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First Substitute H.B. 72

Representative Paul A. Neuenschwander proposes the following substitute bill:


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MOTORCYCLE LICENSE AND ENDORSEMENT

             2     
AMENDMENTS

             3     
2008 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Paul A. Neuenschwander

             6     
Senate Sponsor: Jon J. Greiner

             7     
             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill modifies the Motor Vehicles Code and the Uniform Driver License Act by
             11      amending provisions relating to motorcycle endorsements and class M licenses.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    repeals the class M license;
             15          .    expires all existing class M licenses on June 30, 2008;
             16          .    prohibits the Driver License Division from issuing a motorcycle endorsement to a
             17      person who:
             18              .    does not hold an original or provisional class D license, a CDL, or an
             19      out-of-state equivalent; and
             20              .    if the person is under 19 years of age, has not held a learner permit for two
             21      months unless the person has completed a motorcycle rider education program;
             22          .    creates the motorcycle learner permit;
             23          .    provides that a motorcycle learner permit entitles the holder of the permit to operate
             24      a motorcycle subject to certain restrictions;
             25          .    grants the division rulemaking authority to implement rules for the issuance of a


             26      motorcycle learner permit and the proof requirements for demonstrating that an applicant has
             27      completed a motorcycle rider education program;
             28          .    requires an applicant to state whether the applicant has had a license suspended,
             29      cancelled, revoked, disqualified, or denied in the last ten, rather than six, years; and
             30          .    makes technical changes.
             31      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             32          None
             33      Other Special Clauses:
             34          This bill takes effect July 1, 2008.
             35      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             36      AMENDS:
             37          41-6a-521, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 261
             38          53-3-105, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapters 53, 261, and 296
             39          53-3-106, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 261
             40          53-3-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 201
             41          53-3-204, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapters 46, 201, and 293
             42          53-3-205, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapters 60 and 173
             43          53-3-207, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapters 60 and 329
             44          53-3-214, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 189
             45          53-3-216, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 189
             46          53-3-223, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 261
             47          53-3-231, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 261
             48          53-3-407, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 293
             49          53-3-905, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1994, Chapter 12
             50      ENACTS:
             51          53-3-210.6, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             52     
             53      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             54          Section 1. Section 41-6a-521 is amended to read:
             55           41-6a-521. Revocation hearing for refusal -- Appeal.
             56          (1) (a) A person who has been notified of the Driver License Division's intention to


             57      revoke the person's license under Section 41-6a-520 is entitled to a hearing.
             58          (b) A request for the hearing shall be made in writing within ten calendar days after the
             59      day on which notice is provided.
             60          (c) Upon request in a manner specified by the Driver License Division, the Driver
             61      License Division shall grant to the person an opportunity to be heard within 29 days after the
             62      date of arrest.
             63          (d) If the person does not make a request for a hearing before the Driver License
             64      Division under this Subsection (1), the person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle in the state
             65      is revoked beginning on the 30th day after the date of arrest for a period of:
             66          (i) 18 months unless Subsection (1)(d)(ii) applies; or
             67          (ii) 24 months if the person has had a previous:
             68          (A) license sanction for an offense that occurred within the previous ten years from the
             69      date of arrest under Section 41-6a-517 , 41-6a-520 , 41-6a-530 , 53-3-223 , 53-3-231 , or
             70      53-3-232 ; or
             71          (B) conviction for an offense that occurred within the previous ten years from the date
             72      of arrest under Section 41-6a-502 or a statute previously in effect in this state that would
             73      constitute a violation of Section 41-6a-502 .
             74          (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), if a hearing is requested by the person,
             75      the hearing shall be conducted by the Driver License Division in the county in which the
             76      offense occurred.
             77          (b) The Driver License Division may hold a hearing in some other county if the Driver
             78      License Division and the person both agree.
             79          (3) The hearing shall be documented and shall cover the issues of:
             80          (a) whether a peace officer had reasonable grounds to believe that a person was
             81      operating a motor vehicle in violation of Section 41-6a-502 , 41-6a-517 , 41-6a-530 , 53-3-231 ,
             82      or 53-3-232 ; and
             83          (b) whether the person refused to submit to the test or tests under Section 41-6a-520 .
             84          (4) (a) In connection with the hearing, the division or its authorized agent:
             85          (i) may administer oaths and may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and
             86      the production of relevant books and papers; and
             87          (ii) shall issue subpoenas for the attendance of necessary peace officers.


             88          (b) The Driver License Division shall pay witness fees and mileage from the
             89      Transportation Fund in accordance with the rates established in Section 78-46-28 .
             90          (5) (a) If after a hearing, the Driver License Division determines that the person was
             91      requested to submit to a chemical test or tests and refused to submit to the test or tests, or if the
             92      person fails to appear before the Driver License Division as required in the notice, the Driver
             93      License Division shall revoke the person's license or permit to operate a motor vehicle in Utah
             94      beginning on the date the hearing is held for a period of:
             95          (i) 18 months unless Subsection (5)(a)(ii) applies; or
             96          (ii) 24 months if the person has had a previous:
             97          (A) license sanction for an offense that occurred within the previous ten years from the
             98      date of arrest under Section 41-6a-517 , 41-6a-520 , 41-6a-530 , 53-3-223 , 53-3-231 , or
             99      53-3-232 ; or
             100          (B) conviction for an offense that occurred within the previous ten years from the date
             101      of arrest under Section 41-6a-502 or a statute previously in effect in this state that would
             102      constitute a violation of Section 41-6a-502 .
             103          (b) The Driver License Division shall also assess against the person, in addition to any
             104      fee imposed under Subsection 53-3-205 [(13)](12), a fee under Section 53-3-105 , which shall
             105      be paid before the person's driving privilege is reinstated, to cover administrative costs.
             106          (c) The fee shall be cancelled if the person obtains an unappealed court decision
             107      following a proceeding allowed under Subsection (2) that the revocation was improper.
             108          (6) (a) Any person whose license has been revoked by the Driver License Division
             109      under this section following an administrative hearing may seek judicial review.
             110          (b) Judicial review of an informal adjudicative proceeding is a trial.
             111          (c) Venue is in the district court in the county in which the offense occurred.
             112          Section 2. Section 53-3-105 is amended to read:
             113           53-3-105. Fees for licenses, renewals, extensions, reinstatements, rescheduling,
             114      and identification cards.
             115          The following fees apply under this chapter:
             116          (1) An original class D license application under Section 53-3-205 is $25.
             117          [(2) An original class M license application under Section 53-3-205 is $27.50.]
             118          [(3)] (2) An original provisional license application for a class D license under Section


             119      53-3-205 is $30.
             120          [(4) An original provisional license application for a class M license under Section
             121      53-3-205 is $32.50.]
             122          [(5)] (3) An original application for a motorcycle endorsement under Section 53-3-205
             123      is $9.50.
             124          [(6)] (4) An original application for a taxicab endorsement under Section 53-3-205 is
             125      $7.
             126          [(7)] (5) A learner permit application under Section 53-3-210.5 is $15.
             127          [(8)] (6) A renewal of a class D license under Section 53-3-214 is $25 unless
             128      Subsection [(14)] (10) applies.
             129          [(9) A renewal of a class M license under Section 53-3-214 is $27.50.]
             130          [(10)] (7) A renewal of a provisional license application for a class D license under
             131      Section 53-3-214 is $25.
             132          [(11) A renewal of a provisional license application for a class M license under Section
             133      53-3-214 is $27.50.]
             134          [(12)] (8) A renewal of a motorcycle endorsement under Section 53-3-214 is $9.50.
             135          [(13)] (9) A renewal of a taxicab endorsement under Section 53-3-214 is $7.
             136          [(14)] (10) A renewal of a class D license for a person 65 and older under Section
             137      53-3-214 is $13.
             138          [(15)] (11) An extension of a class D license under Section 53-3-214 is $20 unless
             139      Subsection [(21)] (15) applies.
             140          [(16) An extension of a class M license under Section 53-3-214 is $22.50.]
             141          [(17)] (12) An extension of a provisional license application for a class D license under
             142      Section 53-3-214 is $20.
             143          [(18) An extension of a provisional license application for a class M license under
             144      Section 53-3-214 is $22.50.]
             145          [(19)] (13) An extension of a motorcycle endorsement under Section 53-3-214 is
             146      $9.50.
             147          [(20)] (14) An extension of a taxicab endorsement under Section 53-3-214 is $7.
             148          [(21)] (15) An extension of a class D license for a person 65 and older under Section
             149      53-3-214 is $11.


