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2023 Utah Code › Title 53 - Public Safety Code › Chapter 3 - Uniform Driver License Act › Part 2 - Driver Licensing Act › Section 214.5 - License or identification card checkoff for vision screening.

53-3-214.5.
License or identification card checkoff for vision screening.
(1) A person who applies for a license or identification card or a renewal of a license or identification card may designate a voluntary contribution for vision screening of $2.
(2) This contribution shall be:
(a) collected by the division;
(b) treated as a voluntary contribution to Friends For Sight to provide blindness prevention education, screening, and treatment and not as a license fee; and
(c) transferred to Friends For Sight at least monthly, less actual administrative costs associated with collecting and transferring the contributions.
Amended by Chapter 30, 2003 General Session
Amended by Chapter 126, 2003 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53 - Public Safety Code › Chapter 3 - Uniform Driver License Act › Part 2 - Driver Licensing Act › Section 214.7 - License or identification card checkoff for promoting and supporting organ donation.

Effective 5/3/2023
53-3-214.7.
License or identification card checkoff for promoting and supporting organ donation.
(1) A person who applies for a license or identification card or a renewal of a license or identification card may designate a voluntary contribution of $2 for the purpose of promoting and supporting organ donation.
(2) This contribution shall be:
(a) collected by the division;
(b) treated as a voluntary contribution to the Allyson Gamble Organ Donation Contribution Fund created in Section 26B-1-312 and not as a license fee; and
(c) transferred to the Allyson Gamble Organ Donation Contribution Fund created in Section 26B-1-312 at least monthly, less actual administrative costs associated with collecting and transferring the contributions.
Amended by Chapter 328, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53 - Public Safety Code › Chapter 3 - Uniform Driver License Act › Part 2 - Driver Licensing Act › Section 214.8 - License or identification card checkoff for public transportation for seniors or people with disabilities.

Effective 5/3/2023
53-3-214.8.
License or identification card checkoff for public transportation for seniors or people with disabilities.
(1) A person who applies for a license or identification card or a renewal of a license or identification card may designate a voluntary contribution of $1 for public transportation assistance for seniors or people with disabilities.
(2) This contribution shall be:
(a) collected by the division;
(b) treated as a voluntary contribution to the "Out and About" Homebound Transportation Assistance Fund created in Section 26B-1-323 to provide public transportation assistance for seniors or people with disabilities and not as a license fee; and
(c) transferred to the "Out and About" Homebound Transportation Assistance Fund created in Section 26B-1-323 at least monthly, less actual administrative costs associated with collecting and transferring the contributions.
Amended by Chapter 328, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53 - Public Safety Code › Chapter 3 - Uniform Driver License Act › Part 2 - Driver Licensing Act › Section 215 - Duplicate license certificate -- Fee.

53-3-215.
Duplicate license certificate -- Fee.
(1)
(a) If a license certificate issued under this chapter is lost, stolen, or destroyed, the person to whom the license certificate was issued may obtain a duplicate upon furnishing proof satisfactory to the division that the license certificate has been lost, stolen, or destroyed and upon payment of a duplicate fee under Section 53-3-105.
(b) A person may not be issued a duplicate license certificate under this section unless the person complies with Subsection 53-3-204(2)(f).
(2) When the division is advised that a license certificate has been lost, stolen, or destroyed, the license certificate is then void.
Amended by Chapter 335, 2012 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53 - Public Safety Code › Chapter 3 - Uniform Driver License Act › Part 2 - Driver Licensing Act › Section 217 - License to be carried when driving motor vehicle -- Production in court -- Violation.

Effective 5/12/2015
53-3-217.
License to be carried when driving motor vehicle -- Production in court -- Violation.
(1)
(a) The licensee shall have his license certificate in his immediate possession at all times when driving a motor vehicle.
(b) A licensee shall display his license certificate upon demand of a justice of peace, a peace officer, or a field deputy or inspector of the division.
(2) It is a defense to a charge under this section that the person charged produces in court a license certificate issued to him and valid at the time of his citation or arrest.
(3) A person who violates Subsection (1)(a) or (1)(b) is guilty of an infraction.
Amended by Chapter 412, 2015 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53 - Public Safety Code › Chapter 3 - Uniform Driver License Act › Part 2 - Driver Licensing Act › Section 221.5 - Disclosure of license information to the Office of Recovery Services.

