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AMENDMENTS TO DRIVER LICENSE RECORDS

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2015 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Eric K. Hutchings

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Senate Sponsor: Karen Mayne

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill modifies the Uniform Driver License Act by amending provisions relating to
10     driver license records.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸     provides definitions;
14          ▸     authorizes the Driver License Division to disclose portions of a driving record to:
15               •     an employer or a designee of an employer, for purposes of monitoring the
16     driving record and status of current employees who drive as a responsibility of
17     the employees' employment, if the requester demonstrates that the requester has
18     obtained the written consent of the individual to whom the information pertains;
19     and
20               •     an employer or the employer's agents to obtain or verify information relating to
21     a holder of a commercial driver license that is required under federal law;
22          ▸     requires that the authorized disclosure of a driving record be limited to the driving
23     record of a current employee of the employer;
24          ▸     amends provisions regarding the content of and requirements for disclosing a
25     commercial driver license motor vehicle record; and
26          ▸     makes technical corrections.
27     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
28          None
29     Other Special Clauses:

30          This bill provides a special effective date.
31          This bill provides a coordination clause.
32     Utah Code Sections Affected:
33     AMENDS:
34          53-3-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 252
35          53-3-109, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapters 190 and 243
36          53-3-221, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapters 101 and 225
37          53-3-402, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 411
38          53-3-410.1, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 411
39          53-3-420, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 53
40          53-3-709, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 234
41          72-9-107, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapters 155 and 356
42     Utah Code Sections Affected by Coordination Clause:
43          53-3-102 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 252
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45     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
46          Section 1. Section 53-3-102 is amended to read:
47          53-3-102. Definitions.
48          As used in this chapter:
49          (1) "Cancellation" means the termination by the division of a license issued through
50     error or fraud or for which consent under Section 53-3-211 has been withdrawn.
51          (2) "Class D license" means the class of license issued to drive motor vehicles not
52     defined as commercial motor vehicles or motorcycles under this chapter.
53          (3) "Commercial driver instruction permit" or "CDIP" means a permit issued under
54     Section 53-3-408.
55          [(3)] (4) "Commercial driver license" or "CDL" means a license:
56          (a) issued substantially in accordance with the requirements of Title XII, Pub. L.
57     99-570, the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986, and in accordance with Part 4,

58     Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, which authorizes the holder to drive a class of
59     commercial motor vehicle; and
60          (b) that was obtained by providing evidence of lawful presence in the United States
61     with one of the document requirements described in Subsection 53-3-410(1)(i)(i).
62          (5) (a) "Commercial driver license motor vehicle record" or "CDL MVR" means a
63     driving record that:
64          (i) applies to a person who holds or is required to hold a commercial driver instruction
65     permit or a CDL license; and
66          (ii) contains the following:
67          (A) information contained in the driver history, including convictions, pleas held in
68     abeyance, disqualifications, and other licensing actions for violations of any state or local law
69     relating to motor vehicle traffic control, committed in any type of vehicle;
70          (B) driver self-certification status information under Section 53-3-410.1; and
71          (C) information from medical certification record keeping in accordance with 49
72     C.F.R. Sec. 383.73(o).
73          (b) "Commercial driver license motor vehicle record" or "CDL MVR" does not mean a
74     motor vehicle record described in Subsection 53-3-102(28).
75          [(4)] (6) (a) "Commercial motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle or combination of
76     motor vehicles designed or used to transport passengers or property if the motor vehicle:
77          (i) has a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds or a lesser rating as
78     determined by federal regulation;
79          (ii) is designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver; or
80          (iii) is transporting hazardous materials and is required to be placarded in accordance
81     with 49 C.F.R. Part 172, Subpart F.
82          (b) The following vehicles are not considered a commercial motor vehicle for purposes
83     of Part 4, Uniform Commercial Driver License Act:
84          (i) equipment owned and operated by the United States Department of Defense when
85     driven by any active duty military personnel and members of the reserves and national guard on

