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VEHICLE TITLE, INSPECTION AND EMISSION

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TESTING EXEMPTIONS AMENDMENTS

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2009 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Kenneth W. Sumsion

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Senate Sponsor: John L. Valentine

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill modifies the Motor Vehicles Code by amending vehicle title, inspection and
             11      emission testing provisions for certain vehicles.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    defines terms;
             15          .    provides requirements for the certificate of title of a replica vehicle;
             16          .    includes street rod in the definition of a vintage vehicle;
             17          .    provides that a custom vehicle is exempt from the requirement of having a
             18      certificate of emissions inspection as a condition of registration or renewal of
             19      registration; and
             20          .    makes technical changes.
             21      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             22          None
             23      Other Special Clauses:
             24          This bill takes effect on January 1, 2010.
             25      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             26      AMENDS:
             27          41-1a-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 1
             28          41-1a-514, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1992, Chapter 218 and renumbered and
             29      amended by Laws of Utah 1992, Chapter 1


             30          41-6a-1507, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 2
             31          41-6a-1633, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 2
             32          41-6a-1642, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 210
             33          41-21-1, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1992, Chapter 218
             34     
             35      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             36          Section 1. Section 41-1a-102 is amended to read:
             37           41-1a-102. Definitions.
             38          As used in this chapter:
             39          (1) "Actual miles" means the actual distance a vehicle has traveled while in operation.
             40          (2) "Actual weight" means the actual unladen weight of a vehicle or combination of
             41      vehicles as operated and certified to by a weighmaster.
             42          (3) "Affidavit of Mobile Home Affixture" means the affidavit of affixture described in
             43      Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 6, Mobile Homes.
             44          (4) "All-terrain type I vehicle" has the same meaning provided in Section 41-22-2 .
             45          (5) "All-terrain type II vehicle" has the same meaning provided in Section 41-22-2 .
             46          (6) "Amateur radio operator" means any person licensed by the Federal
             47      Communications Commission to engage in private and experimental two-way radio operation
             48      on the amateur band radio frequencies.
             49          (7) "Branded title" means a title certificate that is labeled:
             50          (a) rebuilt and restored to operation;
             51          (b) flooded and restored to operation; or
             52          (c) not restored to operation.
             53          (8) "Camper" means any structure designed, used, and maintained primarily to be
             54      mounted on or affixed to a motor vehicle that contains a floor and is designed to provide a
             55      mobile dwelling, sleeping place, commercial space, or facilities for human habitation or for
             56      camping.
             57          (9) "Certificate of title" means a document issued by a jurisdiction to establish a


             58      record of ownership between an identified owner and the described vehicle, vessel, or
             59      outboard motor.
             60          (10) "Certified scale weigh ticket" means a weigh ticket that has been issued by a
             61      weighmaster.
             62          (11) "Commercial vehicle" means a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer used or
             63      maintained for the transportation of persons or property that operates:
             64          (a) as a carrier for hire, compensation, or profit; or
             65          (b) as a carrier to transport the vehicle owner's goods or property in furtherance of the
             66      owner's commercial enterprise.
             67          (12) "Commission" means the State Tax Commission.
             68          (13) "Dealer" means a person engaged or licensed to engage in the business of buying,
             69      selling, or exchanging new or used vehicles, vessels, or outboard motors either outright or on
             70      conditional sale, bailment, lease, chattel mortgage, or otherwise or who has an established
             71      place of business for the sale, lease, trade, or display of vehicles, vessels, or outboard motors.
             72          (14) "Division" means the Motor Vehicle Division of the commission, created in
             73      Section 41-1a-106 .
             74          (15) "Essential parts" means all integral and body parts of a vehicle of a type required
             75      to be registered in this state, the removal, alteration, or substitution of which would tend to
             76      conceal the identity of the vehicle or substantially alter its appearance, model, type, or mode of
             77      operation.
             78          (16) "Farm tractor" means every motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm
             79      implement for drawing plows, mowing machines, and other implements of husbandry.
             80          (17) (a) "Farm truck" means a truck used by the owner or operator of a farm solely for
             81      his own use in the transportation of:
             82          (i) farm products, including livestock and its products, poultry and its products,
             83      floricultural and horticultural products;
             84          (ii) farm supplies, including tile, fence, and every other thing or commodity used in
             85      agricultural, floricultural, horticultural, livestock, and poultry production; and