53-3-221.5.
Disclosure of license information to the Office of Recovery Services.
(1) The division shall disclose to the Office of Recovery Services the name, address, and other identifying information of each person:
(a) to whom a license has been issued; or
(b) whose driving privileges have been suspended, revoked, or reinstated.
(2) All information received by the Office of Recovery Services under this section is subject to Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act.
Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53 - Public Safety Code › Chapter 3 - Uniform Driver License Act › Part 2 - Driver Licensing Act › Section 221.7 - Disclosure of license information for the Utah White Collar Crime Offender Registry.

Effective 5/10/2016
53-3-221.7.
Disclosure of license information for the Utah White Collar Crime Offender Registry.
(1) The division shall disclose to the attorney general, if requested, the following information for use in connection with the Utah White Collar Crime Offender Registry established by Title 77, Chapter 42, Utah White Collar Crime Offender Registry:
(a) all names and aliases under which an offender has obtained a driver license, but not including any online or Internet identifiers;
(b) a physical description of an offender, including the offender's:
(i) date of birth;
(ii) height;
(iii) weight;
(iv) eye color; and
(v) hair color;
(c) the most current driver license photograph of an offender, as allowed in Subsection (2)(b)(ii); and
(d) the last known address of an offender.
(2)
(a) The information in Subsections (1)(a) and (c) may be publicly posted on the Utah White Collar Crime Offender Registry, pursuant to Subsection 77-42-104(4), in order to assist the public in the accurate identification of offenders.
(b) The driver license photograph under Subsection (1)(c) may be publicly posted on the registry only if:
(i) the offender has not registered as required under Section 77-42-106;
(ii) the attorney general has attempted to contact the offender at the last known address listed in the division's records regarding the failure to register; and
(iii) 30 or more days have passed since the most recent attempt to contact the offender.
(c) The information in Subsection (1)(d) may only be used by the attorney general to assist in locating and communicating with an offender, and may not be publicly posted on the Utah White Collar Crime Offender Registry.
Enacted by Chapter 319, 2016 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53 - Public Safety Code › Chapter 3 - Uniform Driver License Act › Part 2 - Driver Licensing Act › Section 222 - Purpose of revocation or suspension for driving under the influence.

53-3-222.
Purpose of revocation or suspension for driving under the influence.
The Legislature finds that the purpose of this title relating to suspension or revocation of a person's license or privilege to drive a motor vehicle for driving with a blood alcohol content above a certain level or while under the influence of alcohol, any drug, or a combination of alcohol and any drug, or for refusing to take a chemical test as provided in Section 41-6a-520, is protecting persons on highways by quickly removing from the highways those persons who have shown they are safety hazards.
Amended by Chapter 2, 2005 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53 - Public Safety Code › Chapter 3 - Uniform Driver License Act › Part 2 - Driver Licensing Act › Section 223.5 - Telephonic or live audiovisual testimony at hearings.

Effective 5/3/2023
53-3-223.5.
Telephonic or live audiovisual testimony at hearings.
(1) In any division hearing authorized under this chapter or Title 41, Chapter 6a, Part 5, Driving Under the Influence and Reckless Driving, the division may permit a party or witness to attend or to testify by telephone or live audiovisual means.
(2) Notwithstanding Subsections 41-6a-521(2), 53-3-223(6), 53-3-231(6)(b), and 53-3-518(9)(a), if all parties and witnesses have requested to attend or testify by telephone or live audiovisual means, the division may hold the hearing in a county designated by the division.
Amended by Chapter 520, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53 - Public Safety Code › Chapter 3 - Uniform Driver License Act › Part 2 - Driver Licensing Act › Section 224 - Filing a petition for hearing -- Judicial review of license cancellation, revocation, or suspension -- Scope of review.

53-3-224.
Filing a petition for hearing -- Judicial review of license cancellation, revocation, or suspension -- Scope of review.
(1) A person denied a license or whose license has been cancelled, suspended, or revoked by the division following an administrative hearing may seek judicial review of the division's order.
(2)
(a) Venue for judicial review of informal adjudicative proceedings is in the district court in the county where the offense occurred, which resulted in the cancellation, suspension, or revocation.
(b) Persons not residing in the state shall file in Salt Lake County or the county where the offense occurred, which resulted in the cancellation, suspension, or revocation.
Amended by Chapter 261, 2007 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53 - Public Safety Code › Chapter 3 - Uniform Driver License Act › Part 2 - Driver Licensing Act › Section 225 - Eligibility for new license after revocation.

