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H.B. 46

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MOTOR VEHICLE ACT AMENDMENTS

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2010 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Julie Fisher

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Senate Sponsor: Kevin T. Van Tassell

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      Committee Note:
             9          The Transportation Interim Committee recommended this bill.
             10      General Description:
             11          This bill modifies the Motor Vehicles Code by amending provisions relating to motor
             12      vehicles.
             13      Highlighted Provisions:
             14          This bill:
             15          .    provides that the Tax Commission may permit an owner or lessee of a commercial
             16      fleet of vehicles that are apportioned and required to be registered in this state to
             17      register the vehicles commencing on certain days and expiring on certain days in the
             18      following year;
             19          .    repeals the requirement that an owner of a vehicle record the actual miles on an
             20      application for a renewal of registration;
             21          .    provides that the Motor Vehicle Division shall publish a notice of a sale of a motor
             22      vehicle that has been seized and has not been recovered on the division's website
             23      rather than in a newspaper of general statewide circulation;
             24          .    authorizes a county legislative body of a county that is required to utilize a motor
             25      vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program or in which an emissions
             26      inspection and maintenance program is necessary to attain or maintain any national
             27      ambient air quality standard to impose a local emissions compliance fee;


             28          .    establishes the procedures and requirements for a county legislative body to impose
             29      a local emissions compliance fee;
             30          .    requires a county legislative body that imposes a local emissions compliance fee to
             31      use revenues generated from the fee for the establishment and enforcement of an
             32      emissions inspection and maintenance program; and
             33          .    makes technical changes.
             34      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             35          None
             36      Other Special Clauses:
             37          None
             38      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             39      AMENDS:
             40          41-1a-203, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 26
             41          41-1a-215, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 210
             42          41-1a-905, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1992, Chapter 1
             43          41-1a-1103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 388
             44          41-1a-1201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, First Special Session, Chapter 6
             45          41-6a-1642, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 171
             46      ENACTS:
             47          41-1a-1223, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             48     
             49      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             50          Section 1. Section 41-1a-203 is amended to read:
             51           41-1a-203. Prerequisites for registration, transfer of ownership, or registration
             52      renewal.
             53          (1) Except as otherwise provided, prior to registration of a vehicle, an owner shall:
             54          (a) obtain an identification number inspection under Section 41-1a-204 ;
             55          (b) obtain a safety inspection certificate, if required in the current year, as provided
             56      under Sections 41-1a-205 and 53-8-205 ;
             57          (c) obtain a certificate of emissions inspection, if required in the current year, as
             58      provided under Section 41-6a-1642 ;


             59          (d) pay property taxes, the in lieu fee, or receive a property tax clearance under Section
             60      41-1a-206 or 41-1a-207 ;
             61          (e) pay the automobile driver education tax required by Section 41-1a-208 ;
             62          (f) pay the applicable registration fee under Part 12, Fee and Tax Requirements;
             63          (g) pay the uninsured motorist identification fee under Section 41-1a-1218 , if
             64      applicable;
             65          (h) pay the motor carrier fee under Section 41-1a-1219 , if applicable; [and]
             66          (i) pay any applicable local emissions compliance fee under Section 41-1a-1223 ; and
             67          [(i)] (j) pay the taxes applicable under Title 59, Chapter 12, Sales and Use Tax Act.
             68          (2) In addition to the requirements in Subsection (1), an owner whose vehicle has not
             69      been previously registered or that is currently registered under a previous owner's name shall
             70      also apply for a valid certificate of title in the owner's name prior to registration.
             71          (3) A new registration, transfer of ownership, or registration renewal under Section
             72      73-18-7 may not be issued for a vessel or outboard motor that is subject to the title provisions
             73      of this chapter unless a certificate of title has been or is in the process of being issued in the
             74      same owner's name.
             75          (4) A new registration, transfer of ownership, or registration renewal under Section
             76      41-22-3 may not be issued for an off-highway vehicle that is subject to the titling provisions of
             77      this chapter unless a certificate of title has been or is in the process of being issued in the same
             78      owner's name.
             79          Section 2. Section 41-1a-215 is amended to read:
             80           41-1a-215. Staggered registration dates -- Exceptions.
             81          (1) (a) Except as provided under Subsections (2) and (3), every vehicle registration,
             82      every registration card, and every registration plate issued under this chapter for the first
             83      registration of the vehicle in this state, continues in effect for a period of 12 months beginning
             84      with the first day of the calendar month of registration and does not expire until the last day of
             85      the same month in the following year.
             86          (b) If the last day of the registration period falls on a day in which the appropriate state
             87      or county offices are not open for business, the registration of the vehicle is extended to
             88      midnight of the next business day.
             89          (2) The provisions of Subsection (1) do not apply to the following:


