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2023 Utah Code › Title 41 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6a - Traffic Code › Part 16 - Vehicle Equipment › Section 1609 - Lamps and reflectors on vehicles not otherwise specified -- Slow-moving vehicle identification emblems on animal-drawn vehicles.

Effective 5/12/2015
41-6a-1609.
Lamps and reflectors on vehicles not otherwise specified -- Slow-moving vehicle identification emblems on animal-drawn vehicles.
(1) An animal-drawn vehicle, a vehicle under Section 41-6a-1604, and a vehicle not specifically required by the provisions of other sections in this chapter to be equipped with lamps or other lighting devices, shall be equipped with lamps or other lighting devices if operated on a highway under the conditions specified under Subsection 41-6a-1603(1)(a) as follows:
(a) at least one lamp displaying a white light visible from a distance of not less than 1,000 feet to the front of the vehicle; and
(b)
(i) two lamps displaying red light visible from a distance of not less than 1,000 feet to the rear of the vehicle; or
(ii) one lamp displaying a red light visible from a distance of not less than 1,000 feet to the rear and two red reflectors visible from all distances of 600 to 100 feet to the rear when illuminated by the lawful lower beams of head lamps.
(2) An animal-drawn vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a slow-moving vehicle identification emblem as provided under Section 41-6a-1608.
(3) A violation of this section is an infraction.
Amended by Chapter 412, 2015 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 41 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6a - Traffic Code › Part 16 - Vehicle Equipment › Section 1610 - Spot lamps.

Effective 5/12/2015
41-6a-1610.
Spot lamps.
(1) A motor vehicle may not be equipped with more than two spot lamps.
(2) A lighted spot lamp may not be aimed or used so that any part of the high intensity portion of the beam strikes the windshield, or any windows, mirror, or occupant of another vehicle in use.
(3) This section does not apply to spot lamps on an authorized emergency vehicle.
(4) A violation of this section is an infraction.
Amended by Chapter 412, 2015 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 41 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6a - Traffic Code › Part 16 - Vehicle Equipment › Section 1611 - Hazard warning lamps.

Effective 5/12/2015
41-6a-1611.
Hazard warning lamps.
(1) A vehicle manufactured with hazard warning lights shall be equipped with hazard warning lights for the purpose of warning the operators of other vehicles of the presence of a vehicular traffic hazard requiring the exercise of unusual care in approaching, overtaking, or passing.
(2) In addition to the requirements of Subsection (1), a bus, truck, truck-tractor, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer shall be equipped with hazard warning lights if the bus, truck, truck-tractor, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer is 80 inches or more in overall width or 30 feet or more in overall length.
(3) The hazard warning lights required under this section shall comply with rules made by the department under Section 41-6a-1601.
(4) A violation of this section is an infraction.
Amended by Chapter 412, 2015 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 41 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6a - Traffic Code › Part 16 - Vehicle Equipment › Section 1612 - Back-up lamps -- Side marker lamps.

Effective 5/12/2015
41-6a-1612.
Back-up lamps -- Side marker lamps.
(1)
(a) A motor vehicle may be equipped with one or more back-up lamps either separately or in combination with other lamps.
(b) A back-up lamp or lamps may not be lighted when the motor vehicle is in forward motion.
(c) A lighted back-up lamp shall emit a white light.
(2) A vehicle may be equipped with one or more side marker lamps that may be flashed in conjunction with turn or vehicular hazard warning signals.
(3) A back-up lamp and side marker lamp under this section shall comply with rules made by the department under Section 41-6a-1601.
(4) A violation of this section is an infraction.
Amended by Chapter 412, 2015 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 41 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6a - Traffic Code › Part 16 - Vehicle Equipment › Section 1613 - Lamp required for operation of vehicle on highway or adjacent shoulder -- Dimming of lights.

Effective 5/12/2015
41-6a-1613.
Lamp required for operation of vehicle on highway or adjacent shoulder -- Dimming of lights.
(1)
(a) If a vehicle is operated on a highway or shoulder adjacent to the highway under the conditions specified under Subsection 41-6a-1603(1)(a), the operator of a vehicle shall use a high or low beam distribution of light or composite beam except as provided under Subsection (1)(c).
(b) Except as provided under Subsection (1)(c), the distribution of light or composite beam shall be directed high enough and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a safe distance in advance of the vehicle.
(c) The operator of a vehicle shall use a low beam distribution of light or composite beam if the vehicle approaches:
(i) an oncoming vehicle within 500 feet; or
(ii) another vehicle from the rear within 300 feet.
(2)
(a) The low beam distribution of light or composite beam shall be aimed to avoid projecting glaring rays into the:
(i) eyes of an oncoming operator; or
(ii) rearview mirror of a vehicle approached from the rear.
(b) A vehicle is not in violation of Subsection (2)(a) if:
(i) the vehicle has not been significantly altered from the original vehicle manufacturer's specifications; or
(ii) the glaring rays result from road contour or a temporary load on the vehicle.
(3) A violation of this section is an infraction.
Amended by Chapter 412, 2015 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 41 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6a - Traffic Code › Part 16 - Vehicle Equipment › Section 1614 - Head lamps on farm tractors -- Motor vehicles sold prior to certain date.