53-3-225.
Eligibility for new license after revocation.
(1)
(a) Except as provided in Subsections (1)(b) and (c), a person whose license has been revoked under this chapter may not apply for or receive any new license until the expiration of one year from the date the former license was revoked.
(b) A person's license may be revoked for a longer period as provided in:
(i) Section 53-3-220, for driving a motor vehicle while the person's license is revoked, or involvement as a driver in an accident or violation of the motor vehicle laws; and
(ii) Section 53-3-221, for failing to comply with the terms of a traffic citation.
(c)
(i) The length of the revocation required by Subsection 53-3-220(1)(a)(xi), (a)(xii), (b)(i), or (b)(ii) shall be specified in an order of the court adjudicating or convicting the person of the offense.
(ii) If the person adjudicated of the offense is younger than 16 years of age, the license or driving privilege shall be revoked for a minimum of one year, from age 16, but not to exceed the date the person turns 21 years of age.
(iii) If the person adjudicated or convicted of the offense is 16 years of age or older, the license or driving privilege shall be revoked for a minimum of one year, but not to exceed five years.
(d) A revoked license may not be renewed.
(e) Application for a new license shall be filed in accordance with Section 53-3-205.
(f) The new license is subject to all provisions of an original license.
(g) The division may not grant the license until an investigation of the character, driving abilities, and habits of the driver has been made to indicate whether it is safe to grant him a license.
(2) Any resident or nonresident whose license to drive a motor vehicle in this state has been suspended or revoked under this chapter may not drive a motor vehicle in this state under a license, permit, or registration certificate issued by any other jurisdiction or other source during suspension or after revocation until a new license is obtained under this chapter.
Amended by Chapter 324, 2010 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53 - Public Safety Code › Chapter 3 - Uniform Driver License Act › Part 2 - Driver Licensing Act › Section 226 - Grounds for confiscation of licenses, plates, and other articles issued by state.

53-3-226.
Grounds for confiscation of licenses, plates, and other articles issued by state.
(1) The division or a peace officer acting in his official capacity may take possession of any certificate of title, registration card, decal, permit, license certificate, permit, registration plate, or any other article issued by the state:
(a) that is fictitious or altered;
(b) that has been unlawfully or erroneously issued;
(c) that is unlawfully or erroneously displayed; or
(d) as required under Section 41-6a-520, 53-3-223, 53-3-231, or 53-3-418.
(2) A receipt shall be issued that describes each confiscated item.
Amended by Chapter 2, 2005 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53 - Public Safety Code › Chapter 3 - Uniform Driver License Act › Part 2 - Driver Licensing Act › Section 227 - Driving a motor vehicle prohibited while driving privilege denied, suspended, disqualified, or revoked -- Penalties.

Effective 5/3/2023
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 person's driving privilege was granted and who drives any motor vehicle upon the highways of this state while that driving privilege is denied, suspended, disqualified, or revoked shall be punished as provided in this section.
(2) A person convicted of a violation of Subsection (1), other than a violation specified in Subsection (3), is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
(3)
(a) A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if the person's conviction under Subsection (1) is based on the person driving a motor vehicle while the person's driving privilege is suspended, disqualified, or revoked for:
(i) a refusal to submit to a chemical test under Section 41-6a-520;
(ii) a violation of Section 41-6a-520.1;
(iii) a violation of Section 41-6a-502;
(iv) a violation of a local ordinance that complies with the requirements of Section 41-6a-510;
(v) a violation of Section 41-6a-517;
(vi) a violation of Section 76-5-207;
(vii) a criminal action that the person plead guilty to as a result of a plea bargain after having been originally charged with violating one or more of the sections or ordinances under this Subsection (3);
(viii) a revocation or suspension which has been extended under Subsection 53-3-220(2);
(ix) where disqualification is the result of driving a commercial motor vehicle while the person's CDL is disqualified, suspended, canceled, or revoked under Subsection 53-3-414(1); or
(x) a violation of Section 41-6a-530.
(b) A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if the person's conviction under Subsection (1) is based on the person driving a motor vehicle while the person's driving privilege is suspended, disqualified, or revoked by any state, the United States, or any district, possession, or territory of the United States for violations corresponding to the violations listed in Subsection (3)(a).
(c) A fine imposed under this Subsection (3) shall be at least the maximum fine for a class C misdemeanor under Section 76-3-301.
Amended by Chapter 415, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53 - Public Safety Code › Chapter 3 - Uniform Driver License Act › Part 2 - Driver Licensing Act › Section 229 - Prohibited uses of license certificate -- Penalty.

