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Second Substitute H.B. 298

Representative John Dougall proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION AMENDMENTS

             2     
2012 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: John Dougall

             5     
Senate Sponsor: Michael G. Waddoups

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies provisions relating to the motor vehicle safety inspections.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    provides that if a title of a used motor vehicle is being transferred, a safety
             13      inspection issued for the motor vehicle during the previous 11 months may be used
             14      to satisfy the safety inspection requirement;
             15          .    reduces the frequency of the requirement that an owner of certain vehicles is
             16      required to obtain a safety inspection certificate prior to registering the vehicle;
             17          .    increases the registration fee for motor vehicles and motorcycles to offset the
             18      reduced revenues from the repeal of the safety inspection certificate fee;
             19          .    provides that a portion of the revenues from the increased motor vehicle and
             20      motorcycle registration fees shall be:
             21              .    deposited in the Public Safety Restricted Account; and
             22              .    used to pay a portion of the costs to employ highway patrol officers to police or
             23      patrol the highways within this state; and
             24          .    makes conforming changes.
             25      Money Appropriated in this Bill:


             26          This bill appropriates:
             27          .    $879,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Public Safety - Highway
             28      Patrol Field Operations and transfers an additional $540,000 in restricted revenue
             29      from the Department of Public Safety - Highway Patrol Safety Inspections to the
             30      Department of Public Safety - Highway Patrol Field Operations.
             31      Other Special Clauses:
             32          This bill provides an effective date.
             33      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             34      AMENDS:
             35          41-1a-205, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 36 and 210
             36          41-1a-1201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapters 189 and 268
             37          41-1a-1206, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 268
             38          41-3-303, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 2
             39          53-3-106, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 428
             40          53-8-204, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 183
             41          53-8-205, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapters 155 and 311
             42          53-8-206, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 311
             43     
             44      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             45          Section 1. Section 41-1a-205 is amended to read:
             46           41-1a-205. Safety inspection certificate required for renewal or registration of
             47      motor vehicle -- Exemptions.
             48          (1) If required in the current year, a safety inspection certificate, as required by Section
             49      53-8-205 , or proof of exemption from safety inspection shall be presented at the time of, and as
             50      a condition of, registration or renewal of registration of a motor vehicle.
             51          (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (2)(b), (c), and (d), the safety inspection
             52      required under this section may be made no more than two months prior to the renewal of
             53      registration.
             54          (b) (i) If the title of a used motor vehicle is being transferred, a safety inspection
             55      certificate issued for the motor vehicle during the previous [two] 11 months may be used to
             56      satisfy the requirement under Subsection (1).


             57          (ii) If the transferor is a licensed and bonded used motor vehicle dealer, a safety
             58      inspection certificate issued for the motor vehicle in a licensed and bonded motor vehicle
             59      dealer's name during the previous [six] 11 months may be used to satisfy the requirement under
             60      Subsection (1).
             61          (c) If the title of a leased vehicle is being transferred to the lessee of the vehicle, a
             62      safety inspection certificate issued during the previous [six] 11 months may be used to satisfy
             63      the requirement under Subsection (1).
             64          (d) If the motor vehicle is part of a fleet of 101 or more vehicles, the safety inspection
             65      required under this section may be made no more than 11 months prior to the renewal of
             66      registration.
             67          (3) (a) The following motor vehicles are exempt from this section:
             68          (i) except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), a new motor vehicle when registered the
             69      first time, if:
             70          (A) a new car predelivery inspection has been made by a dealer;
             71          (B) the dealer provides a written disclosure statement listing any known deficiency,
             72      existing with the new motor vehicle at the time of delivery, that would cause the motor vehicle
             73      to fail a safety inspection given in accordance with Section 53-8-205 ; and
             74          (C) the buyer signs the disclosure statement to acknowledge that the buyer has read and
             75      understands the listed deficiencies;
             76          (ii) a motor vehicle required to be registered under this chapter that bears a dealer plate
             77      or other special plate under Title 41, Chapter 3, Part 5, Special Dealer License Plates, except
             78      that if the motor vehicle is propelled by its own power and is not being moved for repair or
             79      dismantling, the motor vehicle shall comply with Section 41-6a-1601 regarding safe
             80      mechanical condition; and
             81          (iii) a vintage vehicle as defined in Section 41-21-1 .
             82          (b) A street-legal all-terrain vehicle registered in accordance with Section 41-6a-1509
             83      is subject to a safety inspection the first time that a person registers an off-highway vehicle as a
             84      street-legal all-terrain vehicle.
             85          (4) (a) A safety inspection certificate shall be displayed on:
             86          (i) all registered commercial motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of
             87      26,000 pounds or more;