41-6a-1614.
Head lamps on farm tractors -- Motor vehicles sold prior to certain date.
(1) Head lamp systems which provide only a single distribution of light shall be permitted on:
(a) a farm tractor; and
(b) other motor vehicles manufactured and sold prior to July 1, 1980.
(2) Head lamp systems authorized under this section shall comply with rules made by the department under Section 41-6a-1601.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 2, 2005 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 41 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6a - Traffic Code › Part 16 - Vehicle Equipment › Section 1616 - High intensity beams -- Red or blue lights -- Flashing lights -- Color of rear lights and reflectors.

Effective 5/10/2016
41-6a-1616.
High intensity beams -- Red or blue lights -- Flashing lights -- Color of rear lights and reflectors.
(1)
(a) Except as provided under Subsection (1)(b), under the conditions specified under Subsection 41-6a-1603(1)(a), a lighted lamp or illuminating device on a vehicle, which projects a beam of light of an intensity greater than 300 candlepower, shall be directed so that no part of the high intensity portion of the beam will strike the level of the roadway on which the vehicle stands at a distance of more than 75 feet from the vehicle.
(b) The provisions of Subsection (1)(a) do not apply to head lamps, spot lamps, auxiliary lamps, flashing turn signals, hazard warning lamps, and school bus warning lamps.
(c) A motor vehicle on a highway may not have more than a total of four lamps lighted on the front of the vehicle including head lamps, auxiliary lamps, spot lamps, or any other lamp if the lamp projects a beam of an intensity greater than 300 candlepower.
(2)
(a) Except for an authorized emergency vehicle described in Section 41-6a-1601, a school bus described in Section 41-6a-1302, or a simulated emergency vehicle used in accordance with Section 41-6a-1718, a person may not operate or move any vehicle or equipment on a highway with a lamp or device capable of displaying a red light that is visible from directly in front of the center of the vehicle.
(b) Except for a law enforcement vehicle, or a simulated emergency vehicle used in accordance with Section 41-6a-1718, a person may not operate or move any vehicle or equipment on a highway with a lamp or device capable of displaying a blue light that is visible from directly in front of the center of the vehicle.
(3) A person may not use flashing lights on a vehicle except for:
(a) taillights of bicycles described in Section 41-6a-1114;
(b) authorized emergency vehicles described in Section 41-6a-1601;
(c) turn signals described in Section 41-6a-1604;
(d) hazard warning lights described in Sections 41-6a-1608 and 41-6a-1611;
(e) school bus flashing lights described in Section 41-6a-1302;
(f) vehicles engaged in highway construction or maintenance described in Section 41-6a-1617;
(g) a simulated emergency vehicle used in accordance with Section 41-6a-1718; and
(h) a continuously flashing light system under Section 41-6a-1604.
(4) Except for an authorized emergency vehicle described in Section 41-6a-1601, or a media production vehicle used in accordance with Section 41-6a-1718, a person may not use a rotating light on any vehicle.
(5) A violation of this section is an infraction.
Amended by Chapter 348, 2016 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 41 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6a - Traffic Code › Part 16 - Vehicle Equipment › Section 1617 - Highway construction and maintenance vehicles -- Transportation department to adopt rules for lighting.

41-6a-1617.
Highway construction and maintenance vehicles -- Transportation department to adopt rules for lighting.
(1) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the Department of Transportation shall make rules providing specifications governing the design and use of special flashing lights on vehicles engaged in highway construction or maintenance operations.
(2) The standards and specifications adopted under Subsection (1) shall correlate with, and where possible conform to, the standards set forth in the most recent edition of the "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways" and other standards issued or endorsed by the federal highway administrator.
(3) The operator of a vehicle engaged in highway construction or maintenance operations shall comply with rules adopted under this section.
Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 41 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6a - Traffic Code › Part 16 - Vehicle Equipment › Section 1618 - Sale or use of unapproved lighting equipment or devices prohibited.

Effective 5/12/2015
41-6a-1618.
Sale or use of unapproved lighting equipment or devices prohibited.
(1) Except as provided under Subsection (2), a person may not use, have for sale, sell, or offer for sale for use on or as a part of the equipment of a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer any head lamp, auxiliary fog lamp, rear lamp, signal lamp, required reflector, or any parts of that equipment which tend to change the original design or performance, unless the part or equipment complies with the specifications adopted under Section 41-6a-1601.
(2) The provisions of Subsection (1) do not apply to equipment in actual use prior to July 1, 1979 or to replacement parts of this equipment.
(3) A person may not use on a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer any lamps under this section unless the lamps are mounted, adjusted, and aimed in accordance with this part.
(4) A violation of this section is an infraction.
Amended by Chapter 412, 2015 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 41 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6a - Traffic Code › Part 16 - Vehicle Equipment › Section 1619 - Sale of unapproved equipment prohibited -- Trademark or brand name.

