1/1/2025Amended by Chapter 459, 2024 General Session2024Safety inspection required for certain vehicles -- Out-of-state permits.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.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.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.The owner of a commercial vehicle, as defined in Section 72-9-102, shall:ensure that the commercial vehicle passes a safety inspection annually; orprovide evidence of a valid annual federal inspection that complies with the requirements of 49 C.F.R. Sec. 396.17.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.An owner of one or more of the following types of vehicles shall ensure that the vehicle passes a safety inspection annually:a motor vehicle with three or more axles, pulling a trailer, or pulling a trailer with multiple axles;a combination unit;a bus or van for hire; ora taxicab.A safety inspection station shall issue two safety inspection certificates to the owner of:each motor vehicle that passes a safety inspection under this section; anda street-legal all-terrain vehicle that meets all the equipment requirements in Section 41-6a-1509.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.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.Subject to Subsection 53-8-209(3), a violation of this section is an infraction.