Title 53, Title 53: Public Safety Code

53-3-227. Driving a motor vehicle prohibited while driving privilege denied, suspended, disqualified, or revoked -- Penalties. (1) A person whose driving privilege has been denied, suspended, disqualified, or revoked under this chapter or under the laws of the state in which the …

53-3-229. Prohibited uses of license certificate -- Penalty. (1) It is a class C misdemeanor for an individual to: lend or knowingly permit the use of a license certificate issued to the individual, by another individual not entitled to the license certificate; display or represe…

53-3-231. Person under 21 may not operate a vehicle or motorboat with detectable alcohol in body -- Chemical test procedures -- Temporary license -- Hearing and decision -- Suspension of license or operating privilege -- Fees -- Judicial review -- Referral to local substance abus…

53-3-234. Driver license application -- Selective Service Registration -- Statement. (1) The following information for each male United States citizen or immigrant under the age of 26 shall be electronically transmitted by the division to the Selective Service System: name; addre…

53-3-235. Electronic license certificate or identification card. (1) On or before January 1, 2021, the division shall establish a pilot program for a process and system for an individual to obtain an electronic license certificate or identification card. Based on information and …

53-3-236. Interdicted person identifier -- License notation. (1) If the division receives a notification from a court as provided in Section,,, or, that an individual is an interdicted person, the division: 41-6a-505 41-6a-509 76-5-102.1 76-5-207 may accept an application from th…

53-3-237. Driver license notation of tribal membership. (1) As used in this section: "Bureau of Indian Affairs affidavit of birth" or "tribal affidavit of birth" means an affidavit of birth issued by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs that includes: the individual's name;…

53-3-301. Short title. This part is known as the "Impaired Persons Licensing Act."

53-3-302. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Board" means the Driver License Medical Advisory Board created in Section. 53-3-303 (2) "Health care professional" means a physician or surgeon licensed to practice medicine in the state, or when recommended by the Medical Advisor…

53-3-303. Driver License Medical Advisory Board -- Membership -- Guidelines for licensing impaired persons -- Recommendations to division. (1) There is created within the division the Driver License Medical Advisory Board. (2) The board is comprised of three regular members appoi…

53-3-303.5. Driver License Medical Advisory Board -- Medical waivers. (1) The Driver License Medical Advisory Board shall: advise the director of the division; and establish and recommend in a manner specified by the board functional ability profile guidelines and standards for d…

53-3-304. Licensing of persons with impairments -- Medical review -- Restricted license -- Procedures. (1) If the division has reason to believe that an applicant for a license or a mobility vehicle permit is a person with an impairment, the division may require one or both of th…

53-3-305. Notification of impaired person to the division -- Confidentiality of notification -- Rulemaking -- Penalty. (1) A person who is aware of a physical, mental, or emotional impairment of another person that appears to present an imminent threat to driving safety may notif…

53-3-401. Short title. This part is known as the "Uniform Commercial Driver License Act."

53-3-401.1. Conflict with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations supersede any conflicting provisions of this chapter pertaining to licensing of commercial motor vehicle operators.

53-3-402. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Alcohol" means any substance containing any form of alcohol, including ethanol, methanol, propanol, and isopropanol. (2) "Alcohol concentration" means the number of grams of alcohol per: 100 milliliters of blood; 210 liters of bre…

53-3-403. Superseding clause. This part supersedes the general licensing provisions of state law contained in, and, of this chapter.

53-3-404. Requirements to drive commercial motor vehicle. (1) A person may not drive a commercial motor vehicle, unless the person has been issued and is in immediate possession of: a CDL license certificate valid for the commercial motor vehicle the person is driving; or a valid…

53-3-405. Authority to drive commercial motor vehicle in Utah. (1) A person who holds or is required to hold a CDL may drive a commercial motor vehicle in this state if: the person has a CDL issued by any state in accordance with the minimum federal standards for the issuance of …

53-3-406. Commercial motor vehicle driver -- Only one license. Any person who drives a commercial motor vehicle may only have one license.

53-3-407. Qualifications for commercial driver license -- Fee -- Third parties may administer skills test. (1) As used in this section, "CDL driver training school" means a business enterprise conducted by an individual, association, partnership, or corporation that: educates and…

53-3-407.1. Commercial driver license third party tester or third party examiner license -- Fingerprint background check required. (1) A commercial driver license third party tester or commercial driver license third party examiner shall be licensed by the division to be eligible…

53-3-408. Qualifications for commercial driver instruction permit. (1) The division may issue a CDIP to a person who: is 18 years of age or older; holds a valid license; has at least one year of driving experience; and has passed the vision and knowledge test for the class of lic…

