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MOTORCYCLE LICENSE AND ENDORSEMENT
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AMENDMENTS
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2008 GENERAL SESSION
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STATE OF UTAH
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Chief Sponsor: Paul A. Neuenschwander
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Senate Sponsor:
Jon J. Greiner
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LONG TITLE
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General Description:
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This bill modifies the Motor Vehicles Code and the Uniform Driver License Act by
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amending provisions relating to motorcycle endorsements and class M licenses.
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Highlighted Provisions:
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This bill:
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. repeals the class M license;
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. expires all existing class M licenses on June 30, 2008;
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. prohibits the Driver License Division from issuing a motorcycle endorsement to a
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person who:
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. does not hold an original or provisional class D license, a CDL, or an
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out-of-state equivalent; and
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. if the person is under 19 years of age, has not held a learner permit for two
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months unless the person has completed a motorcycle rider education program;
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. creates the motorcycle learner permit;
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. provides that a motorcycle learner permit entitles the holder of the permit to operate
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a motorcycle subject to certain restrictions;
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. grants the division rulemaking authority to implement rules for the issuance of a
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motorcycle learner permit and the proof requirements for demonstrating that an
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applicant has completed a motorcycle rider education program;
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. requires an applicant to state whether the applicant has had a license suspended,
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cancelled, revoked, disqualified, or denied in the last ten, rather than six, years; and
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. makes technical changes.
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Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
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None
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Other Special Clauses:
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This bill takes effect July 1, 2008.
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Utah Code Sections Affected:
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AMENDS:
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41-6a-521, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 261
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53-3-105, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapters 53, 261, and 296
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53-3-106, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 261
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53-3-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 201
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53-3-204, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapters 46, 201, and 293
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53-3-205, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapters 60 and 173
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53-3-207, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapters 60 and 329
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53-3-214, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 189
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53-3-216, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 189
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53-3-223, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 261
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53-3-231, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 261
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53-3-407, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 293
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53-3-905, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1994, Chapter 12
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ENACTS:
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53-3-210.6, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 1.
Section
41-6a-521
is amended to read:
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41-6a-521. Revocation hearing for refusal -- Appeal.
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(1) (a) A person who has been notified of the Driver License Division's intention to
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revoke the person's license under Section
41-6a-520
is entitled to a hearing.
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(b) A request for the hearing shall be made in writing within ten calendar days after the
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day on which notice is provided.
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(c) Upon request in a manner specified by the Driver License Division, the Driver
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License Division shall grant to the person an opportunity to be heard within 29 days after the
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date of arrest.
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(d) If the person does not make a request for a hearing before the Driver License
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Division under this Subsection (1), the person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle in the state
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is revoked beginning on the 30th day after the date of arrest for a period of:
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(i) 18 months unless Subsection (1)(d)(ii) applies; or
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(ii) 24 months if the person has had a previous:
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(A) license sanction for an offense that occurred within the previous ten years from the
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date of arrest under Section
41-6a-517
,
41-6a-520
,
41-6a-530
,
53-3-223
,
53-3-231
, or
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53-3-232
; or
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(B) conviction for an offense that occurred within the previous ten years from the date
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of arrest under Section
41-6a-502
or a statute previously in effect in this state that would
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constitute a violation of Section
41-6a-502
.
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(2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), if a hearing is requested by the person,
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the hearing shall be conducted by the Driver License Division in the county in which the offense
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occurred.
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(b) The Driver License Division may hold a hearing in some other county if the Driver
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License Division and the person both agree.
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(3) The hearing shall be documented and shall cover the issues of:
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(a) whether a peace officer had reasonable grounds to believe that a person was
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operating a motor vehicle in violation of Section
41-6a-502
,
41-6a-517
,
41-6a-530
,
53-3-231
,
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or
53-3-232
; and
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(b) whether the person refused to submit to the test or tests under Section
41-6a-520
.
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(4) (a) In connection with the hearing, the division or its authorized agent:
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(i) may administer oaths and may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and
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the production of relevant books and papers; and
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(ii) shall issue subpoenas for the attendance of necessary peace officers.
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(b) The Driver License Division shall pay witness fees and mileage from the
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Transportation Fund in accordance with the rates established in Section
78-46-28
.
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(5) (a) If after a hearing, the Driver License Division determines that the person was
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requested to submit to a chemical test or tests and refused to submit to the test or tests, or if the
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person fails to appear before the Driver License Division as required in the notice, the Driver
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License Division shall revoke the person's license or permit to operate a motor vehicle in Utah
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beginning on the date the hearing is held for a period of:
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(i) 18 months unless Subsection (5)(a)(ii) applies; or
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(ii) 24 months if the person has had a previous:
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(A) license sanction for an offense that occurred within the previous ten years from the
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date of arrest under Section
41-6a-517
,
41-6a-520
,
41-6a-530
,
53-3-223
,
53-3-231
, or
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53-3-232
; or
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(B) conviction for an offense that occurred within the previous ten years from the date
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of arrest under Section
41-6a-502
or a statute previously in effect in this state that would
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constitute a violation of Section
41-6a-502
.
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(b) The Driver License Division shall also assess against the person, in addition to any
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fee imposed under Subsection
53-3-205
[(13)](12), a fee under Section
53-3-105
, which shall be
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paid before the person's driving privilege is reinstated, to cover administrative costs.
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(c) The fee shall be cancelled if the person obtains an unappealed court decision
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following a proceeding allowed under Subsection (2) that the revocation was improper.
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(6) (a) Any person whose license has been revoked by the Driver License Division
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under this section following an administrative hearing may seek judicial review.
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(b) Judicial review of an informal adjudicative proceeding is a trial.
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(c) Venue is in the district court in the county in which the offense occurred.
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Section 2.
Section
53-3-105
is amended to read:
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53-3-105. Fees for licenses, renewals, extensions, reinstatements, rescheduling,
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and identification cards.
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The following fees apply under this chapter:
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(1) An original class D license application under Section
53-3-205
is $25.
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[(2) An original class M license application under Section
53-3-205
is $27.50.]
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[(3)] (2) An original provisional license application for a class D license under Section
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53-3-205
is $30.
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[(4) An original provisional license application for a class M license under Section
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53-3-205
is $32.50.]
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[(5)] (3) An original application for a motorcycle endorsement under Section
53-3-205
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is $9.50.
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[(6)] (4) An original application for a taxicab endorsement under Section
53-3-205
is
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$7.
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[(7)] (5) A learner permit application under Section
53-3-210.5
is $15.
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[(8)] (6) A renewal of a class D license under Section
53-3-214
is $25 unless
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Subsection [(14)] (10) applies.
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[(9) A renewal of a class M license under Section
53-3-214
is $27.50.]
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[(10)] (7) A renewal of a provisional license application for a class D license under
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Section
53-3-214
is $25.
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[(11) A renewal of a provisional license application for a class M license under Section
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53-3-214
is $27.50.]
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[(12)] (8) A renewal of a motorcycle endorsement under Section
53-3-214
is $9.50.
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[(13)] (9) A renewal of a taxicab endorsement under Section
53-3-214
is $7.
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[(14)] (10) A renewal of a class D license for a person 65 and older under Section
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53-3-214
is $13.
