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First Substitute H.B. 154

Representative James A. Dunnigan proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
MOTORBOAT EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

             2     
2008 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: James A. Dunnigan

             5     
Senate Sponsor: ____________

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies the Uniform Driver License Act and the State Boating Act by
             10      amending provisions relating to operating a motorboat.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    provides definitions;
             14          .    creates a motorboat endorsement for a driver license;
             15          .    requires an applicant for a motorboat endorsement to:
             16              .    hold an original or provisional class D license, a CDL, or an out-of-state
             17      equivalent; and
             18              .    provide the division proof that the applicant has completed a boating safety
             19      course;
             20          .    clarifies that certain driver license provisions apply to motorboats;
             21          .    provides that beginning on July 1, 2013, a person may not operate a motorboat on
             22      the waters of this state unless the person:
             23              .    has a driver license and motorboat endorsement;
             24              .    is under 16 years of age and is operating the motorboat under the direct
             25      supervision of a person who is at least 18 years of age and meets certain


             26      requirements;
             27              .    is a nonresident who is 16 years of age or older and is operating the motorboat
             28      in compliance with the motorboat licensing and education requirements of the
             29      nonresident's home state;
             30              .    is a licensed Utah captain/guide license holder and is carrying passengers for
             31      hire; or
             32              .    is operating an official United States Government motorboat on official
             33      business and has a valid United States Government motorboat operators
             34      certification;
             35          .    provides that the division may authorize a boat livery to issue a 14-day temporary
             36      operating permit to certain persons;
             37          .    requires the Division of Parks and Recreation to establish requirements for and
             38      administer a boating safety course program;
             39          .    grants the Division of Parks and Recreation authority to make rules establishing         
             40      procedures and requirements for providing a boating safety course; and
             41          .    makes technical changes.
             42      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             43          None
             44      Other Special Clauses:
             45          This bill takes effect July 1, 2008.
             46      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             47      AMENDS:
             48          53-3-102 (Effective 07/01/08), as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 338
             49          53-3-105, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapters 53, 261, and 296
             50          53-3-106, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 261
             51          53-3-204, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapters 46, 201, and 293
             52          53-3-205, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapters 60 and 173
             53          53-3-217, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 51
             54          73-18-10, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1986, Chapter 197
             55          73-18-15.2, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2002, Chapter 200
             56      ENACTS:


             57          73-18-15.4, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             58          73-18-15.6, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             59     
             60      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             61          Section 1. Section 53-3-102 (Effective 07/01/08) is amended to read:
             62           53-3-102 (Effective 07/01/08). Definitions.
             63          As used in this chapter:
             64          (1) "Cancellation" means the termination by the division of a license issued through
             65      error or fraud or for which consent under Section 53-3-211 has been withdrawn.
             66          (2) "Class D license" means the class of license issued to drive motor vehicles not
             67      defined as commercial motor vehicles or motorcycles under this chapter.
             68          (3) "Class M license" means the class of license issued to drive a motorcycle as defined
             69      under this chapter.
             70          (4) "Commercial driver license" or "CDL" means a license issued substantially in
             71      accordance with the requirements of Title XII, Pub. L. 99-570, the Commercial Motor Vehicle
             72      Safety Act of 1986, and in accordance with Part 4, Uniform Commercial Driver License Act,
             73      which authorizes the holder to drive a class of commercial motor vehicle.
             74          (5) (a) "Commercial motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle or combination of motor
             75      vehicles designed or used to transport passengers or property if the motor vehicle:
             76          (i) has a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds or a lesser rating as
             77      determined by federal regulation;
             78          (ii) is designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver; or
             79          (iii) is transporting hazardous materials and is required to be placarded in accordance
             80      with 49 C.F.R. Part 172, Subpart F.
             81          (b) The following vehicles are not considered a commercial motor vehicle for purposes
             82      of Part 4, Uniform Commercial Driver License Act:
             83          (i) equipment owned and operated by the United States Department of Defense when
             84      driven by any active duty military personnel and members of the reserves and national guard on
             85      active duty including personnel on full-time national guard duty, personnel on part-time
             86      training, and national guard military technicians and civilians who are required to wear military
             87      uniforms and are subject to the code of military justice;