             88          (ii) a motor vehicle with three or more axles, pulling a trailer, or pulling a trailer with
             89      multiple axles;
             90          (iii) a combination unit; and
             91          (iv) a bus or van for hire.
             92          (b) A commercial vehicle under Subsection (4)(a) is exempt from the requirements of
             93      Subsection (1).
             94          (5) A motor vehicle may be sold and the title assigned to the new owner without a
             95      valid safety inspection, but the motor vehicle may not be registered in the new owner's name
             96      until the motor vehicle complies with this section.
             97          Section 2. Section 41-1a-1201 is amended to read:
             98           41-1a-1201. Disposition of fees.
             99          (1) All fees received and collected under this part shall be transmitted daily to the state
             100      treasurer.
             101          (2) Except as provided in Subsections (3), (6), [and] (7), and (8) and Sections
             102      41-1a-422 , 41-1a-1220 , 41-1a-1221 , and 41-1a-1223 all fees collected under this part shall be
             103      deposited in the Transportation Fund.
             104          (3) Funds generated under Subsections 41-1a-1211 (1)(b)(ii), (6)(b)(ii), and (7) and
             105      Section 41-1a-1212 may be used by the commission to cover the costs incurred in issuing
             106      license plates under Part 4, License Plates and Registration Indicia.
             107          (4) In accordance with Section 63J-1-602.2 , all funds available to the commission for
             108      the purchase and distribution of license plates and decals are nonlapsing.
             109          (5) Except as provided in Subsection (3) and Section 41-1a-1205 , the expenses of the
             110      commission in enforcing and administering this part shall be provided for by legislative
             111      appropriation from the revenues of the Transportation Fund.
             112          (6) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (6)(b), the following portions of the
             113      registration fees imposed under Section 41-1a-1206 for each vehicle shall be deposited in the
             114      Centennial Highway Fund Restricted Account created under Section 72-2-118 :
             115          (i) $10 of the registration fees imposed under Subsections 41-1a-1206 (1)(a), (1)(b),
             116      (1)(f), (2), and (5);
             117          (ii) $1 of the registration fees imposed under Subsections 41-1a-1206 (1)(c)(i),
             118      (1)(c)(ii), and (1)(d)(ii);