             86          (iii) livestock, poultry, and other animals and things used for breeding, feeding, or
             87      other purposes connected with the operation of a farm.
             88          (b) "Farm truck" does not include the operation of trucks by commercial processors of
             89      agricultural products.
             90          (18) "Fleet" means one or more commercial vehicles.
             91          (19) "Foreign vehicle" means a vehicle of a type required to be registered, brought into
             92      this state from another state, territory, or country other than in the ordinary course of business
             93      by or through a manufacturer or dealer, and not registered in this state.
             94          (20) "Gross laden weight" means the actual weight of a vehicle or combination of
             95      vehicles, equipped for operation, to which shall be added the maximum load to be carried.
             96          (21) "Highway" or "street" means the entire width between property lines of every way
             97      or place of whatever nature when any part of it is open to the public, as a matter of right, for
             98      purposes of vehicular traffic.
             99          (22) (a) "Identification number" means the identifying number assigned by the
             100      manufacturer or by the division for the purpose of identifying the vehicle, vessel, or outboard
             101      motor.
             102          (b) "Identification number" includes a vehicle identification number, state assigned
             103      identification number, hull identification number, and motor serial number.
             104          (23) "Implement of husbandry" means every vehicle designed or adapted and used
             105      exclusively for an agricultural operation and only incidentally operated or moved upon the
             106      highways.
             107          (24) (a) "In-state miles" means the total number of miles operated in this state during
             108      the preceding year by fleet power units.
             109          (b) If fleets are composed entirely of trailers or semitrailers, "in-state miles" means the
             110      total number of miles that those vehicles were towed on Utah highways during the preceding
             111      year.
             112          (25) "Interstate vehicle" means any commercial vehicle operated in more than one
             113      state, province, territory, or possession of the United States or foreign country.


             114          (26) "Jurisdiction" means a state, district, province, political subdivision, territory, or
             115      possession of the United States or any foreign country.
             116          (27) "Lienholder" means a person with a security interest in particular property.
             117          (28) "Manufactured home" means a transportable factory built housing unit
             118      constructed on or after June 15, 1976, according to the Federal Home Construction and Safety
             119      Standards Act of 1974 (HUD Code), in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is
             120      eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or when erected on site, is
             121      400 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as
             122      a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities,
             123      and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems.
             124          (29) "Manufacturer" means a person engaged in the business of constructing,
             125      manufacturing, assembling, producing, or importing new or unused vehicles, vessels, or
             126      outboard motors for the purpose of sale or trade.
             127          (30) "Mobile home" means a transportable factory built housing unit built prior to
             128      June 15, 1976, in accordance with a state mobile home code which existed prior to the Federal
             129      Manufactured Housing and Safety Standards Act (HUD Code).
             130          (31) "Motorboat" has the same meaning as provided in Section 73-18-2 .
             131          (32) "Motorcycle" means a motor vehicle having a saddle for the use of the rider and
             132      designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground.
             133          (33) (a) "Motor vehicle" means a self-propelled vehicle intended primarily for use and
             134      operation on the highways.
             135          (b) "Motor vehicle" does not include an off-highway vehicle.
             136          (34) (a) "Nonresident" means a person who is not a resident of this state as defined by
             137      Section 41-1a-202 , and who does not engage in intrastate business within this state and does
             138      not operate in that business any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer within this state.
             139          (b) A person who engages in intrastate business within this state and operates in that
             140      business any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer in this state or who, even though engaging in
             141      interstate commerce, maintains any vehicle in this state as the home station of that vehicle is