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[(15)] (11) An extension of a class D license under Section
53-3-214
is $20 unless
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Subsection [(21)] (15) applies.
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[(16) An extension of a class M license under Section
53-3-214
is $22.50.]
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[(17)] (12) An extension of a provisional license application for a class D license under
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Section
53-3-214
is $20.
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[(18) An extension of a provisional license application for a class M license under
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Section
53-3-214
is $22.50.]
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[(19)] (13) An extension of a motorcycle endorsement under Section
53-3-214
is $9.50.
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[(20)] (14) An extension of a taxicab endorsement under Section
53-3-214
is $7.
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[(21)] (15) An extension of a class D license for a person 65 and older under Section
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53-3-214
is $11.
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[(22)] (16) An original or renewal application for a commercial class A, B, or C license
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or an original or renewal of a provisional commercial class A or B license under Part 4, Uniform
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Commercial Driver License Act, is:
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(a) $40 for the knowledge test; and
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(b) $60 for the skills test.
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[(23)] (17) Each original CDL endorsement for passengers, hazardous material, double
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or triple trailers, or tankers is $7.
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[(24)] (18) An original CDL endorsement for a school bus under Part 4, Uniform
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Commercial Driver License Act, is $7.
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[(25)] (19) A renewal of a CDL endorsement under Part 4, Uniform Commercial Driver
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License Act, is $7.
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[(26)] (20) (a) A retake of a CDL knowledge test provided for in Section
53-3-205
is
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$20.
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(b) A retake of a CDL skills test provided for in Section
53-3-205
is $40.
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[(27)] (21) A retake of a CDL endorsement test provided for in Section
53-3-205
is $7.
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[(28)] (22) A duplicate class A, B, C, or D[, or M] license certificate under Section
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53-3-215
is $18.
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[(29)] (23) (a) A license reinstatement application under Section
53-3-205
is $30.
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(b) A license reinstatement application under Section
53-3-205
for an alcohol, drug, or
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combination of alcohol and any drug-related offense is $35 in addition to the fee under
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Subsection [(29)] (23)(a).
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[(30)] (24) (a) An administrative fee for license reinstatement after an alcohol, drug, or
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combination of alcohol and any drug-related offense under Section
41-6a-520
,
53-3-223
, or
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53-3-231
or an alcohol, drug, or combination of alcohol and any drug-related offense under Part
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4, Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, is $170.
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(b) This administrative fee is in addition to the fees under Subsection [(29)] (23).
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[(31)] (25) (a) An administrative fee for providing the driving record of a driver under
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Section
53-3-104
or
53-3-420
is $6.
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(b) The division may not charge for a report furnished under Section
53-3-104
to a
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municipal, county, state, or federal agency.
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[(32)] (26) A rescheduling fee under Section
53-3-205
or
53-3-407
is $25.
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[(33)] (27) (a) Except as provided under Subsection [(34)] (27)(b), an identification
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card application under Section
53-3-808
is $18.
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[(34)] (b) An identification card application under Section
53-3-808
for a person with a
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disability, as defined in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 12102, is $13.
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Section 3.
Section
53-3-106
is amended to read:
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53-3-106. Disposition of revenues under this chapter -- Restricted account
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created -- Uses as provided by appropriation -- Nonlapsing.
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(1) There is created within the Transportation Fund a restricted account known as the
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"Department of Public Safety Restricted Account."
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(2) The account consists of monies generated from the following revenue sources:
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(a) all monies received under this chapter;
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(b) administrative fees received according to the fee schedule authorized under this
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chapter and Section
63-38-3.2
; and
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(c) any appropriations made to the account by the Legislature.
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(3) (a) The account shall earn interest.
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(b) All interest earned on account monies shall be deposited in the account.
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(4) The expenses of the department in carrying out this chapter shall be provided for by
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legislative appropriation from this account.
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(5) The amount in excess of $45 of the fees collected under Subsection
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53-3-105
[(30)](24) shall be appropriated by the Legislature from this account to the department
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to implement the provisions of Section
53-1-117
, except that of the amount in excess of $45,
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$40 shall be deposited in the State Laboratory Drug Testing [restricted] Account created in
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Section
26-1-34
.
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(6) All monies received under Subsection
41-6a-1406
(6)(b)(ii) shall be appropriated by
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the Legislature from this account to the department to implement the provisions of Section
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53-1-117
.
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(7) Appropriations to the department from the account are nonlapsing.
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Section 4.
Section
53-3-202
is amended to read:
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53-3-202. Drivers must be licensed -- Taxicab endorsement -- Violation.
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(1) A person may not drive a motor vehicle on a highway in this state unless the person
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is:
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(a) granted the privilege to operate a motor vehicle by being licensed as a driver by the
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division under this chapter;
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(b) driving an official United States Government class D motor vehicle with a valid
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United States Government driver permit or license for that type of vehicle;
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(c) driving a road roller, road machinery, or any farm tractor or implement of husbandry
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temporarily drawn, moved, or propelled on the highways;
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(d) a nonresident who is at least 16 years of age and younger than 18 years of age who
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has in [his] the nonresident's immediate possession a valid license certificate issued to [him] the
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nonresident in [his] the nonresident's home state or country and is driving [as a class D or M
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driver;] in the class or classes identified on the home state license certificate, except those
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persons referred to in Part 6, Drivers' License Compact, of this chapter;
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(e) a nonresident who is at least 18 years of age and who has in [his] the nonresident's
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immediate possession a valid license certificate issued to [him] the nonresident in [his] the
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nonresident's home state or country if driving in the class or classes identified on the home state
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license certificate, except those persons referred to in Part 6, Drivers' License Compact, of this
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chapter;
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(f) driving under a temporary learner permit, instruction permit, practice permit, or
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learner permit in accordance with Section
53-3-210
,
53-3-210.5
, or
53A-13-208
;
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(g) driving with a temporary license certificate issued in accordance with Section
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53-3-207
; or
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(h) exempt under Title 41, Chapter 22, Off-highway Vehicles.
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(2) A person may not drive or, while within the passenger compartment of a motor
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vehicle, exercise any degree or form of physical control of a motor vehicle being towed by a
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motor vehicle upon a highway unless the person:
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(a) holds a valid license issued under this chapter for the type or class of motor vehicle
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being towed; or
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(b) is exempted under either Subsection (1)(b) or (1)(c).
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(3) A person may not drive a motor vehicle as a taxicab on a highway of this state
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unless the person has a taxicab endorsement issued by the division on his license certificate.
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(4) (a) A person may not operate an electric assisted bicycle as defined under Section
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41-6a-102
unless the person has a valid [class M or] class D license issued under this chapter.
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(b) Subsection (4)(a) is an exception to the provisions of Section
53-3-104
.
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(5) A person who violates this section is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
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Section 5.
Section
53-3-204
is amended to read:
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53-3-204. Persons who may not be licensed.
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(1) (a) The division may not license a person who:
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(i) is younger than 16 years of age;
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(ii) has not completed a course in driver training approved by the commissioner;
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(iii) if the person is a minor, has not completed the driving requirement under Section
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53-3-211
;
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(iv) is not a resident of the state, unless the person is issued a temporary CDL under
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Subsection
53-3-407
(2)(b); or
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(v) if the person is 17 years of age or younger, has not held a learner permit issued
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under Section
53-3-210.5
for six months.