             150          [(22)] (16) An original or renewal application for a commercial class A, B, or C license
             151      or an original or renewal of a provisional commercial class A or B license under Part 4,
             152      Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, is:
             153          (a) $40 for the knowledge test; and
             154          (b) $60 for the skills test.
             155          [(23)] (17) Each original CDL endorsement for passengers, hazardous material, double
             156      or triple trailers, or tankers is $7.
             157          [(24)] (18) An original CDL endorsement for a school bus under Part 4, Uniform
             158      Commercial Driver License Act, is $7.
             159          [(25)] (19) A renewal of a CDL endorsement under Part 4, Uniform Commercial
             160      Driver License Act, is $7.
             161          [(26)] (20) (a) A retake of a CDL knowledge test provided for in Section 53-3-205 is
             162      $20.
             163          (b) A retake of a CDL skills test provided for in Section 53-3-205 is $40.
             164          [(27)] (21) A retake of a CDL endorsement test provided for in Section 53-3-205 is $7.
             165          [(28)] (22) A duplicate class A, B, C, or D, [or M] license certificate under Section
             166      53-3-215 is $18.
             167          [(29)] (23) (a) A license reinstatement application under Section 53-3-205 is $30.
             168          (b) A license reinstatement application under Section 53-3-205 for an alcohol, drug, or
             169      combination of alcohol and any drug-related offense is $35 in addition to the fee under
             170      Subsection [(29)] (23)(a).
             171          [(30)] (24) (a) An administrative fee for license reinstatement after an alcohol, drug, or
             172      combination of alcohol and any drug-related offense under Section 41-6a-520 , 53-3-223 , or
             173      53-3-231 or an alcohol, drug, or combination of alcohol and any drug-related offense under
             174      Part 4, Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, is $170.
             175          (b) This administrative fee is in addition to the fees under Subsection [(29)] (23).
             176          [(31)] (25) (a) An administrative fee for providing the driving record of a driver under
             177      Section 53-3-104 or 53-3-420 is $6.
             178          (b) The division may not charge for a report furnished under Section 53-3-104 to a
             179      municipal, county, state, or federal agency.
             180          [(32)] (26) A rescheduling fee under Section 53-3-205 or 53-3-407 is $25.


             181          [(33)] (27) (a) Except as provided under Subsection [(34)] (27)(b), an identification
             182      card application under Section 53-3-808 is $18.
             183          [(34)] (b) An identification card application under Section 53-3-808 for a person with a
             184      disability, as defined in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 12102, is $13.
             185          Section 3. Section 53-3-106 is amended to read:
             186           53-3-106. Disposition of revenues under this chapter -- Restricted account created
             187      -- Uses as provided by appropriation -- Nonlapsing.
             188          (1) There is created within the Transportation Fund a restricted account known as the
             189      "Department of Public Safety Restricted Account."
             190          (2) The account consists of monies generated from the following revenue sources:
             191          (a) all monies received under this chapter;
             192          (b) administrative fees received according to the fee schedule authorized under this
             193      chapter and Section 63-38-3.2 ; and
             194          (c) any appropriations made to the account by the Legislature.
             195          (3) (a) The account shall earn interest.
             196          (b) All interest earned on account monies shall be deposited in the account.
             197          (4) The expenses of the department in carrying out this chapter shall be provided for by
             198      legislative appropriation from this account.
             199          (5) The amount in excess of $45 of the fees collected under Subsection
             200      53-3-105 [(30)](24) shall be appropriated by the Legislature from this account to the department
             201      to implement the provisions of Section 53-1-117 , except that of the amount in excess of $45,
             202      $40 shall be deposited in the State Laboratory Drug Testing [restricted] Account created in
             203      Section 26-1-34 .
             204          (6) All monies received under Subsection 41-6a-1406 (6)(b)(ii) shall be appropriated by
             205      the Legislature from this account to the department to implement the provisions of Section
             206      53-1-117 .
             207          (7) Appropriations to the department from the account are nonlapsing.
             208          Section 4. Section 53-3-202 is amended to read:
             209           53-3-202. Drivers must be licensed -- Taxicab endorsement -- Violation.
             210          (1) A person may not drive a motor vehicle on a highway in this state unless the person
             211      is:


             212          (a) granted the privilege to operate a motor vehicle by being licensed as a driver by the
             213      division under this chapter;
             214          (b) driving an official United States Government class D motor vehicle with a valid
             215      United States Government driver permit or license for that type of vehicle;
             216          (c) driving a road roller, road machinery, or any farm tractor or implement of
             217      husbandry temporarily drawn, moved, or propelled on the highways;
             218          (d) a nonresident who is at least 16 years of age and younger than 18 years of age who
             219      has in [his] the nonresident's immediate possession a valid license certificate issued to [him]
             220      the nonresident in [his] the nonresident's home state or country and is driving [as a class D or
             221      M driver;] in the class or classes identified on the home state license certificate, except those
             222      persons referred to in Part 6 of this chapter;
             223          (e) a nonresident who is at least 18 years of age and who has in [his] the nonresident's
             224      immediate possession a valid license certificate issued to [him] the nonresident in [his] the
             225      nonresident's home state or country if driving in the class or classes identified on the home
             226      state license certificate, except those persons referred to in Part 6 of this chapter;
             227          (f) driving under a temporary learner permit, instruction permit, practice permit, or
             228      learner permit in accordance with Section 53-3-210 , 53-3-210.5 , or 53A-13-208 ;
             229          (g) driving with a temporary license certificate issued in accordance with Section
             230      53-3-207 ; or
             231          (h) exempt under Title 41, Chapter 22, Off-highway Vehicles.
             232          (2) A person may not drive or, while within the passenger compartment of a motor
             233      vehicle, exercise any degree or form of physical control of a motor vehicle being towed by a
             234      motor vehicle upon a highway unless the person:
             235          (a) holds a valid license issued under this chapter for the type or class of motor vehicle
             236      being towed; or
             237          (b) is exempted under either Subsection (1)(b) or (1)(c).
             238          (3) A person may not drive a motor vehicle as a taxicab on a highway of this state
             239      unless the person has a taxicab endorsement issued by the division on his license certificate.
             240          (4) (a) A person may not operate an electric assisted bicycle as defined under Section
             241      41-6a-102 unless the person has a valid [class M or] class D license issued under this chapter.
             242          (b) Subsection (4)(a) is an exception to the provisions of Section 53-3-104 .