             90          (a) registration issued to government vehicles under Section 41-1a-221 ;
             91          (b) registration issued to apportioned vehicles under Section 41-1a-301 ;
             92          (c) multiyear registration issued under Section 41-1a-222 ;
             93          (d) lifetime trailer registration issued under Section 41-1a-1206 ;
             94          (e) partial year registration issued under Section 41-1a-1207 ;
             95          (f) registration issued under Section 41-1a-215.5 ; or
             96          (g) plates issued to a dealer, dismantler, manufacturer, remanufacturer, and transporter
             97      under Title 41, Chapter 3, Part 5, Special Dealer License Plates.
             98          (3) (a) Upon application of the owner or lessee of a fleet of commercial vehicles not
             99      apportioned under Section 41-1a-301 and required to be registered in this state, the State Tax
             100      Commission may permit the vehicles to be registered for a registration period commencing on
             101      the first day of March, June, September, or December of any year and expiring on the last day
             102      of March, June, September, or December in the following year.
             103          (b) Upon application of the owner or lessee of a fleet of commercial vehicles
             104      apportioned under Section 41-1a-301 and required to be registered in this state, the State Tax
             105      Commission may permit the vehicles to be registered for a registration period commencing on
             106      the first day of January, April, July, or October of any year and expiring on the last day of
             107      March, June, September, or December in the following year.
             108          (4) When the expiration of a registration plate is extended by affixing a registration
             109      decal to it, the expiration of the decal governs the expiration date of the plate.
             110          Section 3. Section 41-1a-905 is amended to read:
             111           41-1a-905. Division to print mileage on certificate of title -- Exceptions.
             112          (1) The division, before accepting an application for transfer of ownership of a motor
             113      vehicle under Part 7, Transfer of Ownership, shall require the transferee to furnish the
             114      completed odometer disclosure statement required by Section 41-1a-902 and shall, upon the
             115      transfer of ownership, print the mileage on the new certificate of title.
             116          (2) This section does not apply to motor vehicles exempted from mileage disclosure
             117      statements under Section 41-1a-902 .
             118          [(3) The division, before accepting any application for renewal of registration of a
             119      motor vehicle, shall require the owner to record the actual miles on the application.]
             120          Section 4. Section 41-1a-1103 is amended to read:


             121           41-1a-1103. Sale.
             122          (1) If the owner or lienholder of a seized vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor does not
             123      recover the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor within 30 days from the date of seizure, or if the
             124      division is unable to determine the owner or lienholder through reasonable efforts, the division
             125      shall sell the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor.
             126          (2) The sale shall:
             127          (a) be held in the form of a public auction at the place of storage; and
             128          (b) at the discretion of the division, be conducted by:
             129          (i) an authorized representative of the division; or
             130          (ii) a public garage, impound lot, or impound yard that:
             131          (A) is authorized by the division;
             132          (B) meets the standards under Subsection 41-1a-1101 (4); and
             133          (C) complies with the requirements of Section 72-9-603 .
             134          (3) At least five days prior to the date set for sale, the division shall publish a notice of
             135      sale setting forth the date, time, and place of sale and a description of the vehicle, vessel, or
             136      outboard motor to be sold:
             137          [(a) in a newspaper of general statewide circulation; and]
             138          (a) on the division's website; and
             139          (b) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             140          (4) At the time of sale the division or other person authorized to conduct the sale shall
             141      tender to the highest bidder a certificate of sale conveying all rights, title, and interest in the
             142      vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor.
             143          (5) The proceeds from the sale of a vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor under this
             144      section shall be distributed as provided under Section 41-1a-1104 .
             145          (6) If the owner or lienholder of a vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor seized under
             146      Section 41-1a-1101 and subsequently released by the division fails to take possession of the
             147      vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor and satisfy the amount due to the place of storage within 30
             148      days from the date of release, the division shall renotify the owner or lienholder and sell the
             149      vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor, in accordance with this section, 30 days from the date of
             150      the notice.
             151          Section 5. Section 41-1a-1201 is amended to read:


             152           41-1a-1201. Disposition of fees.
             153          (1) All fees received and collected under this part shall be transmitted daily to the state
             154      treasurer.
             155          (2) Except as provided in Subsections (3), (4), (6), and (7) and Sections 41-1a-422 ,
             156      41-1a-1220 , [and] 41-1a-1221 , and 41-1a-1223 , all fees collected under this part shall be
             157      deposited in the Transportation Fund.
             158          (3) (a) Funds generated under Subsections 41-1a-1211 (1)(b)(i), (6)(b)(i), and (7) and
             159      Section 41-1a-1212 may be used by the commission as a dedicated credit to cover the costs
             160      incurred in issuing license plates under Part 4, License Plates and Registration Indicia.
             161          (b) Fees for statehood centennial license plates shall be collected and deposited in the
             162      Transportation Fund, less production and administrative costs incurred by the commission.
             163          (4) All funds available to the commission for purchase and distribution of license
             164      plates and decals are nonlapsing.
             165          (5) Except as provided in Subsection (3) and Section 41-1a-1205 , the expenses of the
             166      commission in enforcing and administering this part shall be provided for by legislative
             167      appropriation from the revenues of the Transportation Fund.
             168          (6) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (6)(b), the following portions of the
             169      registration fees imposed under Section 41-1a-1206 for each vehicle shall be deposited in the
             170      Centennial Highway Fund Restricted Account created under Section 72-2-118 :
             171          (i) $10 of the registration fees imposed under Subsections 41-1a-1206 (1)(a), (1)(b), (2),
             172      and (5);
             173          (ii) $1 of the registration fees imposed under Subsections 41-1a-1206 (1)(c)(i),
             174      (1)(c)(ii), and (1)(d)(ii);
             175          (iii) $2 of the registration fee imposed under Subsection 41-1a-1206 (1)(e)(ii);
             176          (iv) $3 of the registration fee imposed under Subsection 41-1a-1206 (1)(d)(i); and
             177          (v) $4.50 of the registration fee imposed under Subsection 41-1a-1206 (1)(e)(i).
             178          (b) When the highway general obligation bonds have been paid off and the highway
             179      projects completed that are intended to be paid from revenues deposited in the Centennial
             180      Highway Fund Restricted Account as determined by the Executive Appropriations Committee
             181      under Subsection 72-2-118 (6)(d), the portions of the registration fees deposited under
             182      Subsection (6)(a) for each vehicle shall be deposited in the Transportation Investment Fund of


             183      2005 created by Section 72-2-124 .
             184          (7) The following portions of the registration fees imposed under Section 41-1a-1206
             185      for each vehicle shall be deposited in the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 created by
             186      Section 72-2-124 :
             187          (a) $20 of each registration fee collected under Subsections 41-1a-1206 (1)(a), (1)(b),
             188      (1)(c), (1)(d)(i), (1)(e)(i), (2)(a), and (5); and
             189          (b) 50 cents of each registration fee collected under Subsection 41-1a-1206 (1)(e)(ii).
             190          Section 6. Section 41-1a-1223 is enacted to read:
             191          41-1a-1223. Local emissions compliance fee -- Exemptions -- Transfer -- County
             192      ordinance -- Notice.
             193          (1) (a) (i) A county legislative body of a county that is required to utilize a motor
             194      vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program or in which an emissions inspection
             195      and maintenance program is necessary to attain or maintain any national ambient air quality
             196      standard in accordance with Section 41-6a-1642 may impose a local emissions compliance fee
             197      of up to $3 on each motor vehicle registration within the county.
             198          (ii) A fee imposed under Subsection (1)(a)(i) shall be set in whole dollar increments.
             199          (b) If imposed under Subsection (1)(a), at the time application is made for registration
             200      or renewal of registration of a motor vehicle under this chapter, the applicant shall pay the local
             201      emissions compliance fee established by the county legislative body.
             202          (c) The following are exempt from the fee required under Subsection (1)(a):
             203          (i) a motor vehicle that is exempt from the registration fee under Section 41-1a-1209 or
             204      Subsection 41-1a-419 (3); and
             205          (ii) a commercial vehicle with an apportioned registration under Section 41-1a-301 .
             206          (2) The revenue generated from the fees collected under this section shall be
             207      transferred to the county that imposed the fee.
             208          (3) To impose or change the amount of a fee under this section, the county legislative
             209      body shall pass an ordinance:
             210          (a) approving the fee;
             211          (b) setting the amount of the fee; and
             212          (c) providing an effective date for the fee as provided in Subsection (4).
             213          (4) (a) If a county legislative body enacts, changes, or repeals a fee under this section,