Effective 7/1/2020
53-3-229.
Prohibited uses of license certificate -- Penalty.
(1) It is a class C misdemeanor for an individual to:
(a) lend or knowingly permit the use of a license certificate issued to the individual, by another individual not entitled to the license certificate;
(b) display or represent as the individual's own license certificate a license certificate not issued to the individual;
(c) refuse to surrender to the division or a peace officer upon demand any license certificate issued by the division;
(d) use a false name or give a false address in any application for a license or any renewal or duplicate of the license certificate, or to knowingly make a false statement, or to knowingly conceal a material fact or otherwise commit a fraud in the application;
(e) display a canceled, denied, revoked, suspended, or disqualified driver license certificate as a valid driver license certificate;
(f) knowingly acquire, use, display, or transfer an item that purports to be an authentic driver license certificate issued by a governmental entity if the item is not an authentic driver license certificate issued by that governmental entity; or
(g) alter any information on an authentic driver license certificate so that it no longer represents the information originally displayed.
(2) The provisions of Subsection (1)(e) do not prohibit the use of an individual's driver license certificate as a means of personal identification.
(3) It is a class A misdemeanor to knowingly:
(a) issue a driver license certificate with false or fraudulent information;
(b) issue a driver license certificate to an individual who is younger than 21 years old if the driver license certificate is not distinguished as required for an individual who is younger than 21 years old under Section 53-3-207; or
(c) acquire, use, display, or transfer a false or altered driver license certificate to procure a tobacco product, an electronic cigarette product, or a nicotine product as those terms are defined in Section 76-10-101.
(4) An individual may not use, display, or transfer a false or altered driver license certificate to procure alcoholic beverages, gain admittance to a place where alcoholic beverages are sold or consumed, or obtain employment that may not be obtained by a minor in violation of Section 32B-1-403.
(5) It is a third degree felony if an individual's acquisition, use, display, or transfer of a false or altered driver license certificate:
(a) aids or furthers the individual's efforts to fraudulently obtain goods or services; or
(b) aids or furthers the individual's efforts to commit a violent felony.
Amended by Chapter 302, 2020 General Session
Amended by Chapter 347, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53 - Public Safety Code › Chapter 3 - Uniform Driver License Act › Part 2 - Driver Licensing Act › Section 234 - Driver license application -- Selective Service Registration -- Statement.

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:
(a) name;
(b) address;
(c) Social Security number; and
(d) date of birth.
(2) Each application for any type of license to operate a motor vehicle in this state shall contain the following statement which must be acknowledged by the applicant:
"By submitting this application, I am consenting to registration with the Selective Service System, if required by federal law."
(3) Refusal to consent to the release of information to the Selective Service System shall result in the denial of the license.
Enacted by Chapter 125, 2001 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53 - Public Safety Code › Chapter 3 - Uniform Driver License Act › Part 2 - Driver Licensing Act › Section 235 - Electronic license certificate or identification card.

Effective 5/12/2020
53-3-235.
Electronic license certificate or identification card.
(1)
(a) 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.
(b) Based on information and results from the pilot program described in Subsection (1)(a), on or before January 1, 2022, the division shall establish a process and system for an individual to obtain an electronic license certificate or identification card.
(2) In order to contract with a vendor to establish a process and system to issue an electronic license certificate or identification card, the division shall issue a standard procurement process in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code.
(3) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the division may make rules necessary to facilitate the implementation, coordination, and administration of electronic license certificates and identification cards.
Amended by Chapter 262, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53 - Public Safety Code › Chapter 3 - Uniform Driver License Act › Part 3 - Impaired Persons Licensing Act › Section 302 - Definitions.

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 Advisory Board, may include other health care professionals licensed to conduct physical examinations in this state.
(3)
(a) "Impaired person" means a person who has a mental, emotional, or nonstable physical disability or disease that may impair the person's ability to exercise reasonable and ordinary control at all times over a motor vehicle while driving on the highways.
(b) "Impaired person" does not include a person having a nonprogressive or stable physical impairment that is objectively observable and that may be evaluated by a functional driving examination.
Enacted by Chapter 234, 1993 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53 - Public Safety Code › Chapter 3 - Uniform Driver License Act › Part 3 - Impaired Persons Licensing Act › Section 303.5 - Driver License Medical Advisory Board -- Medical waivers.