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(b) Subsections (1)(a)(i), (ii), and (iii) do not apply to a person:
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(i) who has been licensed before July 1, 1967; or
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(ii) who is 16 years of age or older making application for a license who has been
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licensed in another state or country[; or].
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[(iii) who is applying for a permit under Section
53-3-210
or
53A-13-208
.]
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[(c) Subsection (1)(a)(v) does not apply to a person applying for a provisional class D
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license certificate before February 1, 2007 if the person has been issued a temporary learner
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permit or practice permit under Section
53-3-210
.]
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(2) The division may not issue a license certificate to a person:
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(a) whose license has been suspended, denied, cancelled, or disqualified during the
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period of suspension, denial, cancellation, or disqualification;
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(b) whose privilege has been revoked, except as provided in Section
53-3-225
;
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(c) who has previously been adjudged mentally incompetent and who has not at the
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time of application been restored to competency as provided by law;
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(d) who is required by this chapter to take an examination unless the person successfully
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passes the examination; or
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(e) whose driving privileges have been denied or suspended under:
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(i) Section
78-3a-506
by an order of the juvenile court; or
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(ii) Section
53-3-231
.
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(3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(c), the division may not grant a motorcycle
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endorsement to a person who:
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(i) has not been granted an original or provisional class D license, a CDL, or an
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out-of-state equivalent to an original or provisional class D license or a CDL; and
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(ii) if the person is under 19 years of age, has not held a motorcycle learner permit for
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two months unless Subsection (3)(b) applies.
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(b) The division may waive the two month motorcycle learner permit holding period
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requirement under Subsection (3)(a)(ii) if the person proves to the satisfaction of the division
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that the person has completed a motorcycle rider education program that meets the
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requirements under Section
53-3-903
.
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(c) The division may grant a motorcycle endorsement to a person under 19 years of age
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who has not held a motorcycle learner permit for two months if the person was issued a
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motorcycle endorsement or a class M license prior to July 1, 2008.
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[(3)] (4) The division may grant a class D [or M] license to a person whose commercial
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license is disqualified under Part 4, Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, if the person is not
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otherwise sanctioned under this chapter.
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Section 6.
Section
53-3-205
is amended to read:
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53-3-205. Application for license or endorsement -- Fee required -- Tests --
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Expiration dates of licenses and endorsements -- Information required -- Previous licenses
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surrendered -- Driving record transferred from other states -- Reinstatement -- Fee
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required -- License agreement.
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(1) An application for any original license, provisional license, or endorsement shall be:
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(a) made upon a form furnished by the division; and
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(b) accompanied by a nonrefundable fee set under Section
53-3-105
.
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(2) An application and fee for an original provisional class D license or an original class
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D license entitle the applicant to:
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(a) not more than three attempts to pass both the knowledge and the skills tests for a
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class D license within six months of the date of the application;
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(b) a learner permit if needed pending completion of the application and testing process;
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and
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(c) an original class D license and license certificate after all tests are passed.
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[(3) An application and fee for an original class M license entitle the applicant to:]
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[(a) not more than three attempts to pass both the knowledge and skills tests for a class
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M license within six months of the date of the application;]
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[(b) a motorcycle learner permit if needed after the knowledge test is passed; and]
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[(c) an original class M license and license certificate after all tests are passed.]
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[(4)] (3) An application and fee for a motorcycle or taxicab endorsement entitle the
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applicant to:
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(a) not more than three attempts to pass both the knowledge and skills tests within six
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months of the date of the application;
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(b) a motorcycle learner permit [if needed] after the motorcycle knowledge test is
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passed; and
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(c) a motorcycle or taxicab endorsement when all tests are passed.
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[(5)] (4) An application and fees for a commercial class A, B, or C license entitle the
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applicant to:
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(a) not more than two attempts to pass a knowledge test and not more than two
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attempts to pass a skills test within six months of the date of the application;
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(b) a commercial driver instruction permit if needed after the knowledge test is passed;
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and
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(c) an original commercial class A, B, or C license and license certificate when all
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applicable tests are passed.
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[(6)] (5) An application and fee for a CDL endorsement entitle the applicant to:
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(a) not more than two attempts to pass a knowledge test and not more than two
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attempts to pass a skills test within six months of the date of the application; and
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(b) a CDL endorsement when all tests are passed.
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[(7)] (6) If a CDL applicant does not pass a knowledge test, skills test, or an
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endorsement test within the number of attempts provided in Subsection [(5)] (4) or [(6)] (5),
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each test may be taken two additional times within the six months for the fee provided in
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Section
53-3-105
.
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[(8)] (7) (a) Except as provided under Subsections [(8)] (7)(f), (g), and (h), an original
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license expires on the birth date of the applicant in the fifth year following the year the license
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certificate was issued.
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(b) Except as provided under Subsections [(8)] (7)(f), (g), [and] (h), and (i), a renewal
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or an extension to a license expires on the birth date of the licensee in the fifth year following
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the expiration date of the license certificate renewed or extended.
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(c) Except as provided under Subsections [(8)] (7)(f) [and], (g), and (i), a duplicate
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license expires on the same date as the last license certificate issued.
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(d) An endorsement to a license expires on the same date as the license certificate
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regardless of the date the endorsement was granted.
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(e) A license and any endorsement to the license held by a person ordered to active duty
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and stationed outside Utah in any of the armed forces of the United States, which expires during
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the time period the person is stationed outside of the state, is valid until 90 days after the person
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has been discharged or has left the service, unless:
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(i) the license is suspended, disqualified, denied, or has been cancelled or revoked by
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the division; or
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(ii) the licensee updates the information or photograph on the license certificate.
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(f) An original license or a renewal to an original license obtained using proof under
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Subsection [(9)] (8)(a)(i)(E)(III) expires on the date of the expiration of the applicant's foreign
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visa, permit, or other document granting legal presence in the United States or on the date
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provided under this Subsection [(8)] (7), whichever is sooner.
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(g) (i) An original license or a renewal or a duplicate to an original license expires on
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the next birth date of the applicant or licensee beginning on July 1, 2005 if:
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(A) the license was obtained without using a Social Security number as required under
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Subsection [(9)] (8); and
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(B) the license certificate or driving privilege card is not clearly distinguished as
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required under Subsection
53-3-207
(6).
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(ii) A driving privilege card issued or renewed under Section
53-3-207
expires on the
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birth date of the applicant in the first year following the year that the driving privilege card was
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issued or renewed.
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(iii) The expiration dates provided under Subsections [(8)] (7)(g)(i) and (ii) do not
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apply to an original license or driving privilege card or to the renewal of an original license or
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driving privilege card with an expiration date provided under Subsection [(8)] (7)(f).
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(h) An original license or a renewal to an original license expires on the birth date of the
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applicant in the first year following the year that the license was issued if the applicant is
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required to register as a sex offender under Section
77-27-21.5
.
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(i) An original class M license or a renewal, duplicate, or extension to an original class
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M license expires on June 30, 2008.
