1/1/2025Enacted by Chapter 459, 2024 General Session2024Novel vehicle registration.An owner registering a vehicle shall provide the VIN, if applicable.The division shall identify a vehicle category based on the VIN.If the vehicle does not have a VIN, or if the division is unable to determine the vehicle category based on the VIN:the owner shall provide the division with a description of the vehicle, including the vehicle's purpose; andif the description of the vehicle fits with an existing category of vehicle, the vehicle shall be registered in accordance with that vehicle category.The vehicle shall be registered as a novel vehicle if:the vehicle is not expressly exempt from registration; andthe vehicle does not fit within a vehicle category;the unique characteristics of the vehicle make it unclear whether the vehicle fits within a vehicle category; ora reasonable person would not consider the vehicle to be clearly included in an existing vehicle category.A person registering a novel vehicle shall pay:in accordance with Section 59-2-405, an annual $1 fee in lieu of property tax; andan annual $1 registration fee, to be deposited into the Transportation Fund.The division shall issue a registration sticker or license plate for a vehicle that is registered as a novel vehicle, as appropriate.A vehicle registered as a street-legal novel vehicle is subject to the requirements described in Section 41-6a-1509.The division may provide title to a novel vehicle.Except as expressly provided in this chapter:a novel vehicle that is not a watercraft is subject to the provisions applicable to an off-highway vehicle under Chapter 22, Off-Highway Vehicles; anda novel vehicle that is a watercraft is subject to the provisions applicable to a motorboat under Title 73, Chapter 18, State Boating Act.