Effective 1/1/2025
41-1a-704 Transfer by operation of law.
(1)Except as provided under Subsection (2), if the title or interest of an owner in or to a registered vehicle passes to another person other than by voluntary transfer:
(a)the registration of the vehicle expires; and
(b)the vehicle may not be operated upon a highway until the person entitled to possession of the vehicle applies for and obtains a valid registration or temporary permit.
(2)
(a)A vehicle under Subsection (1) may be operated on the highways by the person entitled to its possession or his legal representative, for a distance not exceeding 75 miles, upon displaying on the vehicle the license plate or plates issued to the former owner.
(b)If title is vested in a person holding a lien or encumbrance on the vehicle, the new title holder may apply to the Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division for special plates issued under Section 41-3-505 to transporters and may operate the repossessed vehicle under the special plate for the purposes of:
(i)transporting the vehicle to a garage or warehouse; or
(ii)demonstrating the vehicle for sale.
(3)A violation of this section is an infraction.

Amended by Chapter 251, 2024 General Session