             119          (iii) $2 of the registration fee imposed under Subsection 41-1a-1206 (1)(e)(ii);
             120          (iv) $3 of the registration fee imposed under Subsection 41-1a-1206 (1)(d)(i); and
             121          (v) $4.50 of the registration fee imposed under Subsection 41-1a-1206 (1)(e)(i).
             122          (b) When the highway general obligation bonds have been paid off and the highway
             123      projects completed that are intended to be paid from revenues deposited in the Centennial
             124      Highway Fund Restricted Account as determined by the Executive Appropriations Committee
             125      under Subsection 72-2-118 (6)(d), the portions of the registration fees deposited under
             126      Subsection (6)(a) for each vehicle shall be deposited in the Transportation Investment Fund of
             127      2005 created by Section 72-2-124 .
             128          (7) The following portions of the registration fees imposed under Section 41-1a-1206
             129      for each vehicle shall be deposited in the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 created by
             130      Section 72-2-124 :
             131          (a) $20 of each registration fee collected under Subsections 41-1a-1206 (1)(a), (1)(b),
             132      (1)(c), (1)(d)(i), (1)(e)(i), (1)(f), (2)(a), and (5); and
             133          (b) 50 cents of each registration fee collected under Subsection 41-1a-1206 (1)(e)(ii).
             134          (8) Sixty-four cents of each registration fee imposed under Subsections
             135      41-1a-1206 (1)(a) and (b) for each vehicle shall be deposited in the Public Safety Restricted
             136      Account created in Section 53-3-106 .
             137          Section 3. Section 41-1a-1206 is amended to read:
             138           41-1a-1206. Registration fees -- Fees by gross laden weight.
             139          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), at the time application is made for
             140      registration or renewal of registration of a vehicle or combination of vehicles under this
             141      chapter, a registration fee shall be paid to the division as follows:
             142          (a) $42.50 for each motorcycle;
             143          (b) [$41] $42.75 for each motor vehicle of 12,000 pounds or less gross laden weight,
             144      excluding motorcycles;
             145          (c) unless the semitrailer or trailer is exempt from registration under Section 41-1a-202
             146      or is registered under Section 41-1a-301 :
             147          (i) $31 for each trailer or semitrailer over 750 pounds gross unladen weight; or
             148          (ii) $28.50 for each commercial trailer or commercial semitrailer of 750 pounds or less
             149      gross unladen weight;


             150          (d) (i) $53 for each farm truck over 12,000 pounds, but not exceeding 14,000 pounds
             151      gross laden weight; plus
             152          (ii) $9 for each 2,000 pounds over 14,000 pounds gross laden weight;
             153          (e) (i) $69.50 for each motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles, excluding farm
             154      trucks, over 12,000 pounds, but not exceeding 14,000 pounds gross laden weight; plus
             155          (ii) $19 for each 2,000 pounds over 14,000 pounds gross laden weight; and
             156          (f) $45 for each vintage vehicle that is less than 40 years old.
             157          (2) (a) The initial registration fee for a vintage vehicle that is 40 years old or older is
             158      $40.
             159          (b) A vintage vehicle that is 40 years old or older is exempt from the renewal of
             160      registration fees under Subsection (1).
             161          (c) A vehicle with a Purple Heart special group license plate issued in accordance with
             162      Section 41-1a-421 is exempt from the registration fees under Subsection (1).
             163          (3) If a motor vehicle is operated in combination with a semitrailer or trailer, each
             164      motor vehicle shall register for the total gross laden weight of all units of the combination if the
             165      total gross laden weight of the combination exceeds 12,000 pounds.
             166          (4) (a) Registration fee categories under this section are based on the gross laden
             167      weight declared in the licensee's application for registration.
             168          (b) Gross laden weight shall be computed in units of 2,000 pounds. A fractional part
             169      of 2,000 pounds is a full unit.
             170          (5) The owner of a commercial trailer or commercial semitrailer may, as an alternative
             171      to registering under Subsection (1)(c), apply for and obtain a special registration and license
             172      plate for a fee of $130.
             173          (6) Except as provided in Section 41-6a-1642 , a truck may not be registered as a farm
             174      truck unless:
             175          (a) the truck meets the definition of a farm truck under Section 41-1a-102 ; and
             176          (b) (i) the truck has a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 12,000 pounds; or
             177          (ii) the truck has a gross vehicle weight rating of 12,000 pounds or less and the owner
             178      submits to the division a certificate of emissions inspection or a waiver in compliance with
             179      Section 41-6a-1642 .
             180          (7) A violation of Subsection (6) is a class B misdemeanor that shall be punished by a