53-3-303.5.
Driver License Medical Advisory Board -- Medical waivers.
(1) The Driver License Medical Advisory Board shall:
(a) advise the director of the division; and
(b) establish and recommend in a manner specified by the board functional ability profile guidelines and standards for determining the physical, mental, and emotional capabilities of applicants for specific types of licenses, appropriate to various driving abilities.
(2)
(a) The Driver License Medical Advisory Board shall establish fitness standards, including provisions for a waiver of specified federal driver's physical qualifications under 49 CFR 391.41, for intrastate commercial driving privileges.
(b) The standards under this Subsection (2) may only be implemented if the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) will not impose any sanctions, including funding sanctions, against the state.
(3) In case of uncertainty of interpretation of these guidelines and standards, or in special circumstances, applicants may request a review of any division decision by a panel of board members. All of the actions of the director and board are subject to judicial review.
(4)
(a) If a person applies for a waiver established under Subsection (2), the applicant shall bear any costs directly associated with the cost of administration of the waiver program, with respect to the applicant's application, in addition to any fees required under Section 53-3-105.
(b) The division shall establish any additional fee necessary to administer the license under this Subsection (4) in accordance with Section 63J-1-504.
Amended by Chapter 183, 2009 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53 - Public Safety Code › Chapter 3 - Uniform Driver License Act › Part 3 - Impaired Persons Licensing Act › Section 304 - Licensing of persons with impairments -- Medical review -- Restricted license -- Procedures.

Effective 7/1/2014
53-3-304.
Licensing of persons with impairments -- Medical review -- Restricted license -- Procedures.
(1)
(a) 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 the following:
(i) a physical examination of the applicant by a health care professional and the submittal by the health care professional of a signed medical report indicating the results of the physical examination;
(ii) a follow-up medical review of the applicant by a health care professional and completion of a medical report at intervals established by the division under standards recommended by the board.
(b) The format of the medical report required under Subsection (1)(a) shall be devised by the division with the advice of the board and shall elicit the necessary medical information to determine whether it would be a public safety hazard to permit the applicant to drive a motor vehicle or mobility vehicle on the highways.
(2)
(a) The division may grant a restricted license to a person with an impairment who is otherwise qualified to obtain a license.
(b) The division may grant a restricted mobility vehicle permit to a person with an impairment who is otherwise qualified to obtain a mobility vehicle permit.
(c) The license or mobility vehicle permit continues in effect until its expiration date so long as the licensee complies with the requirements set forth by the division.
(d) The license or mobility vehicle permit renewal is subject to the conditions of this section.
(e) Any physical, mental, or emotional impairment of the applicant that in the opinion of the division does not affect the applicant's ability to exercise reasonable and ordinary control at all times in driving a motor vehicle upon the highway, does not prevent granting a license or mobility vehicle permit to the applicant.
(3)
(a) If an examination is required under this section, the division is not bound by the recommendation of the examining health care professional but shall give fair consideration to the recommendation in acting upon the application. The criterion is whether upon all the evidence it is safe to permit the applicant to drive a motor vehicle or mobility vehicle.
(b) In deciding whether to grant or deny a license or mobility vehicle permit, the division may be guided by the opinion of experts in the fields of diagnosing and treating mental, physical, or emotional disabilities and may take into consideration any other factors that bear on the issue of public safety.
(4) Information provided under this section relating to physical, mental, or emotional impairment is classified under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act.
Amended by Chapter 225, 2014 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53 - Public Safety Code › Chapter 3 - Uniform Driver License Act › Part 3 - Impaired Persons Licensing Act › Section 305 - Notification of impaired person to the division -- Confidentiality of notification -- Rulemaking -- Penalty.

Effective 5/10/2016
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 notify the division of the impairment.
(2) If the division determines that the notification made under Subsection (1) was made in good faith, the division may require the person who is the subject of the notification to submit to:
(a) one or more medical reports under Subsection 53-3-304(1);
(b) a physical and mental fitness test under Section 53-3-206;
(c) the knowledge test required by the division; or
(d) the skills test approved by the division.
(3)
(a) A person making a notification under Subsection (1) may request that the notification be confidential.
(b) If requested by the person notifying the division, the notification provided under this section relating to a physical, mental, or emotional impairment is classified as a protected record under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act, and the identity of the person notifying the division may not be disclosed by the division.
(c) The division may not accept an anonymous notification under this section.
(4) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the division shall make rules establishing procedures for making a protected notification under this section to ensure that the notification is made in good faith.
(5) A person who makes a notification with the intent to annoy, intimidate, or harass the person that is the subject of the notification is guilty of an infraction.
Amended by Chapter 303, 2016 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53 - Public Safety Code › Chapter 3 - Uniform Driver License Act › Part 4 - Uniform Commercial Driver License Act › Section 401.1 - Conflict with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.

Effective 5/12/2015
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.
Enacted by Chapter 422, 2015 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53 - Public Safety Code › Chapter 3 - Uniform Driver License Act › Part 4 - Uniform Commercial Driver License Act › Section 403 - Superseding clause.