             88          (ii) vehicles controlled and driven by a farmer to transport agricultural products, farm
             89      machinery, or farm supplies to or from a farm within 150 miles of his farm but not in operation
             90      as a motor carrier for hire;
             91          (iii) firefighting and emergency vehicles; and
             92          (iv) recreational vehicles that are not used in commerce and are driven solely as family
             93      or personal conveyances for recreational purposes.
             94          (6) "Conviction" means any of the following:
             95          (a) an unvacated adjudication of guilt or a determination that a person has violated or
             96      failed to comply with the law in a court of original jurisdiction or an administrative proceeding;
             97          (b) an unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure a person's
             98      appearance in court;
             99          (c) a plea of guilty or nolo contendere accepted by the court;
             100          (d) the payment of a fine or court costs; or
             101          (e) violation of a condition of release without bail, regardless of whether the penalty is
             102      rebated, suspended, or probated.
             103          (7) "Denial" or "denied" means the withdrawal of a driving privilege by the division to
             104      which the provisions of Title 41, Chapter 12a, Part 4, Proof of Owner's or Operator's Security,
             105      do not apply.
             106          (8) "Director" means the division director appointed under Section 53-3-103 .
             107          (9) "Disqualification" means either:
             108          (a) the suspension, revocation, cancellation, denial, or any other withdrawal by a state
             109      of a person's privileges to drive a commercial motor vehicle;
             110          (b) a determination by the Federal Highway Administration, under 49 C.F.R. Part 386,
             111      that a person is no longer qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle under 49 C.F.R. Part
             112      391; or
             113          (c) the loss of qualification that automatically follows conviction of an offense listed in
             114      49 C.F.R. Part 383.51.
             115          (10) "Division" means the Driver License Division of the department created in
             116      Section 53-3-103 .
             117          (11) "Drive" means:
             118          (a) to operate or be in physical control of a:


             119          (i) motor vehicle upon a highway; [and] or
             120          (ii) motorboat on the waters of this state; and
             121          (b) in Subsections 53-3-414 (1) through (3), Subsection 53-3-414 (5), and Sections
             122      53-3-417 and 53-3-418 , the operation or physical control of a motor vehicle at any place within
             123      the state.
             124          (12) (a) "Driver" means any person who drives, or is in actual physical control of a
             125      motor vehicle in any location open to the general public or motorboat on the waters of this state
             126      for purposes of vehicular or motorboat traffic.
             127          (b) In Part 4, Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, "driver" includes any person
             128      who is required to hold a CDL under Part 4 or federal law.
             129          (13) "Extension" means a renewal completed in a manner specified by the division.
             130          (14) "Farm tractor" means every motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm
             131      implement for drawing plows, mowing machines, and other implements of husbandry.
             132          (15) "Highway" means the entire width between property lines of every way or place of
             133      any nature when any part of it is open to the use of the public, as a matter of right, for traffic.
             134          (16) "License" means the privilege to drive a motor vehicle.
             135          (17) "License certificate" means the evidence of the privilege issued under this chapter
             136      to drive a motor vehicle.
             137          (18) (a) "Motorboat" has the same meaning as provided under Section 73-18-2 .
             138          (b) "Motorboat" includes personal watercraft regardless of the manufacturer listed
             139      horsepower.
             140          (c) "Motorboat" does not include a boat with a manufacturer listed horsepower of 50
             141      horsepower or less.
             142          (19) "Motorcycle" means every motor vehicle, other than a tractor, having a seat or
             143      saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel with not more than three wheels in contact
             144      with the ground.
             145          (20) "Office of Recovery Services" means the Office of Recovery Services, created in
             146      Section 62A-11-102 .
             147          (21) (a) "Owner" means a person other than a lienholder having an interest in the
             148      property or title to a vehicle.
             149          (b) "Owner" includes a person entitled to the use and possession of a vehicle subject to


             150      a security interest in another person but excludes a lessee under a lease not intended as security.
             151          (22) "Renewal" means to validate a license certificate so that it expires at a later date.
             152          (23) "Reportable violation" means an offense required to be reported to the division as
             153      determined by the division and includes those offenses against which points are assessed under
             154      Section 53-3-221 .
             155          (24) (a) "Resident" means an individual who:
             156          (i) has established a domicile in this state, as defined in Section 41-1a-202 , or
             157      regardless of domicile, remains in this state for an aggregate period of six months or more
             158      during any calendar year;
             159          (ii) engages in a trade, profession, or occupation in this state, or who accepts
             160      employment in other than seasonal work in this state, and who does not commute into the state;
             161          (iii) declares himself to be a resident of this state by obtaining a valid Utah driver
             162      license certificate or motor vehicle registration; or
             163          (iv) declares himself a resident of this state to obtain privileges not ordinarily extended
             164      to nonresidents, including going to school, or placing children in school without paying
             165      nonresident tuition or fees.
             166          (b) "Resident" does not include any of the following:
             167          (i) a member of the military, temporarily stationed in this state;
             168          (ii) an out-of-state student, as classified by an institution of higher education,
             169      regardless of whether the student engages in any type of employment in this state;
             170          (iii) a person domiciled in another state or country, who is temporarily assigned in this
             171      state, assigned by or representing an employer, religious or private organization, or a
             172      governmental entity; or
             173          (iv) an immediate family member who resides with or a household member of a person
             174      listed in Subsections (24)(b)(i) through (iii).
             175          (25) "Revocation" means the termination by action of the division of a licensee's
             176      privilege to drive a motor vehicle.
             177          (26) (a) "School bus" means a commercial motor vehicle used to transport pre-primary,
             178      primary, or secondary school students to and from home and school, or to and from school
             179      sponsored events.
             180          (b) "School bus" does not include a bus used as a common carrier as defined in Section


