Title 72, Transportation Code

72-11-204. Vacancies -- Expenses -- Reimbursement -- Use of facilities of Department of Transportation -- Functions, powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities. (1) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be appointed for the unexpired term…

72-11-205. Passenger ropeways -- Registration of ropeways. (1) Except as provided in Subsections (2) through (4), a passenger ropeway may not be operated in this state unless it is registered with the committee. (2) The initial application for registration of a passenger ropeway …

72-11-206. Annual application for passenger ropeway registration. (1) Every operator of a passenger ropeway, or person who plans to operate a passenger ropeway, shall, prior to operating the passenger ropeway, apply to the committee on forms provided by the committee for registra…

72-11-207. Passenger ropeways -- Registration certificates. (1) The committee shall issue to the applying operator registration certificates for each passenger ropeway owned, managed, or operated by the operator if: (a) the facts stated in the application enable the committee to …

72-11-208. Passenger ropeways -- Registration fee. The application for registration, or supplemental application, shall be accompanied by an annual fee adopted by the committee in accordance with Section 63J-1-504.

72-11-209. Passenger ropeways -- Fees deposited in Transportation Fund. Any fee collected by the committee shall be deposited in the Transportation Fund.

72-11-210. Passenger ropeways -- Additional powers and duties of committee. The committee may: (1) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, make rules establishing: (a) public safety in the design, construction, and operation of passenger ropew…

72-11-211. Passenger ropeways -- Inspection. (1) The committee may order inspections of the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of passenger ropeways as the committee may reasonably require. (2) If, as the result of an inspection, it is found that a violation of the …

72-11-212. Passenger ropeways -- Violations -- Order of committee. (1) If, after investigation, the committee finds that a violation of this chapter or any of its rules exists, or that there is a condition in passenger ropeway construction, operation, or maintenance that endanger…

72-11-213. Passenger ropeways -- Failure to comply with order -- Suspension -- Injunction. (1) If any operator fails to comply with a legal order or rule of the committee, the committee may: (a) suspend the registration of the affected passenger ropeway until the operator complie…

72-11-214. Passenger ropeways -- Not common carriers or public utilities -- Cooperative agreement with United States Forest Service. (1) Passenger ropeways are not common carriers or public utilities. (2) To avoid duplicate effort by authorities having jurisdiction over passenger…

72-11-215. Passenger ropeways -- Use in dangerous manner unlawful. A person who rides or uses a passenger ropeway may not do so in a manner that may endanger the life and safety of another person or cause damage to passenger ropeway equipment.

72-11-216. Passenger ropeways -- Violation of act a misdemeanor. A person who violates Section 72-11-215 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

72-12-101. Title. This chapter is known as the "Travel Reduction Act."

72-12-102. Legislative findings and policy. (1) The Legislature finds that: (a) increasingly heavy commuting burdens on Utah's freeways and major transportation arteries are gradually aggravating driving conditions for all Utah motorists; (b) single-occupant driving is the predom…

72-12-103. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Car-pool" means a mode of transportation in which: (a) six or fewer persons, including the driver, ride together in a motor vehicle; (b) that transportation is incidental to another purpose of the driver; and (c) the vehicle m…

72-12-104. Ride-sharing arrangements -- Exemption from specified laws and rules. The following laws and rules do not apply to ride-sharing arrangements: (1) laws and rules containing insurance requirements that are specifically applicable to motor carriers or commercial vehicles;…

72-12-105. Worker compensation inapplicable to injuries in ride-sharing. Section 34A-2-401 providing compensation for workers injured during the course of their employment does not apply to persons injured while participating in a ride-sharing arrangement between their places of …

72-12-106. Employer's liability for ride-sharing injuries. (1) An employer is not liable for injuries to passengers or other persons or both resulting from the operation or use of a motor vehicle not owned, leased, or contracted for by the employer in a ride-sharing arrangement. …

72-12-107. Benefits of ride-sharing driver not taxable income. Money and other benefits, other than salary, received by a driver in a ride-sharing arrangement does not constitute income for the purpose of computing gross income under Title 59, Chapter 10, Individual Income Tax Ac…

72-12-108. Local taxation and licensing. A county or municipality may not impose a tax on, or require a license for, a ride-sharing arrangement.

72-12-109. Wage and hour regulations unaffected by ride-sharing. The fact that an employee participates in any kind of ride-sharing arrangement does not affect the application of any laws requiring payment of a minimum wage or overtime pay or otherwise regulating the hours a pers…

72-12-110. Vehicles used and drivers excluded from definitions for regulatory purposes. (1) A motor vehicle used in a ride-sharing arrangement is not a bus or commercial vehicle under: (a) Title 41, Chapter 1a, Motor Vehicle Act, relating to registration; and (b) Title 41, Chapte…

72-16-101. Title. This chapter is known as the "Amusement Ride Safety Act."