             243          (5) A person who violates this section is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
             244          Section 5. Section 53-3-204 is amended to read:
             245           53-3-204. Persons who may not be licensed.
             246          (1) (a) The division may not license a person who:
             247          (i) is younger than 16 years of age;
             248          (ii) has not completed a course in driver training approved by the commissioner;
             249          (iii) if the person is a minor, has not completed the driving requirement under Section
             250      53-3-211 ;
             251          (iv) is not a resident of the state, unless the person is issued a temporary CDL under
             252      Subsection 53-3-407 (2)(b); or
             253          (v) if the person is 17 years of age or younger, has not held a learner permit issued
             254      under Section 53-3-210.5 for six months.
             255          (b) Subsections (1)(a)(i), (ii), and (iii) do not apply to a person:
             256          (i) who has been licensed before July 1, 1967; or
             257          (ii) who is 16 years of age or older making application for a license who has been
             258      licensed in another state or country[; or].
             259          [(iii) who is applying for a permit under Section 53-3-210 or 53A-13-208 .]
             260          [(c) Subsection (1)(a)(v) does not apply to a person applying for a provisional class D
             261      license certificate before February 1, 2007 if the person has been issued a temporary learner
             262      permit or practice permit under Section 53-3-210 .]
             263          (2) The division may not issue a license certificate to a person:
             264          (a) whose license has been suspended, denied, cancelled, or disqualified during the
             265      period of suspension, denial, cancellation, or disqualification;
             266          (b) whose privilege has been revoked, except as provided in Section 53-3-225 ;
             267          (c) who has previously been adjudged mentally incompetent and who has not at the
             268      time of application been restored to competency as provided by law;
             269          (d) who is required by this chapter to take an examination unless the person
             270      successfully passes the examination; or
             271          (e) whose driving privileges have been denied or suspended under:
             272          (i) Section 78-3a-506 by an order of the juvenile court; or
             273          (ii) Section 53-3-231 .


             274          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(c), the division may not grant a motorcycle
             275      endorsement to a person who:
             276          (i) has not been granted an original or provisional class D license, a CDL, or an
             277      out-of-state equivalent to an original or provisional class D license or a CDL; and
             278          (ii) if the person is under 19 years of age, has not held a motorcycle learner permit for
             279      two months unless Subsection (3)(b) applies.
             280          (b) The division may waive the two month motorcycle learner permit holding period
             281      requirement under Subsection (3)(a)(ii) if the person proves to the satisfaction of the division
             282      that the person has completed a motorcycle rider education program that meets the
             283      requirements under Section 53-3-903 .
             284          (c) The division may grant a motorcycle endorsement to a person under 19 years of age
             285      who has not held a motorcycle learner permit for two months if the person was issued a
             286      motorcycle endorsement or a class M license prior to July 1, 2008.
             287          [(3)] (4) The division may grant a class D [or M] license to a person whose commercial
             288      license is disqualified under Part 4, Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, if the person is
             289      not otherwise sanctioned under this chapter.
             290          Section 6. Section 53-3-205 is amended to read:
             291           53-3-205. Application for license or endorsement -- Fee required -- Tests --
             292      Expiration dates of licenses and endorsements -- Information required -- Previous
             293      licenses surrendered -- Driving record transferred from other states -- Reinstatement --
             294      Fee required -- License agreement.
             295          (1) An application for any original license, provisional license, or endorsement shall
             296      be:
             297          (a) made upon a form furnished by the division; and
             298          (b) accompanied by a nonrefundable fee set under Section 53-3-105 .
             299          (2) An application and fee for an original provisional class D license or an original
             300      class D license entitle the applicant to:
             301          (a) not more than three attempts to pass both the knowledge and the skills tests for a
             302      class D license within six months of the date of the application;
             303          (b) a learner permit if needed pending completion of the application and testing
             304      process; and


             305          (c) an original class D license and license certificate after all tests are passed.
             306          [(3) An application and fee for an original class M license entitle the applicant to:]
             307          [(a) not more than three attempts to pass both the knowledge and skills tests for a class
             308      M license within six months of the date of the application;]
             309          [(b) a motorcycle learner permit if needed after the knowledge test is passed; and]
             310          [(c) an original class M license and license certificate after all tests are passed.]
             311          [(4)] (3) An application and fee for a motorcycle or taxicab endorsement entitle the
             312      applicant to:
             313          (a) not more than three attempts to pass both the knowledge and skills tests within six
             314      months of the date of the application;
             315          (b) a motorcycle learner permit [if needed] after the motorcycle knowledge test is
             316      passed; and
             317          (c) a motorcycle or taxicab endorsement when all tests are passed.
             318          [(5)] (4) An application and fees for a commercial class A, B, or C license entitle the
             319      applicant to:
             320          (a) not more than two attempts to pass a knowledge test and not more than two
             321      attempts to pass a skills test within six months of the date of the application;
             322          (b) a commercial driver instruction permit if needed after the knowledge test is passed;
             323      and
             324          (c) an original commercial class A, B, or C license and license certificate when all
             325      applicable tests are passed.
             326          [(6)] (5) An application and fee for a CDL endorsement entitle the applicant to:
             327          (a) not more than two attempts to pass a knowledge test and not more than two
             328      attempts to pass a skills test within six months of the date of the application; and
             329          (b) a CDL endorsement when all tests are passed.
             330          [(7)] (6) If a CDL applicant does not pass a knowledge test, skills test, or an
             331      endorsement test within the number of attempts provided in Subsection [(5)] (4) or [(6)] (5),
             332      each test may be taken two additional times within the six months for the fee provided in
             333      Section 53-3-105 .
             334          [(8)] (7) (a) Except as provided under Subsections [(8)] (7)(f), (g), and (h), an original
             335      license expires on the birth date of the applicant in the fifth year following the year the license


             336      certificate was issued.
             337          (b) Except as provided under Subsections [(8)] (7)(f), (g), [and] (h), and (i), a renewal
             338      or an extension to a license expires on the birth date of the licensee in the fifth year following
             339      the expiration date of the license certificate renewed or extended.
             340          (c) Except as provided under Subsections [(8)] (7)(f) [and], (g), and (i), a duplicate
             341      license expires on the same date as the last license certificate issued.
             342          (d) An endorsement to a license expires on the same date as the license certificate
             343      regardless of the date the endorsement was granted.
             344          (e) A license and any endorsement to the license held by a person ordered to active
             345      duty and stationed outside Utah in any of the armed forces of the United States, which expires
             346      during the time period the person is stationed outside of the state, is valid until 90 days after the
             347      person has been discharged or has left the service, unless:
             348          (i) the license is suspended, disqualified, denied, or has been cancelled or revoked by
             349      the division; or
             350          (ii) the licensee updates the information or photograph on the license certificate.
             351          (f) An original license or a renewal to an original license obtained using proof under
             352      Subsection [(9)] (8)(a)(i)(E)(III) expires on the date of the expiration of the applicant's foreign
             353      visa, permit, or other document granting legal presence in the United States or on the date
             354      provided under this Subsection [(8)] (7), whichever is sooner.
             355          (g) (i) An original license or a renewal or a duplicate to an original license expires on
             356      the next birth date of the applicant or licensee beginning on July 1, 2005 if:
             357          (A) the license was obtained without using a Social Security number as required under
             358      Subsection [(9)] (8); and
             359          (B) the license certificate or driving privilege card is not clearly distinguished as
             360      required under Subsection 53-3-207 (6).
             361          (ii) A driving privilege card issued or renewed under Section 53-3-207 expires on the
             362      birth date of the applicant in the first year following the year that the driving privilege card was
             363      issued or renewed.
             364          (iii) The expiration dates provided under Subsections [(8)] (7)(g)(i) and (ii) do not
             365      apply to an original license or driving privilege card or to the renewal of an original license or
             366      driving privilege card with an expiration date provided under Subsection [(8)] (7)(f).