Effective 5/12/2015
41-6a-1619.
Sale of unapproved equipment prohibited -- Trademark or brand name.
(1) A person shall not sell or offer for sale any equipment or parts that do not comply with the standards adopted under Section 41-6a-1601 including any lamp, reflector, hydraulic brake fluid, seat belt, safety glass, emergency disablement warning device, studded tire, motorcycle helmet, eye protection device for motorists, or red rear bicycle reflector.
(2) Any equipment described under Subsection (1) or Section 41-6a-1618 or any package containing the equipment shall bear the manufacturer's trademark or brand name unless it complies with identification requirements of the United States Department of Transportation or other federal agencies.
(3) A violation of this section is an infraction.
Amended by Chapter 412, 2015 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 41 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6a - Traffic Code › Part 16 - Vehicle Equipment › Section 1620 - Departmental approval of lighting devices or safety equipment.

Effective 5/12/2015
41-6a-1620.
Departmental approval of lighting devices or safety equipment.
(1)
(a) The department shall approve or disapprove any lighting device or other safety equipment, component or assembly of a type for which approval is specifically required under this part.
(b) The department shall consider the part for approval within a reasonable time after approval has been requested.
(2)
(a) The department shall establish a procedure for the submission, review, approval, disapproval, issuance of an approval certificate, and the expiration or renewal of approval for any part under Subsection (1).
(b)
(i) The procedure may provide for submission of the part to the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators as the agent of the department.
(ii) Approval issued by the association under Subsection (2)(b)(i) shall have the same force and effect as if it has been issued by the department.
(c) The department shall maintain and publish lists of all parts, devices, components, or assemblies which have been approved by the department.
(d) A part approved under this section is valid unless revoked under Section 41-6a-1621 or unless the department requires it to be renewed under rules made under Section 41-6a-1601.
Amended by Chapter 258, 2015 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 41 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6a - Traffic Code › Part 16 - Vehicle Equipment › Section 1621 - Departmental hearings -- Compliance of approved devices -- Revocation of approval -- Reapproval.

41-6a-1621.
Departmental hearings -- Compliance of approved devices -- Revocation of approval -- Reapproval.
(1) If the department has reason to believe that a part approved under Section 41-6a-1620 should no longer be approved, the department shall, upon 30 days' notice to the applicant to whom approval was issued, conduct a hearing on the question of whether the part should remain approved.
(2)
(a) After the hearing, the department shall determine whether the device meets the requirements of the applicable standard.
(b) If the device does not meet those requirements, the department shall give notice to the applicant to whom the approval was issued of the department's intention to revoke the approval.
(c) If the applicant to whom the approval was issued fails to satisfy the department that the device being sold or offered for sale meets the applicable standard within 90 days of the notice of the department's intention to revoke the approval, the department shall revoke the approval.
(3) When an approval has been revoked under this section:
(a) the department:
(i) shall require the withdrawal of all the parts from the market; and
(ii) may require that all devices sold since the notification of the department's intention to revoke the approval be replaced by parts that are approved.
(b) A part that has been revoked under this section may not be approved again unless a new application and approval is received.
(c) The department may require that as a condition for a new approval of the same or similar part all previously revoked parts are effectively recalled and removed from the market.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 2, 2005 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 41 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6a - Traffic Code › Part 16 - Vehicle Equipment › Section 1622 - Purchase and testing of equipment by department -- Prohibition against sale of substandard devices -- Injunction -- Review -- Appeal.

41-6a-1622.
Purchase and testing of equipment by department -- Prohibition against sale of substandard devices -- Injunction -- Review -- Appeal.
(1) The department may purchase and test equipment described in Section 41-6a-1619 to determine whether it complies with the standards under this part.
(2) Upon identification of unapproved or substandard devices being sold or offered for sale, the department shall give notice to the person selling them that the person is in violation of Section 41-6a-1619 and that selling or offering them for sale is prohibited.
(3)
(a) In order to enforce the prohibition against the sale or offer for sale of unapproved or substandard devices, the department may file a petition in the district court of the county in which the person maintains a place of business to enjoin any further sale or offer of sale of the unapproved or substandard part.
(b) An injunction under Subsection (3)(a) shall be issued upon a prima facie showing that:
(i) the part is of a type required to be approved by the department under this part;
(ii) the part has not been approved; and
(iii) the part is being sold or offered for sale.
(4)
(a) Any person enjoined under Subsection (3) may file a petition for a review of the court's order in the county in which the injunction was issued.
(b) A copy of the petition shall be served on the department and the department shall have 30 days after the service to file an answer, but the petition shall not act as a stay of the injunction.
(c) At the hearing on the petition, the judge shall sit without intervention of a jury and shall only receive evidence as to whether the parts in question:
(i) are of a type for which approval by the department is required;
(ii) have not been approved; and
(iii) are being sold or offered for sale in violation of Section 41-6a-1619.
(d) Following a hearing under Subsection (4)(c), the injunction shall be continued if the court finds that each condition under Subsection (4)(c) has been met.
(5) Either party may appeal the decision of the court in the same manner as in other civil appeals from the district court.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 2, 2005 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 41 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6a - Traffic Code › Part 16 - Vehicle Equipment › Section 1623 - Braking systems required -- Adoption of performance requirements by department.