72-16-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Account" means the Amusement Ride Safety Restricted Account created in Section 72-16-204. (2)(a) "Amusement park" means a permanent indoor or outdoor facility or park where one or more amusement rides are available for use by …

72-16-103. Scope and administration. (1) The provisions of this chapter apply to any amusement ride in the state. (2) In accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the committee: (a) shall administer this chapter; and (b) has jurisdiction over any amusement ride in the state…

72-16-201. Creation of Utah Amusement Ride Safety Committee. (1) There is created within the department the Utah Amusement Ride Safety Committee. (2) The committee is comprised of the following members: (a) six members as follows, appointed by the governor: (i) one member who rep…

72-16-202. Hiring of director. (1)(a) The executive director, subject to approval by the committee, shall hire a director. (b) The executive director may remove the director at the executive director's will. (2) The director shall: (a) be experienced in administration and possess…

72-16-203. Rulemaking. (1) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, and the provisions of this chapter the committee may make rules: (a) establishing: (i) the form of an application and a renewal application for: (A) a qualified safety inspecto…

72-16-204. Amusement Ride Safety Restricted Account. (1) There is created in the General Fund a restricted account known as the "Amusement Ride Safety Restricted Account." (2)(a) The account is funded from: (i) fees collected by the committee under this chapter; (ii) money approp…

72-16-301. Requirements for amusement ride operation. (1) Beginning on April 1, 2023, a person may not operate an amusement ride in the state that is open to the public, unless the person obtains: (a) an annual amusement ride permit for the amusement ride in accordance with this …

72-16-302. Daily inspection required. (1)(a) Each day an owner-operator operates an amusement ride for use by the general public, the owner-operator or the owner-operator's designee shall inspect and operate the amusement ride in accordance with this section and rules established…

72-16-303. Certification of inspectors. (1) To become a qualified safety inspector, an individual shall obtain and maintain a qualified safety inspector certification from the director in accordance with this section. (2) To obtain a qualified safety inspector certification from …

72-16-304. Safety standards. (1) Subject to Subsections (2) and (3) and in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the committee shall make rules adopting the relevant safety standards developed by the ASTM International Committee F24. (2) The co…

72-16-305. Insurance required. (1) An owner-operator of an amusement ride shall carry liability insurance coverage in at least the following amounts: (a) $1,000,000 for bodily injury per occurrence; (b) $250,000 for property damage per occurrence; and (c) $3,000,000 annual aggreg…

72-16-306. Reporting and shutdown for certain injuries. (1)(a) An owner-operator shall report each known reportable serious injury to the director within eight hours after the owner-operator learns of the reportable serious injury. (b) An owner-operator shall include the followin…

72-16-401. Penalty for violation. (1) If an owner-operator or operator violates a provision of this chapter with respect to an amusement ride, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act, the director may: (a) deny, suspend, or revoke, in whole or in pa…

72-16-402. Audit -- Right of entry. The director or the director's representative, upon presenting appropriate credentials to the owner-operator, operator, or agent in charge, may enter a premises where an amusement ride is located for the purpose of auditing compliance with the …

72-17-201. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Highway-railroad grade crossing" means: (a) an intersection where a railroad track crosses a highway at the same level; or (b) an intersection where the railroad track of a railroad entity crosses the railroad track of another ra…

72-17-202. Regulation of highway-railroad grade crossings. (1) A railroad entity may not construct a new highway-railroad grade crossing without first obtaining written authorization from the department. (2) Subject to Subsection (4), the department may: (a) determine and prescri…

72-18-101. Rail ombudsman. (1) There is created the position of rail ombudsman in the rail division of the department. (2) The executive director of the department shall appoint the rail ombudsman.

72-18-102. Rail ombudsman -- Duties. (1) The rail ombudsman shall: (a) develop and maintain expertise in and understanding of laws and regulations relating to rail; (b) coordinate, consult, and provide information to private citizens, government entities, rail operators, stakehol…

72-19-101. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Broadband center" means the Utah Broadband Center created in Section 72-19-201. (2) "Broadband commission" means the Utah Broadband Center Advisory Commission created in Section 36-29-109. (3) "Final proposal" means the submis…

72-19-201. Utah Broadband Center -- Creation -- Director -- Duties. (1) There is created within the department the Utah Broadband Center. (2) The executive director shall appoint a director of the broadband center to oversee the operations of the broadband center. (3) The broadba…

72-19-202. Infrastructure and broadband coordination. (1) The broadband center shall partner with the Utah Geospatial Resource Center created in Section 63A-16-505 to collect and maintain a database and interactive map that displays economic development data statewide, including:…

72-19-203. Statewide digital connectivity plan. As used in this section: (1) "Broadband commission" means the Utah Broadband Center Advisory Commission created in Section 36-29-109. (2) "Strategic plan" means the statewide digital connectivity plan created in accordance with Subs…