             181      fine of not less than $200.
             182          (8) Trucks used exclusively to pump cement, bore wells, or perform crane services
             183      with a crane lift capacity of five or more tons, are exempt from 50% of the amount of the fees
             184      required for those vehicles under this section.
             185          Section 4. Section 41-3-303 is amended to read:
             186           41-3-303. Temporary permits -- Inspections required before issuance.
             187          (1) A dealer licensed in accordance with this chapter may not issue a temporary permit
             188      under Section 41-3-302 unless:
             189          (a) (i) the motor vehicle for which the temporary permit is issued has received and
             190      passed the safety inspection if required [by] in the current year under Section 53-8-205 within
             191      the previous six months;
             192          (ii) the safety inspection certificate was issued in the name of a licensed and bonded
             193      dealer; and
             194          (iii) a copy of the safety inspection certificate is given to the customer; and
             195          (b) the motor vehicle passed the emission inspection test required by Section
             196      41-6a-1642 .
             197          (2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a), a dealer may issue a temporary permit without a
             198      safety inspection certificate if the motor vehicle complies with the safety inspection as
             199      provided in Section 41-1a-205 .
             200          (3) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(b), a dealer may issue a temporary permit without
             201      proof of an emission inspection if:
             202          (a) the motor vehicle is exempt from emission inspection as provided in Section
             203      41-6a-1642 ;
             204          (b) the purchaser is a resident of a county that does not require emission inspections; or
             205          (c) the motor vehicle is otherwise exempt from emission inspections.
             206          (4) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), a dealer may sell a motor vehicle as is without
             207      having it safety or emission inspected provided that no temporary permit is issued.
             208          Section 5. Section 53-3-106 is amended to read:
             209           53-3-106. Disposition of revenues under this chapter -- Restricted account created
             210      -- Uses as provided by appropriation -- Nonlapsing.
             211          (1) There is created within the Transportation Fund a restricted account known as the


             212      "Department of Public Safety Restricted Account."
             213          (2) The account consists of money generated from the following revenue sources:
             214          (a) all money received under this chapter;
             215          (b) administrative fees received according to the fee schedule authorized under this
             216      chapter and Section 63J-1-504 ; [and]
             217          (c) moneys received in accordance with Section 41-1a-1201 ; and
             218          [(c)] (d) any appropriations made to the account by the Legislature.
             219          (3) (a) The account shall earn interest.
             220          (b) All interest earned on account money shall be deposited in the account.
             221          (4) The expenses of the department in carrying out this chapter shall be provided for by
             222      legislative appropriation from this account.
             223          (5) The amount in excess of $45 of the fees collected under Subsection 53-3-105 (24)
             224      shall be appropriated by the Legislature from this account to the department to implement the
             225      provisions of Section 53-1-117 , except that of the amount in excess of $45, $40 shall be
             226      deposited in the State Laboratory Drug Testing Account created in Section 26-1-34 .
             227          (6) All money received under Subsection 41-6a-1406 (6)(b)(ii) shall be appropriated by
             228      the Legislature from this account to the department to implement the provisions of Section
             229      53-1-117 .
             230          (7) Beginning in fiscal year 2009-10, the Legislature shall appropriate $100,000
             231      annually from the account to the state medical examiner appointed under Section 26-4-4 for
             232      use in carrying out duties related to highway crash deaths under Subsection 26-4-7 (1).
             233          (8) The division shall remit the fees collected under Subsection 53-3-105 (28) to the
             234      Bureau of Criminal Identification to cover the costs for the services the Bureau of Criminal
             235      Identification provides under Section 53-3-205.5 .
             236          (9) Appropriations to the department from the account are nonlapsing.
             237          Section 6. Section 53-8-204 is amended to read:
             238           53-8-204. Division duties -- Official inspection stations -- Permits -- Fees --
             239      Suspension or revocation -- Utah-based interstate commercial motor carriers.
             240          (1) The division shall:
             241          (a) conduct examinations of every safety inspection station permit applicant and safety
             242      inspector certificate applicant to determine whether the applicant is properly equipped and