             142      considered a resident of this state, insofar as that vehicle is concerned in administering this
             143      chapter.
             144          (35) "Odometer" means a device for measuring and recording the actual distance a
             145      vehicle travels while in operation, but does not include any auxiliary odometer designed to be
             146      periodically reset.
             147          (36) "Off-highway implement of husbandry" has the same meaning as provided in
             148      Section 41-22-2 .
             149          (37) "Off-highway vehicle" has the same meaning as provided in Section 41-22-2 .
             150          (38) "Operate" means to drive or be in actual physical control of a vehicle or to
             151      navigate a vessel.
             152          (39) "Outboard motor" means a detachable self-contained propulsion unit, excluding
             153      fuel supply, used to propel a vessel.
             154          (40) (a) "Owner" means a person, other than a lienholder, holding title to a vehicle,
             155      vessel, or outboard motor whether or not the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor is subject to a
             156      security interest.
             157          (b) If a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or installment
             158      sale or mortgage of the vehicle with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions
             159      stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional
             160      vendee or mortgagor, or if the vehicle is the subject of a security agreement, then the
             161      conditional vendee, mortgagor, or debtor is considered the owner for the purposes of this
             162      chapter.
             163          (c) If a vehicle is the subject of an agreement to lease, the lessor is considered the
             164      owner until the lessee exercises his option to purchase the vehicle.
             165          (41) "Personalized license plate" means a license plate that has displayed on it a
             166      combination of letters, numbers, or both as requested by the owner of the vehicle and assigned
             167      to the vehicle by the division.
             168          (42) (a) "Pickup truck" means a two-axle motor vehicle with motive power
             169      manufactured, remanufactured, or materially altered to provide an open cargo area.


             170          (b) "Pickup truck" includes motor vehicles with the open cargo area covered with a
             171      camper, camper shell, tarp, removable top, or similar structure.
             172          (43) "Pneumatic tire" means every tire in which compressed air is designed to support
             173      the load.
             174          (44) "Preceding year" means a period of 12 consecutive months fixed by the division
             175      that is within 16 months immediately preceding the commencement of the registration or
             176      license year in which proportional registration is sought. The division in fixing the period
             177      shall conform it to the terms, conditions, and requirements of any applicable agreement or
             178      arrangement for the proportional registration of vehicles.
             179          (45) "Public garage" means every building or other place where vehicles or vessels are
             180      kept and stored and where a charge is made for the storage and keeping of vehicles and
             181      vessels.
             182          (46) "Reconstructed vehicle" means every vehicle of a type required to be registered in
             183      this state that is materially altered from its original construction by the removal, addition, or
             184      substitution of essential parts, new or used.
             185          (47) "Recreational vehicle" has the same meaning as provided in Section 13-14-102 .
             186          (48) "Registration" means a document issued by a jurisdiction that allows operation of
             187      a vehicle or vessel on the highways or waters of this state for the time period for which the
             188      registration is valid and that is evidence of compliance with the registration requirements of
             189      the jurisdiction.
             190          (49) (a) "Registration year" means a 12 consecutive month period commencing with
             191      the completion of all applicable registration criteria.
             192          (b) For administration of a multistate agreement for proportional registration the
             193      division may prescribe a different 12-month period.
             194          (50) "Repair or replacement" means the restoration of vehicles, vessels, or outboard
             195      motors to a sound working condition by substituting any inoperative part of the vehicle,
             196      vessel, or outboard motor, or by correcting the inoperative part.
             197          (51) "Replica vehicle" means:


             198          (a) a street rod that meets the requirements under Subsection 41-21-1 (1)(a)(i)(B); or
             199          (b) a custom vehicle that meets the requirements under Subsection
             200      41-6a-1507 (1)(a)(i)(B).
             201          [(51)] (52) "Road tractor" means every motor vehicle designed and used for drawing
             202      other vehicles and constructed so it does not carry any load either independently or any part of
             203      the weight of a vehicle or load that is drawn.
             204          [(52)] (53) "Sailboat" has the same meaning as provided in Section 73-18-2 .
             205          [(53)] (54) "Security interest" means an interest that is reserved or created by a
             206      security agreement to secure the payment or performance of an obligation and that is valid
             207      against third parties.
             208          [(54)] (55) "Semitrailer" means every vehicle without motive power designed for
             209      carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and constructed so that
             210      some part of its weight and its load rests or is carried by another vehicle.
             211          [(55)] (56) "Special group license plate" means a type of license plate designed for a
             212      particular group of people or a license plate authorized and issued by the division in
             213      accordance with Section 41-1a-418 .
             214          [(56)] (57) (a) "Special interest vehicle" means a vehicle used for general
             215      transportation purposes and that is:
             216          (i) 20 years or older from the current year; or
             217          (ii) a make or model of motor vehicle recognized by the division director as having
             218      unique interest or historic value.
             219          (b) In making his determination under Subsection [(56)] (57)(a), the division director
             220      shall give special consideration to:
             221          (i) a make of motor vehicle that is no longer manufactured;
             222          (ii) a make or model of motor vehicle produced in limited or token quantities;
             223          (iii) a make or model of motor vehicle produced as an experimental vehicle or one
             224      designed exclusively for educational purposes or museum display; or
             225          (iv) a motor vehicle of any age or make that has not been substantially altered or