             214      the enactment, change, or repeal shall take effect on July 1 if the commission receives notice
             215      meeting the requirements of Subsection (4)(b) from the county prior to April 1.
             216          (b) The notice described in Subsection (4)(a) shall:
             217          (i) state that the county will enact, change, or repeal a fee under this section;
             218          (ii) include a copy of the ordinance imposing the fee; and
             219          (iii) if the county enacts or changes the fee under this section, state the amount of the
             220      fee.
             221          Section 7. Section 41-6a-1642 is amended to read:
             222           41-6a-1642. Emissions inspection -- County program.
             223          (1) The legislative body of each county required under federal law to utilize a motor
             224      vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program or in which an emissions inspection
             225      and maintenance program is necessary to attain or maintain any national ambient air quality
             226      standard shall require:
             227          (a) a certificate of emissions inspection, a waiver, or other evidence the motor vehicle
             228      is exempt from emissions inspection and maintenance program requirements be presented:
             229          (i) as a condition of registration or renewal of registration; and
             230          (ii) at other times as the county legislative body may require to enforce inspection
             231      requirements for individual motor vehicles, except that the county legislative body may not
             232      routinely require a certificate of emission inspection, or waiver of the certificate, more often
             233      than required under Subsection (6); and
             234          (b) compliance with this section for a motor vehicle registered or principally operated
             235      in the county and owned by or being used by a department, division, instrumentality, agency, or
             236      employee of:
             237          (i) the federal government;
             238          (ii) the state and any of its agencies; or
             239          (iii) a political subdivision of the state, including school districts.
             240          (2) (a) The legislative body of a county identified in Subsection (1), in consultation
             241      with the Air Quality Board created under Section 19-1-106 , shall make regulations or
             242      ordinances regarding:
             243          (i) emissions standards;
             244          (ii) test procedures;


             245          (iii) inspections stations;
             246          (iv) repair requirements and dollar limits for correction of deficiencies; and
             247          (v) certificates of emissions inspections.
             248          (b) The regulations or ordinances shall:
             249          (i) be made to attain or maintain ambient air quality standards in the county, consistent
             250      with the state implementation plan and federal requirements; and
             251          (ii) may allow for a phase-in of the program by geographical area.
             252          (c) The county legislative body and the Air Quality Board shall give preference to an
             253      inspection and maintenance program that is:
             254          (i) decentralized, to the extent the decentralized program will attain and maintain
             255      ambient air quality standards and meet federal requirements;
             256          (ii) the most cost effective means to achieve and maintain the maximum benefit with
             257      regard to ambient air quality standards and to meet federal air quality requirements as related to
             258      vehicle emissions; and
             259          (iii) providing a reasonable phase-out period for replacement of air pollution emission
             260      testing equipment made obsolete by the program.
             261          (d) The provisions of Subsection (2)(c)(iii) apply only to the extent the phase-out:
             262          (i) may be accomplished in accordance with applicable federal requirements; and
             263          (ii) does not otherwise interfere with the attainment and maintenance of ambient air
             264      quality standards.
             265          (3) The following vehicles are exempt from the provisions of this section:
             266          (a) an implement of husbandry;
             267          (b) a motor vehicle that:
             268          (i) meets the definition of a farm truck under Section 41-1a-102 ; and
             269          (ii) has a gross vehicle weight rating of 12,001 pounds or more;
             270          (c) a vintage vehicle as defined in Section 41-21-1 ; and
             271          (d) a custom vehicle as defined in Section 41-6a-1507 .
             272          (4) (a) The legislative body of a county identified in Subsection (1) shall exempt a
             273      pickup truck, as defined in Section 41-1a-102 , with a gross vehicle weight of 12,000 pounds or
             274      less from the emission inspection requirements of this section, if the registered owner of the
             275      pickup truck provides a signed statement to the legislative body stating the truck is used:


             276          (i) by the owner or operator of a farm located on property that qualifies as land in
             277      agricultural use under Sections 59-2-502 and 59-2-503 ; and
             278          (ii) exclusively for the following purposes in operating the farm:
             279          (A) for the transportation of farm products, including livestock and its products,
             280      poultry and its products, floricultural and horticultural products; and
             281          (B) in the transportation of farm supplies, including tile, fence, and every other thing or
             282      commodity used in agricultural, floricultural, horticultural, livestock, and poultry production
             283      and maintenance.
             284          (b) The county shall provide to the registered owner who signs and submits a signed
             285      statement under this section a certificate of exemption from emission inspection requirements
             286      for purposes of registering the exempt vehicle.
             287          (5) (a) Subject to Subsection (5)(c), the legislative body of each county required under
             288      federal law to utilize a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program or in
             289      which an emissions inspection and maintenance program is necessary to attain or maintain any
             290      national ambient air quality standard may require each college or university located in a county
             291      subject to this section to require its students and employees who park a motor vehicle not
             292      registered in a county subject to this section to provide proof of compliance with an emissions
             293      inspection accepted by the county legislative body if the motor vehicle is parked on the college
             294      or university campus or property.
             295          (b) College or university parking areas that are metered or for which payment is
             296      required per use are not subject to the requirements of this Subsection (5).
             297          (c) The legislative body of a county shall make the reasons for implementing the
             298      provisions of this Subsection (5) part of the record at the time that the county legislative body
             299      takes its official action to implement the provisions of this Subsection (5).
             300          (6) (a) An emissions inspection station shall issue a certificate of emissions inspection
             301      for each motor vehicle that meets the inspection and maintenance program requirements
             302      established in rules made under Subsection (2).
             303          (b) The frequency of the emissions inspection shall be determined based on the age of
             304      the vehicle as determined by model year and shall be required annually subject to the
             305      provisions of Subsection (6)(c).
             306          (c) (i) To the extent allowed under the current federally approved state implementation


             307      plan, in accordance with the federal Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 7401 et seq., the legislative
             308      body of a county identified in Subsection (1) shall only require the emissions inspection every
             309      two years for each vehicle.
             310          (ii) The provisions of Subsection (6)(c)(i) apply only to a vehicle that is less than six
             311      years old on January 1.
             312          (d) If an emissions inspection is only required every two years for a vehicle under
             313      Subsection (6)(c), the inspection shall be required for the vehicle in:
             314          (i) odd-numbered years for vehicles with odd-numbered model years; or
             315          (ii) in even-numbered years for vehicles with even-numbered model years.
             316          (7) The emissions inspection shall be required within the same time limit applicable to
             317      a safety inspection under Section 41-1a-205 .
             318          (8) (a) A county identified in Subsection (1) shall collect information about and
             319      monitor the program.
             320          (b) A county identified in Subsection (1) shall supply this information to an appropriate
             321      legislative committee, as designated by the Legislative Management Committee, at times
             322      determined by the designated committee to identify program needs, including funding needs.
             323          (9) If approved by the county legislative body, a county that had an established
             324      emissions inspection fee as of January 1, 2002, may increase the established fee that an
             325      emissions inspection station may charge by $2.50 for each year that is exempted from
             326      emissions inspections under Subsection (6)(c) up to a $7.50 increase.
             327          (10) (a) A county identified in Subsection (1) may impose a local emissions
             328      compliance fee on each motor vehicle registration within the county in accordance with the
             329      procedures and requirements of Section 41-1a-1223 .
             330          (b) A county that imposes a local emissions compliance fee shall use revenues
             331      generated from the fee for the establishment and enforcement of an emissions inspection and
             332      maintenance program in accordance with the requirements of this section.




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