             181      59-12-102 .
             182          (27) "Suspension" means the temporary withdrawal by action of the division of a
             183      licensee's privilege to drive a motor vehicle.
             184          (28) "Taxicab" means any class D motor vehicle transporting any number of
             185      passengers for hire and that is subject to state or federal regulation as a taxi.
             186          (29) "Waters of this state" has the same meaning as provided under Section 73-18-2 .
             187          Section 2. Section 53-3-105 is amended to read:
             188           53-3-105. Fees for licenses, renewals, extensions, reinstatements, rescheduling,
             189      and identification cards.
             190          The following fees apply under this chapter:
             191          (1) An original class D license application under Section 53-3-205 is $25.
             192          (2) An original class M license application under Section 53-3-205 is $27.50.
             193          (3) An original provisional license application for a class D license under Section
             194      53-3-205 is $30.
             195          (4) An original provisional license application for a class M license under Section
             196      53-3-205 is $32.50.
             197          (5) An original application for a motorcycle endorsement under Section 53-3-205 is
             198      $9.50.
             199          (6) An original application for a motorboat endorsement under Section 53-3-205 is $7.
             200          [(6)] (7) An original application for a taxicab endorsement under Section 53-3-205 is
             201      $7.
             202          [(7)] (8) A learner permit application under Section 53-3-210.5 is $15.
             203          [(8)] (9) A renewal of a class D license under Section 53-3-214 is $25 unless
             204      Subsection [(14)] (16) applies.
             205          [(9)] (10) A renewal of a class M license under Section 53-3-214 is $27.50.
             206          [(10)] (11) A renewal of a provisional license application for a class D license under
             207      Section 53-3-214 is $25.
             208          [(11)] (12) A renewal of a provisional license application for a class M license under
             209      Section 53-3-214 is $27.50.
             210          [(12)] (13) A renewal of a motorcycle endorsement under Section 53-3-214 is $9.50.
             211          (14) A renewal of a motorboat endorsement under Section 53-3-214 is $7.


             212          [(13)] (15) A renewal of a taxicab endorsement under Section 53-3-214 is $7.
             213          [(14)] (16) A renewal of a class D license for a person 65 and older under Section
             214      53-3-214 is $13.
             215          [(15)] (17) An extension of a class D license under Section 53-3-214 is $20 unless
             216      Subsection [(21)] (24) applies.
             217          [(16)] (18) An extension of a class M license under Section 53-3-214 is $22.50.
             218          [(17)] (19) An extension of a provisional license application for a class D license under
             219      Section 53-3-214 is $20.
             220          [(18)] (20) An extension of a provisional license application for a class M license
             221      under Section 53-3-214 is $22.50.
             222          [(19)] (21) An extension of a motorcycle endorsement under Section 53-3-214 is
             223      $9.50.
             224          (22) An extension of a motorboat endorsement under Section 53-3-214 is $7.
             225          [(20)] (23) An extension of a taxicab endorsement under Section 53-3-214 is $7.
             226          [(21)] (24) An extension of a class D license for a person 65 and older under Section
             227      53-3-214 is $11.
             228          [(22)] (25) An original or renewal application for a commercial class A, B, or C license
             229      or an original or renewal of a provisional commercial class A or B license under Part 4,
             230      Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, is:
             231          (a) $40 for the knowledge test; and
             232          (b) $60 for the skills test.
             233          [(23)] (26) Each original CDL endorsement for passengers, hazardous material, double
             234      or triple trailers, or tankers is $7.
             235          [(24)] (27) An original CDL endorsement for a school bus under Part 4, Uniform
             236      Commercial Driver License Act, is $7.
             237          [(25)] (28) A renewal of a CDL endorsement under Part 4, Uniform Commercial
             238      Driver License Act, is $7.
             239          [(26)] (29) (a) A retake of a CDL knowledge test provided for in Section 53-3-205 is
             240      $20.
             241          (b) A retake of a CDL skills test provided for in Section 53-3-205 is $40.
             242          [(27)] (30) A retake of a CDL endorsement test provided for in Section 53-3-205 is $7.