             226      modified from original specifications of the manufacturer and because of its significance is
             227      being collected, preserved, restored, maintained, or operated by a collector or hobbyist as a
             228      leisure pursuit.
             229          [(57)] (58) (a) "Special mobile equipment" means every vehicle:
             230          (i) not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property;
             231          (ii) not designed to operate in traffic; and
             232          (iii) only incidentally operated or moved over the highways.
             233          (b) "Special mobile equipment" includes:
             234          (i) farm tractors;
             235          (ii) off-road motorized construction or maintenance equipment including backhoes,
             236      bulldozers, compactors, graders, loaders, road rollers, tractors, and trenchers; and
             237          (iii) ditch-digging apparatus.
             238          (c) "Special mobile equipment" does not include a commercial vehicle as defined
             239      under Section 72-9-102 .
             240          [(58)] (59) "Specially constructed vehicle" means every vehicle of a type required to
             241      be registered in this state, not originally constructed under a distinctive name, make, model, or
             242      type by a generally recognized manufacturer of vehicles, and not materially altered from its
             243      original construction.
             244          [(59)] (60) "Title" means the right to or ownership of a vehicle, vessel, or outboard
             245      motor.
             246          [(60)] (61) (a) "Total fleet miles" means the total number of miles operated in all
             247      jurisdictions during the preceding year by power units.
             248          (b) If fleets are composed entirely of trailers or semitrailers, "total fleet miles" means
             249      the number of miles that those vehicles were towed on the highways of all jurisdictions during
             250      the preceding year.
             251          [(61)] (62) "Trailer" means a vehicle without motive power designed for carrying
             252      persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and constructed so that no part of
             253      its weight rests upon the towing vehicle.


             254          [(62)] (63) "Transferee" means a person to whom the ownership of property is
             255      conveyed by sale, gift, or any other means except by the creation of a security interest.
             256          [(63)] (64) "Transferor" means a person who transfers his ownership in property by
             257      sale, gift, or any other means except by creation of a security interest.
             258          [(64)] (65) "Travel trailer," "camping trailer," or "fifth wheel trailer" means a portable
             259      vehicle without motive power, designed as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational, or
             260      vacation use that does not require a special highway movement permit when drawn by a
             261      self-propelled motor vehicle.
             262          [(65)] (66) "Truck tractor" means a motor vehicle designed and used primarily for
             263      drawing other vehicles and not constructed to carry a load other than a part of the weight of
             264      the vehicle and load that is drawn.
             265          [(66)] (67) "Vehicle" includes a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, off-highway
             266      vehicle, manufactured home, and mobile home.
             267          [(67)] (68) "Vessel" has the same meaning as provided in Section 73-18-2 .
             268          [(68)] (69) "Vintage vehicle" has the same meaning as provided in Section 41-21-1 .
             269          [(69)] (70) "Waters of this state" has the same meaning as provided in Section
             270      73-18-2 .
             271          [(70)] (71) "Weighmaster" means a person, association of persons, or corporation
             272      permitted to weigh vehicles under this chapter.
             273          Section 2. Section 41-1a-514 is amended to read:
             274           41-1a-514. Certificate of title -- Contents.
             275          (1) The division upon approving an application for a certificate of title shall issue a
             276      certificate of title. The face of the certificate of title shall include:
             277          (a) the date issued;
             278          (b) the name and address of the owner;
             279          (c) a description of the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor titled, including the year,
             280      make, and identification number;
             281          (d) a statement of the owner's title and of one lien or encumbrance, if any, upon the


