Title 72, Transportation Code

72-10-108. Payment of expenses of administration. The department shall pay the expenses of the administration of this part out of the special funds set up by the state treasurer for that purpose.

72-10-109. Certificate of registration of aircraft required -- Exceptions. (1) Except as provided in Subsections (2) and (3), a person may not operate, pilot, or navigate, or cause or authorize to be operated, piloted, or navigated within this state a civil aircraft based in this…

72-10-110. Aircraft registration information requirements -- Registration fee -- Administration -- Partial year registration. (1) All applications for aircraft registration shall contain: (a) a description of the aircraft, including: (i) the manufacturer or builder; (ii) the Fede…

72-10-110.5. Uniform fee on aircraft -- Collection of fee by department -- Distribution of fees. (1) In accordance with Utah Constitution, Article XIII, Section 2, Subsection (6), beginning on January 1, 2009, an aircraft required to be registered with the state is: (a) exempt fr…

72-10-1101. Navigable airspace leasing. (1) A highway authority may enter into a non-exclusive lease agreement for the use of the navigable airspace above a highway for private purposes: (a) for such period as the highway authority determines the navigable airspace will not be ne…

72-10-111.5. Aircraft public liability insurance requirements -- Proof of public liability insurance. (1) Subject to Subsection (2), an aircraft owner shall: (a) maintain public liability insurance coverage for the aircraft that conforms to the requirements described in Section 3…

72-10-112. Failure to register -- Penalty -- Compliance audits and inspections -- Rulemaking. (1) Failure to register any aircraft required to be registered with the state subjects the owners of the aircraft to the same penalties provided for motor vehicles under Sections 41-1a-1…

72-10-113. Pilot's certificate of competency required -- Exceptions. (1) A person may not pilot within this state any civil aircraft unless that person is the holder of a currently effective pilot's certificate of competency issued by the government of the United States. (2) This…

72-10-114. Mechanic's certificate of competency. (1) Mechanics will be rated as airframe or powerplant mechanics. (2) A person may hold a plurality of certificate of competency, including both classes of mechanic's certificate of competency or a pilot's and mechanic's certificate…

72-10-115. Certificate carried subject to inspection -- Burden of proving validity of certificate in criminal proceedings. (1) The certificate of license or permit required of a pilot or a student shall be kept in the personal possession of a licensee or permittee operating an ai…

72-10-116. Restrictions on use of lands or waters of another. (1)(a) The landing or taking off of aircraft on or from the lands or waters of another without consent is unlawful, except in the case of a forced landing. (b) For damages caused by a takeoff or landing, the owner, les…

72-10-117. Aircraft landing permits -- Eligible aircraft -- Special licenses -- Rules -- Proof of insurance -- Bonds. (1)(a) The county executive of any county may issue a permit authorizing an aircraft to land on or take off from designated county roads. (b) The county executive…

72-10-118. Reason for department order to be stated -- Closing airports -- Notice -- Right of inspection. (1) Before establishing and operating a non-federally funded airport that is open or available for public use in this state, an airport shall obtain a license issued and auth…

72-10-119. Judicial review. (1) Any person against whom an order has been entered may obtain judicial review. (2) Venue for judicial review of informal adjudicative proceedings is in the district court of the county in which the order was made or the county in which property affe…

72-10-120. Violations -- Penalty. A person who fails to comply with the requirements of or violates any provision of this part is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

72-10-1201. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Covered foreign entity" means an individual, foreign government, or party: (a) on the Consolidated Screening List or Entity List as designated by the United States Secretary of Commerce; (b) domiciled in the People's Republic of…

72-10-1202. Prohibition on the purchase of unmanned aircraft manufactured or assembled by a covered foreign entity. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a public entity or contractor working directly for a public entity may not purchase or operate an unmanned aircraft system…

72-10-121. Severability clause. If any provision of this part or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, this invalidity may not affect other provisions or applications of the part which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application and …

72-10-122. Construction of chapter. This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.

72-10-123. Sovereignty in space above land and water in state. Sovereignty in the space above the lands and waters of this state is declared to rest in the state, except where granted to and assumed by the United States pursuant to a constitutional grant from the people of this s…

72-10-124. Report of death or serious injury to person or property. If in the operation of civil aircraft death or serious injury to person or to property results, a report shall be made in accordance with federal aviation regulations.

72-10-125. Report of injury to aircraft or property. All accidents in the operation of civil aircraft which cause injury to aircraft or property shall be reported in accordance with federal aviation regulations.

72-10-126. Marking buildings to aid navigation. (1) The department may cooperate with the officials of all state institutions for the purpose of marking one building within their group as an aid to aerial navigation. (2) The marking is subject to the approval of the department an…

72-10-127. Tampering with aircraft forbidden. It shall be unlawful for any person, without express or implied authority of the owner, to operate, climb upon, enter, manipulate the controls or accessories of, set in motion, remove parts or contents of, or otherwise tamper with any…

72-10-128. Tampering with airport or equipment forbidden. A person may not interfere or tamper with any airport, landing field, or airway, or the equipment thereof.