Effective 5/12/2015
41-6a-1623.
Braking systems required -- Adoption of performance requirements by department.
(1) A motor vehicle and a combination of vehicles shall have a service braking system which will stop the motor vehicle or combination of vehicles within:
(a) 40 feet from an initial speed of 20 miles per hour on a level, dry, smooth, hard surface; or
(b) a shorter distance as may be specified by the department in accordance with federal standards.
(2) A motor vehicle and a combination of vehicles shall have a parking brake system:
(a) adequate to hold the motor vehicle or combination of vehicles on any grade on which it is operated under all conditions of loading on a surface free from snow, ice or loose material; or
(b) which complies with performance standards issued by the department in accordance with federal standards.
(3) In addition to the requirements of Subsections (1) and (2), if necessary for safe operation, the department may by rule require additional braking systems in accordance with federal standards.
(4) A violation of this section is an infraction.
Amended by Chapter 412, 2015 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 41 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6a - Traffic Code › Part 16 - Vehicle Equipment › Section 1624 - Failure to repair a damaged or deployed airbag -- Penalty.

Effective 5/12/2015
41-6a-1624.
Failure to repair a damaged or deployed airbag -- Penalty.
(1) As used in this section, "person" includes the owner or lessee of a motor vehicle, a body shop, dealer, remanufacturer, salvage rebuilder, vehicle service maintenance facility, or any entity or individual engaged in the repair or replacement of motor vehicles or airbag passive restraint systems.
(2) Except as provided under Subsection (3), if a repair to a vehicle to be used on a highway is initiated, a person who has actual knowledge that a motor vehicle's airbag passive restraint system is damaged or has been deployed may not fail or cause another person to fail to fully restore, arm, and return to original operating condition, the motor vehicle's airbag passive restraint system.
(3) In the course of repairing a motor vehicle, a person who has actual knowledge that the motor vehicle's airbag passive restraint system is damaged or has been deployed shall notify the owner or lessee of the vehicle, in a form approved by the Department of Public Safety, that the failure to repair and fully restore the motor vehicle's airbag passive restraint system is a class B misdemeanor.
(4) Unless acting under a dismantling permit under Section 41-1a-1010, a person may not remove or modify a motor vehicle's airbag passive restraint system with the intent of rendering the motor vehicle's airbag passive restraint system inoperable.
(5) A person who violates this section is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
Amended by Chapter 412, 2015 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 41 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6a - Traffic Code › Part 16 - Vehicle Equipment › Section 1625 - Horns and warning devices -- Emergency vehicles.

Effective 5/12/2015
41-6a-1625.
Horns and warning devices -- Emergency vehicles.
(1)
(a) A motor vehicle operated on a highway shall be equipped with a horn or other warning device in good working order.
(b) The horn or other warning device:
(i) shall be capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than 200 feet; and
(ii) may not emit an unreasonably loud or harsh sound or a whistle.
(c) The operator of a motor vehicle:
(i) when reasonably necessary to insure safe operation, shall give audible warning with the horn; and
(ii) except as provided under Subsection (1)(c)(i), may not use the horn on a highway.
(2) Except as provided under this section, a vehicle may not be equipped with and a person may not use on a vehicle a siren, whistle, or bell.
(3)
(a) A vehicle may be equipped with a theft alarm signal device if it is arranged so that it cannot be used by the operator as an ordinary warning signal.
(b) A theft alarm signal device may:
(i) use a whistle, bell, horn or other audible signal; and
(ii) not use a siren.
(4)
(a) An authorized emergency vehicle shall be equipped with a siren, whistle, or bell capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than 500 feet.
(b) The type of sound shall be approved by the department based on standards adopted by rules under Section 41-6a-1601.
(c) The siren on an authorized emergency vehicle may not be used except:
(i) when the vehicle is operated in response to an emergency call; or
(ii) in the immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law.
(d) The operator of an authorized emergency vehicle shall sound the siren in accordance with this section when reasonably necessary to warn pedestrians and other vehicle operators of the approach of the authorized emergency vehicle.
(5) A violation of this section is an infraction.
Amended by Chapter 412, 2015 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 41 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6a - Traffic Code › Part 16 - Vehicle Equipment › Section 1627 - Mirrors.

Effective 5/12/2015
41-6a-1627.
Mirrors.
(1)
(a) A motor vehicle shall be equipped with a mirror mounted on the left side of the vehicle.
(b) A mirror under Subsection (1)(a) shall be located to reflect to the driver a view of the highway to the rear of the vehicle.
(2)
(a) Except for a motorcycle, in addition to the mirror required under Subsection (1), a motor vehicle shall be equipped with a mirror mounted either inside the vehicle approximately in the center or outside the vehicle on the right side.
(b) The mirror under Subsection (2)(a) shall be located to reflect to the driver a view of the highway to the rear of the vehicle.
(3) A violation of this section is an infraction.
Amended by Chapter 412, 2015 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 41 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6a - Traffic Code › Part 16 - Vehicle Equipment › Section 1628 - Seat belts -- Design and installation -- Specifications or requirements.