             367          (h) An original license or a renewal to an original license expires on the birth date of
             368      the applicant in the first year following the year that the license was issued if the applicant is
             369      required to register as a sex offender under Section 77-27-21.5 .
             370          (i) An original class M license or a renewal, duplicate, or extension to an original class
             371      M license expires on June 30, 2008.
             372          [(9)] (8) (a) In addition to the information required by Title 63, Chapter 46b,
             373      Administrative Procedures Act, for requests for agency action, each applicant shall:
             374          (i) provide the applicant's:
             375          (A) full legal name;
             376          (B) birth date;
             377          (C) gender;
             378          (D) between July 1, 2002 and July 1, 2007, race in accordance with the categories
             379      established by the United States Census Bureau;
             380          (E) (I) Social Security number;
             381          (II) temporary identification number (ITIN) issued by the Internal Revenue Service for
             382      a person who does not qualify for a Social Security number; or
             383          (III) (Aa) proof that the applicant is a citizen of a country other than the United States;
             384          (Bb) proof that the applicant does not qualify for a Social Security number; and
             385          (Cc) proof of legal presence in the United States, as authorized under federal law; and
             386          (F) Utah residence address as documented by a form acceptable under rules made by
             387      the division under Section 53-3-104 , unless the application is for a temporary CDL issued
             388      under Subsection 53-3-407 (2)(b);
             389          (ii) provide a description of the applicant;
             390          (iii) state whether the applicant has previously been licensed to drive a motor vehicle
             391      and, if so, when and by what state or country;
             392          (iv) state whether the applicant has ever had any license suspended, cancelled, revoked,
             393      disqualified, or denied in the last [six] ten years, or whether the applicant has ever had any
             394      license application refused, and if so, the date of and reason for the suspension, cancellation,
             395      revocation, disqualification, denial, or refusal;
             396          (v) state whether the applicant intends to make an anatomical gift under Title 26,
             397      Chapter 28, Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, in compliance with Subsection [(16)] (15);


             398          (vi) state whether the applicant is required to register as a sex offender under Section
             399      77-27-21.5 ;
             400          (vii) state whether the applicant is a military veteran and does or does not authorize
             401      sharing the information with the state Department of Veterans' Affairs;
             402          (viii) provide all other information the division requires; and
             403          (ix) sign the application which signature may include an electronic signature as defined
             404      in Section 46-4-102 .
             405          (b) Each applicant shall have a Utah residence address, unless the application is for a
             406      temporary CDL issued under Subsection 53-3-407 (2)(b).
             407          (c) The division shall maintain on its computerized records an applicant's:
             408          (i) (A) Social Security number;
             409          (B) temporary identification number (ITIN); or
             410          (C) other number assigned by the division if Subsection [(9)] (8)(a)(i)(E)(III) applies;
             411      and
             412          (ii) indication whether the applicant is required to register as a sex offender under
             413      Section 77-27-21.5 .
             414          (d) An applicant may not be denied a license for refusing to provide race information
             415      required under Subsection [(9)] (8)(a)(i)(D).
             416          [(10)] (9) The division shall require proof of every applicant's name, birthdate, and
             417      birthplace by at least one of the following means:
             418          (a) current license certificate;
             419          (b) birth certificate;
             420          (c) Selective Service registration; or
             421          (d) other proof, including church records, family Bible notations, school records, or
             422      other evidence considered acceptable by the division.
             423          [(11)] (10) When an applicant receives a license in another class, all previous license
             424      certificates shall be surrendered and canceled. However, a disqualified commercial license may
             425      not be canceled unless it expires before the new license certificate is issued.
             426          [(12)] (11) (a) When an application is received from a person previously licensed in
             427      another state to drive a motor vehicle, the division shall request a copy of the driver's record
             428      from the other state.


             429          (b) When received, the driver's record becomes part of the driver's record in this state
             430      with the same effect as though entered originally on the driver's record in this state.
             431          [(13)] (12) An application for reinstatement of a license after the suspension,
             432      cancellation, disqualification, denial, or revocation of a previous license shall be accompanied
             433      by the additional fee or fees specified in Section 53-3-105 .
             434          [(14)] (13) A person who has an appointment with the division for testing and fails to
             435      keep the appointment or to cancel at least 48 hours in advance of the appointment shall pay the
             436      fee under Section 53-3-105 .
             437          [(15)] (14) A person who applies for an original license or renewal of a license agrees
             438      that the person's license is subject to any suspension or revocation authorized under this title or
             439      Title 41, Motor Vehicles.
             440          [(16)] (15) (a) The indication of intent under Subsection [(9)] (8)(a)(v) shall be
             441      authenticated by the licensee in accordance with division rule.
             442          (b) (i) Notwithstanding Title 63, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
             443      Management Act, the division may, upon request, release to an organ procurement
             444      organization, as defined in Section 26-28-102 , the names and addresses of all persons who
             445      under Subsection [(9)] (8)(a)(v) indicate that they intend to make an anatomical gift.
             446          (ii) An organ procurement organization may use released information only to:
             447          (A) obtain additional information for an anatomical gift registry; and
             448          (B) inform licensees of anatomical gift options, procedures, and benefits.
             449          [(17)] (16) Notwithstanding Title 63, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
             450      Management Act, the division may release to the Department of Veterans' Affairs the names
             451      and addresses of all persons who indicate their status as a veteran under Subsection [(9)]
             452      (8)(a)(vii).
             453          [(18)] (17) The division and its employees are not liable, as a result of false or
             454      inaccurate information provided under Subsection [(9)] (8)(a)(v) or (vii), for direct or indirect:
             455          (a) loss;
             456          (b) detriment; or
             457          (c) injury.
             458          [(19)] (18) A person who knowingly fails to provide the information required under
             459      Subsection [(9)] (8)(a)(vi) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.


             460          Section 7. Section 53-3-207 is amended to read:
             461           53-3-207. License certificates or driving privilege cards issued to drivers by class
             462      of motor vehicle -- Contents -- Release of anatomical gift information -- Temporary
             463      licenses or driving privilege cards -- Minors' licenses, cards, and permits -- Violation.
             464          (1) As used in this section:
             465          (a) "driving privilege" means the privilege granted under this chapter to drive a motor
             466      vehicle;
             467          (b) "driving privilege card" means the evidence of the privilege granted and issued
             468      under this chapter to drive a motor vehicle;
             469          (c) "governmental entity" means the state and its political subdivisions as defined in
             470      this Subsection (1);
             471          (d) "political subdivision" means any county, city, town, school district, public transit
             472      district, community development and renewal agency, special improvement or taxing district,
             473      local district, special service district, an entity created by an interlocal agreement adopted under
             474      Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, or other governmental subdivision or public
             475      corporation; and
             476          (e) "state" means this state, and includes any office, department, agency, authority,
             477      commission, board, institution, hospital, college, university, children's justice center, or other
             478      instrumentality of the state.
             479          (2) (a) The division shall issue to every person privileged to drive a motor vehicle, a
             480      license certificate or a driving privilege card indicating the type or class of motor vehicle the
             481      person may drive.
             482          (b) A person may not drive a class of motor vehicle unless granted the privilege in that
             483      class.
             484          (3) (a) Every license certificate or driving privilege card shall bear:
             485          (i) the distinguishing number assigned to the person by the division;
             486          (ii) the name, birth date, and Utah residence address of the person;
             487          (iii) a brief description of the person for the purpose of identification;
             488          (iv) any restrictions imposed on the license under Section 53-3-208 ;
             489          (v) a photograph of the person;
             490          (vi) a photograph or other facsimile of the person's signature; and