53-3-403.
Superseding clause.
This part supersedes the general licensing provisions of state law contained in Part 1, Driver License Division Administration, and Part 2, Driver Licensing Act, of this chapter.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 234, 1993 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53 - Public Safety Code › Chapter 3 - Uniform Driver License Act › Part 4 - Uniform Commercial Driver License Act › Section 404 - Requirements to drive commercial motor vehicle.

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) a CDL license certificate valid for the commercial motor vehicle the person is driving; or
(b) a valid CDIP license certificate in accordance with Section 53-3-408.
(2)
(a) A licensee shall display a CDL or CDIP license certificate upon demand of a justice court judge, a peace officer, a special function officer, a port-of-entry officer, or a designee of the division.
(b) It is a defense to a charge under this section that the person charged produces in court a CDL or CDIP license certificate that is issued to the person and valid at the time of the citation or arrest.
(3) A person may not drive a commercial motor vehicle if the person's privilege to drive a commercial motor vehicle is:
(a) suspended, revoked, or canceled;
(b) subject to a disqualification;
(c) subject to an out-of-service order; or
(d) not medically certified as defined in Section 53-3-402.
(4) A person may not drive a commercial motor vehicle if the commercial motor vehicle is subject to an out-of-service order.
Amended by Chapter 190, 2011 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53 - Public Safety Code › Chapter 3 - Uniform Driver License Act › Part 4 - Uniform Commercial Driver License Act › Section 405 - Authority to drive commercial motor vehicle in Utah.

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:
(a) the person has a CDL issued by any state in accordance with the minimum federal standards for the issuance of commercial motor vehicle driver licenses;
(b) the person's license is not denied, suspended, revoked, or canceled;
(c) the person is not disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle; and
(d) the person has a valid medical certification status.
(2) This section supersedes any provision to the contrary.
Amended by Chapter 190, 2011 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53 - Public Safety Code › Chapter 3 - Uniform Driver License Act › Part 4 - Uniform Commercial Driver License Act › Section 406 - Commercial motor vehicle driver -- Only one license.

53-3-406.
Commercial motor vehicle driver -- Only one license.
Any person who drives a commercial motor vehicle may only have one license.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 234, 1993 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53 - Public Safety Code › Chapter 3 - Uniform Driver License Act › Part 4 - Uniform Commercial Driver License Act › Section 407.1 - Commercial driver license third party tester or third party examiner license -- Fingerprint background check required.

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 to administer the commercial driver license skills tests.
(2)
(a) An applicant for a commercial driver license third party tester or third party examiner license shall submit fingerprints in a form acceptable to the division at the time the license application is filed and shall consent to a fingerprint background check by the Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification and the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding the application.
(b) The division shall request the Department of Public Safety to complete a Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal background check for each commercial driver license third party tester or third party examiner applicant through the national criminal history system or any successor system.
(c) The Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification shall release to the division all information received in response to the division's request under this Subsection (2).
(d) A commercial driver license third party tester or third party examiner license may not be issued under this section until the criminal background check required under this Subsection (2) has been completed and reviewed by the division.
(e) In addition to any fees imposed under this chapter, the division shall:
(i) impose on individuals submitting fingerprints in accordance with this Subsection (2) the fees that the Bureau of Criminal Identification is authorized to collect for the services the Bureau of Criminal Identification provides under this section; and
(ii) remit the fees collected under this Subsection (2)(e) to the Bureau of Criminal Identification.
(3) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the division shall make rules establishing:
(a) minimum standards for a commercial driver license third party tester or third party examiner license;
(b) procedures for an applicant to apply for a commercial driver license third party tester or third party examiner license;
(c) minimum standards for the commercial driver license skills test; and
(d) procedures to enable a licensed commercial driver license third party tester or commercial driver license third party examiner to administer or process a commercial driver license skills test for an applicant to receive a commercial driver license.
Enacted by Chapter 411, 2013 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53 - Public Safety Code › Chapter 3 - Uniform Driver License Act › Part 4 - Uniform Commercial Driver License Act › Section 408 - Qualifications for commercial driver instruction permit.