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[(9)] (8) (a) In addition to the information required by Title 63, Chapter 46b,
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Administrative Procedures Act, for requests for agency action, each applicant shall:
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(i) provide the applicant's:
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(A) full legal name;
375
(B) birth date;
376
(C) gender;
377
(D) between July 1, 2002 and July 1, 2007, race in accordance with the categories
378
established by the United States Census Bureau;
379
(E) (I) Social Security number;
380
(II) temporary identification number (ITIN) issued by the Internal Revenue Service for
381
a person who does not qualify for a Social Security number; or
382
(III) (Aa) proof that the applicant is a citizen of a country other than the United States;
383
(Bb) proof that the applicant does not qualify for a Social Security number; and
384
(Cc) proof of legal presence in the United States, as authorized under federal law; and
385
(F) Utah residence address as documented by a form acceptable under rules made by
386
the division under Section
53-3-104
, unless the application is for a temporary CDL issued under
387
Subsection
53-3-407
(2)(b);
388
(ii) provide a description of the applicant;
389
(iii) state whether the applicant has previously been licensed to drive a motor vehicle
390
and, if so, when and by what state or country;
391
(iv) state whether the applicant has ever had any license suspended, cancelled, revoked,
392
disqualified, or denied in the last [six] ten years, or whether the applicant has ever had any
393
license application refused, and if so, the date of and reason for the suspension, cancellation,
394
revocation, disqualification, denial, or refusal;
395
(v) state whether the applicant intends to make an anatomical gift under Title 26,
396
Chapter 28, Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, in compliance with Subsection [(16)] (15);
397
(vi) state whether the applicant is required to register as a sex offender under Section
398
77-27-21.5
;
399
(vii) state whether the applicant is a military veteran and does or does not authorize
400
sharing the information with the state Department of Veterans' Affairs;
401
(viii) provide all other information the division requires; and
402
(ix) sign the application which signature may include an electronic signature as defined
403
in Section
46-4-102
.
404
(b) Each applicant shall have a Utah residence address, unless the application is for a
405
temporary CDL issued under Subsection
53-3-407
(2)(b).
406
(c) The division shall maintain on its computerized records an applicant's:
407
(i) (A) Social Security number;
408
(B) temporary identification number (ITIN); or
409
(C) other number assigned by the division if Subsection [(9)] (8)(a)(i)(E)(III) applies;
410
and
411
(ii) indication whether the applicant is required to register as a sex offender under
412
Section
77-27-21.5
.
413
(d) An applicant may not be denied a license for refusing to provide race information
414
required under Subsection [(9)] (8)(a)(i)(D).
415
[(10)] (9) The division shall require proof of every applicant's name, birthdate, and
416
birthplace by at least one of the following means:
417
(a) current license certificate;
418
(b) birth certificate;
419
(c) Selective Service registration; or
420
(d) other proof, including church records, family Bible notations, school records, or
421
other evidence considered acceptable by the division.
422
[(11)] (10) When an applicant receives a license in another class, all previous license
423
certificates shall be surrendered and canceled. However, a disqualified commercial license may
424
not be canceled unless it expires before the new license certificate is issued.
425
[(12)] (11) (a) When an application is received from a person previously licensed in
426
another state to drive a motor vehicle, the division shall request a copy of the driver's record
427
from the other state.
428
(b) When received, the driver's record becomes part of the driver's record in this state
429
with the same effect as though entered originally on the driver's record in this state.
430
[(13)] (12) An application for reinstatement of a license after the suspension,
431
cancellation, disqualification, denial, or revocation of a previous license shall be accompanied by
432
the additional fee or fees specified in Section
53-3-105
.
433
[(14)] (13) A person who has an appointment with the division for testing and fails to
434
keep the appointment or to cancel at least 48 hours in advance of the appointment shall pay the
435
fee under Section
53-3-105
.
436
[(15)] (14) A person who applies for an original license or renewal of a license agrees
437
that the person's license is subject to any suspension or revocation authorized under this title or
438
Title 41, Motor Vehicles.
439
[(16)] (15) (a) The indication of intent under Subsection [(9)] (8)(a)(v) shall be
440
authenticated by the licensee in accordance with division rule.
441
(b) (i) Notwithstanding Title 63, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
442
Management Act, the division may, upon request, release to an organ procurement
443
organization, as defined in Section
26-28-102
, the names and addresses of all persons who
444
under Subsection [(9)] (8)(a)(v) indicate that they intend to make an anatomical gift.
445
(ii) An organ procurement organization may use released information only to:
446
(A) obtain additional information for an anatomical gift registry; and
447
(B) inform licensees of anatomical gift options, procedures, and benefits.
448
[(17)] (16) Notwithstanding Title 63, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
449
Management Act, the division may release to the Department of Veterans' Affairs the names and
450
addresses of all persons who indicate their status as a veteran under Subsection [(9)] (8)(a)(vii).
451
[(18)] (17) The division and its employees are not liable, as a result of false or
452
inaccurate information provided under Subsection [(9)] (8)(a)(v) or (vii), for direct or indirect:
453
(a) loss;
454
(b) detriment; or
455
(c) injury.
456
[(19)] (18) A person who knowingly fails to provide the information required under
457
Subsection [(9)] (8)(a)(vi) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
458
Section 7.
Section
53-3-207
is amended to read:
459
53-3-207. License certificates or driving privilege cards issued to drivers by class
460
of motor vehicle -- Contents -- Release of anatomical gift information -- Temporary
461
licenses or driving privilege cards -- Minors' licenses, cards, and permits -- Violation.
462
(1) As used in this section:
463
(a) "driving privilege" means the privilege granted under this chapter to drive a motor
464
vehicle;
465
(b) "driving privilege card" means the evidence of the privilege granted and issued
466
under this chapter to drive a motor vehicle;
467
(c) "governmental entity" means the state and its political subdivisions as defined in this
468
Subsection (1);
469
(d) "political subdivision" means any county, city, town, school district, public transit
470
district, community development and renewal agency, special improvement or taxing district,
471
local district, special service district, an entity created by an interlocal agreement adopted under
472
Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, or other governmental subdivision or public
473
corporation; and
474
(e) "state" means this state, and includes any office, department, agency, authority,
475
commission, board, institution, hospital, college, university, children's justice center, or other
476
instrumentality of the state.
477
(2) (a) The division shall issue to every person privileged to drive a motor vehicle, a
478
license certificate or a driving privilege card indicating the type or class of motor vehicle the
479
person may drive.
480
(b) A person may not drive a class of motor vehicle unless granted the privilege in that
481
class.
482
(3) (a) Every license certificate or driving privilege card shall bear:
483
(i) the distinguishing number assigned to the person by the division;
484
(ii) the name, birth date, and Utah residence address of the person;
485
(iii) a brief description of the person for the purpose of identification;
486
(iv) any restrictions imposed on the license under Section
53-3-208
;
487
(v) a photograph of the person;
488
(vi) a photograph or other facsimile of the person's signature; and
489
(vii) an indication whether the person intends to make an anatomical gift under Title 26,
490
Chapter 28, Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, unless the driving privilege is extended
491
under Subsection
53-3-214
(3).
492
(b) A new license certificate issued by the division may not bear the person's Social
493
Security number.
494
(c) (i) The license certificate or driving privilege card shall be of an impervious material,
495
resistant to wear, damage, and alteration.