             491          (vii) an indication whether the person intends to make an anatomical gift under Title
             492      26, Chapter 28, Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, unless the driving privilege is extended
             493      under Subsection 53-3-214 (3).
             494          (b) A new license certificate issued by the division may not bear the person's Social
             495      Security number.
             496          (c) (i) The license certificate or driving privilege card shall be of an impervious
             497      material, resistant to wear, damage, and alteration.
             498          (ii) Except as provided under Subsection (4)(b), the size, form, and color of the license
             499      certificate or driving privilege card shall be as prescribed by the commissioner.
             500          (iii) The commissioner may also prescribe the issuance of a special type of limited
             501      license certificate or driving privilege card under Subsection 53-3-220 (4) and may authorize
             502      the issuance of a renewed or duplicate license certificate or driving privilege card without a
             503      picture if the applicant is not then living in the state.
             504          (4) (a) (i) The division upon determining after an examination that an applicant is
             505      mentally and physically qualified to be granted a driving privilege may issue to an applicant a
             506      receipt for the fee.
             507          (ii) The receipt serves as a temporary license certificate or temporary driving privilege
             508      card allowing the person to drive a motor vehicle while the division is completing its
             509      investigation to determine whether the person is entitled to be granted a driving privilege.
             510          (b) The receipt shall be in the person's immediate possession while driving a motor
             511      vehicle, and it is invalid when the person's license certificate or driving privilege card has been
             512      issued or when, for good cause, the privilege has been refused.
             513          (c) The division shall indicate on the receipt a date after which it is not valid as a
             514      license certificate or driving privilege card.
             515          (5) (a) The division shall distinguish learner permits, temporary permits, license
             516      certificates, and driving privilege cards issued to any person younger than 21 years of age by
             517      use of plainly printed information or the use of a color or other means not used for other license
             518      certificates or driving privilege cards.
             519          (b) The division shall distinguish a license certificate or driving privilege card issued to
             520      any person:
             521          (i) younger than 21 years of age by use of a portrait-style format not used for other


             522      license certificates or driving privilege cards and by plainly printing the date the license
             523      certificate or driving privilege card holder is 21 years of age, which is the legal age for
             524      purchasing an alcoholic beverage or product under Section 32A-12-203 ; and
             525          (ii) younger than 19 years of age, by plainly printing the date the license certificate or
             526      driving privilege card holder is 19 years of age, which is the legal age for purchasing tobacco
             527      products under Section 76-10-104 .
             528          (6) (a) The division shall only issue a driving privilege card to a person whose privilege
             529      was obtained without using a Social Security number as required under Subsection
             530      53-3-205 [(9)](8).
             531          (b) The division shall distinguish a driving privilege card from a license certificate by:
             532          (i) use of a format, color, font, or other means; and
             533          (ii) clearly displaying on the front of the driving privilege card a phrase substantially
             534      similar to "FOR DRIVING PRIVILEGES ONLY -- NOT VALID FOR IDENTIFICATION".
             535          (7) The provisions of Subsection (5)(b) do not apply to a learner permit, temporary
             536      permit, or any other temporary permit or receipt issued by the division.
             537          (8) The division shall issue temporary license certificates or temporary driving
             538      privilege cards of the same nature, except as to duration, as the license certificates or driving
             539      privilege cards that they temporarily replace, as are necessary to implement applicable
             540      provisions of this section and Section 53-3-223 .
             541          (9) A governmental entity may not accept a driving privilege card as proof of personal
             542      identification.
             543          (10) A person who violates Subsection (2)(b) is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
             544          (11) Except as provided under this section, the provisions, requirements, classes,
             545      endorsements, fees, restrictions, and sanctions under this code apply to a:
             546          (a) driving privilege in the same way as a license issued under this chapter; and
             547          (b) driving privilege card in the same way as a license certificate issued under this
             548      chapter.
             549          Section 8. Section 53-3-210.6 is enacted to read:
             550          53-3-210.6. Motorcycle learner permit.
             551          (1) The division, upon receiving an application for a motorcycle learner permit, may
             552      issue a motorcycle learner permit effective for six months to an applicant who:


             553          (a) holds an original or provisional class D license, a CDL, or an out-of-state
             554      equivalent of an original or provisional class D license or a CDL; and
             555          (b) has passed the motorcycle knowledge test.
             556          (2) A motorcycle learner permit entitles an applicant to operate a motorcycle on a
             557      highway subject to the restrictions in Subsection (3).
             558          (3) (a) For the first two months from the date a motorcycle learner permit is issued, the
             559      operator of a motorcycle holding the motorcycle learner permit may not operate a motorcycle:
             560          (i) on a highway with a posted speed limit of more than 60 miles per hour;
             561          (ii) with any passengers; or
             562          (iii) during the nighttime hours after 10 p.m. and before 6 a.m.
             563          (b) For the third through sixth months from the date a motorcycle learner permit is
             564      issued, the operator of a motorcycle holding the motorcycle learner permit may operate a
             565      motorcycle without any restrictions imposed under this Subsection (3).
             566          (c) It is an affirmative defense to a charge that a person that has been issued a
             567      motorcycle learner permit is operating a motorcycle in violation of the restrictions under
             568      Subsection (3)(a) if the person is operating the motorcycle:
             569          (i) for the operator's employment, including the trip to and from the operator's
             570      residence and the operator's employment;
             571          (ii) on assignment of a rancher or farmer and the operator is engaged in an agricultural
             572      operation; or
             573          (iii) in an emergency.
             574          (4) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             575      division shall make rules governing the issuance of a motorcycle learner permit and
             576      establishing the proof requirements for an applicant to demonstrate that the applicant has
             577      completed a motorcycle rider education program.
             578          Section 9. Section 53-3-214 is amended to read:
             579           53-3-214. Renewal -- Fees required -- Extension without examination.
             580          (1) (a) The holder of a valid license may renew his license and any endorsement to the
             581      license by applying:
             582          (i) at any time within six months before the license expires; or
             583          (ii) more than six months prior to the expiration date if the applicant furnishes proof


             584      that he will be absent from the state during the six-month period prior to the expiration of the
             585      license.
             586          (b) The application for a renewal of, extension of, or any endorsement to a license shall
             587      be accompanied by a fee under Section 53-3-105 .
             588          (2) (a) Except as provided under Subsections (2)(b) and (3), upon application for
             589      renewal of a license, provisional license, and any endorsement to a license, the division shall
             590      reexamine each applicant as if for an original license and endorsement to the license, if
             591      applicable.
             592          (b) The division may waive any or all portions of the test designed to demonstrate the
             593      applicant's ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control driving a motor vehicle.
             594          (3) (a) Except as provided under Subsection (3)(b), the division shall extend a license,
             595      any endorsement to the license, a provisional license, and any endorsement to a provisional
             596      license for five years without examination for licensees whose driving records for the five years
             597      immediately preceding the determination of eligibility for extension show:
             598          (i) no suspensions;
             599          (ii) no revocations;
             600          (iii) no conviction for reckless driving under Section 41-6a-528 ; and
             601          (iv) no more than four reportable violations in the preceding five years.
             602          (b) (i) After the expiration of a license, a new license certificate and any endorsement
             603      to a license certificate may not be issued until the person has again passed the tests under
             604      Section 53-3-206 and paid the required fee.
             605          (ii) A person 65 years of age or older shall take and pass the eye examination specified
             606      in Section 53-3-206 .
             607          (iii) An extension may not be granted to any person:
             608          (A) who is identified by the division as having a medical impairment that may
             609      represent a hazard to public safety;
             610          (B) holding a CDL issued under Part 4, Uniform Commercial Driver License Act;
             611          (C) whose original license was obtained using proof under Subsection
             612      53-3-205 [(9)](8)(a)(i)(E)(III); or
             613          (D) whose original license was issued with an expiration date under Subsection
             614      53-3-205 [(8)](7)(h).