             243          [(28)] (31) A duplicate class A, B, C, D, or M license certificate under Section
             244      53-3-215 is $18.
             245          [(29)] (32) (a) A license reinstatement application under Section 53-3-205 is $30.
             246          (b) A license reinstatement application under Section 53-3-205 for an alcohol, drug, or
             247      combination of alcohol and any drug-related offense is $35 in addition to the fee under
             248      Subsection [(29)] (32)(a).
             249          [(30)] (33) (a) An administrative fee for license reinstatement after an alcohol, drug, or
             250      combination of alcohol and any drug-related offense under Section 41-6a-520 , 53-3-223 , or
             251      53-3-231 or an alcohol, drug, or combination of alcohol and any drug-related offense under
             252      Part 4, Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, is $170.
             253          (b) This administrative fee is in addition to the fees under Subsection [(29)] (32).
             254          [(31)] (34) (a) An administrative fee for providing the driving record of a driver under
             255      Section 53-3-104 or 53-3-420 is $6.
             256          (b) The division may not charge for a report furnished under Section 53-3-104 to a
             257      municipal, county, state, or federal agency.
             258          [(32)] (35) A rescheduling fee under Section 53-3-205 or 53-3-407 is $25.
             259          [(33)] (36) Except as provided under Subsection [(34)] (37), an identification card
             260      application under Section 53-3-808 is $18.
             261          [(34)] (37) An identification card application under Section 53-3-808 for a person with
             262      a disability, as defined in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 12102, is $13.
             263          Section 3. Section 53-3-106 is amended to read:
             264           53-3-106. Disposition of revenues under this chapter -- Restricted account created
             265      -- Uses as provided by appropriation -- Nonlapsing.
             266          (1) There is created within the Transportation Fund a restricted account known as the
             267      "Department of Public Safety Restricted Account."
             268          (2) The account consists of monies generated from the following revenue sources:
             269          (a) all monies received under this chapter;
             270          (b) administrative fees received according to the fee schedule authorized under this
             271      chapter and Section 63-38-3.2 ; and
             272          (c) any appropriations made to the account by the Legislature.
             273          (3) (a) The account shall earn interest.


             274          (b) All interest earned on account monies shall be deposited in the account.
             275          (4) The expenses of the department in carrying out this chapter shall be provided for by
             276      legislative appropriation from this account.
             277          (5) The amount in excess of $45 of the fees collected under Subsection
             278      53-3-105 [(30)](33) shall be appropriated by the Legislature from this account to the department
             279      to implement the provisions of Section 53-1-117 , except that of the amount in excess of $45,
             280      $40 shall be deposited in the State Laboratory Drug Testing restricted account created in
             281      Section 26-1-34 .
             282          (6) All monies received under Subsection 41-6a-1406 (6)(b)(ii) shall be appropriated by
             283      the Legislature from this account to the department to implement the provisions of Section
             284      53-1-117 .
             285          (7) Appropriations to the department from the account are nonlapsing.
             286          Section 4. Section 53-3-204 is amended to read:
             287           53-3-204. Persons who may not be licensed.
             288          (1) (a) The division may not license a person who:
             289          (i) is younger than 16 years of age;
             290          (ii) has not completed a course in driver training approved by the commissioner;
             291          (iii) if the person is a minor, has not completed the driving requirement under Section
             292      53-3-211 ;
             293          (iv) is not a resident of the state, unless the person is issued a temporary CDL under
             294      Subsection 53-3-407 (2)(b); or
             295          (v) if the person is 17 years of age or younger, has not held a learner permit issued
             296      under Section 53-3-210.5 for six months.
             297          (b) Subsections (1)(a)(i), (ii), and (iii) do not apply to a person:
             298          (i) who has been licensed before July 1, 1967; or
             299          (ii) who is 16 years of age or older making application for a license who has been
             300      licensed in another state or country[; or].
             301          [(iii) who is applying for a permit under Section 53-3-210 or 53A-13-208 .]
             302          [(c) Subsection (1)(a)(v) does not apply to a person applying for a provisional class D
             303      license certificate before February 1, 2007 if the person has been issued a temporary learner
             304      permit or practice permit under Section 53-3-210 .]


             305          (2) The division may not issue a license certificate to a person:
             306          (a) whose license has been suspended, denied, cancelled, or disqualified during the
             307      period of suspension, denial, cancellation, or disqualification;
             308          (b) whose privilege has been revoked, except as provided in Section 53-3-225 ;
             309          (c) who has previously been adjudged mentally incompetent and who has not at the
             310      time of application been restored to competency as provided by law;
             311          (d) who is required by this chapter to take an examination unless the person
             312      successfully passes the examination; or
             313          (e) whose driving privileges have been denied or suspended under:
             314          (i) Section 78-3a-506 by an order of the juvenile court; or
             315          (ii) Section 53-3-231 .
             316          (3) The division may grant a class D or M license to a person whose commercial
             317      license is disqualified under Part 4, Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, if the person is
             318      not otherwise sanctioned under this chapter.
             319          (4) The division may not grant a motorboat endorsement to a person who:
             320          (a) has not been granted an original or provisional class D license, a CDL, or an
             321      out-of-state equivalent to an original or provisional class D license or a CDL; and
             322          (b) has not been issued a boating safety course certificate of completion in accordance
             323      with Section 73-18-15.6 .
             324          Section 5. Section 53-3-205 is amended to read:
             325           53-3-205. Application for license or endorsement -- Fee required -- Tests --
             326      Expiration dates of licenses and endorsements -- Information required -- Previous
             327      licenses surrendered -- Driving record transferred from other states -- Reinstatement --
             328      Fee required -- License agreement.
             329          (1) An application for any original license, provisional license, or endorsement shall
             330      be:
             331          (a) made upon a form furnished by the division; and
             332          (b) accompanied by a nonrefundable fee set under Section 53-3-105 .
             333          (2) An application and fee for an original provisional class D license or an original
             334      class D license entitle the applicant to:
             335          (a) not more than three attempts to pass both the knowledge and the skills tests for a