             243      qualified to make safety inspections;
             244          (b) issue safety inspection station permits and safety inspector certificates to qualified
             245      applicants;
             246          (c) establish application, renewal, and reapplication fees in accordance with Section
             247      63J-1-504 for safety inspection station permits and safety inspector certificates;
             248          (d) provide instructions and all necessary forms, including safety inspection
             249      certificates, to safety inspection stations for the inspection of motor vehicles and the issuance
             250      of the safety inspection certificates;
             251          [(e) charge a $2 fee for each safety inspection certificate;]
             252          [(f)] (e) investigate complaints regarding safety inspection stations and safety
             253      inspectors;
             254          [(g)] (f) compile and publish all applicable safety inspection laws, rules, instructions,
             255      and standards and distribute them to all safety inspection stations and provide updates to the
             256      compiled laws, rules, instructions, and standards as needed;
             257          [(h)] (g) establish a fee in accordance with Section 63J-1-504 to cover the cost of
             258      compiling and publishing the safety inspection laws, rules, instructions, and standards and any
             259      updates; and
             260          [(i)] (h) assist the council in conducting its meetings and hearings.
             261          (2) (a) [(i)] Receipts from the fees established in accordance with Subsection
             262      (1)[(h)](g) are fixed collections to be used by the division for the expenses of the Utah
             263      Highway Patrol incurred under Subsection (1)[(h)](g).
             264          [(ii)] (b) Funds received in excess of the expenses under Subsection (1)[(h)](g) shall be
             265      deposited in the Transportation Fund.
             266          [(b) (i) The first $.75 of the fee under Subsection (1)(e) is a dedicated credit to be used
             267      solely by the Utah Highway Patrol for the expenses of administering this section.]
             268          [(ii) The remaining funds collected under Subsection (1)(e) shall be deposited in the
             269      Transportation Fund.]
             270          [(iii) The dedicated credits described under Subsection (2)(b)(i) are in addition to any
             271      other appropriations provided to administer the safety inspection program duties under this
             272      section.]
             273          (3) The division may:


             274          (a) before issuing a safety inspection permit, require an applicant, other than a fleet
             275      station or government station, to file a bond that will provide a guarantee that the applicant
             276      safety inspection station will make compensation for any damage to a motor vehicle during an
             277      inspection or adjustment due to negligence on the part of an applicant or the applicant's
             278      employees;
             279          (b) establish procedures governing the issuance of safety inspection certificates to
             280      Utah-based interstate commercial motor carriers;
             281          (c) suspend, revoke, or refuse renewal of any safety inspection station permit issued
             282      when the division finds that the safety inspection station is not:
             283          (i) properly equipped; or
             284          (ii) complying with rules made by the division; and
             285          (d) suspend, revoke, or refuse renewal of any safety inspection station permit or safety
             286      inspector certificate issued when the station or inspector has violated any safety inspection law
             287      or rule.
             288          (4) The division shall maintain a record of safety inspection station permits and safety
             289      inspector certificates issued, suspended, revoked, or refused renewal under Subsection (3)(c).
             290          (5) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             291      division shall make rules:
             292          (a) setting minimum standards covering the design, construction, condition, and
             293      operation of motor vehicle equipment for safely operating a motor vehicle on the highway;
             294          (b) establishing motor vehicle safety inspection procedures to ensure a motor vehicle
             295      can be operated safely;
             296          (c) establishing safety inspection station building, equipment, and personnel
             297      requirements necessary to qualify to perform safety inspections;
             298          (d) establishing age, training, examination, and renewal requirements to qualify for a
             299      safety inspector certificate;
             300          (e) establishing program guidelines for a school district that elects to implement a
             301      safety inspection apprenticeship program for high school students;
             302          (f) establishing requirements:
             303          (i) designed to protect consumers from unwanted or unneeded repairs or adjustments;
             304          (ii) for maintaining safety inspection records;


