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S.B. 222 Enrolled

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TRANSPORTATION AMENDMENTS

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2013 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Wayne A. Harper

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House Sponsor: Don L. Ipson

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies provisions relating to transportation.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    provides that beginning on the date that the Motor Vehicle Division has
             13      implemented the Motor Vehicle Division's GenTax system, the requirement to pass
             14      a safety inspection annually or obtain a valid annual federal inspection only applies
             15      to a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,001 pounds or more if
             16      the motor vehicle is a commercial vehicle; and
             17          .    makes technical corrections.
             18      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             19          None
             20      Other Special Clauses:
             21          None
             22      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             23      AMENDS:
             24          53-8-205, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 356 and last amended by
             25      Coordination Clause, Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 64
             26     
             27      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             28          Section 1. Section 53-8-205 is amended to read:
             29           53-8-205. Safety inspection required -- Frequency of safety inspection -- Safety


             30      inspection certificate required -- Out-of-state permits.
             31          (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), a person may not operate on a highway
             32      a motor vehicle required to be registered in this state unless the motor vehicle has passed a
             33      safety inspection if required in the current year.
             34          (b) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to:
             35          (i) a vehicle that is exempt from registration under Section 41-1a-205 ;
             36          (ii) an off-highway vehicle, unless the off-highway vehicle is being registered as a
             37      street-legal all-terrain vehicle in accordance with Section 41-6a-1509 ;
             38          (iii) a vintage vehicle as defined in Section 41-21-1 ;
             39          (iv) a commercial vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating over 26,000 pounds that:
             40          (A) is operating with an apportioned registration under Section 41-1a-301 ; and
             41          (B) has a valid annual federal inspection that complies with the requirements of 49
             42      C.F.R. Sec. 396.17; and
             43          (v) a trailer, semitrailer, or trailering equipment attached to a commercial motor vehicle
             44      described in Subsection (1)[(a)](b)(iv) that has a valid annual federal inspection that complies
             45      with the requirements of 49 C.F.R. Sec. 396.17.
             46          (2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), the frequency of the safety inspection shall be
             47      determined based on the age of the vehicle determined by model year and shall:
             48          (a) be required each year for a vehicle that is 10 or more years old on January 1; or
             49          (b) for each vehicle that is less than 10 years old on January 1, be required in the fourth
             50      year and the eighth year;
             51          (c) be made by a safety inspector certified by the division at a safety inspection station
             52      authorized by the division;
             53          (d) cover an inspection of the motor vehicle mechanism, brakes, and equipment to
             54      ensure proper adjustment and condition as required by department rules; and
             55          (e) include an inspection for the display of license plates in accordance with Section
             56      41-1a-404 .
             57          (3) (a) (i) A salvage vehicle as defined in Section 41-1a-1001 is required to pass a


             58      safety inspection when an application is made for initial registration as a salvage vehicle.
             59          (ii) After initial registration as a salvage vehicle, the frequency of the safety inspection
             60      shall correspond with the model year, as provided in Subsection (2).
             61          (b) [A motor vehicle] Beginning on the date that the Motor Vehicle Division has
             62      implemented the Motor Vehicle Division's GenTax system, a commercial vehicle as defined in
             63      Section 41-1a-102 with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,001 pounds or more is required to
             64      pass a safety inspection annually or comply with Subsection (1)(b)(iv)(B).
             65          (4) (a) A safety inspection station shall issue two safety inspection certificates to the
             66      owner of:
             67          (i) each motor vehicle that passes a safety inspection under this section; and
             68          (ii) a street-legal all-terrain vehicle that meets all the equipment requirements in
             69      Section 41-6a-1509 .
             70          (b) A safety inspection station shall use one safety inspection certificate issued under
             71      this Subsection (4) for processing the vehicle registration.
             72          (c) A person operating a motor vehicle shall have in the person's immediate possession
             73      a safety inspection certificate or other evidence of compliance with the requirement to obtain a
             74      safety inspection under this section.
             75          (5) The division may:
             76          (a) authorize the acceptance in this state of a safety inspection certificate issued in
             77      another state having a safety inspection law similar to this state; and
             78          (b) extend the time within which a safety inspection certificate must be obtained by the
             79      resident owner of a vehicle that was not in this state during the time a safety inspection was
             80      required.


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