Effective 5/10/2016
53-3-408.
Qualifications for commercial driver instruction permit.
(1) The division may issue a CDIP to a person who:
(a) is 18 years of age or older;
(b) holds a valid license;
(c) has at least one year of driving experience; and
(d) has passed the vision and knowledge test for the class of license for which the person is applying.
(2) The division may issue a CDIP only for a period not to exceed 180 days.
(3) The holder of a CDIP may drive a commercial motor vehicle on a highway only when accompanied by a person who:
(a)
(i) holds a CDL valid for the class and endorsements of commercial motor vehicle driven; or
(ii) is certified by the division to administer driver licensing examinations to CDL applicants; and
(b) occupies a seat beside the individual for the purpose of:
(i) giving the driver instruction regarding the driving of the commercial motor vehicle; or
(ii) administering a driver licensing examination to a CDL applicant.
(4) A CDL or CDIP may not be issued to a person:
(a) subject to disqualification from driving a commercial motor vehicle; or
(b) whose license is suspended, revoked, or canceled in any state.
(5) A CDL or CDIP may not be issued to a person until the person has surrendered all license certificates the person holds to the division for cancellation.
Amended by Chapter 175, 2016 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53 - Public Safety Code › Chapter 3 - Uniform Driver License Act › Part 4 - Uniform Commercial Driver License Act › Section 410 - Applicant information required for CDIP and CDL -- State resident to have state CDL.

Effective 5/10/2016
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:
(a) full legal name;
(b) current mailing address;
(c) Utah residential address, unless the application is for a temporary CDL issued under Subsection 53-3-407(2)(b);
(d) physical description, including sex, height, weight, and eye color;
(e) date of birth;
(f) documentary evidence of the applicant's valid Social Security number;
(g) a complete list of all states in which the applicant was issued a driver license in the previous 10 years upon:
(i) initial issuance of a Utah license;
(ii) renewal of a CDL for the first time after September 30, 2002; or
(iii) transfer of a CDL from another state;
(h) the applicant's signature;
(i) evidence of the applicant's lawful presence in the United States by providing documentary evidence:
(i) that a person is:
(A) a United States Citizen;
(B) a United States national; or
(C) a legal permanent resident alien; or
(ii) of the applicant's:
(A) unexpired immigrant or nonimmigrant visa status for admission into the United States;
(B) pending or approved application for asylum in the United States;
(C) admission into the United States as a refugee;
(D) pending or approved application for temporary protected status in the United States;
(E) approved deferred action status;
(F) pending application for adjustment of status to legal permanent resident or conditional resident; or
(G) conditional permanent resident alien status; and
(j) beginning on January 30, 2012, a medical certification status.
(2) An application under this section shall also include all certifications required by 49 C.F.R., Part 383.71.
(3) When the holder of a license under this part changes the holder's name, mailing address, or residence, the holder shall make application for a duplicate license within 30 days of the change.
(4) A person who has been a resident of this state for 30 consecutive days may not drive a commercial motor vehicle under the authority of a commercial driver license issued by another jurisdiction.
Amended by Chapter 175, 2016 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53 - Public Safety Code › Chapter 3 - Uniform Driver License Act › Part 4 - Uniform Commercial Driver License Act › Section 410.1 - Medical certification requirements.

Effective 5/4/2022
53-3-410.1.
Medical certification requirements.
(1) A person whose medical certification status is:
(a) "non-excepted interstate" under Subsection 53-3-402(12)(a) is required to provide the division a medical self-certification and an updated medical examiner's certificate under 49 C.F.R. Sec. 391.45 upon request by the division;
(b) "excepted interstate" under Subsection 53-3-402(12)(b) is required to provide to the division a medical self-certification upon request by the division;
(c) "non-excepted intrastate" under Subsection 53-3-402(12)(c) is required to, upon request by the division:
(i) provide to the division a medical self-certification; and
(ii) comply with the requirements of Section 53-3-303.5; or
(d) "excepted intrastate" under Subsection 53-3-402(12)(b) is required to, upon request by the division:
(i) provide to the division a medical self-certification; and
(ii)
(A) provide to the division an updated medical examiner's certificate under 49 C.F.R. Sec. 391.45; or
(B) comply with the requirements of Section 53-3-303.5.
(2) A request by the division for a person to comply with Subsection (1) to provide a:
(a) medical examiner's certificate, shall correspond with:
(i) the initial application for a CDL or CDIP;
(ii) the transfer of a CDL from another jurisdiction to Utah;
(iii) the expiration of the previously submitted medical examiner's certificate; or
(iv) documentary evidence received by the division under Subsection (1) that indicates the driver may not be medically qualified to operate a CMV; or
(b) medical self-certification, shall correspond with:
(i) the initial application for a CDL or CDIP;
(ii) the transfer of a CDL from another jurisdiction to Utah;
(iii) the renewal of a CDL or CDIP;
(iv) the upgrade of a commercial license class; or
(v) documentary evidence received by the division under Subsection (1) that indicates the driver may not be medically qualified to operate a CMV.
(3)
(a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), if the division determines that a person is no longer medically qualified to operate a CMV, the person shall be required to downgrade the person's CDL to a class D license.
(b) If the division determines that a person is incompetent to drive a motor vehicle or has a mental or physical disability rendering the person unable to safely drive a motor vehicle upon the highways, the division shall deny the person's driving privileges as described in Section 53-3-221.
(4) If a person fails to comply with a request under this section, the person shall be required to downgrade the person's CDL to a class D license.
(5) Failure to comply with the requirement of this section shall result in the denial of the license under Section 53-3-221.
Amended by Chapter 46, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53 - Public Safety Code › Chapter 3 - Uniform Driver License Act › Part 4 - Uniform Commercial Driver License Act › Section 411 - Description of CDL -- Information to be included.