496
(ii) Except as provided under Subsection (4)(b), the size, form, and color of the license
497
certificate or driving privilege card shall be as prescribed by the commissioner.
498
(iii) The commissioner may also prescribe the issuance of a special type of limited
499
license certificate or driving privilege card under Subsection
53-3-220
(4) and may authorize the
500
issuance of a renewed or duplicate license certificate or driving privilege card without a picture
501
if the applicant is not then living in the state.
502
(4) (a) (i) The division upon determining after an examination that an applicant is
503
mentally and physically qualified to be granted a driving privilege may issue to an applicant a
504
receipt for the fee.
505
(ii) The receipt serves as a temporary license certificate or temporary driving privilege
506
card allowing the person to drive a motor vehicle while the division is completing its
507
investigation to determine whether the person is entitled to be granted a driving privilege.
508
(b) The receipt shall be in the person's immediate possession while driving a motor
509
vehicle, and it is invalid when the person's license certificate or driving privilege card has been
510
issued or when, for good cause, the privilege has been refused.
511
(c) The division shall indicate on the receipt a date after which it is not valid as a license
512
certificate or driving privilege card.
513
(5) (a) The division shall distinguish learner permits, temporary permits, license
514
certificates, and driving privilege cards issued to any person younger than 21 years of age by use
515
of plainly printed information or the use of a color or other means not used for other license
516
certificates or driving privilege cards.
517
(b) The division shall distinguish a license certificate or driving privilege card issued to
518
any person:
519
(i) younger than 21 years of age by use of a portrait-style format not used for other
520
license certificates or driving privilege cards and by plainly printing the date the license
521
certificate or driving privilege card holder is 21 years of age, which is the legal age for
522
purchasing an alcoholic beverage or product under Section
32A-12-203
; and
523
(ii) younger than 19 years of age, by plainly printing the date the license certificate or
524
driving privilege card holder is 19 years of age, which is the legal age for purchasing tobacco
525
products under Section
76-10-104
.
526
(6) (a) The division shall only issue a driving privilege card to a person whose privilege
527
was obtained without using a Social Security number as required under Subsection
528
53-3-205
[(9)](8).
529
(b) The division shall distinguish a driving privilege card from a license certificate by:
530
(i) use of a format, color, font, or other means; and
531
(ii) clearly displaying on the front of the driving privilege card a phrase substantially
532
similar to "FOR DRIVING PRIVILEGES ONLY -- NOT VALID FOR IDENTIFICATION".
533
(7) The provisions of Subsection (5)(b) do not apply to a learner permit, temporary
534
permit, or any other temporary permit or receipt issued by the division.
535
(8) The division shall issue temporary license certificates or temporary driving privilege
536
cards of the same nature, except as to duration, as the license certificates or driving privilege
537
cards that they temporarily replace, as are necessary to implement applicable provisions of this
538
section and Section
53-3-223
.
539
(9) A governmental entity may not accept a driving privilege card as proof of personal
540
identification.
541
(10) A person who violates Subsection (2)(b) is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
542
(11) Except as provided under this section, the provisions, requirements, classes,
543
endorsements, fees, restrictions, and sanctions under this code apply to a:
544
(a) driving privilege in the same way as a license issued under this chapter; and
545
(b) driving privilege card in the same way as a license certificate issued under this
546
chapter.
547
Section 8.
Section
53-3-210.6
is enacted to read:
548
53-3-210.6. Motorcycle learner permit.
549
(1) The division, upon receiving an application for a motorcycle learner permit, may
550
issue a motorcycle learner permit effective for six months to an applicant who:
551
(a) holds an original or provisional class D license, a CDL, or an out-of-state equivalent
552
of an original or provisional class D license or a CDL; and
553
(b) has passed the motorcycle knowledge test.
554
(2) A motorcycle learner permit entitles an applicant to operate a motorcycle on a
555
highway subject to the restrictions in Subsection (3).
556
(3) (a) For the first two months from the date a motorcycle learner permit is issued, the
557
operator of a motorcycle holding the motorcycle learner permit may not operate a motorcycle:
558
(i) on a highway with a posted speed limit of more than 60 miles per hour;
559
(ii) with any passengers; or
560
(iii) during the nighttime hours after 10 p.m. and before 6 a.m.
561
(b) For the third through sixth months from the date a motorcycle learner permit is
562
issued, the operator of a motorcycle holding the motorcycle learner permit may operate a
563
motorcycle without any restrictions imposed under this Subsection (3).
564
(c) It is an affirmative defense to a charge that a person who has been issued a
565
motorcycle learner permit is operating a motorcycle in violation of the restrictions under
566
Subsection (3)(a) if the person is operating the motorcycle:
567
(i) for the operator's employment, including the trip to and from the operator's residence
568
and the operator's employment;
569
(ii) on assignment of a rancher or farmer and the operator is engaged in an agricultural
570
operation; or
571
(iii) in an emergency.
572
(4) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
573
division shall make rules governing the issuance of a motorcycle learner permit and establishing
574
the proof requirements for an applicant to demonstrate that the applicant has completed a
575
motorcycle rider education program.
576
Section 9.
Section
53-3-214
is amended to read:
577
53-3-214. Renewal -- Fees required -- Extension without examination.
578
(1) (a) The holder of a valid license may renew his license and any endorsement to the
579
license by applying:
580
(i) at any time within six months before the license expires; or
581
(ii) more than six months prior to the expiration date if the applicant furnishes proof
582
that he will be absent from the state during the six-month period prior to the expiration of the
583
license.
584
(b) The application for a renewal of, extension of, or any endorsement to a license shall
585
be accompanied by a fee under Section
53-3-105
.
586
(2) (a) Except as provided under Subsections (2)(b) and (3), upon application for
587
renewal of a license, provisional license, and any endorsement to a license, the division shall
588
reexamine each applicant as if for an original license and endorsement to the license, if
589
applicable.
590
(b) The division may waive any or all portions of the test designed to demonstrate the
591
applicant's ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control driving a motor vehicle.
592
(3) (a) Except as provided under Subsection (3)(b), the division shall extend a license,
593
any endorsement to the license, a provisional license, and any endorsement to a provisional
594
license for five years without examination for licensees whose driving records for the five years
595
immediately preceding the determination of eligibility for extension show:
596
(i) no suspensions;
597
(ii) no revocations;
598
(iii) no conviction for reckless driving under Section
41-6a-528
; and
599
(iv) no more than four reportable violations in the preceding five years.
600
(b) (i) After the expiration of a license, a new license certificate and any endorsement to
601
a license certificate may not be issued until the person has again passed the tests under Section
602
53-3-206
and paid the required fee.
603
(ii) A person 65 years of age or older shall take and pass the eye examination specified
604
in Section
53-3-206
.
605
(iii) An extension may not be granted to any person:
606
(A) who is identified by the division as having a medical impairment that may represent
607
a hazard to public safety;
608
(B) holding a CDL issued under Part 4, Uniform Commercial Driver License Act;
609
(C) whose original license was obtained using proof under Subsection
610
53-3-205
[(9)](8)(a)(i)(E)(III); or
611
(D) whose original license was issued with an expiration date under Subsection
612
53-3-205
[(8)](7)(h).