Effective 5/12/2015
41-6a-1628.
Seat belts -- Design and installation -- Specifications or requirements.
(1) A safety belt installed in a vehicle to accommodate an adult person shall be designed and installed to prevent or materially reduce the movement of the person using the safety belt in the event of collision or upset of the vehicle.
(2) A person may not sell, offer, or keep for sale a safety belt or attachments for use in a vehicle that does not comply with the specifications under Section 41-6a-1601.
(3) A violation of this section is an infraction.
Amended by Chapter 412, 2015 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 41 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6a - Traffic Code › Part 16 - Vehicle Equipment › Section 1629 - Vehicles subject to Sections 41-6a-1629 through 41-6a-1633 -- Definitions.

Effective 5/13/2014
41-6a-1629.
Vehicles subject to Sections 41-6a-1629 through 41-6a-1633 -- Definitions.
(1) As used in Sections 41-6a-1629 through 41-6a-1633:
(a) "Frame" means the main longitudinal structural members of the chassis of the vehicle or, for vehicles with unitized body construction, the lowest longitudinal structural member of the body of the vehicle.
(b) "Frame height" means the vertical distance between the ground and the lowest point on the frame. The distance is measured when the vehicle is unladen and on a level surface.
(c) "Gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR)" means the original manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating, whether or not the vehicle is modified by use of parts not originally installed by the original manufacturer.
(d) "Manufacturer" means any person engaged in manufacturing or assembling new motor vehicles utilizing new parts or components, or a person defined as a manufacturer in current applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and Regulations.
(e) "Mechanical alteration" or "mechanical lift" means modification or alteration of the axles, chassis, suspension, or body by any means, including tires and wheels, and excluding any load, which affects the frame height of the motor vehicle.
(f) "O.E.M." means original equipment manufacturer.
(g) "Original equipment" means an item of motor vehicle equipment, including tires, which were installed in or on a motor vehicle or available as an option for the particular vehicle from the original manufacturer at the time of its delivery to the first purchaser.
(h) "Wheel track" means the shortest distance between the center of the tire treads on the same axle. On vehicles having dissimilar axle widths, the axle with the widest distance is used for all calculations.
(2)
(a) Except as provided in Subsections (2)(b) and (c), the provisions of Sections 41-6a-1629 through 41-6a-1633 apply to all motor vehicles operated or parked on a highway.
(b) The provisions of Sections 41-6a-1629 through 41-6a-1633 do not apply to the following vehicles:
(i) implements of husbandry;
(ii) farm tractors;
(iii) road machinery;
(iv) road rollers; and
(v) historical vehicles or horseless carriages that have been restored as near to original condition as is reasonably possible.
(c) The provisions of Subsection 41-6a-1631(2) and Sections 41-6a-1632 and 41-6a-1633 do not apply to a street-legal all-terrain vehicle operated in accordance with Section 41-6a-1509.
Amended by Chapter 229, 2014 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 41 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6a - Traffic Code › Part 16 - Vehicle Equipment › Section 1630 - Standards applicable to vehicles.

Effective 5/10/2016
41-6a-1630.
Standards applicable to vehicles.
(1) The following standards apply to vehicles under Sections 41-6a-1629 through 41-6a-1633:
(a) A replacement part and equipment used in a mechanical alteration shall be:
(i) designed and capable of performing the function for which they are intended; and
(ii) equal to or greater in strength and durability than the original parts provided by the original manufacturer.
(b) Except for original equipment, a person may not use spacers to increase wheel track width of a vehicle.
(c) A person may not use axle blocks to alter the suspension on the front axle of a vehicle.
(d) A person may not stack two or more axle blocks of a vehicle.
(2)
(a) In doubtful or unusual cases, or to meet specific industrial requirements, personnel of the Utah Highway Patrol shall inspect the vehicle to determine:
(i) the road worthiness and safe condition of the vehicle; and
(ii) whether it complies with Sections 41-6a-1629 through 41-6a-1633.
(b) If the vehicle complies, the Utah Highway Patrol shall issue a permit of approval that shall be carried in the vehicle.
(3)
(a) Upon notice to the party to whom the motor vehicle is registered, the department shall suspend the registration of any motor vehicle equipped, altered, or modified in violation of Sections 41-6a-1629 through 41-6a-1633.
(b) The Motor Vehicle Division shall, under Subsection 41-1a-109(1)(e) or (2), refuse to register any motor vehicle it has reason to believe is equipped, altered, or modified in violation of Sections 41-6a-1629 through 41-6a-1633.
(4) A violation of this section is an infraction.
Amended by Chapter 303, 2016 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 41 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6a - Traffic Code › Part 16 - Vehicle Equipment › Section 1631 - Prohibitions.