             615          (c) The division shall allow extensions:
             616          (i) by mail at the appropriate extension fee rate under Section 53-3-105 ;
             617          (ii) only if the applicant qualifies under this section; and
             618          (iii) for only one extension.
             619          Section 10. Section 53-3-216 is amended to read:
             620           53-3-216. Change of address -- Duty of licensee to notify division within ten days
             621      -- Change of name -- Proof necessary -- Method of giving notice by division.
             622          (1) If a person, after applying for or receiving a license, moves from the address named
             623      in the application or in the license certificate issued to him, the person shall within ten days of
             624      moving, notify the division in a manner specified by the division of his new address and the
             625      number of any license certificate held by him.
             626          (2) If a person requests to change the surname on the applicant's license, the division
             627      shall issue a substitute license with the new name upon receiving an application and fee for a
             628      duplicate license and any of the following proofs of the applicant's full legal name:
             629          (a) an original or certified copy of the applicant's marriage certificate;
             630          (b) a certified copy of a court order under Title 42, Chapter 1, Change of Name,
             631      showing the name change;
             632          (c) an original or certified copy of a birth certificate issued by a government agency;
             633          (d) a certified copy of a divorce decree or annulment granted the applicant that
             634      specifies the name change requested; or
             635          (e) a certified copy of a divorce decree that does not specify the name change requested
             636      together with:
             637          (i) an original or certified copy of the applicant's birth certificate;
             638          (ii) the applicant's marriage license;
             639          (iii) a driver license record showing use of a maiden name; or
             640          (iv) other documentation the division finds acceptable.
             641          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(c), if a person has applied for and received
             642      a license certificate and is currently required to register as a sex offender under Section
             643      77-27-21.5 :
             644          (i) the person's original license or renewal to an original license expires on the next
             645      birth date of the licensee beginning on July 1, 2006;


             646          (ii) the person shall surrender the person's license to the division on or before the
             647      licensee's next birth date beginning on July 1, 2006; and
             648          (iii) the person may apply for a license certificate with an expiration date identified in
             649      Subsection 53-3-205 [(8)](7)(h) by:
             650          (A) furnishing proper documentation to the division as provided in Section 53-3-205 ;
             651      and
             652          (B) paying the fee for a license required under Section 53-3-105 .
             653          (b) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(c), if a person has applied for and received a
             654      license certificate and is subsequently convicted of any offense listed in Subsection
             655      77-27-21.5 (1)(f), the person shall surrender the license certificate to the division on the
             656      person's next birth date following the conviction and may apply for a license certificate with an
             657      expiration date identified in Subsection 53-3-205 [(8)](7)(h) by:
             658          (i) furnishing proper documentation to the division as provided in Section 53-3-205 ;
             659      and
             660          (ii) paying the fee for a license required under Section 53-3-105 .
             661          (c) A person who is unable to comply with the provisions of Subsection (3)(a) or (3)(b)
             662      because the person is in the custody of the Department of Corrections or the Division of
             663      Juvenile Justice Services, confined in a correctional facility not operated by or under contract
             664      with the Department of Corrections, or committed to a state mental facility, shall comply with
             665      the provisions of Subsection (3)(a) or (b) within ten days of being released from confinement.
             666          (4) (a) If the division is authorized or required to give any notice under this chapter or
             667      other law regulating the operation of vehicles, the notice shall, unless otherwise prescribed, be
             668      given by:
             669          (i) personal delivery to the person to be notified; or
             670          (ii) deposit in the United States mail with postage prepaid, addressed to the person at
             671      his address as shown by the records of the division.
             672          (b) The giving of notice by mail is complete upon the expiration of four days after the
             673      deposit of the notice.
             674          (c) Proof of the giving of notice in either manner may be made by the certificate of any
             675      officer or employee of the division or affidavit of any person older than 18 years of age,
             676      naming the person to whom the notice was given and specifying the time, place, and manner of


             677      giving the notice.
             678          (5) The division may use state mailing or United States Postal Service information to:
             679          (a) verify an address on an application or on records of the division; and
             680          (b) correct mailing addresses in the division's records.
             681          (6) (a) A violation of the provisions of Subsection (1) is an infraction.
             682          (b) A person who knowingly fails to surrender a license certificate under Subsection
             683      (3) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
             684          Section 11. Section 53-3-223 is amended to read:
             685           53-3-223. Chemical test for driving under the influence -- Temporary license --
             686      Hearing and decision -- Suspension and fee -- Judicial review.
             687          (1) (a) If a peace officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a person may be
             688      violating or has violated Section 41-6a-502 , prohibiting the operation of a vehicle with a
             689      certain blood or breath alcohol concentration and driving under the influence of any drug,
             690      alcohol, or combination of a drug and alcohol or while having any measurable controlled
             691      substance or metabolite of a controlled substance in the person's body in violation of Section
             692      41-6a-517 , the peace officer may, in connection with arresting the person, request that the
             693      person submit to a chemical test or tests to be administered in compliance with the standards
             694      under Section 41-6a-520 .
             695          (b) In this section, a reference to Section 41-6a-502 includes any similar local
             696      ordinance adopted in compliance with Subsection 41-6a-510 (1).
             697          (2) The peace officer shall advise a person prior to the person's submission to a
             698      chemical test that a test result indicating a violation of Section 41-6a-502 or 41-6a-517 shall,
             699      and the existence of a blood alcohol content sufficient to render the person incapable of safely
             700      driving a motor vehicle may, result in suspension or revocation of the person's license to drive
             701      a motor vehicle.
             702          (3) If the person submits to a chemical test and the test results indicate a blood or
             703      breath alcohol content in violation of Section 41-6a-502 or 41-6a-517 , or if a peace officer
             704      makes a determination, based on reasonable grounds, that the person is otherwise in violation
             705      of Section 41-6a-502 , a peace officer shall, on behalf of the division and within 24 hours of
             706      arrest, give notice of the division's intention to suspend the person's license to drive a motor
             707      vehicle.


             708          (4) (a) When a peace officer gives notice on behalf of the division, the peace officer
             709      shall:
             710          (i) take the Utah license certificate or permit, if any, of the driver;
             711          (ii) issue a temporary license certificate effective for only 29 days from the date of
             712      arrest; and
             713          (iii) supply to the driver, in a manner specified by the division, basic information
             714      regarding how to obtain a prompt hearing before the division.
             715          (b) A citation issued by a peace officer may, if provided in a manner specified by the
             716      division, also serve as the temporary license certificate.
             717          (5) As a matter of procedure, a peace officer shall send to the division within ten
             718      calendar days after the day on which notice is provided:
             719          (a) the person's license certificate;
             720          (b) a copy of the citation issued for the offense;
             721          (c) a signed report in a manner specified by the division indicating the chemical test
             722      results, if any; and
             723          (d) any other basis for the peace officer's determination that the person has violated
             724      Section 41-6a-502 or 41-6a-517 .
             725          (6) (a) Upon request in a manner specified by the division, the division shall grant to
             726      the person an opportunity to be heard within 29 days after the date of arrest. The request to be
             727      heard shall be made within ten calendar days of the day on which notice is provided under
             728      Subsection (5).
             729          (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (6)(b)(ii), a hearing, if held, shall be before the
             730      division in the county in which the arrest occurred.
             731          (ii) The division may hold a hearing in some other county if the division and the person
             732      both agree.
             733          (c) The hearing shall be documented and shall cover the issues of:
             734          (i) whether a peace officer had reasonable grounds to believe the person was driving a
             735      motor vehicle in violation of Section 41-6a-502 or 41-6a-517 ;
             736          (ii) whether the person refused to submit to the test; and
             737          (iii) the test results, if any.
             738          (d) (i) In connection with a hearing the division or its authorized agent:


             739          (A) may administer oaths and may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and
             740      the production of relevant books and papers; or
             741          (B) may issue subpoenas for the attendance of necessary peace officers.
             742          (ii) The division shall pay witness fees and mileage from the Transportation Fund in
             743      accordance with the rates established in Section 78-46-28 .
             744          (e) The division may designate one or more employees to conduct the hearing.
             745          (f) Any decision made after a hearing before any designated employee is as valid as if
             746      made by the division.
             747          (7) (a) If, after a hearing, the division determines that a peace officer had reasonable
             748      grounds to believe that the person was driving a motor vehicle in violation of Section
             749      41-6a-502 or 41-6a-517 , if the person failed to appear before the division as required in the
             750      notice, or if a hearing is not requested under this section, the division shall suspend the person's
             751      license or permit to operate a motor vehicle for a period of:
             752          (i) 90 days beginning on the 30th day after the date of arrest for a first suspension; or
             753          (ii) one year beginning on the 30th day after the date of arrest for a second or
             754      subsequent suspension for an offense that occurred within the previous ten years.
             755          (b) (i) Notwithstanding the provisions in Subsection (7)(a)(i), the division shall
             756      reinstate a person's license prior to completion of the 90 day suspension period imposed under
             757      Subsection (7)(a)(i) if the person's charge for a violation of Section 41-6a-502 or 41-6a-517 is
             758      reduced or dismissed prior to completion of the suspension period.
             759          (ii) The division shall immediately reinstate a person's license upon receiving written
             760      verification of the person's dismissal of a charge for a violation of Section 41-6a-502 or
             761      41-6a-517 .
             762          (iii) The division shall reinstate a person's license no sooner than 60 days beginning on
             763      the 30th day after the date of arrest upon receiving written verification of the person's reduction
             764      of a charge for a violation of Section 41-6a-502 or 41-6a-517 .
             765          (iv) If a person's license is reinstated under this Subsection (7)(b), the person is
             766      required to pay the license reinstatement fees under Subsections 53-3-105 [(29)] (23) and [(30)]
             767      (24).
             768          (8) (a) The division shall assess against a person, in addition to any fee imposed under
             769      Subsection 53-3-205 [(13)](12) for driving under the influence, a fee under Section 53-3-105 to


             770      cover administrative costs, which shall be paid before the person's driving privilege is
             771      reinstated. This fee shall be cancelled if the person obtains an unappealed division hearing or
             772      court decision that the suspension was not proper.
             773          (b) A person whose license has been suspended by the division under this section
             774      following an administrative hearing may file a petition within 30 days after the suspension for a
             775      hearing on the matter which, if held, is governed by Section 53-3-224 .
             776          Section 12. Section 53-3-231 is amended to read:
             777           53-3-231. Person under 21 may not operate a vehicle or motorboat with
             778      detectable alcohol in body -- Chemical test procedures -- Temporary license -- Hearing
             779      and decision -- Suspension of license or operating privilege -- Fees -- Judicial review --
             780      Referral to local substance abuse authority or program.
             781          (1) (a) As used in this section:
             782          (i) "Local substance abuse authority" has the same meaning as provided in Section
             783      62A-15-102 .
             784          (ii) "Substance abuse program" means any substance abuse program licensed by the
             785      Department of Human Services or the Department of Health and approved by the local
             786      substance abuse authority.
             787          (b) Calculations of blood, breath, or urine alcohol concentration under this section shall
             788      be made in accordance with the procedures in Subsection 41-6a-502 (1).
             789          (2) (a) A person younger than 21 years of age may not operate or be in actual physical
             790      control of a vehicle or motorboat with any measurable blood, breath, or urine alcohol
             791      concentration in the person's body as shown by a chemical test.
             792          (b) A person who violates Subsection (2)(a), in addition to any other applicable
             793      penalties arising out of the incident, shall have the person's operator license denied or
             794      suspended as provided in Subsection (8).
             795          (3) (a) When a peace officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a person may be
             796      violating or has violated Subsection (2), the peace officer may, in connection with arresting the
             797      person for a violation of Section 32A-12-209 , request that the person submit to a chemical test
             798      or tests to be administered in compliance with the standards under Section 41-6a-520 .
             799          (b) The peace officer shall advise a person prior to the person's submission to a
             800      chemical test that a test result indicating a violation of Subsection (2)(a) will result in denial or


             801      suspension of the person's license to operate a motor vehicle or a refusal to issue a license.
             802          (c) If the person submits to a chemical test and the test results indicate a blood, breath,
             803      or urine alcohol content in violation of Subsection (2)(a), or if a peace officer makes a
             804      determination, based on reasonable grounds, that the person is otherwise in violation of
             805      Subsection (2)(a), a peace officer shall, on behalf of the division and within 24 hours of the
             806      arrest, give notice of the division's intention to deny or suspend the person's license to operate a
             807      vehicle or refusal to issue a license under this section.
             808          (4) When a peace officer gives notice on behalf of the division, the peace officer shall:
             809          (a) take the Utah license certificate or permit, if any, of the operator;
             810          (b) issue a temporary license certificate effective for only 29 days from the date of
             811      arrest if the driver had a valid operator's license; and
             812          (c) supply to the operator, in a manner specified by the division, basic information
             813      regarding how to obtain a prompt hearing before the division.
             814          (5) A citation issued by a peace officer may, if provided in a manner specified by the
             815      division, also serve as the temporary license certificate under Subsection (4)(b).
             816          (6) As a matter of procedure, a peace officer shall send to the division within ten
             817      calendar days after the day on which notice is provided:
             818          (a) the person's driver license certificate, if any;
             819          (b) a copy of the citation issued for the offense;
             820          (c) a signed report in a manner specified by the Driver License Division indicating the
             821      chemical test results, if any; and
             822          (d) any other basis for a peace officer's determination that the person has violated
             823      Subsection (2).
             824          (7) (a) (i) Upon request in a manner specified by the division, the Driver License
             825      Division shall grant to the person an opportunity to be heard within 29 days after the date of
             826      arrest under Section 32A-12-209 .
             827          (ii) The request shall be made within ten calendar days of the day on which notice is
             828      provided.
             829          (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (7)(b)(ii), a hearing, if held, shall be before the
             830      division in the county in which the arrest occurred.
             831          (ii) The division may hold a hearing in some other county if the division and the person