613
(c) The division shall allow extensions:
614
(i) by mail at the appropriate extension fee rate under Section
53-3-105
;
615
(ii) only if the applicant qualifies under this section; and
616
(iii) for only one extension.
617
Section 10.
Section
53-3-216
is amended to read:
618
53-3-216. Change of address -- Duty of licensee to notify division within ten days
619
-- Change of name -- Proof necessary -- Method of giving notice by division.
620
(1) If a person, after applying for or receiving a license, moves from the address named
621
in the application or in the license certificate issued to him, the person shall within ten days of
622
moving, notify the division in a manner specified by the division of his new address and the
623
number of any license certificate held by him.
624
(2) If a person requests to change the surname on the applicant's license, the division
625
shall issue a substitute license with the new name upon receiving an application and fee for a
626
duplicate license and any of the following proofs of the applicant's full legal name:
627
(a) an original or certified copy of the applicant's marriage certificate;
628
(b) a certified copy of a court order under Title 42, Chapter 1, Change of Name,
629
showing the name change;
630
(c) an original or certified copy of a birth certificate issued by a government agency;
631
(d) a certified copy of a divorce decree or annulment granted the applicant that specifies
632
the name change requested; or
633
(e) a certified copy of a divorce decree that does not specify the name change requested
634
together with:
635
(i) an original or certified copy of the applicant's birth certificate;
636
(ii) the applicant's marriage license;
637
(iii) a driver license record showing use of a maiden name; or
638
(iv) other documentation the division finds acceptable.
639
(3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(c), if a person has applied for and received
640
a license certificate and is currently required to register as a sex offender under Section
641
77-27-21.5
:
642
(i) the person's original license or renewal to an original license expires on the next birth
643
date of the licensee beginning on July 1, 2006;
644
(ii) the person shall surrender the person's license to the division on or before the
645
licensee's next birth date beginning on July 1, 2006; and
646
(iii) the person may apply for a license certificate with an expiration date identified in
647
Subsection
53-3-205
[(8)](7)(h) by:
648
(A) furnishing proper documentation to the division as provided in Section
53-3-205
;
649
and
650
(B) paying the fee for a license required under Section
53-3-105
.
651
(b) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(c), if a person has applied for and received a
652
license certificate and is subsequently convicted of any offense listed in Subsection
653
77-27-21.5
(1)(f), the person shall surrender the license certificate to the division on the person's
654
next birth date following the conviction and may apply for a license certificate with an
655
expiration date identified in Subsection
53-3-205
[(8)](7)(h) by:
656
(i) furnishing proper documentation to the division as provided in Section
53-3-205
;
657
and
658
(ii) paying the fee for a license required under Section
53-3-105
.
659
(c) A person who is unable to comply with the provisions of Subsection (3)(a) or (3)(b)
660
because the person is in the custody of the Department of Corrections or the Division of
661
Juvenile Justice Services, confined in a correctional facility not operated by or under contract
662
with the Department of Corrections, or committed to a state mental facility, shall comply with
663
the provisions of Subsection (3)(a) or (b) within ten days of being released from confinement.
664
(4) (a) If the division is authorized or required to give any notice under this chapter or
665
other law regulating the operation of vehicles, the notice shall, unless otherwise prescribed, be
666
given by:
667
(i) personal delivery to the person to be notified; or
668
(ii) deposit in the United States mail with postage prepaid, addressed to the person at
669
his address as shown by the records of the division.
670
(b) The giving of notice by mail is complete upon the expiration of four days after the
671
deposit of the notice.
672
(c) Proof of the giving of notice in either manner may be made by the certificate of any
673
officer or employee of the division or affidavit of any person older than 18 years of age, naming
674
the person to whom the notice was given and specifying the time, place, and manner of giving
675
the notice.
676
(5) The division may use state mailing or United States Postal Service information to:
677
(a) verify an address on an application or on records of the division; and
678
(b) correct mailing addresses in the division's records.
679
(6) (a) A violation of the provisions of Subsection (1) is an infraction.
680
(b) A person who knowingly fails to surrender a license certificate under Subsection (3)
681
is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
682
Section 11.
Section
53-3-223
is amended to read:
683
53-3-223. Chemical test for driving under the influence -- Temporary license --
684
Hearing and decision -- Suspension and fee -- Judicial review.
685
(1) (a) If a peace officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a person may be
686
violating or has violated Section
41-6a-502
, prohibiting the operation of a vehicle with a certain
687
blood or breath alcohol concentration and driving under the influence of any drug, alcohol, or
688
combination of a drug and alcohol or while having any measurable controlled substance or
689
metabolite of a controlled substance in the person's body in violation of Section
41-6a-517
, the
690
peace officer may, in connection with arresting the person, request that the person submit to a
691
chemical test or tests to be administered in compliance with the standards under Section
692
41-6a-520
.
693
(b) In this section, a reference to Section
41-6a-502
includes any similar local ordinance
694
adopted in compliance with Subsection
41-6a-510
(1).
695
(2) The peace officer shall advise a person prior to the person's submission to a
696
chemical test that a test result indicating a violation of Section
41-6a-502
or
41-6a-517
shall,
697
and the existence of a blood alcohol content sufficient to render the person incapable of safely
698
driving a motor vehicle may, result in suspension or revocation of the person's license to drive a
699
motor vehicle.
700
(3) If the person submits to a chemical test and the test results indicate a blood or
701
breath alcohol content in violation of Section
41-6a-502
or
41-6a-517
, or if a peace officer
702
makes a determination, based on reasonable grounds, that the person is otherwise in violation of
703
Section
41-6a-502
, a peace officer shall, on behalf of the division and within 24 hours of arrest,
704
give notice of the division's intention to suspend the person's license to drive a motor vehicle.
705
(4) (a) When a peace officer gives notice on behalf of the division, the peace officer
706
shall:
707
(i) take the Utah license certificate or permit, if any, of the driver;
708
(ii) issue a temporary license certificate effective for only 29 days from the date of
709
arrest; and
710
(iii) supply to the driver, in a manner specified by the division, basic information
711
regarding how to obtain a prompt hearing before the division.
712
(b) A citation issued by a peace officer may, if provided in a manner specified by the
713
division, also serve as the temporary license certificate.
714
(5) As a matter of procedure, a peace officer shall send to the division within ten
715
calendar days after the day on which notice is provided:
716
(a) the person's license certificate;
717
(b) a copy of the citation issued for the offense;
718
(c) a signed report in a manner specified by the division indicating the chemical test
719
results, if any; and
720
(d) any other basis for the peace officer's determination that the person has violated
721
Section
41-6a-502
or
41-6a-517
.
722
(6) (a) Upon request in a manner specified by the division, the division shall grant to the
723
person an opportunity to be heard within 29 days after the date of arrest. The request to be
724
heard shall be made within ten calendar days of the day on which notice is provided under
725
Subsection (5).
726
(b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (6)(b)(ii), a hearing, if held, shall be before the
727
division in the county in which the arrest occurred.
728
(ii) The division may hold a hearing in some other county if the division and the person
729
both agree.