             336      class D license within six months of the date of the application;
             337          (b) a learner permit if needed pending completion of the application and testing
             338      process; and
             339          (c) an original class D license and license certificate after all tests are passed.
             340          (3) An application and fee for an original class M license entitle the applicant to:
             341          (a) not more than three attempts to pass both the knowledge and skills tests for a class
             342      M license within six months of the date of the application;
             343          (b) a motorcycle learner permit if needed after the knowledge test is passed; and
             344          (c) an original class M license and license certificate after all tests are passed.
             345          (4) (a) An application and fee for a motorcycle or taxicab endorsement entitle the
             346      applicant to:
             347          [(a)] (i) not more than three attempts to pass both the knowledge and skills tests within
             348      six months of the date of the application;
             349          [(b)] (ii) a motorcycle learner permit if needed after the motorcycle knowledge test is
             350      passed; and
             351          [(c)] (iii) a motorcycle or taxicab endorsement when all tests are passed.
             352          (b) An application and fee for a motorboat endorsement entitle the applicant to a
             353      motorboat endorsement when the applicant provides proof that the applicant has completed a
             354      boating safety course issued in accordance with Section 73-18-15.6 .
             355          (5) An application and fees for a commercial class A, B, or C license entitle the
             356      applicant to:
             357          (a) not more than two attempts to pass a knowledge test and not more than two
             358      attempts to pass a skills test within six months of the date of the application;
             359          (b) a commercial driver instruction permit if needed after the knowledge test is passed;
             360      and
             361          (c) an original commercial class A, B, or C license and license certificate when all
             362      applicable tests are passed.
             363          (6) An application and fee for a CDL endorsement entitle the applicant to:
             364          (a) not more than two attempts to pass a knowledge test and not more than two
             365      attempts to pass a skills test within six months of the date of the application; and
             366          (b) a CDL endorsement when all tests are passed.


             367          (7) If a CDL applicant does not pass a knowledge test, skills test, or an endorsement
             368      test within the number of attempts provided in Subsection (5) or (6), each test may be taken
             369      two additional times within the six months for the fee provided in Section 53-3-105 .
             370          (8) (a) Except as provided under Subsections (8)(f), (g), and (h), an original license
             371      expires on the birth date of the applicant in the fifth year following the year the license
             372      certificate was issued.
             373          (b) Except as provided under Subsections (8)(f), (g), and (h), a renewal or an extension
             374      to a license expires on the birth date of the licensee in the fifth year following the expiration
             375      date of the license certificate renewed or extended.
             376          (c) Except as provided under Subsections (8)(f) and (g), a duplicate license expires on
             377      the same date as the last license certificate issued.
             378          (d) An endorsement to a license expires on the same date as the license certificate
             379      regardless of the date the endorsement was granted.
             380          (e) A license and any endorsement to the license held by a person ordered to active
             381      duty and stationed outside Utah in any of the armed forces of the United States, which expires
             382      during the time period the person is stationed outside of the state, is valid until 90 days after the
             383      person has been discharged or has left the service, unless:
             384          (i) the license is suspended, disqualified, denied, or has been cancelled or revoked by
             385      the division; or
             386          (ii) the licensee updates the information or photograph on the license certificate.
             387          (f) An original license or a renewal to an original license obtained using proof under
             388      Subsection (9)(a)(i)(E)(III) expires on the date of the expiration of the applicant's foreign visa,
             389      permit, or other document granting legal presence in the United States or on the date provided
             390      under this Subsection (8), whichever is sooner.
             391          (g) (i) An original license or a renewal or a duplicate to an original license expires on
             392      the next birth date of the applicant or licensee beginning on July 1, 2005 if:
             393          (A) the license was obtained without using a Social Security number as required under
             394      Subsection (9); and
             395          (B) the license certificate or driving privilege card is not clearly distinguished as
             396      required under Subsection 53-3-207 (6).
             397          (ii) A driving privilege card issued or renewed under Section 53-3-207 expires on the