             282      vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor;
             283          (e) any brand on the title; and
             284          (f) an odometer statement, if applicable.
             285          (2) The certificate of title shall bear the seal of the division.
             286          (3) The certificate of title shall contain adequate space for:
             287          (a) the assignment and warranty of title or interest by the owner;
             288          (b) the release of interest by a recorded lien holder; and
             289          (c) the notation of one lien or encumbrance, if any, existing at the time of transfer.
             290          (4) The model year that is listed on the certificate of title of a replica vehicle shall be
             291      the model year that the body of the vehicle resembles.
             292          (5) The certificate of title of a replica vehicle shall indicate that the vehicle is a replica
             293      vehicle.
             294          Section 3. Section 41-6a-1507 is amended to read:
             295           41-6a-1507. Custom vehicles -- Defined -- Compliance with all laws and
             296      standards -- Exceptions -- Revocation -- Signed statement required.
             297          (1) (a) As used in this section, ["replica] "custom vehicle" means a motor vehicle that:
             298          (i) (A) is at least 25 years old and of a model year after 1948; or
             299          [(i) with a body that is or resembles the body of a motor vehicle with a model year
             300      prior to 1975; and]
             301          [(ii) that may have a significant drive train or equipment upgrade.]
             302          [(b) A replica vehicle is for occasional pleasure rides and is not used for general daily
             303      transportation.]
             304          [(c) A replica vehicle does not include a vintage vehicle as defined in Section 41-21-1 ,
             305      nor a special interest vehicle as defined in Section 41-1a-102 .]
             306          (B) (I) was manufactured to resemble a vehicle that is at least 25 years old and of a
             307      model year after 1948; and
             308          (II) (Aa) has been altered from the manufacturer's original design; or
             309          (Bb) has a body constructed of non-original materials; and


             310          (ii) is primarily a collector's item that is used for:
             311          (A) club activities;
             312          (B) exhibitions;
             313          (C) tours;
             314          (D) parades;
             315          (E) occasional transportation; and
             316          (F) other similar uses.
             317          (b) A custom vehicle does not include:
             318          (i) a motor vehicle that is used for general, daily transportation;
             319          (ii) a vintage vehicle as defined in Section 41-21-1 ; or
             320          (iii) a special interest vehicle as defined in Section 41-1a-102 .
             321          (2) Except as specified under this section, a [replica] custom vehicle shall meet all
             322      safety, [emissions,] registration, insurance, fees, and taxes required under this title.
             323          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), all safety equipment of a [replica]
             324      custom vehicle shall at least meet the safety standards applicable to the model year of the
             325      vehicle being replicated. Any replacement equipment shall comply with the design standards
             326      of the replacement equipment's manufacture.
             327          (b) A [replica] custom vehicle shall comply with current vehicle brake and stopping
             328      standards.
             329          [(c) A replica vehicle shall comply with emissions standards applicable to the model
             330      year of the engine of the replica vehicle.]
             331          (4) A custom vehicle is exempt from motor vehicle emissions inspection and
             332      maintenance program requirements under Section 41-6a-1642 .
             333          [(4)] (5) The tax commission may revoke or deny the registration of a [replica] custom
             334      vehicle for failure to comply with this section.
             335          [(5)] (6) The owner of a [replica] custom vehicle shall provide a signed statement
             336      certifying that the [replica] custom vehicle is owned and operated for the purposes enumerated
             337      in this section to the safety inspection [and emissions inspection] station in order to qualify for


             338      the exceptions provided under this section.
             339          Section 4. Section 41-6a-1633 is amended to read:
             340           41-6a-1633. Mudguards or flaps at rear wheels of trucks, trailers, truck tractors,
             341      or altered motor vehicles -- Exemptions.
             342          (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2), when operated on a highway, the
             343      following vehicles shall be equipped with wheel covers, mudguards, flaps, or splash aprons
             344      behind the rearmost wheels to prevent, as far as practicable, the wheels from throwing dirt,
             345      water, or other materials on other vehicles:
             346          (i) a vehicle that has been altered:
             347          (A) from the original manufacturer's frame height; or
             348          (B) in any other manner so that the motor vehicle's wheels may throw dirt, water, or
             349      other materials on other vehicles;
             350          (ii) any truck with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,500 pounds or more;
             351          (iii) any truck tractor; and
             352          (iv) any trailer or semitrailer with an unladen weight of 750 pounds or more.
             353          (b) The wheel covers, mudguards, flaps, or splash aprons shall:
             354          (i) be at least as wide as the tires they are protecting;
             355          (ii) be directly in line with the tires; and
             356          (iii) have a ground clearance of not more than 50% of the diameter of a rear-axle
             357      wheel, under any conditions of loading of the motor vehicle.
             358          (2) Wheel covers, mudguards, flaps, or splash aprons are not required:
             359          (a) if the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is designed and constructed so that the
             360      requirements of Subsection (1) are accomplished by means of fenders, body construction, or
             361      other means of enclosure; or
             362          (b) on a vehicle operated or driven during fair weather on well-maintained,
             363      hard-surfaced roads if the motor vehicle:
             364          (i) was made in America prior to 1935;
             365          (ii) is registered as a vintage vehicle; or


