Representative James A. Dunnigan
proposes the following amendments:
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TRAFFIC
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MOTOR VEHICLES
CODE REVISIONS
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2007 GENERAL SESSION
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This bill modifies the Motor Vehicles Code by amending certain provisions for motor
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vehicle accidents
and motor vehicle owner's or operator's security
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Highlighted Provisions:
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This bill:
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. modifies motor vehicle accident provisions by moving provisions for accidents
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resulting in fatalities or injuries into new sections of the Utah Code;
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and
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. permits a court to waive a portion of a fine for not maintaining owner's and operator's security
in certain instances; and
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41-6a-401, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 2 and last amended by Chapter 26,
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Laws of Utah 2005
41-12a-302, as last amended by Chapter 35, Laws of Utah 1998
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(6) A person who violates Subsection (4) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
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Section
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Section
41-12a-302
is amended to read:
41-12a-302
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Operating motor vehicle without owner's or operator's security -- Penalty.
(1)
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Any
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(a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), an
owner of a motor vehicle on
which owner's or operator's security is required under Section
41-12a-301
, who operates
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his
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the
owner's
vehicle or permits it to be operated on a highway in this state without owner's security being in
effect is guilty of a class B misdemeanor, and the fine shall be not less than:
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(a)
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(i)
$400 for a first offense; and
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(b)
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(ii)
$1,000 for a second and subsequent offense within three years of a previous
conviction or bail forfeiture.
(b) A court may waive up to $300 of the fine charged to the owner of a motor vehicle under
Subsection (1)(a)(i) if the owner demonstrates that owner's or operator's security required under
Section 41-12a-301 was obtained subsequent to the violation.
(2) (a) Except as provided under Subsection (2)(b), any other person who operates a motor vehicle upon
a highway in Utah with the knowledge that the owner does not have owner's security in effect for the motor
vehicle is also guilty of a class B misdemeanor, and the fine shall be not less than:
(i) $400 for a first offense; and
(ii) $1,000 for a second and subsequent offense within three years of a previous conviction or bail
forfeiture.
(b) A person that has in effect owner's security on a Utah-registered motor vehicle or its equivalent that
covers the operation, by the person, of the motor vehicle in question is exempt from this Subsection (2).
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Section
53-3-414
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53-3-414. CDL disqualification or suspension -- Grounds and duration --
Renumber remaining sections accordingly.
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