             398      birth date of the applicant in the first year following the year that the driving privilege card was
             399      issued or renewed.
             400          (iii) The expiration dates provided under Subsections (8)(g)(i) and (ii) do not apply to
             401      an original license or driving privilege card or to the renewal of an original license or driving
             402      privilege card with an expiration date provided under Subsection (8)(f).
             403          (h) An original license or a renewal to an original license expires on the birth date of
             404      the applicant in the first year following the year that the license was issued if the applicant is
             405      required to register as a sex offender under Section 77-27-21.5 .
             406          (9) (a) In addition to the information required by Title 63, Chapter 46b, Administrative
             407      Procedures Act, for requests for agency action, each applicant shall:
             408          (i) provide the applicant's:
             409          (A) full legal name;
             410          (B) birth date;
             411          (C) gender;
             412          (D) between July 1, 2002 and July 1, 2007, race in accordance with the categories
             413      established by the United States Census Bureau;
             414          (E) (I) Social Security number;
             415          (II) temporary identification number (ITIN) issued by the Internal Revenue Service for
             416      a person who does not qualify for a Social Security number; or
             417          (III) (Aa) proof that the applicant is a citizen of a country other than the United States;
             418          (Bb) proof that the applicant does not qualify for a Social Security number; and
             419          (Cc) proof of legal presence in the United States, as authorized under federal law; and
             420          (F) Utah residence address as documented by a form acceptable under rules made by
             421      the division under Section 53-3-104 , unless the application is for a temporary CDL issued
             422      under Subsection 53-3-407 (2)(b);
             423          (ii) provide a description of the applicant;
             424          (iii) state whether the applicant has previously been licensed to drive a motor vehicle
             425      and, if so, when and by what state or country;
             426          (iv) state whether the applicant has ever had any license suspended, cancelled, revoked,
             427      disqualified, or denied in the last six years, or whether the applicant has ever had any license
             428      application refused, and if so, the date of and reason for the suspension, cancellation,


             429      revocation, disqualification, denial, or refusal;
             430          (v) state whether the applicant intends to make an anatomical gift under Title 26,
             431      Chapter 28, Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, in compliance with Subsection (16);
             432          (vi) state whether the applicant is required to register as a sex offender under Section
             433      77-27-21.5 ;
             434          (vii) state whether the applicant is a military veteran and does or does not authorize
             435      sharing the information with the state Department of Veterans' Affairs;
             436          (viii) provide all other information the division requires; and
             437          (ix) sign the application which signature may include an electronic signature as defined
             438      in Section 46-4-102 .
             439          (b) Each applicant shall have a Utah residence address, unless the application is for a
             440      temporary CDL issued under Subsection 53-3-407 (2)(b).
             441          (c) The division shall maintain on its computerized records an applicant's:
             442          (i) (A) Social Security number;
             443          (B) temporary identification number (ITIN); or
             444          (C) other number assigned by the division if Subsection (9)(a)(i)(E)(III) applies; and
             445          (ii) indication whether the applicant is required to register as a sex offender under
             446      Section 77-27-21.5 .
             447          (d) An applicant may not be denied a license for refusing to provide race information
             448      required under Subsection (9)(a)(i)(D).
             449          (10) The division shall require proof of every applicant's name, birthdate, and
             450      birthplace by at least one of the following means:
             451          (a) current license certificate;
             452          (b) birth certificate;
             453          (c) Selective Service registration; or
             454          (d) other proof, including church records, family Bible notations, school records, or
             455      other evidence considered acceptable by the division.
             456          (11) When an applicant receives a license in another class, all previous license
             457      certificates shall be surrendered and canceled. However, a disqualified commercial license may
             458      not be canceled unless it expires before the new license certificate is issued.
             459          (12) (a) When an application is received from a person previously licensed in another


             460      state to drive a motor vehicle, the division shall request a copy of the driver's record from the
             461      other state.
             462          (b) When received, the driver's record becomes part of the driver's record in this state
             463      with the same effect as though entered originally on the driver's record in this state.
             464          (13) An application for reinstatement of a license after the suspension, cancellation,
             465      disqualification, denial, or revocation of a previous license shall be accompanied by the
             466      additional fee or fees specified in Section 53-3-105 .
             467          (14) A person who has an appointment with the division for testing and fails to keep
             468      the appointment or to cancel at least 48 hours in advance of the appointment shall pay the fee
             469      under Section 53-3-105 .
             470          (15) A person who applies for an original license or renewal of a license agrees that the
             471      person's license is subject to any suspension or revocation authorized under this title or Title
             472      41, Motor Vehicles.
             473          (16) (a) The indication of intent under Subsection (9)(a)(v) shall be authenticated by
             474      the licensee in accordance with division rule.
             475          (b) (i) Notwithstanding Title 63, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
             476      Management Act, the division may, upon request, release to an organ procurement
             477      organization, as defined in Section 26-28-102 , the names and addresses of all persons who
             478      under Subsection (9)(a)(v) indicate that they intend to make an anatomical gift.
             479          (ii) An organ procurement organization may use released information only to:
             480          (A) obtain additional information for an anatomical gift registry; and
             481          (B) inform licensees of anatomical gift options, procedures, and benefits.
             482          (17) Notwithstanding Title 63, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
             483      Management Act, the division may release to the Department of Veterans' Affairs the names
             484      and addresses of all persons who indicate their status as a veteran under Subsection (9)(a)(vii).
             485          (18) The division and its employees are not liable, as a result of false or inaccurate
             486      information provided under Subsection (9)(a)(v) or (vii), for direct or indirect:
             487          (a) loss;
             488          (b) detriment; or
             489          (c) injury.
             490          (19) A person who knowingly fails to provide the information required under