Effective 5/10/2016
41-6a-1631.
Prohibitions.
(1) A person may not operate on a highway a motor vehicle that is mechanically altered or changed:
(a) in any way that may under normal operation:
(i) cause the motor vehicle body or chassis to come in contact with the roadway;
(ii) expose the fuel tank to damage from collision; or
(iii) cause the wheels to come in contact with the body;
(b) in any manner that may impair the safe operation of the vehicle;
(c) so that any part of the vehicle other than tires, rims, and mudguards are less than three inches above the ground;
(d) to a frame height of more than 24 inches for a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 4,500 pounds;
(e) to a frame height of more than 26 inches for a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 4,500 pounds and less than 7,500 pounds;
(f) to a frame height of more than 28 inches for a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 7,500 pounds;
(g) by stacking or attaching vehicle frames (one from on top of or beneath another frame); or
(h) so that the lowest portion of the body floor is raised more than three inches above the top of the frame.
(2) If the wheel track is increased beyond the O.E.M. specification, the top 50% of the tires shall be covered by the original fenders, by rubber, or other flexible fender extenders under any loading condition.
(3) A violation of this section is an infraction.
Amended by Chapter 303, 2016 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 41 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6a - Traffic Code › Part 16 - Vehicle Equipment › Section 1632 - Bumpers.

Effective 5/12/2015
41-6a-1632.
Bumpers.
(1) A motor vehicle shall be equipped with a bumper on both front and rear of the motor vehicle, except a motor vehicle that was not originally designed or manufactured with a bumper or bumpers.
(2)
(a) On a motor vehicle required to have bumpers under Subsection (1), a bumper shall be:
(i) at least 4.5 inches in vertical height;
(ii) centered on the vehicle's center line; and
(iii) extend no less than the width of the respective wheel track distance.
(b) A bumper shall be securely mounted, horizontal load bearing, and attached to the motor vehicle's frame to effectively transfer impact when engaged.
(3) If a motor vehicle is originally or later equipped with a bumper, the bumper shall:
(a) be maintained in operational condition; and
(b) comply with this section.
(4) A violation of this section is an infraction.
Amended by Chapter 412, 2015 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 41 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6a - Traffic Code › Part 16 - Vehicle Equipment › Section 1633 - Mudguards or flaps at rear wheels of trucks, trailers, truck tractors, or altered motor vehicles -- Exemptions.

Effective 5/12/2015
41-6a-1633.
Mudguards or flaps at rear wheels of trucks, trailers, truck tractors, or altered motor vehicles -- Exemptions.
(1)
(a) Except as provided in Subsection (2), when operated on a highway, the following vehicles shall be equipped with wheel covers, mudguards, flaps, or splash aprons behind the rearmost wheels to prevent, as far as practicable, the wheels from throwing dirt, water, or other materials on other vehicles:
(i) a vehicle that has been altered:
(A) from the original manufacturer's frame height; or
(B) in any other manner so that the motor vehicle's wheels may throw dirt, water, or other materials on other vehicles;
(ii) any truck with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,500 pounds or more;
(iii) any truck tractor; and
(iv) any trailer or semitrailer with an unladen weight of 750 pounds or more.
(b) The wheel covers, mudguards, flaps, or splash aprons shall:
(i) be at least as wide as the tires they are protecting;
(ii) be directly in line with the tires; and
(iii) have a ground clearance of not more than 50% of the diameter of a rear-axle wheel, under any conditions of loading of the motor vehicle.
(2) Wheel covers, mudguards, flaps, or splash aprons are not required:
(a) if the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is designed and constructed so that the requirements of Subsection (1) are accomplished by means of fenders, body construction, or other means of enclosure;
(b) on a vehicle operated or driven during fair weather on well-maintained, hard-surfaced roads if the motor vehicle:
(i) was made in America prior to 1935;
(ii) is registered as a vintage vehicle; or
(iii) is a custom vehicle as defined under Section 41-6a-1507; or
(c) on a street-legal all-terrain vehicle.
(3) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), rear wheels not covered at the top by fenders, bodies, or other parts of the vehicle shall be covered at the top by protective means extending rearward at least to the center line of the rearmost axle.
(4) A violation of this section is an infraction.
Amended by Chapter 412, 2015 General Session
Amended by Chapter 454, 2015 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 41 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6a - Traffic Code › Part 16 - Vehicle Equipment › Section 1634 - Safety chains on towed vehicles required -- Exceptions.

Effective 5/12/2015
41-6a-1634.
Safety chains on towed vehicles required -- Exceptions.
(1) A towed vehicle shall be coupled by means of a safety chain, cable or equivalent device, in addition to the regular trailer hitch or coupling.
(2) Except as provided under Subsection (3), a safety chain, cable or equivalent device shall be:
(a) securely connected with the chassis of the towing vehicle, the towed vehicle, and the drawbar;
(b) of sufficient material and strength to prevent the two vehicles from becoming separated; and
(c) attached to:
(i) have no more slack than is necessary for proper turning;
(ii) the trailer drawbar to prevent it from dropping to the ground; and
(iii) assure the towed vehicle follows substantially in the course of the towing vehicle in case the vehicles become separated.
(3) A violation of Subsection (1) or (2) is an infraction.
(4) The provisions of Subsection (2) do not apply to a:
(a) semitrailer having a connecting device composed of a fifth wheel and king pin assembly;
(b) pole trailer; or
(c) trailer being towed by a bicycle.
Amended by Chapter 412, 2015 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 41 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6a - Traffic Code › Part 16 - Vehicle Equipment › Section 1637 - Flares, fusees, or electric lanterns and flags -- Alternative reflector units -- Duty to carry in trucks and buses -- Requirements.

