S.B. 20 Enrolled

PENALTIES FOR SPEEDING IN
CONSTRUCTION ZONES
1998 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: David L. Buhler
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; REQUIRING AN INCREASED FINE FOR
SPEEDING VIOLATIONS IN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION SITES.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
AMENDS:
41-6-13, as last amended by Chapter 138, Laws of Utah 1987
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 41-6-13 is amended to read:
41-6-13. Obedience to peace officer or other traffic controllers -- Speeding in
construction zones.
(1) A person may not willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction
of any peace officer, fireman, flagger at a highway construction or maintenance site, or uniformed
adult school crossing guard invested by law with authority to direct, control, or regulate traffic.
(2) When flaggers at highway construction or maintenance sites are directing traffic, they
shall use devices and procedures conforming to the [latest edition of the "Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways."] standards adopted under Section 41-6-20.
(3) (a) A vehicle operator who commits a speeding violation in a highway construction or
maintenance site where workers are present shall have a fine imposed by the court that is at least
double the fine in the uniform recommended fine schedule established under Section 76-3-301.5
for the offense.
(b) The highway construction or maintenance site under Subsection (3)(a) shall be clearly
marked and have signs posted that warn of the doubled fine.