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 certificate shall include:
(a) the legal name and principal place of residence of the holder;
(b) the holder's photograph in color;
(c) a physical description of the holder, including sex and height;
(d) the holder's birth date;
(e) the holder's Utah license certificate number;
(f) the holder's signature;
(g) the class or type of commercial motor vehicle or vehicles the holder is authorized to drive;
(h) any endorsements or restrictions to which the holder is subject;
(i) the name of the issuing state; and
(j) the dates between which the CDL is valid.
(4) The CDL may not include the holder's Social Security number.
Amended by Chapter 144, 2004 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53 - Public Safety Code › Chapter 3 - Uniform Driver License Act › Part 4 - Uniform Commercial Driver License Act › Section 415 - Limitations on employment of commercial motor vehicle drivers.

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 Section 53-3-416 regarding the applicant's employment history.
(2) An employer may not knowingly allow, permit, or authorize a driver to drive a commercial motor vehicle during any period when the driver:
(a) has a CDL that is suspended, revoked, or canceled by any state;
(b) has lost the privilege to drive a commercial motor vehicle in a state;
(c) has been disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle;
(d) has more than one license;
(e) is subject to an out-of-service order; or
(f) is operating a commercial motor vehicle or employed by a motor carrier operation that is subject to an out-of-service order.
(3) An employer may not knowingly allow, permit, require, or authorize a person to violate a federal, state, or local law pertaining to railroad-highway grade crossings.
(4)
(a) An employer who violates Subsection (2)(a), (b), or (c) during the period the driver has been disqualified under Subsection 53-3-414(9) is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000.
(b) An employer who is convicted of violating Subsection (2)(e) or (f) is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $2,750 nor more than $25,000.
(c) An employer who is convicted of violating Subsection (3) is subject to a civil penalty of $10,000.
Amended by Chapter 196, 2010 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53 - Public Safety Code › Chapter 3 - Uniform Driver License Act › Part 4 - Uniform Commercial Driver License Act › Section 416 - Driving record and other information to be provided to employer.

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 traffic, other than a parking violation, in this or any other state or jurisdiction, shall notify both the division and his current employer of the conviction within 30 days of the date of conviction.
(2) A driver shall notify his current employer before the end of the business day following the day he receives notice that:
(a) his CDL is suspended, revoked, or canceled by any state;
(b) he loses the privilege to drive a commercial motor vehicle in any state or other jurisdiction for any period; or
(c) he is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle for any period.
(3) A person who applies to be a commercial motor vehicle driver shall at the time of application provide to the employer the following information for the 10 years prior to the date of application:
(a) a list of the names and addresses of the applicant's previous employers for which the applicant was a driver of a commercial motor vehicle as any part of his employment;
(b) the dates between which the applicant drove for each employer listed under Subsection (3)(a); and
(c) the reason the applicant's employment with each employer listed was terminated.
(4)
(a) An applicant shall certify that all information provided under this section is true and complete to the best of his knowledge.
(b) An employer receiving information under this section may require that an applicant provide additional information.
Amended by Chapter 324, 2010 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53 - Public Safety Code › Chapter 3 - Uniform Driver License Act › Part 4 - Uniform Commercial Driver License Act › Section 417 - Measurable alcohol amount consumed -- Penalty -- Refusal to take test for alcohol.

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-entry agent, or a peace officer shall place a person out-of-service for 24 consecutive hours who:
(a) violates Subsection (1); or
(b) refuses a request to submit to a test to determine the alcohol concentration of his blood, breath, or urine.
Amended by Chapter 282, 1998 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 53 - Public Safety Code › Chapter 3 - Uniform Driver License Act › Part 4 - Uniform Commercial Driver License Act › Section 419 - Nonresident driver violations reported to resident state.

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 notify the driver licensing authority in the licensing state within five days of receipt of the report.
(2) This section does not apply to parking violations.
Amended by Chapter 190, 2011 General Session