             832      both agree.
             833          (c) The hearing shall be documented and shall cover the issues of:
             834          (i) whether a peace officer had reasonable grounds to believe the person was operating
             835      a motor vehicle or motorboat in violation of Subsection (2)(a);
             836          (ii) whether the person refused to submit to the test; and
             837          (iii) the test results, if any.
             838          (d) In connection with a hearing, the division or its authorized agent may administer
             839      oaths and may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of relevant
             840      books and papers and records as defined in Section 46-4-102 .
             841          (e) One or more members of the division may conduct the hearing.
             842          (f) Any decision made after a hearing before any number of the members of the
             843      division is as valid as if made after a hearing before the full membership of the division.
             844          (8) If, after a hearing, the division determines that a peace officer had reasonable
             845      grounds to believe that the person was driving a motor vehicle in violation of Subsection (2)(a),
             846      if the person fails to appear before the division as required in the notice, or if the person does
             847      not request a hearing under this section, the division shall:
             848          (a) deny the person's license for a period of 90 days beginning on the 30th day after the
             849      date of arrest for a first offense under Subsection (2)(a);
             850          (b) suspend the person's license for a period of one year beginning on the 30th day after
             851      the date of arrest for a second or subsequent offense under Subsection (2)(a) within three years
             852      of a prior denial or suspension; or
             853          (c) deny the person's application for a license or learner's permit until the person is 17
             854      years of age or for a period of one year, whichever is longer, if the person has not been issued
             855      an operator license.
             856          (9) (a) (i) Following denial or suspension the division shall assess against a person, in
             857      addition to any fee imposed under Subsection 53-3-205 [(13)](12), a fee under Section
             858      53-3-105 , which shall be paid before the person's driving privilege is reinstated, to cover
             859      administrative costs.
             860          (ii) This fee shall be canceled if the person obtains an unappealed division hearing or
             861      court decision that the suspension was not proper.
             862          (b) A person whose operator license has been denied, suspended, or postponed by the


             863      division under this section following an administrative hearing may file a petition within 30
             864      days after the suspension for a hearing on the matter which, if held, is governed by Section
             865      53-3-224 .
             866          (10) After reinstatement of an operator license for a first offense under this section, a
             867      report authorized under Section 53-3-104 may not contain evidence of the denial or suspension
             868      of the person's operator license under this section if the person has not been convicted of any
             869      other offense for which the denial or suspension may be extended.
             870          (11) (a) In addition to the penalties in Subsection (8), a person who violates Subsection
             871      (2)(a) shall:
             872          (i) obtain an assessment and recommendation for appropriate action from a substance
             873      abuse program, but any associated costs shall be the person's responsibility; or
             874          (ii) be referred by the division to the local substance abuse authority for an assessment
             875      and recommendation for appropriate action.
             876          (b) (i) Reinstatement of the person's operator license or the right to obtain an operator
             877      license is contingent upon successful completion of the action recommended by the local
             878      substance abuse authority or the substance abuse program.
             879          (ii) The local substance abuse authority's or the substance abuse program's
             880      recommended action shall be determined by an assessment of the person's alcohol abuse and
             881      may include:
             882          (A) a targeted education and prevention program;
             883          (B) an early intervention program; or
             884          (C) a substance abuse treatment program.
             885          (iii) Successful completion of the recommended action shall be determined by
             886      standards established by the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health.
             887          (c) At the conclusion of the penalty period imposed under Subsection (2), the local
             888      substance abuse authority or the substance abuse program shall notify the division of the
             889      person's status regarding completion of the recommended action.
             890          (d) The local substance abuse authorities and the substance abuse programs shall
             891      cooperate with the division in:
             892          (i) conducting the assessments;
             893          (ii) making appropriate recommendations for action; and


             894          (iii) notifying the division about the person's status regarding completion of the
             895      recommended action.
             896          (e) (i) The local substance abuse authority is responsible for the cost of the assessment
             897      of the person's alcohol abuse, if the assessment is conducted by the local substance abuse
             898      authority.
             899          (ii) The local substance abuse authority or a substance abuse program selected by a
             900      person is responsible for:
             901          (A) conducting an assessment of the person's alcohol abuse; and
             902          (B) for making a referral to an appropriate program on the basis of the findings of the
             903      assessment.
             904          (iii) (A) The person who violated Subsection (2)(a) is responsible for all costs and fees
             905      associated with the recommended program to which the person selected or is referred.
             906          (B) The costs and fees under Subsection (11)(e)(iii)(A) shall be based on a sliding scale
             907      consistent with the local substance abuse authority's policies and practices regarding fees for
             908      services or determined by the substance abuse program.
             909          Section 13. Section 53-3-407 is amended to read:
             910           53-3-407. Qualifications for commercial driver license -- Fee -- Third parties may
             911      administer skills test.
             912          (1) (a) As used in this section, "CDL driver training school" means a business
             913      enterprise conducted by an individual, association, partnership, or corporation that:
             914          (i) educates and trains persons, either practically or theoretically, or both, to drive
             915      commercial motor vehicles; and
             916          (ii) prepares an applicant for an examination under Subsection (2)(a)(ii) or (2)(b)(i)(B).
             917          (b) A CDL driver training school may charge a consideration or tuition for the services
             918      provided under Subsection (1)(a).
             919          (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), a CDL may be issued only to a person
             920      who:
             921          (i) is a resident of this state or qualifies as a nonresident under Section 53-3-409 ;
             922          (ii) has passed a test of knowledge and skills for driving a commercial motor vehicle,
             923      that complies with minimum standards established by federal regulation in 49 C.F.R., Part 383,
             924      Subparts G and H; and


             925          (iii) has complied with all requirements of 49 C.F.R., Part 383 and other applicable
             926      state laws and federal regulations.
             927          (b) (i) A temporary CDL may be issued to a person who:
             928          (A) is enrolled in a CDL driver training school located in Utah;
             929          (B) has passed a test of knowledge and skills for driving a commercial motor vehicle,
             930      that complies with minimum standards established by federal regulation in 49 C.F.R. Part 383,
             931      Subparts G and H; and
             932          (C) has complied with all requirements of 49 C.F.R. Part 383, Subparts G and H.
             933          (ii) A temporary CDL issued under this Subsection (2)(b):
             934          (A) is valid for 60 days; and
             935          (B) may not be renewed or extended.
             936          (iii) Except as provided in this section and Subsections 53-3-204 (1)(a)(iv),
             937      53-3-205 [(9)](8)(a)(i)(F) and [(9)] (8)(b), and 53-3-410 (1)(c), the provisions, requirements,
             938      classes, endorsements, fees, restrictions, and sanctions under this code apply to a temporary
             939      CDL issued under this Subsection (2)(b) in the same way as a commercial driver license issued
             940      under this part.
             941          (3) Tests required under this section shall be prescribed and administered by the
             942      division.
             943          (4) The division shall authorize a person, an agency of this or another state, an
             944      employer, a private driver training facility or other private institution, or a department, agency,
             945      or entity of local government to administer the skills test required under this section if:
             946          (a) the test is the same test as prescribed by the division, and is administered in the
             947      same manner; and
             948          (b) the party authorized under this section to administer the test has entered into an
             949      agreement with the state that complies with the requirements of 49 C.F.R., Part 383.75.
             950          (5) A person who has an appointment with the division for testing and fails to keep the
             951      appointment or to cancel at least 48 hours in advance of the appointment shall pay the fee
             952      under Section 53-3-105 .
             953          (6) A person authorized under this section to administer the skills test is not criminally
             954      or civilly liable for the administration of the test unless he administers the test in a grossly
             955      negligent manner.


             956          (7) The division shall waive the skills test required under this section if it determines
             957      that the applicant meets the requirements of 49 C.F.R., Part 383.77.
             958          Section 14. Section 53-3-905 is amended to read:
             959           53-3-905. Dedication of fees.
             960          (1) Five dollars of the annual registration fee imposed under Section 41-1a-1206 for
             961      each registered motorcycle and $2.50 of the fee imposed under Section 53-3-105 for an
             962      original, renewal, or extension of a [class M license or provisional class M license application]
             963      motorcycle endorsement shall be deposited as dedicated credits in the Transportation Fund to
             964      be used by the division for the program.
             965          (2) Appropriations to the program are nonlapsing.
             966          (3) Appropriations may not be used for assistance to, advocacy of, or lobbying for any
             967      legislation unless the legislation would enhance or affect the financial status of the program or
             968      the program's continuation.
             969          Section 15. Effective date.
             970          This bill takes effect July 1, 2008.


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