Title 41, Motor Vehicles

41-1a-1611. Design review board -- Creation -- Duties. (1) As used in this section, "board" means the Design Review Board created in Subsection (2). (2) There is created the Design Review Board. (3) The board consists of the following members: (a) one member appointed by the gove…

41-1a-1612. Contract for license plate design -- Consultation and other duties. (1) Using revenue appropriated to the commission from the License Plate Restricted Account as described in Subsection 41-1a-122(4)(d), the commission shall contract with a designer. (2) The commission…

41-1a-201. Function of registration -- Registration required -- Penalty. (1) Unless exempted, a person or automated driving system may not operate and an owner may not engage an automated driving system, give another person permission to engage an automated driving system, or giv…

41-1a-202. Definitions -- Vehicles exempt from registration -- Registration of vehicles after establishing residency. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Designated agent" means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-12a-803. (b) "Domicile" means the place: (i) where an ind…

41-1a-203. Prerequisites for registration, transfer of ownership, or registration renewal. (1)(a) Except as provided in Subsections (1)(b) and (1)(c), the division shall mail a notification to the owner of a vehicle at least 30 days before the date the vehicle's registration is d…

41-1a-203. Prerequisites for registration, transfer of ownership, or registration renewal. (1)(a) Except as provided in Subsections (1)(b) and (1)(c), the division shall mail a notification to the owner of a vehicle at least 30 days before the date the vehicle's registration is d…

41-1a-204. Identification number inspection. (1) An application for first registration in this state of any vehicle may not be accepted by the division unless the identification number of that vehicle, other than new vehicles sold by dealers licensed in this state, has been inspe…

41-1a-205. Safety inspection certificate required for commercial motor vehicles and initial registration of street-legal ATVs, street-legal novel vehicles, and salvage vehicles. (1) A street-legal all-terrain vehicle registered in accordance with Section 41-6a-1509 is subject to …

41-1a-206. Payment of property taxes or in lieu fees before registration. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), the division before issuing any registration shall require from every applicant for the registration a certificate from the county assessor in which the vehicle has…

41-1a-207. Vehicles assessed by commission. If the vehicle is assessed by the commission under Section 59-2-201, the commission before issuing a registration shall be satisfied that the: (1) property tax or in lieu fee on the vehicle has been paid; (2) vehicle is exempt from the …

41-1a-208. Payment of automobile driver education tax prerequisite to registration of motor vehicle. (1) The collection and payment of the automobile driver education tax is a prerequisite to the registration of any motor vehicle. (2) Except as provided under Subsection (3), the …

41-1a-209. Application for registration -- Contents. (1) An owner of a vehicle subject to registration under this part shall apply to the division for registration on forms furnished by the division. (2) The application for registration shall include: (a) the signature of an owne…

41-1a-210. Examination of registration records and indices of stolen and recovered vehicles. The division upon receiving application for original registration of a vehicle shall first check the identification number shown in the application against the indices of registered vehic…

41-1a-210.5. Government-issued identification required on new registrations. Subject to Section 63G-15-201, the division, before issuing any new registration on a vehicle, shall require that the applicant provide valid government-issued identification.

41-1a-211. Temporary permits -- Other laws applied. (1)(a) The division may grant a temporary permit to operate a vehicle for which: (i) application for registration has been made, or, in the case of a newly purchased vehicle, will be made; (ii) evidence of ownership is provided;…

41-1a-212. Division to issue registration card. The division upon registering a vehicle shall issue a registration card.

41-1a-213. Contents of registration cards. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Health care professional" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-3-207. (b) "Invisible condition" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-3-207. (c) "Invisible condition identi…

41-1a-214. Registration card to be exhibited. (1) For the convenience of a peace officer or any officer or employee of the division, the owner or operator of a vehicle is encouraged to carry the registration card in the vehicle for which the registration card was issued and displ…

41-1a-215. Staggered registration dates -- Exceptions. (1)(a) Except as provided under Subsections (2) and (3), every vehicle registration, every registration card, and every registration plate issued under this chapter for the first registration of the vehicle in this state, con…

41-1a-215.5. Alternative term registration. (1) Subject to the requirements of this section, a person may register a motorcycle or motor vehicle of 14,000 pounds or less gross vehicle weight rating for a six-month period that begins on the first day of the calendar month of regis…

41-1a-215.5. Alternative term registration. (1) Subject to the requirements of this section, a person may register a motorcycle or motor vehicle of 14,000 pounds or less gross vehicle weight rating for a six-month period that begins on the first day of the calendar month of regis…

41-1a-216. Renewal of registration. (1) The division may receive applications for registration renewal and issue new registration cards at any time prior to the expiration of the registration, subject to the availability of renewal materials. (2)(a) Except as provided in Subsecti…

41-1a-217. Application for renewal of registration. (1)(a) An applicant may renew a vehicle registration by: (i) filing an application for registration renewal; and (ii) paying the fees or taxes required under Section 41-1a-203. (b) If an applicant is applying for automatic regis…

41-1a-218. Notice of change of address. (1) If a person after making application for or obtaining a vehicle registration moves from the address named in the application, the person shall within 10 days of moving notify the division of his old and new addresses. (2) A violation of…