72-10-129. Expenditures for Civil Air Patrol. (1) The department may expend state aeronautics funds for the Utah wing of the Civil Air Patrol to be used to: (a) purchase aviation facilities, training, supplies, and equipment; (b) defray maintenance and rental costs of hangar faci…

72-10-130. Approval of expenditures for Civil Air Patrol. An expenditure of state funds for the civil air patrol may not be made unless a purchase order is first approved by the director of aeronautics under guidelines established by the department and unless the funds are specif…

72-10-1301. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Committee" means the Spaceport Exploration Committee created in Section 72-10-1302. (2) "Spaceport feasibility study" means a study to determine the feasibility of establishing a spaceport and that includes: (a) a market analysi…

72-10-1302. Spaceport Exploration Committee creation. (1) There is created the Spaceport Exploration Committee, comprising of the following members: (a) two members of the Senate, whom the president of the Senate appoints; (b) two members of the House of Representatives, whom the…

72-10-1303. Spaceport Exploration Committee duties. (1) The committee shall: (a) establish key objectives that the state should pursue in establishing a spaceport; (b) evaluate the supported activities that would be most feasible for a spaceport in the state; (c) conduct a spacep…

72-10-131. Tax-exempt status of Civil Air Patrol equipment. Equipment, aircraft and vehicles owned by the civil air patrol and used for the emergency service needs of the state of Utah are given tax-exempt status.

72-10-133. Marking of meteorological evaluation towers. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Meteorological evaluation tower" means a permanent or temporary tower used for meteorological evaluation that: (i) is supported by guy wires and ground anchors; and (ii) has accessory facili…

72-10-201. Powers of department -- Acceptance of property. The department, a county, or municipal legislative body may accept contributions of money or real or personal property for the purpose of establishing, developing, operating, or maintaining airports under this part.

72-10-202. Cooperation with counties, municipalities, and federal government -- Expenditures by department. The department may: (1) cooperate with counties and municipalities in developing and constructing airports; (2) make agreements on behalf of the state with a county or muni…

72-10-203. Department and counties, municipalities, and airport authorities authorized to acquire and regulate airports. (1) The department and municipalities, counties, and airport authorities may acquire, establish, construct, expand, own, lease, control, equip, improve, mainta…

72-10-203.5. Advisory boards of airports and extraterritorial airports. (1) For purposes of this section: (a) "Airport owner" means the municipality, county, or airport authority that owns one or more airports. (b) "Extraterritorial airport" means an airport, including the airpor…

72-10-204. Lands acquired by department and counties, municipalities, and airport authorities -- Declaration of public purpose. Any land acquired, owned, leased, controlled, or occupied by the department or by a county, municipality, or airport authority for the purposes enumerat…

72-10-205. Acquisition of property -- Condemnation. (1) Private property needed by the department or a county, municipality, or airport authority for an airport or landing field or for the expansion of an airport or landing field may be acquired by grant, purchase, lease, or othe…

72-10-205.5. Abandoned aircraft on airport property -- Seizure and disposal. (1) As used in this section, "abandoned aircraft" means an aircraft that: (a)(i) remains in an idle state on airport property for 45 consecutive calendar days; (ii) is in a wrecked, inoperative, derelict…

72-10-206. Payment by appropriation or sale of bonds. The purchase price or award for real property acquired, in accordance with the provisions of this part, for an airport or landing field may be paid for by appropriation of money available for the property or wholly or partly f…

72-10-207. Powers of department and political subdivisions over airports -- Security unit. (1) The department, and counties, municipalities, or other political subdivisions of this state that have established or may establish airports or that acquire, lease, or set apart real pro…

72-10-208. Providing for levying of taxes. The local public authorities having power to appropriate money within the counties, municipalities, or other public subdivisions of this state for the purpose of acquiring, establishing, developing, operating, maintaining, or controlling…

72-10-209. Acquisition of air rights -- Condemnation. (1) To provide unobstructed air space for the landing and taking off of aircraft using airports acquired or maintained under this chapter, the department and a county, municipality, or airport authority may acquire the air rig…

72-10-210. Easements for marks or lights -- Condemnation. (1) The department and a county, municipality, or airport authority may acquire the right or easement for a term of years or perpetually to place and maintain suitable marks for the daytime, and to place, operate, and main…

72-10-211. Police regulations. The department and a county, municipality, or airport authority acquiring, establishing, developing, operating, maintaining, or controlling airports outside the geographical limits of the subdivisions, under this chapter may amend and enforce police…

72-10-212. General provisions of law applicable in condemnation proceedings, issuing bonds, and levying taxes. It is the intent and purpose of this part that all provisions herein relating to the issuance of bonds and the levying of taxes for airport purposes and the condemnation…