Effective 5/12/2015
41-6a-1637.
Flares, fusees, or electric lanterns and flags -- Alternative reflector units -- Duty to carry in trucks and buses -- Requirements.
(1) Except as provided under Subsection (2) and unless the vehicle is carrying the equipment required under this section, a person may not operate a truck, bus or truck-tractor, or a motor vehicle towing a house trailer:
(a) on a highway outside an urban district; or
(b) on a divided highway during hours of darkness specified under Section 41-6a-1603.
(2)
(a) The vehicle shall carry at least:
(i) three flares;
(ii) three red electric lanterns;
(iii) three portable red emergency reflectors; or
(iv) three red-burning fusees.
(b) The equipment required under Subsections (2)(a)(i) and (ii) shall be capable of being seen and distinguished at a distance of not less than 600 feet under normal atmospheric conditions during the hours of darkness.
(c) The equipment required under Subsection (2)(a)(iii) shall be capable of reflecting red light clearly visible from a distance of not less than 600 feet under normal atmospheric conditions during the hours of darkness when directly in front of lawful lower beams of head lamps.
(3) A flare, fusee, electric lantern, warning flag, or portable reflector used under this section or Section 41-6a-1638 shall comply with specifications adopted under Section 41-6a-1601.
(4)
(a) A person may not operate a motor vehicle used for the transportation of explosives or any cargo tank truck used for the transportation of flammable liquids or compressed gases under the conditions specified under Subsections (1)(a) and (b) unless there is carried in the vehicle:
(i) three red electric lanterns; or
(ii) three portable red emergency reflectors.
(b) A person operating a vehicle specified under Subsection (4)(a) or a vehicle using compressed gas as a motor fuel may not carry in the vehicle a flare, fusee, or signal produced by flame.
(5) A person may not operate a vehicle described under this section on a highway outside of an urban district or on a divided highway during daylight hours unless at least two red flags, not less than 12 inches square, with standards to support the flags are carried in the vehicle.
(6) A violation of this section is an infraction.
Amended by Chapter 412, 2015 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 41 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6a - Traffic Code › Part 16 - Vehicle Equipment › Section 1639 - Hazardous materials -- Transportation regulations -- Fire extinguishers.

Effective 5/12/2015
41-6a-1639.
Hazardous materials -- Transportation regulations -- Fire extinguishers.
(1)
(a) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the Department of Transportation shall make rules for the safe transportation of hazardous materials.
(b) The rules shall adopt by reference or be consistent with current Hazardous Materials Regulations of the United States Department of Transportation.
(c) An adoption by reference under Subsection (1)(b) shall be construed to incorporate amendments thereto as may be made from time to time.
(2) A person operating a vehicle transporting any hazardous material as a cargo or part of a cargo on a highway shall at all times comply with rules made by the Department of Transportation under this section including being:
(a) marked or placarded; and
(b) equipped with fire extinguishers:
(i) of a type, size, and number approved by rule; and
(ii) that are filled, ready for immediate use, and placed at a convenient point on the vehicle.
(c) A violation of Subsection (2)(a) or (b) is an infraction.
Amended by Chapter 412, 2015 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 41 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6a - Traffic Code › Part 16 - Vehicle Equipment › Section 1640 - Air conditioning equipment -- Requirements.

41-6a-1640.
Air conditioning equipment -- Requirements.
(1) As used in this section, "air conditioning equipment" means mechanical vapor compression refrigeration equipment used to cool the operator or passenger compartment of a motor vehicle.
(2) Air conditioning equipment shall:
(a) be manufactured, installed, and maintained with due regard for the safety of the occupants of the vehicle and the public; and
(b) not contain any refrigerant which is toxic to persons or which is flammable.
(3) A person may not have for sale, offer for sale, sell, or equip any motor vehicle with air conditioning equipment unless it complies with the specifications adopted under Section 41-6a-1601 and this section.
(4) A person may not operate a motor vehicle on a highway if the motor vehicle is equipped with air conditioning equipment unless the air conditioning equipment complies with the specifications adopted under Section 41-6a-1601 and this section.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 2, 2005 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 41 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6a - Traffic Code › Part 16 - Vehicle Equipment › Section 1641 - Video display in motor vehicles prohibited if visible to driver -- Exceptions.

Effective 5/14/2019
41-6a-1641.
Video display in motor vehicles prohibited if visible to driver -- Exceptions.
(1) A motor vehicle may not be operated on a highway if the motor vehicle is equipped with a video display located so that the display is visible to the conventional driver of the vehicle as that term is defined in Section 41-26-102.1.
(2) This section does not prohibit the use of a video display used exclusively for:
(a) safety or law enforcement purposes if the use is approved by rule of the department under Section 41-6a-1601;
(b) motor vehicle navigation;
(c) monitoring of equipment and operating systems of the motor vehicle; or
(d) operation of a vehicle in a connected platooning system.
(3) A violation of this section is an infraction.
Amended by Chapter 459, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 41 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6a - Traffic Code › Part 16 - Vehicle Equipment › Section 1643 - Development of standardized emissions inspection and maintenance program.