730
(c) The hearing shall be documented and shall cover the issues of:
731
(i) whether a peace officer had reasonable grounds to believe the person was driving a
732
motor vehicle in violation of Section
41-6a-502
or
41-6a-517
;
733
(ii) whether the person refused to submit to the test; and
734
(iii) the test results, if any.
735
(d) (i) In connection with a hearing the division or its authorized agent:
736
(A) may administer oaths and may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and
737
the production of relevant books and papers; or
738
(B) may issue subpoenas for the attendance of necessary peace officers.
739
(ii) The division shall pay witness fees and mileage from the Transportation Fund in
740
accordance with the rates established in Section
78-46-28
.
741
(e) The division may designate one or more employees to conduct the hearing.
742
(f) Any decision made after a hearing before any designated employee is as valid as if
743
made by the division.
744
(7) (a) If, after a hearing, the division determines that a peace officer had reasonable
745
grounds to believe that the person was driving a motor vehicle in violation of Section
41-6a-502
746
or
41-6a-517
, if the person failed to appear before the division as required in the notice, or if a
747
hearing is not requested under this section, the division shall suspend the person's license or
748
permit to operate a motor vehicle for a period of:
749
(i) 90 days beginning on the 30th day after the date of arrest for a first suspension; or
750
(ii) one year beginning on the 30th day after the date of arrest for a second or
751
subsequent suspension for an offense that occurred within the previous ten years.
752
(b) (i) Notwithstanding the provisions in Subsection (7)(a)(i), the division shall reinstate
753
a person's license prior to completion of the 90 day suspension period imposed under
754
Subsection (7)(a)(i) if the person's charge for a violation of Section
41-6a-502
or
41-6a-517
is
755
reduced or dismissed prior to completion of the suspension period.
756
(ii) The division shall immediately reinstate a person's license upon receiving written
757
verification of the person's dismissal of a charge for a violation of Section
41-6a-502
or
758
41-6a-517
.
759
(iii) The division shall reinstate a person's license no sooner than 60 days beginning on
760
the 30th day after the date of arrest upon receiving written verification of the person's reduction
761
of a charge for a violation of Section
41-6a-502
or
41-6a-517
.
762
(iv) If a person's license is reinstated under this Subsection (7)(b), the person is required
763
to pay the license reinstatement fees under Subsections
53-3-105
[(29)](23) and [(30)] (24).
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(8) (a) The division shall assess against a person, in addition to any fee imposed under
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Subsection
53-3-205
[(13)](12) for driving under the influence, a fee under Section
53-3-105
to
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cover administrative costs, which shall be paid before the person's driving privilege is reinstated.
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This fee shall be cancelled if the person obtains an unappealed division hearing or court decision
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that the suspension was not proper.
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(b) A person whose license has been suspended by the division under this section
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following an administrative hearing may file a petition within 30 days after the suspension for a
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hearing on the matter which, if held, is governed by Section
53-3-224
.
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Section 12.
Section
53-3-231
is amended to read:
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53-3-231. Person under 21 may not operate a vehicle or motorboat with
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detectable alcohol in body -- Chemical test procedures -- Temporary license -- Hearing
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and decision -- Suspension of license or operating privilege -- Fees -- Judicial review --
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Referral to local substance abuse authority or program.
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(1) (a) As used in this section:
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(i) "Local substance abuse authority" has the same meaning as provided in Section
779
62A-15-102
.
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(ii) "Substance abuse program" means any substance abuse program licensed by the
781
Department of Human Services or the Department of Health and approved by the local
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substance abuse authority.
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(b) Calculations of blood, breath, or urine alcohol concentration under this section shall
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be made in accordance with the procedures in Subsection
41-6a-502
(1).
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(2) (a) A person younger than 21 years of age may not operate or be in actual physical
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control of a vehicle or motorboat with any measurable blood, breath, or urine alcohol
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concentration in the person's body as shown by a chemical test.
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(b) A person who violates Subsection (2)(a), in addition to any other applicable
789
penalties arising out of the incident, shall have the person's operator license denied or suspended
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as provided in Subsection (8).
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(3) (a) When a peace officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a person may be
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violating or has violated Subsection (2), the peace officer may, in connection with arresting the
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person for a violation of Section
32A-12-209
, request that the person submit to a chemical test
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or tests to be administered in compliance with the standards under Section
41-6a-520
.
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(b) The peace officer shall advise a person prior to the person's submission to a
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chemical test that a test result indicating a violation of Subsection (2)(a) will result in denial or
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suspension of the person's license to operate a motor vehicle or a refusal to issue a license.
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(c) If the person submits to a chemical test and the test results indicate a blood, breath,
799
or urine alcohol content in violation of Subsection (2)(a), or if a peace officer makes a
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determination, based on reasonable grounds, that the person is otherwise in violation of
801
Subsection (2)(a), a peace officer shall, on behalf of the division and within 24 hours of the
802
arrest, give notice of the division's intention to deny or suspend the person's license to operate a
803
vehicle or refusal to issue a license under this section.
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(4) When a peace officer gives notice on behalf of the division, the peace officer shall:
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(a) take the Utah license certificate or permit, if any, of the operator;
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(b) issue a temporary license certificate effective for only 29 days from the date of
807
arrest if the driver had a valid operator's license; and
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(c) supply to the operator, in a manner specified by the division, basic information
809
regarding how to obtain a prompt hearing before the division.
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(5) A citation issued by a peace officer may, if provided in a manner specified by the
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division, also serve as the temporary license certificate under Subsection (4)(b).
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(6) As a matter of procedure, a peace officer shall send to the division within ten
813
calendar days after the day on which notice is provided:
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(a) the person's driver license certificate, if any;
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(b) a copy of the citation issued for the offense;
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(c) a signed report in a manner specified by the Driver License Division indicating the
817
chemical test results, if any; and
818
(d) any other basis for a peace officer's determination that the person has violated
819
Subsection (2).
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(7) (a) (i) Upon request in a manner specified by the division, the Driver License
821
Division shall grant to the person an opportunity to be heard within 29 days after the date of
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arrest under Section
32A-12-209
.
823
(ii) The request shall be made within ten calendar days of the day on which notice is
824
provided.
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(b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (7)(b)(ii), a hearing, if held, shall be before the
826
division in the county in which the arrest occurred.
827
(ii) The division may hold a hearing in some other county if the division and the person
828
both agree.
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(c) The hearing shall be documented and shall cover the issues of:
830
(i) whether a peace officer had reasonable grounds to believe the person was operating
831
a motor vehicle or motorboat in violation of Subsection (2)(a);
832
(ii) whether the person refused to submit to the test; and
833
(iii) the test results, if any.
834
(d) In connection with a hearing, the division or its authorized agent may administer
835
oaths and may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of relevant
836
books and papers and records as defined in Section
46-4-102
.
837
(e) One or more members of the division may conduct the hearing.
838
(f) Any decision made after a hearing before any number of the members of the division
839
is as valid as if made after a hearing before the full membership of the division.