53-3-409. Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. (1) The division shall query the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse before: issuing an original CDL or CDIP; renewing a CDL or CDIP; issuing a duplicate CDL or CDIP; upgrading a CDL or CDIP; or transferring a CDL or CDIP from another jurisdic…

53-3-410. Applicant information required for CDIP and CDL -- State resident to have state CDL. (1) The application for a CDL, limited-term CDL, or CDIP shall include the following information regarding the applicant: full legal name; current mailing address; Utah residential addr…

53-3-410.1. Medical certification requirements. (1) A person whose medical certification status is: "non-excepted interstate" under Subsectionis required to provide the division a medical self-certification and an updated medical examiner's certificate under 49 C.F.R. Sec. 391.45…

53-3-411. Description of CDL -- Information to be included. (1) The CDL certificate shall be printed with the identifying words "Commercial Driver License" or "CDL". (2) To the maximum extent practicable, the CDL certificate shall be resistant to alteration. (3) The CDL certifica…

53-3-412. CDL classifications, endorsements, and restrictions. (1) A CDL may be granted with the following classifications, endorsements, and restrictions: Classifications: Class A: any combination of vehicles with a GVWR of 26,001 pounds or more, if the GVWR of the one or more v…

53-3-413. Issuance of CDL by division -- Driving record -- Expiration date -- Renewal -- Hazardous materials provision. (1) Before the division may grant a CDL, the division shall obtain the driving record information regarding the applicant through the CDLIS, the NDR, and from e…

53-3-414. CDL disqualification or suspension -- Grounds and duration -- Procedure. (1) An individual who holds or is required to hold a CDL is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle for a period of not less than one year effective seven days from the date of notice …

53-3-415. Limitations on employment of commercial motor vehicle drivers. (1) An employer shall require each applicant for employment as a commercial motor vehicle driver to provide the information required in Sectionregarding the applicant's employment history. 53-3-416 (2) An em…

53-3-416. Driving record and other information to be provided to employer. (1) Each person who drives a commercial motor vehicle who has a CDL issued by this state and who is convicted of violating, in any type of motor vehicle, a state or local law relating to motor vehicle traf…

53-3-417. Measurable alcohol amount consumed -- Penalty -- Refusal to take test for alcohol. (1) A person who holds or is required to hold a CDL may not drive a commercial motor vehicle while there is any measurable or detectable alcohol in his body. (2) The division, a port-of-e…

53-3-418. Prohibited alcohol level for drivers -- Procedures, including hearing. (1) An individual who holds or is required to hold a CDL may not drive a commercial motor vehicle in this state if the individual: has sufficient alcohol in the individual's body that a subsequent ch…

53-3-419. Nonresident driver violations reported to resident state. (1) When the division receives a report of the conviction or plea in abeyance of a nonresident holder of a CDL for a violation of a state law or local ordinance relating to traffic control, the division shall not…

53-3-420. Driver's driving record available for certain purposes. The division shall provide the CDL MVR of any holder of a CDIP or CDL within 10 days of a request to: (1) another state; (2) a motor carrier, prospective motor carrier, or authorized agent of a motor carrier or pro…

53-3-501. Short title. This part is known as the "Commercial Driver Training Schools Act."

53-3-502. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Commercial driver training school" or "school" means a business enterprise conducted by an individual, association, partnership, or corporation for the education and training of persons, either practically or theoretically, or bot…

53-3-503. Exemption for college, university, and high school programs. This part does not apply to any person giving driver training lessons to schools or classes conducted by colleges, universities, and high schools for regularly enrolled full-time students as a part of the norm…

53-3-504. Licenses required -- Inspections. (1) A commercial driver training school or a commercial testing only school may be established only if the school applies for and obtains a license from the division. (2) A person may act as an instructor or school operator only if the …

53-3-505. School license -- Contents of rules. (1) In accordance with, the commissioner shall make rules regarding the requirements for: Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act a school license, including requirements concerning: locations; equipment; courses of …

53-3-505.5. Behind-the-wheel training requirements. (1) Except as provided under Subsection, a driver education course under this part or, that is used to satisfy the driver training requirement under Sectionshall require each student to complete at least six hours of behind-the-…

53-3-506. License expiration and renewal -- Fee required -- Disposition of revenue. (1) All commercial driver training school licenses, commercial testing only school licenses, school operator licenses, and instructor licenses: expire one year from the date of issuance; and may b…

53-3-507. Licenses -- Cancellation, revocation, or refusal to issue or renew -- Ineligibility for license. (1) The department may cancel, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew a commercial driver training school, commercial testing only school, school operator, or instructor licens…

53-3-508. Local boards of education may conduct class for adults. Local boards of education, with the consent of the division, may conduct classes in driver education for adult members of the district in those areas of the state where no commercial driver training course is avail…

53-3-509. Violations -- Penalties. A violation of this part is a class C misdemeanor.