             305          (iii) for providing reports to the division; and
             306          (iv) for maintaining and protecting safety inspection certificates;
             307          (g) establishing procedures for a motor vehicle that fails a safety inspection;
             308          (h) setting bonding amounts for safety inspection stations if bonds are required under
             309      Subsection (3)(a); and
             310          (i) establishing procedures for a safety inspection station to follow if the station is
             311      going out of business.
             312          (6) The rules of the division:
             313          (a) shall conform as nearly as practical to federal motor vehicle safety standards
             314      including 49 CFR 393, 396, 396 Appendix G, and Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
             315      205; and
             316          (b) may incorporate by reference, in whole or in part, the federal standards under
             317      Subsection (6)(a) and nationally recognized and readily available standards and codes on motor
             318      vehicle safety.
             319          Section 7. Section 53-8-205 is amended to read:
             320           53-8-205. Safety inspection required -- Frequency of safety inspection -- Safety
             321      inspection certificate required -- Out-of-state permits.
             322          (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), a person may not operate on a highway
             323      a motor vehicle required to be registered in this state unless the motor vehicle has passed a
             324      safety inspection if required in the current year.
             325          (b) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to:
             326          (i) a vehicle that is exempt from registration under Section 41-1a-205 ;
             327          (ii) an off-highway vehicle, unless the off-highway vehicle is being registered as a
             328      street-legal all-terrain vehicle in accordance with Section 41-6a-1509 ;
             329          (iii) a vintage vehicle as defined in Section 41-21-1 ;
             330          (iv) a commercial vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating over 26,000 pounds that:
             331          (A) is operating with an apportioned registration under Section 41-1a-301; and
             332          (B) has a valid annual federal inspection that complies with the requirements of 49
             333      C.F.R. 396.17; and
             334          (v) a trailer, semitrailer, or trailering equipment attached to a commercial motor vehicle
             335      described in Subsection (1)(a)(iv) that has a valid annual federal inspection that complies with


             336      the requirements of 49 C.F.R. 396.17.
             337          (2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), the frequency of the safety inspection shall be
             338      determined based on the age of the vehicle determined by model year and shall:
             339          (a) be required each year for a vehicle that is [eight] 10 or more years old on January 1;
             340      or
             341          [(b) every two years for each vehicle that is less than eight years old on January 1 as
             342      follows:]
             343          [(i) in odd-numbered years for a vehicle with an odd-numbered model year; and]
             344          [(ii) in even-numbered years for a vehicle with an even-numbered model year;]
             345          (b) be required every four years for each vehicle that is less than 10 years old on
             346      January 1 in the fourth year and the eighth year;
             347          (c) be made by a safety inspector certified by the division at a safety inspection station
             348      authorized by the division;
             349          (d) cover an inspection of the motor vehicle mechanism, brakes, and equipment to
             350      ensure proper adjustment and condition as required by department rules; and
             351          (e) include an inspection for the display of license plates in accordance with Section
             352      41-1a-404 .
             353          (3) (a) (i) A salvage vehicle as defined in Section 41-1a-1001 is required to pass a
             354      safety inspection when an application is made for initial registration as a salvage vehicle.
             355          (ii) After initial registration as a salvage vehicle, the frequency of the safety inspection
             356      shall correspond with the model year, as provided in Subsection (2).
             357          (b) A motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,001 pounds or more is
             358      required to pass a safety inspection annually.
             359          (4) (a) A safety inspection station shall issue two safety inspection certificates to the
             360      owner of:
             361          (i) each motor vehicle that passes a safety inspection under this section; and
             362          (ii) a street-legal all-terrain vehicle that meets all the equipment requirements in
             363      Section 41-6a-1509 .
             364          (b) A safety inspection station shall use one safety inspection certificate issued under
             365      this Subsection (4) for processing the vehicle registration.
             366          (c) A person operating a motor vehicle shall have in the person's immediate possession