41-1a-219. Change of name -- New registration. (1) If the name of any person who has applied for or obtained the registration of a vehicle is changed the person shall surrender the last registration card and file an application for a new registration card. (2) The division upon r…

41-1a-220. Lost or damaged registration card. (1) If a registration card is lost, mutilated, or becomes illegible the owner of the vehicle for which the registration card was issued, as shown by the records of the division, shall immediately: (a) apply for a duplicate; (b) furnis…

41-1a-221. Registration of vehicles of political subdivisions or state -- Expiration of registration -- Certification of information -- Failure to comply. (1)(a) An entity referred to in Subsection 41-1a-407(1) shall register each vehicle that it owns, operates, or leases. (b) Th…

41-1a-222. Application for multiyear registration -- Payment of taxes -- Penalties. (1) The owner of any intrastate fleet of commercial vehicles which is based in the state may apply to the commission for registration in accordance with this section. (a) The application shall be …

41-1a-223. Registration without Utah title. (1)(a) If the owner of a vehicle operating interstate and registered in another state desires to retain registration of the vehicle in the other state, the applicant need not surrender but shall submit for inspection evidences of out-of…

41-1a-224. Registration of specially constructed, reconstructed, or foreign vehicles -- Surrender of foreign registration. (1) If the vehicle to be registered is a specially constructed, reconstructed, or foreign vehicle, that fact shall be stated in the application. (2) The owne…

41-1a-225. Foreign vehicle compliance with federal law -- English translation -- Temporary permit. (1) Before a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 6,000 pounds that was not originally manufactured for sale in the United States may be registered in this state,…

41-1a-226. Classic vehicle -- Signed statement -- Restored-modified vehicle -- Registration. (1) The owner of a classic vehicle who applies for registration under this part shall provide a signed statement that the classic vehicle is safe to operate on the highways of this state …

41-1a-228. Special lifetime trailer registration -- Property tax or in lieu fees. (1)(a) The owner of a trailer or semitrailer used as a commercial vehicle may obtain an alternative special registration and license plate valid for the life of the trailer while the trailer is poss…

41-1a-228. Special lifetime trailer registration -- Property tax or in lieu fees. (1)(a) The owner of a trailer or semitrailer used as a commercial vehicle may obtain an alternative special registration and license plate valid for the life of the trailer while the trailer is poss…

41-1a-229. Display of vehicle weight rating. (1) Each vehicle registered by gross vehicle weight rating and exceeding 14,000 pounds of gross vehicle weight rating shall have the gross vehicle weight rating for which it is registered painted, stenciled, or shown by decal upon both…

41-1a-230. Registration checkoff for vision screening. (1) A person who applies for a motor vehicle registration or registration renewal may designate a voluntary contribution for vision screening of $2. (2) This contribution shall be: (a) collected by the division; (b) treated a…

41-1a-230.1. Voluntary contribution for wildlife crossings. (1) A person who applies for a motor vehicle registration or registration renewal may designate a voluntary contribution for wildlife crossing construction and related activities. (2) This contribution shall be: (a) coll…

41-1a-230.5. Registration checkoff for promoting and supporting organ donation. (1) A person who applies for a motor vehicle registration or registration renewal may designate a voluntary contribution of $2 for the purpose of promoting and supporting organ donation. (2) This cont…

41-1a-230.7. Registration checkoff for supporting emergency medical services and search and rescue operations. (1) A person who applies for a motor vehicle registration or registration renewal may designate a voluntary contribution of $3 for the purpose of supporting: (a) the Eme…

41-1a-231. Special mobile equipment status. (1) "Special mobile equipment" status as defined under Section 41-1a-102 shall be approved by the Department of Transportation in consultation with the Motor Carrier Advisory Board created under Section 72-9-201. (2) In accordance with …

41-1a-232. Special fleet registration decals and license plates. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Rental agreement" has the same meaning as defined in Section 31A-22-311. (b) "Rental company" has the same meaning as defined in Section 31A-22-311. (c) "Rental fleet" means more th…

41-1a-233. Conditional registration for new commercial motor vehicles. (1) As used in this part: (a) "Manufacturer's statement of origin" means a statement or certificate from the motor vehicle manufacturer that shows: (i) the date of sale from the manufacturer to the first purch…

41-1a-301. Apportioned registration and licensing of interstate vehicles. (1) For purposes of this section, "registrant" means an owner or operator of one or more commercial vehicles operating in two or more jurisdictions applying for apportioned registration and licensing of a c…

41-1a-303. Cooperation for electronic credentialing. The commission shall cooperate with the Department of Transportation and federal agencies to assist in providing electronic credentialing of motor carriers to facilitate implementation, compliance, and enforcement of vehicle re…

41-1a-401. License plates -- Number of plates -- Reflectorization -- Indicia of registration in lieu of or used with plates. (1)(a) Except as provided in Subsections (1)(c), (d), and (e), the division upon registering a vehicle shall issue to the owner: (i) one license plate for …

41-1a-402. Standard license plates -- Required colors, numerals, and letters -- Expiration. (1)(a) Upon registering a vehicle, the division shall issue to the owner a standard license plate described in Subsection (1)(b) unless the division issues to the owner: (i) a special grou…