840
(8) If, after a hearing, the division determines that a peace officer had reasonable
841
grounds to believe that the person was driving a motor vehicle in violation of Subsection (2)(a),
842
if the person fails to appear before the division as required in the notice, or if the person does
843
not request a hearing under this section, the division shall:
844
(a) deny the person's license for a period of 90 days beginning on the 30th day after the
845
date of arrest for a first offense under Subsection (2)(a);
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(b) suspend the person's license for a period of one year beginning on the 30th day after
847
the date of arrest for a second or subsequent offense under Subsection (2)(a) within three years
848
of a prior denial or suspension; or
849
(c) deny the person's application for a license or learner's permit until the person is 17
850
years of age or for a period of one year, whichever is longer, if the person has not been issued
851
an operator license.
852
(9) (a) (i) Following denial or suspension the division shall assess against a person, in
853
addition to any fee imposed under Subsection
53-3-205
[(13)](12), a fee under Section
854
53-3-105
, which shall be paid before the person's driving privilege is reinstated, to cover
855
administrative costs.
856
(ii) This fee shall be canceled if the person obtains an unappealed division hearing or
857
court decision that the suspension was not proper.
858
(b) A person whose operator license has been denied, suspended, or postponed by the
859
division under this section following an administrative hearing may file a petition within 30 days
860
after the suspension for a hearing on the matter which, if held, is governed by Section
53-3-224
.
861
(10) After reinstatement of an operator license for a first offense under this section, a
862
report authorized under Section
53-3-104
may not contain evidence of the denial or suspension
863
of the person's operator license under this section if the person has not been convicted of any
864
other offense for which the denial or suspension may be extended.
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(11) (a) In addition to the penalties in Subsection (8), a person who violates Subsection
866
(2)(a) shall:
867
(i) obtain an assessment and recommendation for appropriate action from a substance
868
abuse program, but any associated costs shall be the person's responsibility; or
869
(ii) be referred by the division to the local substance abuse authority for an assessment
870
and recommendation for appropriate action.
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(b) (i) Reinstatement of the person's operator license or the right to obtain an operator
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license is contingent upon successful completion of the action recommended by the local
873
substance abuse authority or the substance abuse program.
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(ii) The local substance abuse authority's or the substance abuse program's
875
recommended action shall be determined by an assessment of the person's alcohol abuse and
876
may include:
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(A) a targeted education and prevention program;
878
(B) an early intervention program; or
879
(C) a substance abuse treatment program.
880
(iii) Successful completion of the recommended action shall be determined by standards
881
established by the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health.
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(c) At the conclusion of the penalty period imposed under Subsection (2), the local
883
substance abuse authority or the substance abuse program shall notify the division of the
884
person's status regarding completion of the recommended action.
885
(d) The local substance abuse authorities and the substance abuse programs shall
886
cooperate with the division in:
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(i) conducting the assessments;
888
(ii) making appropriate recommendations for action; and
889
(iii) notifying the division about the person's status regarding completion of the
890
recommended action.
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(e) (i) The local substance abuse authority is responsible for the cost of the assessment
892
of the person's alcohol abuse, if the assessment is conducted by the local substance abuse
893
authority.
894
(ii) The local substance abuse authority or a substance abuse program selected by a
895
person is responsible for:
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(A) conducting an assessment of the person's alcohol abuse; and
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(B) for making a referral to an appropriate program on the basis of the findings of the
898
assessment.
899
(iii) (A) The person who violated Subsection (2)(a) is responsible for all costs and fees
900
associated with the recommended program to which the person selected or is referred.
901
(B) The costs and fees under Subsection (11)(e)(iii)(A) shall be based on a sliding scale
902
consistent with the local substance abuse authority's policies and practices regarding fees for
903
services or determined by the substance abuse program.
904
Section 13.
Section
53-3-407
is amended to read:
905
53-3-407. Qualifications for commercial driver license -- Fee -- Third parties may
906
administer skills test.
907
(1) (a) As used in this section, "CDL driver training school" means a business enterprise
908
conducted by an individual, association, partnership, or corporation that:
909
(i) educates and trains persons, either practically or theoretically, or both, to drive
910
commercial motor vehicles; and
911
(ii) prepares an applicant for an examination under Subsection (2)(a)(ii) or (2)(b)(i)(B).
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(b) A CDL driver training school may charge a consideration or tuition for the services
913
provided under Subsection (1)(a).
914
(2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), a CDL may be issued only to a person
915
who:
916
(i) is a resident of this state or qualifies as a nonresident under Section
53-3-409
;
917
(ii) has passed a test of knowledge and skills for driving a commercial motor vehicle,
918
that complies with minimum standards established by federal regulation in 49 C.F.R., Part 383,
919
Subparts G and H; and
920
(iii) has complied with all requirements of 49 C.F.R., Part 383 and other applicable state
921
laws and federal regulations.
922
(b) (i) A temporary CDL may be issued to a person who:
923
(A) is enrolled in a CDL driver training school located in Utah;
924
(B) has passed a test of knowledge and skills for driving a commercial motor vehicle,
925
that complies with minimum standards established by federal regulation in 49 C.F.R. Part 383,
926
Subparts G and H; and
927
(C) has complied with all requirements of 49 C.F.R. Part 383, Subparts G and H.
928
(ii) A temporary CDL issued under this Subsection (2)(b):
929
(A) is valid for 60 days; and
930
(B) may not be renewed or extended.
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(iii) Except as provided in this section and Subsections
53-3-204
(1)(a)(iv),
932
53-3-205
[(9)](8)(a)(i)(F) and [(9)] (8)(b), and
53-3-410
(1)(c), the provisions, requirements,
933
classes, endorsements, fees, restrictions, and sanctions under this code apply to a temporary
934
CDL issued under this Subsection (2)(b) in the same way as a commercial driver license issued
935
under this part.
936
(3) Tests required under this section shall be prescribed and administered by the
937
division.
938
(4) The division shall authorize a person, an agency of this or another state, an
939
employer, a private driver training facility or other private institution, or a department, agency,
940
or entity of local government to administer the skills test required under this section if:
941
(a) the test is the same test as prescribed by the division, and is administered in the same
942
manner; and
943
(b) the party authorized under this section to administer the test has entered into an
944
agreement with the state that complies with the requirements of 49 C.F.R., Part 383.75.
945
(5) A person who has an appointment with the division for testing and fails to keep the
946
appointment or to cancel at least 48 hours in advance of the appointment shall pay the fee under
947
Section
53-3-105
.
948
(6) A person authorized under this section to administer the skills test is not criminally
949
or civilly liable for the administration of the test unless he administers the test in a grossly
950
negligent manner.
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(7) The division shall waive the skills test required under this section if it determines
952
that the applicant meets the requirements of 49 C.F.R., Part 383.77.
953
Section 14.
Section
53-3-905
is amended to read:
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53-3-905. Dedication of fees.
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(1) Five dollars of the annual registration fee imposed under Section
41-1a-1206
for
956
each registered motorcycle and $2.50 of the fee imposed under Section
53-3-105
for an
957
original, renewal, or extension of a [class M license or provisional class M license application]
958
motorcycle endorsement shall be deposited as dedicated credits in the Transportation Fund to
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be used by the division for the program.
960
(2) Appropriations to the program are nonlapsing.
961
(3) Appropriations may not be used for assistance to, advocacy of, or lobbying for any
962
legislation unless the legislation would enhance or affect the financial status of the program or
963
the program's continuation.
964
Section 15. Effective date.
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This bill takes effect July 1, 2008.
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