             367      a safety inspection certificate or other evidence of compliance with the requirement to obtain a
             368      safety inspection under this section.
             369          (5) The division may:
             370          (a) authorize the acceptance in this state of a safety inspection certificate issued in
             371      another state having a safety inspection law similar to this state; and
             372          (b) extend the time within which a safety inspection certificate must be obtained by the
             373      resident owner of a vehicle that was not in this state during the time a safety inspection was
             374      required.
             375          Section 8. Section 53-8-206 is amended to read:
             376           53-8-206. Safety inspection -- Station requirements -- Permits not transferable --
             377      Certificate of inspection -- Fees -- Unused certificates -- Suspension or revocation of
             378      permits.
             379          (1) The safety inspection required under Section 53-8-205 may only be performed:
             380          (a) by a person certified by the division as a safety inspector; and
             381          (b) at a safety inspection station with a valid safety inspection station permit issued by
             382      the division.
             383          (2) A safety inspection station permit may not be assigned or transferred or used at any
             384      location other than a designated location, and every safety inspection station permit shall be
             385      posted in a conspicuous place at the location designated.
             386          (3) If required by the division, a record and report shall be made of every safety
             387      inspection and every safety inspection certificate issued.
             388          (4) A safety inspection station holding a safety inspection station permit issued by the
             389      division may charge[: (a) a fee as reimbursement for the safety inspection certificate fee as
             390      specified in Subsection 53-8-204 (1)(e); and (b)] a reasonable fee for labor in performing safety
             391      inspections, not to exceed:
             392          [(i)] (a) $7 or less for motorcycles and street-legal all-terrain vehicles;
             393          [(ii)] (b) unless Subsection (4)[(b)(i)](a) or [(iii)] (c) applies, $15 or less for motor
             394      vehicles; or
             395          [(iii)] (c) $20 or less for 4-wheel drive, split axle, and any motor vehicles that
             396      necessitate disassembly of front hub or removal of rear axle for inspection.
             397          (5) A safety inspection station may return unused safety inspection certificates in a


             398      quantity of 10 or more and shall be reimbursed by the division for the cost of the safety
             399      inspection certificates.
             400          (6) (a) Upon receiving notice of the suspension or revocation of a safety inspection
             401      station permit, the safety inspection station permit holder shall immediately terminate all safety
             402      inspection activities and return all safety inspection certificates and the safety inspection station
             403      permit to the division.
             404          (b) The division shall issue a receipt for all unused safety inspection certificates.
             405          Section 9. Appropriation.
             406          Under the terms and conditions of Utah Code Title 63J Chapter 1, Budgetary
             407      Procedures Act, the following sums of money are appropriated from resources not otherwise
             408      appropriated, or reduced from amounts previously appropriated, out of the funds or fund
             409      accounts indicated for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2013. These
             410      are additions to amounts previously appropriated for fiscal year 2013.
             411          To Department of Public Safety -- Programs and Operations
             412              From General Fund
$540,000

             413              From General Fund, One-time
$339,000

             414              From Transportation Fund Restricted -- Department of Public
             415              Safety Account
$1,381,000

             416              From Dedicated Credits
($1,381,000)

             417              Schedule of Programs:
             418                  Highway Patrol -- Safety Inspections        ($540,000)
             419                  Highway Patrol -- Field Operations        $1,419,000
             420          Section 10. Effective date.
             421          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), this bill takes effect on July 1, 2012.
             422          (2) The amendments to the following sections take effect on January 1, 2013:
             423          (a) Section 41-1a-205 ;
             424          (b) Section 41-1a-1201 ;
             425          (c) Section 41-1a-1206 ;
             426          (d) Section 41-3-303 ;
             427          (e) Section 53-3-106 ;
             428          (f) Section 53-8-204 ;


             429          (g) Section 53-8-205 ; and
             430          (h) Section 53-8-206 .


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