applicant to operate a motorcycle on a highway subject to the restrictions in Subsection. (3)
(3) For the first two months from the date a motorcycle learner permit is issued, the operator of a motorcycle holding the motorcycle learner permit may not operate a motorcycle: on a highway with a posted speed limit of more than 60 miles per hour; with any passengers; or during the nighttime hours after 10 p.m. and before 6 a.m. For the third through sixth months from the date a motorcycle learner permit is issued, the operator of a motorcycle holding the motorcycle learner permit may operate a motorcycle without any restrictions imposed under this Subsection. (3) It is an affirmative defense to a charge that a person who has been issued a motorcycle learner permit is operating a motorcycle in violation of the restrictions under Subsectionif the person is operating the motorcycle: (3)(a) for the operator's employment, including the trip to and from the operator's residence and the operator's employment; on assignment of a rancher or farmer and the operator is engaged in an agricultural operation; or in an emergency. A violation of Subsectionis an infraction. (3)(a)
(4) In accordance with, the division shall make rules governing the issuance of a motorcycle learner permit and establishing the proof requirements for an applicant to demonstrate that the applicant has completed a motorcycle rider education program. Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act