41-6a-1643.
Development of standardized emissions inspection and maintenance program.
(1) The county legislative body of each county in which an emissions inspection and maintenance program for motor vehicles is implemented to meet National Ambient Air Quality Standards may enter into an agreement under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, to develop an emissions inspection and maintenance program that:
(a) requires standardized, computerized testing equipment;
(b) provides for reciprocity, so that a person required to submit an emissions certificate for vehicle registration may obtain an emissions certificate from any county in which a vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program is in operation; and
(c) requires standardized emissions standards for all counties entering into an agreement under this section.
(2) Emissions standards set under Subsection (1) shall allow all counties identified in Subsection (1) to meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards.
(3) Each county legislative body entering into an agreement under Subsection (1) shall make regulations or ordinances to implement the emissions inspection and maintenance program developed under Subsection (1).
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 2, 2005 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 41 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6a - Traffic Code › Part 16 - Vehicle Equipment › Section 1644 - Diesel emissions program -- Implementation -- Monitoring -- Exemptions.

41-6a-1644.
Diesel emissions program -- Implementation -- Monitoring -- Exemptions.
(1) The legislative body of each county required by the comprehensive plan for air pollution control developed by the director of the Division of Air Quality in accordance with Subsection 19-2-107(2)(a)(i) to use an emissions opacity inspection and maintenance program for diesel-powered motor vehicles shall:
(a) make regulations or ordinances to implement and enforce the requirement established by the Air Quality Board;
(b) collect information about and monitor the program; and
(c) by August 1 of each year, supply written information to the Department of Environmental Quality to identify program status.
(2) The following vehicles are exempt from an emissions opacity inspection and maintenance program for diesel-powered motor vehicles established by a legislative body of a county under Subsection (1):
(a) an implement of husbandry; and
(b) a motor vehicle that:
(i) meets the definition of a farm truck under Section 41-1a-102; and
(ii) has a gross vehicle weight rating of 12,001 pounds or more.
(3)
(a) The legislative body of a county identified in Subsection (1) shall exempt a pickup truck, as defined in Section 41-1a-102, with a gross vehicle weight of 12,000 pounds or less from the emissions opacity inspection and maintenance program requirements of this section, if the registered owner of the pickup truck provides a signed statement to the legislative body stating the truck is used:
(i) by the owner or operator of a farm located on property that qualifies as land in agricultural use under Sections 59-2-502 and 59-2-503; and
(ii) exclusively for the following purposes in operating the farm:
(A) for the transportation of farm products, including livestock and its products, poultry and its products, and floricultural and horticultural products; and
(B) for the transportation of farm supplies, including tile, fence, and every other thing or commodity used in agricultural, floricultural, horticultural, livestock, and poultry production and maintenance.
(b) The county shall provide to the registered owner who signs and submits a signed statement under this section a certificate of exemption from emissions opacity inspection and maintenance program requirements for purposes of registering the exempt vehicle.
Amended by Chapter 360, 2012 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 41 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6a - Traffic Code › Part 16 - Vehicle Equipment › Section 1646 - Motor vehicle glass repair requirements -- Penalties.

Effective 5/5/2021
41-6a-1646.
Motor vehicle glass repair requirements -- Penalties.
(1) An automotive glass company or repair facility shall provide a consumer seeking motor vehicle glass repair or replacement:
(a) an electronic or hardcopy written and itemized description of the work to be done on the vehicle; and
(b) if an insurer is paying all or part of the repair, the total amount the insurer has agreed to pay for the work described in Subsection (1)(a).
(2) An insurance company that pays for work described in Subsection (1)(a) may not be required to pay more than a fair and competitive price for the local market area.
(3) An automotive glass company or repair facility:
(a) may not represent to a customer that the cost of a repair or replacement will be paid for entirely by the customer's insurer and at no cost to the customer unless the cost of the repair or replacement is fully covered and approved by the insurer;
(b) is not limited to vehicle glass, tooling, or equipment dictated or recommended by the manufacturer's procedures or specifications; and
(c) may only bill or charge for vehicle glass repair, replacement, or recalibration services that are performed and necessary.
(4) A person who violates a provision of this section is:
(a) guilty of an infraction; and
(b) subject to a civil penalty of $500.
Enacted by Chapter 220, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 41 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6a - Traffic Code › Part 17 - Miscellaneous Rules › Section 1701 - Backing -- When permissible.

41-6a-1701.
Backing -- When permissible.
(1) The operator of a vehicle may not back the vehicle unless the movement can be made with safety and without interfering with other traffic.
(2) The operator of a vehicle may not back the vehicle on a shoulder or roadway of a limited-access roadway.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 2, 2005 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 41 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6a - Traffic Code › Part 17 - Miscellaneous Rules › Section 1702 - Sidewalk -- Driving prohibited -- Exception.

Effective 5/14/2019
41-6a-1702.
Sidewalk -- Driving prohibited -- Exception.
(1) Except for a bicycle, a device propelled by human power, or a motor assisted scooter, a person may not operate a vehicle on a sidewalk or sidewalk area. A motor assisted scooter may be operated on a sidewalk only if permitted pursuant to Subsection 41-6a-1115.1(3).
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply on a driveway.
Amended by Chapter 428, 2019 General Session