             491      Subsection (9)(a)(vi) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
             492          Section 6. Section 53-3-217 is amended to read:
             493           53-3-217. License to be carried when driving motor vehicle -- Production in court
             494      -- Violation.
             495          (1) (a) The licensee shall have [his] a license certificate in [his] the licensee's
             496      immediate possession at all times when driving a motor vehicle or motorboat.
             497          (b) A licensee shall display [his] a license certificate upon demand of a justice of
             498      peace, a peace officer, or a field deputy or inspector of the division.
             499          (2) It is a defense to a charge under this section that the person charged produces in
             500      court a license certificate issued to [him] the person and valid at the time of [his] the person's
             501      citation or arrest.
             502          (3) A person who violates Subsection (1)(a) is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
             503          Section 7. Section 73-18-10 is amended to read:
             504           73-18-10. Owner of boat livery -- Duties.
             505          (1) As used in this section, "motorboat" has the same meaning as defined in Section
             506      73-18-15.4 .
             507          [(1)] (2) (a) The owner of a boat livery shall keep a record of the following:
             508          (i) the name and address of the person hiring any vessel;
             509          (ii) the identification number of the vessel;
             510          (iii) the vessel's departure date and time; and
             511          (iv) the vessel's expected time of return.
             512          (b) The record shall be preserved for at least one year.
             513          [(2) Neither the] (3) An owner of a boat livery [nor his] or the owner's agent or
             514      employee may not permit [any] a vessel to depart from the premises of the boat livery unless
             515      the owner [has equipped it] or the owner's agent or employee has:
             516          (a) equipped the vessel as required under this chapter; and [unless he has]
             517          (b) advised the lessee or renter of the vessel of all rules promulgated under this chapter
             518      [which] that the lessee or renter must obey.
             519          (4) A boat livery may apply to the division to become authorized to issue a 14-day
             520      temporary motorboat operator license.
             521          (5) The division may authorize a boat livery to issue 14-day temporary motorboat


             522      operator licenses if:
             523          (a) the boat livery is registered with the division; and
             524          (b) the boat livery pays a fee established by the board in accordance with Section
             525      63-38-3.2 .
             526          (6) (a) A boat livery may issue a 14-day temporary motorboat operator license to a
             527      renter of the livery's motorboat or a person in the renter's party if the person signs an affidavit
             528      affirming that:
             529          (i) the person has completed a boating safety course that meets the requirements of
             530      Section 73-18-15.6 ; and
             531          (ii) the person will adhere to the boating laws and rules.
             532          (b) A boat livery may only issue one temporary motorboat operator license to a person
             533      in a 30-day period.
             534          (7) An owner of a boat livery or an owner's agent or employee may not rent a
             535      motorboat to a person unless the person who will be operating the motorboat meets one of the
             536      requirements under Section 73-18-15.4 .
             537          (8) If the division has reasonable grounds to believe that a boat livery has failed to
             538      comply with the requirements of this section, the division may suspend or revoke the boat
             539      livery's authorization to issue temporary motorboat operator licenses in accordance with the
             540      procedures and requirements of Title 63, Chapter 46b, Administrative Procedures Act.
             541          Section 8. Section 73-18-15.2 is amended to read:
             542           73-18-15.2. Minimum age of operators -- Boating safety course for youth to
             543      operate personal watercraft.
             544          (1) As used in this section, unless otherwise provided:
             545          (a) "Direct supervision" means oversight at a distance within which visual contact is
             546      maintained.
             547          (b) "Motorboat" has the same meaning as defined in Section 73-18-15.4 .
             548          [(1)] (2) (a) A person under 16 years of age may not operate a motorboat as defined in
             549      Section 73-18-2 , on the waters of this state unless the person is under the on-board and direct
             550      supervision of a person who:
             551          (i) is at least 18 years of age[.]; and
             552          (ii) (A) has a driver license and motorboat endorsement to the driver license issued in