             366          (iii) is a [replica] custom vehicle as defined under Section 41-6a-1507 .
             367          (3) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), rear wheels not covered at the top by
             368      fenders, bodies, or other parts of the vehicle shall be covered at the top by protective means
             369      extending rearward at least to the center line of the rearmost axle.
             370          Section 5. Section 41-6a-1642 is amended to read:
             371           41-6a-1642. Emissions inspection -- County program.
             372          (1) The legislative body of each county required under federal law to utilize a motor
             373      vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program or in which an emissions inspection
             374      and maintenance program is necessary to attain or maintain any national ambient air quality
             375      standard shall require:
             376          (a) a certificate of emissions inspection, a waiver, or other evidence the motor vehicle
             377      is exempt from emissions inspection and maintenance program requirements be presented:
             378          (i) as a condition of registration or renewal of registration; and
             379          (ii) at other times as the county legislative body may require to enforce inspection
             380      requirements for individual motor vehicles, except that the county legislative body may not
             381      routinely require a certificate of emission inspection, or waiver of the certificate, more often
             382      than required under Subsection (6); and
             383          (b) compliance with this section for a motor vehicle registered or principally operated
             384      in the county and owned by or being used by a department, division, instrumentality, agency,
             385      or employee of:
             386          (i) the federal government;
             387          (ii) the state and any of its agencies; or
             388          (iii) a political subdivision of the state, including school districts.
             389          (2) (a) The legislative body of a county identified in Subsection (1), in consultation
             390      with the Air Quality Board created under Section 19-1-106 , shall make regulations or
             391      ordinances regarding:
             392          (i) emissions standards;
             393          (ii) test procedures;


             394          (iii) inspections stations;
             395          (iv) repair requirements and dollar limits for correction of deficiencies; and
             396          (v) certificates of emissions inspections.
             397          (b) The regulations or ordinances shall:
             398          (i) be made to attain or maintain ambient air quality standards in the county,
             399      consistent with the state implementation plan and federal requirements; and
             400          (ii) may allow for a phase-in of the program by geographical area.
             401          (c) The county legislative body and the Air Quality Board shall give preference to an
             402      inspection and maintenance program that is:
             403          (i) decentralized, to the extent the decentralized program will attain and maintain
             404      ambient air quality standards and meet federal requirements;
             405          (ii) the most cost effective means to achieve and maintain the maximum benefit with
             406      regard to ambient air quality standards and to meet federal air quality requirements as related
             407      to vehicle emissions; and
             408          (iii) providing a reasonable phase-out period for replacement of air pollution emission
             409      testing equipment made obsolete by the program.
             410          (d) The provisions of Subsection (2)(c)(iii) apply only to the extent the phase-out:
             411          (i) may be accomplished in accordance with applicable federal requirements; and
             412          (ii) does not otherwise interfere with the attainment and maintenance of ambient air
             413      quality standards.
             414          (3) The following vehicles are exempt from the provisions of this section:
             415          (a) an implement of husbandry;
             416          (b) a motor vehicle that:
             417          (i) meets the definition of a farm truck under Section 41-1a-102 ; and
             418          (ii) has a gross vehicle weight rating of 12,001 pounds or more; [and]
             419          (c) a vintage vehicle as defined in Section 41-21-1 [.]; and
             420          (d) a custom vehicle as defined in Section 41-6a-1507 .
             421          (4) (a) The legislative body of a county identified in Subsection (1) shall exempt a


