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<leg xml:space="preserve" billnum="SB0262" sponsor="Daniel McCay" designation="SB" otherSponsor="" otherHouse="House" subNumber="02" subSponsor="Daniel McCay" sess="2026GS" fileno="2026FL0039" date="3/2/2026 15:03:843" printDate="03-02 15:47" subVer="2" minVer="0" office="LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL" actionDate="" impact="code"><info><nextbuid>3</nextbuid><aminfo anum="0" effdate="05/06/2026"><seclist><sect action="E" src="code" buid="1" uid="C77-7-S28_2025050720250507" sort="77 07 00280020250507" mtype="section" effdate="05/06/2026">77-7-28</sect><sect src="uncod" untype="effdate" buid="2" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" mtype="uncod" effdate="05/06/2026"/></seclist></aminfo></info><tbox><sinfo><nextpairid>0</nextpairid></sinfo><st numlevel="1" lineno="1" slineno="0-1">Law Enforcement Usage of Unmarked Vehicles</st><sessionhead>2026 GENERAL SESSION</sessionhead><statehead>STATE OF UTAH</statehead><sponsorhead>Chief Sponsor: Daniel McCay</sponsorhead><otherSponsorhead>House Sponsor: </otherSponsorhead></tbox><lt numlevel="1" lineno="2" slineno="0-2"><lthead lineno="3">LONG TITLE</lthead><gdhead lineno="4">General Description:</gdhead><gd numlevel="1" lineno="5" slineno="0-5">This bill prohibits a law enforcement agency from using an unmarked law enforcement <ln numlevel="1" lineno="6" slineno="0-6"/>vehicle for certain purposes.</gd><hphead lineno="7">Highlighted Provisions:</hphead><hp numlevel="1" lineno="8" slineno="0-8">This bill:<hl numlevel="1" lineno="9" slineno="0-9" level="1">defines terms;</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="10" slineno="0-10" level="1">prohibits a law enforcement agency from using an unmarked law enforcement vehicle for <ln numlevel="1" lineno="11" slineno="0-11"/>certain purposes; and</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="12" slineno="0-12" level="1">provides exceptions.</hl></hp><moni numlevel="1" lineno="13" slineno="0-13" display="none">Money Appropriated in this Bill:</moni><moniNone lineno="14">None</moniNone><oc numlevel="1" lineno="15" slineno="0-15">Other Special Clauses:</oc><ocNone lineno="16">None</ocNone><sa numlevel="1" lineno="17" slineno="0-17">Utah Code Sections Affected:<saent numlevel="1" lineno="18" slineno="0-18"><snhead>ENACTS:</snhead><sn num="77-7-28" src="code" uid="C77-7-S28_2025050720250507" buid="1" sort="77 07 00280020250507" numlevel="1" lineno="19" slineno="0-19"><bold>77-7-28</bold>, Utah Code Annotated 1953</sn></saent></sa></lt><enacthead lineno="20"/><enact numlevel="1" lineno="21" slineno="0-21">Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:</enact><bdy><bsec buid="1" num="77-7-28" type="enact" src="code" uid="C77-7-S28_2025050720250507" sort="77 07 00280020250507" numlevel="1" lineno="22" slineno="1-1" sn="1"><section number="77-7-28" numlevel="1" lineno="24" slineno="1-3" type="enact"><secline lineno="22">Section 1. Section <bold>77-7-28</bold> is enacted to read:</secline><headchap number="77-7" numlevel="1" lineno="23" slineno="1-2">7. <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="128" groupid="99" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">Arrests and Citations, By Whom, and How Made</amend></headchap><catline lineno="24"><bold>77-7-28<parens/>. Restrictions on certain uses of an unmarked law enforcement vehicle.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="1-null-28" dnum="_-o:1-i" numlevel="1" lineno="25" slineno="1-4" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1" placement="noreturn"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1000" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(1)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="13" groupid="9" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">As used in this section:</amend><subsection ssid="1-null-29" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="26" slineno="1-5" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1001" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="12" groupid="8" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"Law enforcement agency" means the same as that term is defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="77-7-27">77-7-27</xref>.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-30" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="27" slineno="1-6" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1002" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="37" groupid="26" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"Traffic law" means a violation that is classified as an infraction under:</amend><subsection ssid="1-null-31" dnum="_-o:i-i" numlevel="1" lineno="28" slineno="1-7" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1003" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="42" groupid="30" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">Title 41, Chapter 6a, Traffic Code; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-32" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="29" slineno="1-8" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1004" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="62" groupid="46" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">a local traffic ordinance.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-33" dnum="_-o:c-i" numlevel="1" lineno="30" slineno="1-9" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1005" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(c)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="18" groupid="13" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"Unmarked law enforcement vehicle" means a vehicle that:</amend><subsection ssid="1-null-34" dnum="_-o:i-i" numlevel="1" lineno="31" slineno="1-10" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1006" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="77" groupid="58" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">is used for a law enforcement purpose;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-35" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="32" slineno="1-11" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1007" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="23" groupid="17" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">does not have a visible light bar affixed to the roof of the vehicle that contains:</amend><subsection ssid="1-null-36" dnum="_-o:A-i" numlevel="1" lineno="33" slineno="1-12" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1008" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(A)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="67" groupid="50" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">red and blue lights; or </amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-37" dnum="_-o:B-i" numlevel="1" lineno="34" slineno="1-13" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1009" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(B)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="72" groupid="54" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">other lights commonly used by a law enforcement agency; and</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-38" dnum="_-o:iii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="35" slineno="1-14" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1010" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(iii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="29" groupid="20" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">does not have writing or markings on both sides of the vehicle that clearly <ln numlevel="1" lineno="36" slineno="1-15"/>identify the vehicle as a law enforcement vehicle from at least 25 feet away.</amend></subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-39" dnum="_-o:2-i" numlevel="1" lineno="37" slineno="1-16" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1011" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(2)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="106" groupid="81" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">In accordance with Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="41-1a-407">41-1a-407</xref> and subject to Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="77-7-28(3)">(3)</xref>, a law enforcement <ln numlevel="1" lineno="38" slineno="1-17"/>agency may not use an unmarked law enforcement vehicle:</amend><subsection ssid="1-56" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="39" slineno="1-18" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1012" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="179" groupid="139" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">for a patrol assignment for which a primary purpose is the enforcement of traffic law; <ln numlevel="1" lineno="40" slineno="1-19"/>or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-57" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="41" slineno="1-20" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1013" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="184" groupid="143" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">for a routine patrol assignment in which a law enforcement officer conducts the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="42" slineno="1-21"/>general patrolling of an area.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-50" dnum="_-o:3-i" numlevel="1" lineno="43" slineno="1-22" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1014" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(3)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="159" groupid="123" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">An unmarked law enforcement vehicle may be used for the enforcement of traffic laws <ln numlevel="1" lineno="44" slineno="1-23"/>involving school zones or stopped school buses.</amend></subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="2" type="uncod" untype="effdate" src="uncod" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" langlock="true" numlevel="1" lineno="45" slineno="2-1" sn="2"><section type="uncod" untype="effdate" display="false" src="uncod"><secline lineno="45">Section 2.  <bold>Effective Date.</bold></secline><sectionText lineno="46"><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1" groupid="1" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">This bill takes effect on <effdate uid="code" date="5/6/2026">May 6, 2026</effdate>.</amend></sectionText></section></bsec></bdy><foot><rev><tm>3-2-26 3:47 PM</tm></rev></foot></leg>