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Index	Utah Code
Title 53	Public Safety Code
Chapter 8	Utah Highway Patrol Act
Part 2	Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Act
Section 205	Safety inspection required for certain vehicles -- Out-of-state permits. *(Effective 1/1/2025)*

Effective 1/1/2025
53-8-205. Safety inspection required for certain vehicles -- Out-of-state permits.

(1)

(a)	A salvage vehicle as defined in Section 41-1a-1001 is required to pass a safety inspection when an application is made for initial registration as a salvage vehicle.

(b)	An off-highway vehicle being registered for the first time as a street-legal all-terrain vehicle as described in Section 41-6a-1509 is required to pass a safety inspection when the owner makes the initial application to register the vehicle as a street-legal all-terrain vehicle.

(c)	A novel vehicle being registered for the first time as a street-legal novel vehicle as described in Section 41-27-201 is required to pass a safety inspection when the owner makes the initial application to register the vehicle as a street-legal novel vehicle.

(d)

The owner of a commercial vehicle, as defined in Section 72-9-102, shall:

(i)	ensure that the commercial vehicle passes a safety inspection annually; or

(ii)	provide evidence of a valid annual federal inspection that complies with the requirements of 49 C.F.R. Sec. 396.17.

(e)	The owner of a vehicle operated by a ground transportation service provider as defined in Section 72-10-601 shall ensure that the vehicle passes a safety inspection annually.

(f)

An owner of one or more of the following types of vehicles shall ensure that the vehicle passes a safety inspection annually:

(i)	a motor vehicle with three or more axles, pulling a trailer, or pulling a trailer with multiple axles;

(ii)	a combination unit;

(iii)

a bus or van for hire; or

(iv)	a taxicab.

(2)

A safety inspection station shall issue two safety inspection certificates to the owner of:

(a)	each motor vehicle that passes a safety inspection under this section; and

(b)	a street-legal all-terrain vehicle that meets all the equipment requirements in Section 41-6a-1509.

(3)	A person operating a motor vehicle required to have an annual safety inspection shall have in the person's immediate possession a safety inspection certificate or other evidence of compliance.

(4)	The division may authorize the acceptance of a safety inspection certificate issued in another state having a safety inspection law similar to Utah's law.

(5)	Subject to Subsection 53-8-209(3), a violation of this section is an infraction.

Amended by Chapter 459, 2024 General Session

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