             422      pickup truck, as defined in Section 41-1a-102 , with a gross vehicle weight of 12,000 pounds
             423      or less from the emission inspection requirements of this section, if the registered owner of the
             424      pickup truck provides a signed statement to the legislative body stating the truck is used:
             425          (i) by the owner or operator of a farm located on property that qualifies as land in
             426      agricultural use under Sections 59-2-502 and 59-2-503 ; and
             427          (ii) exclusively for the following purposes in operating the farm:
             428          (A) for the transportation of farm products, including livestock and its products,
             429      poultry and its products, floricultural and horticultural products; and
             430          (B) in the transportation of farm supplies, including tile, fence, and every other thing
             431      or commodity used in agricultural, floricultural, horticultural, livestock, and poultry
             432      production and maintenance.
             433          (b) The county shall provide to the registered owner who signs and submits a signed
             434      statement under this section a certificate of exemption from emission inspection requirements
             435      for purposes of registering the exempt vehicle.
             436          (5) (a) Subject to Subsection (5)(c), the legislative body of each county required under
             437      federal law to utilize a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program or in
             438      which an emissions inspection and maintenance program is necessary to attain or maintain any
             439      national ambient air quality standard may require each college or university located in a
             440      county subject to this section to require its students and employees who park a motor vehicle
             441      not registered in a county subject to this section to provide proof of compliance with an
             442      emissions inspection accepted by the county legislative body if the motor vehicle is parked on
             443      the college or university campus or property.
             444          (b) College or university parking areas that are metered or for which payment is
             445      required per use are not subject to the requirements of this Subsection (5).
             446          (c) The legislative body of a county shall make the reasons for implementing the
             447      provisions of this Subsection (5) part of the record at the time that the county legislative body
             448      takes its official action to implement the provisions of this Subsection (5).
             449          (6) (a) An emissions inspection station shall issue a certificate of emissions inspection


             450      for each motor vehicle that meets the inspection and maintenance program requirements
             451      established in rules made under Subsection (2).
             452          (b) The frequency of the emissions inspection shall be determined based on the age of
             453      the vehicle as determined by model year and shall be required annually subject to the
             454      provisions of Subsection (6)(c).
             455          (c) (i) To the extent allowed under the current federally approved state implementation
             456      plan, in accordance with the federal Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 7401 et seq., the legislative
             457      body of a county identified in Subsection (1) shall only require the emissions inspection every
             458      two years for each vehicle.
             459          (ii) The provisions of Subsection (6)(c)(i) apply only to a vehicle that is less than six
             460      years old on January 1.
             461          (d) If an emissions inspection is only required every two years for a vehicle under
             462      Subsection (6)(c), the inspection shall be required for the vehicle in:
             463          (i) odd-numbered years for vehicles with odd-numbered model years; or
             464          (ii) in even-numbered years for vehicles with even-numbered model years.
             465          (7) The emissions inspection shall be required within the same time limit applicable to
             466      a safety inspection under Section 41-1a-205 .
             467          (8) (a) A county identified in Subsection (1) shall collect information about and
             468      monitor the program.
             469          (b) A county identified in Subsection (1) shall supply this information to an
             470      appropriate legislative committee, as designated by the Legislative Management Committee, at
             471      times determined by the designated committee to identify program needs, including funding
             472      needs.
             473          (9) If approved by the county legislative body, a county that had an established
             474      emissions inspection fee as of January 1, 2002, may increase the established fee that an
             475      emissions inspection station may charge by $2.50 for each year that is exempted from
             476      emissions inspections under Subsection (6)(c) up to a $7.50 increase.
             477          Section 6. Section 41-21-1 is amended to read:


             478           41-21-1. Street rod and vintage vehicle defined.
             479          (1) (a) "Street rod" means a motor vehicle that:
             480          (i) (A) was manufactured in 1948 or before; or
             481          (B) (I) was manufactured after 1948 to resemble a vehicle that was manufactured in
             482      1948 or before; and
             483          (II) (Aa) has been altered from the manufacturer's original design; or
             484          (Bb) has a body constructed from non-original materials; and
             485          (ii) is primarily a collector's item that is used for:
             486          (A) club activities;
             487          (B) exhibitions;
             488          (C) tours;
             489          (D) parades;
             490          (E) occasional transportation; and
             491          (F) other similar uses.
             492          (b) A street rod does not include a motor vehicle that is used for general, daily
             493      transportation.
             494          (2) (a) "Vintage vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is 40 years old or older, from the
             495      current year, primarily a collector's item, and used for participation in club activities,
             496      exhibitions, tours, parades, occasional transportation, and similar uses, but that is not used for
             497      general daily transportation.
             498          (b) "Vintage vehicle" includes a street rod.
             499          Section 7. Effective date.
             500          This bill takes effect on January 1, 2010.


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