             553      accordance with Section 53-3-205 ;
             554          (B) is a nonresident who is in compliance with the motorboat operation licensing and
             555      education requirements of the nonresident's home state; or
             556          (C) (I) is operating a motorboat that is rented from a division authorized boat livery
             557      under Section 73-18-10 ;
             558          (II) has a copy of the rental agreement on board the motorboat; and
             559          (III) has in the person's immediate possession a 14-day temporary motorboat operator
             560      license.
             561          (b) A person under 16 years of age may operate a sailboat, if the person is under the
             562      direct supervision of a person who is at least 18 years of age.
             563          [(2)] (3) A person who is at least 12 years of age or older but under 16 years of age
             564      may operate a personal watercraft, provided [he] the person:
             565          (a) is under the direct supervision of a person who:
             566          (i) is at least 18 years of age; and
             567          (ii) (A) has a driver license and motorboat endorsement to the driver license issued in
             568      accordance with Section 53-3-205 ;
             569          (B) is a nonresident who is in compliance with the motorboat operation licensing and
             570      education requirements of the nonresident's home state; or
             571          (C) (I) is operating a motorboat that is rented from a division authorized boat livery
             572      under Section 73-18-10 ;
             573          (II) has a copy of the rental agreement on board the motorboat; and
             574          (III) has in the person's immediate possession a 14-day temporary motorboat operator
             575      license;
             576          (b) completes a boating safety course [approved by the division] that meets the
             577      requirements in Section 73-18-15.6 ; and
             578          (c) has in [his] the person's possession a boating safety certificate issued by the boating
             579      safety course provider.
             580          [(3)] (4) A person who is at least 16 years of age but under 18 years of age may operate
             581      a personal watercraft, if the person:
             582          (a) completes a boating safety course [approved by the division] that meets the
             583      requirements in Section 73-18-15.6 ; and


             584          (b) has in [his] the person's possession a boating safety certificate issued by the boating
             585      safety course provider in accordance with Section 73-18-15.6 .
             586          [(4) A person required to attend a boating safety course under Subsection (3)(a) need
             587      not be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian while completing a boating safety course.]
             588          (5) A person may not give permission to another person to operate a vessel in violation
             589      of this section.
             590          [(6) As used in this section, "direct supervision" means oversight at a distance within
             591      which visual contact is maintained.]
             592          [(7) (a) The division may collect a fee not to exceed $12 from each person who takes
             593      the division's boating safety course to help defray the cost of the boating safety course.]
             594          [(b) Money collected from the fee collected under Subsection (7)(a) shall be deposited
             595      in the Boating Account.]
             596          Section 9. Section 73-18-15.4 is enacted to read:
             597          73-18-15.4. Motorboat operators must be licensed.
             598          (1) As used in this section:
             599          (a) "Motorboat" has the same meaning as defined in Section 73-18-2 .
             600          (b) "Motorboat" includes personal watercraft regardless of the manufacturer listed
             601      horsepower.
             602          (c) "Motorboat" does not include a boat with a manufacturer listed horsepower of 50
             603      horsepower or less.
             604          (2) Beginning on July 1, 2013, a person may not operate or drive a motorboat on the
             605      waters of this state unless the person:
             606          (a) is granted the privilege to operate a motorboat by being licensed as a driver and by
             607      obtaining a motorboat endorsement to the driver license in accordance with Section 53-3-205 ;
             608          (b) is younger than 16 years of age and is operating a motorboat in accordance with
             609      Section 73-18-15.2 ;
             610          (c) is a nonresident who:
             611          (i) is at least 16 years of age and is operating the motorboat in compliance with the
             612      motorboat operation licensing and education requirements of the nonresident's home state; or
             613          (ii) is younger than 16 years of age and is operating the motorboat in accordance with
             614      Section 73-18-15.2 ;


             615          (d) (i) is at least 18 years of age;
             616          (ii) is operating a motorboat that is rented from a division authorized boat livery under
             617      Section 73-18-10 ;
             618          (iii) has a copy of the rental agreement on board the motorboat; and
             619          (iv) has in the person's immediate possession a 14-day temporary motorboat operator
             620      license;
             621          (e) (i) is a licensed Utah captain/guide license holder; and
             622          (ii) is carrying passengers for hire and operating a motorboat in accordance with the
             623      requirements of Subsection 73-18-4 (1)(d); or
             624          (f) is operating or driving an official United States Government motorboat on official
             625      business with a valid United States Government motorboat operators certification.
             626          Section 10. Section 73-18-15.6 is enacted to read:
             627          73-18-15.6. Boating safety course requirements.
             628          (1) (a) The division shall develop standards and administer the Boating Safety Course
             629      Program.
             630          (b) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             631      division shall makes rules establishing:
             632          (i) the requirements for a boating safety course; and
             633          (ii) the procedure for having a boating safety course approved by the division.
             634          (2) A boating safety course provided under this section shall be approved by:
             635          (a) the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators; and
             636          (b) the division.
             637          (3) A boating safety course provider shall issue a certificate of completion to a person
             638      who:
             639          (a) has completed the boating safety course; and
             640          (b) passes a knowledge test administered by the boating safety course provider.
             641          (4) A person who is at least 16 years of age but under 18 years of age who is required
             642      to attend a boating safety course under Section 73-18-15.2 need not be accompanied by a
             643      parent or legal guardian while completing a boating safety course.
             644          (5) (a) The division may collect fees established by the board in accordance with
             645      Section 63-38-3.2 from each person who takes a boating safety course to help defray the cost of


             646      the boating safety course.
             647          (b) Money from the fees collected under this Subsection (5) shall be deposited in the
             648      Boating Account created in Section 73-18-22 .
             649          Section 11. Effective date.
             650          This bill takes effect July 1, 2008.


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