86     active duty including personnel on full-time national guard duty, personnel on part-time
87     training, and national guard military technicians and civilians who are required to wear military
88     uniforms and are subject to the code of military justice;
89          (ii) vehicles controlled and driven by a farmer to transport agricultural products, farm
90     machinery, or farm supplies to or from a farm within 150 miles of his farm but not in operation
91     as a motor carrier for hire;
92          (iii) firefighting and emergency vehicles; and
93          (iv) recreational vehicles that are not used in commerce and are driven solely as family
94     or personal conveyances for recreational purposes.
95          [(5)] (7) "Conviction" means any of the following:
96          (a) an unvacated adjudication of guilt or a determination that a person has violated or
97     failed to comply with the law in a court of original jurisdiction or an administrative proceeding;
98          (b) an unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure a person's
99     appearance in court;
100          (c) a plea of guilty or nolo contendere accepted by the court;
101          (d) the payment of a fine or court costs; or
102          (e) violation of a condition of release without bail, regardless of whether the penalty is
103     rebated, suspended, or probated.
104          [(6)] (8) "Denial" or "denied" means the withdrawal of a driving privilege by the
105     division to which the provisions of Title 41, Chapter 12a, Part 4, Proof of Owner's or
106     Operator's Security, do not apply.
107          [(7)] (9) "Director" means the division director appointed under Section 53-3-103.
108          [(8)] (10) "Disqualification" means either:
109          (a) the suspension, revocation, cancellation, denial, or any other withdrawal by a state
110     of a person's privileges to drive a commercial motor vehicle;
111          (b) a determination by the Federal Highway Administration, under 49 C.F.R. Part 386,
112     that a person is no longer qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle under 49 C.F.R. Part
113     391; or

114          (c) the loss of qualification that automatically follows conviction of an offense listed in
115     49 C.F.R. Part 383.51.
116          [(9)] (11) "Division" means the Driver License Division of the department created in
117     Section 53-3-103.
118          [(10)] (12) "Downgrade" means to obtain a lower license class than what was
119     originally issued during an existing license cycle.
120          [(11)] (13) "Drive" means:
121          (a) to operate or be in physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highway; and
122          (b) in Subsections 53-3-414(1) through (3), Subsection 53-3-414(5), and Sections
123     53-3-417 and 53-3-418, the operation or physical control of a motor vehicle at any place within
124     the state.
125          [(12)] (14) (a) "Driver" means any person who drives, or is in actual physical control of
126     a motor vehicle in any location open to the general public for purposes of vehicular 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)] (15) "Driving privilege card" means the evidence of the privilege granted and
130     issued under this chapter to drive a motor vehicle to a person whose privilege was obtained
131     without providing evidence of lawful presence in the United States.
132          [(14)] (16) "Extension" means a renewal completed in a manner specified by the
133     division.
134          [(15)] (17) "Farm tractor" means every motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a
135     farm implement for drawing plows, mowing machines, and other implements of husbandry.
136          [(16)] (18) "Highway" means the entire width between property lines of every way or
137     place of any nature when any part of it is open to the use of the public, as a matter of right, for
138     traffic.
139          [(17)] (19) "Identification card" means a card issued under Part 8, Identification Card
140     Act, to a person for identification purposes.
141          [(18)] (20) "Indigent" means that a person's income falls below the federal poverty

142     guideline issued annually by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the Federal
143     Register.
144          [(19)] (21) "License" means the privilege to drive a motor vehicle.
145          [(20)] (22) (a) "License certificate" means the evidence of the privilege issued under
146     this chapter to drive a motor vehicle.
147          (b) "License certificate" evidence includes a:
148          (i) regular license certificate;
149          (ii) limited-term license certificate;
150          (iii) driving privilege card;
151          (iv) CDL license certificate;
152          (v) limited-term CDL license certificate;
153          (vi) temporary regular license certificate; and
154          (vii) temporary limited-term license certificate.
155          [(21)] (23) "Limited-term commercial driver license" or "limited-term CDL" means a
156     license:
157          (a) issued substantially in accordance with the requirements of Title XII, Pub. L.
158     99-570, the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986, and in accordance with Part 4,
159     Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, which authorizes the holder to drive a class of
160     commercial motor vehicle; and
161          (b) that was obtained by providing evidence of lawful presence in the United States
162     with one of the document requirements described in Subsection 53-3-410(1)(i)(ii).
163          [(22)] (24) "Limited-term identification card" means an identification card issued under
164     this chapter to a person whose card was obtained by providing evidence of lawful presence in
165     the United States with one of the document requirements described in Subsection
166     53-3-804(2)(i)(ii).
167          [(23)] (25) "Limited-term license certificate" means the evidence of the privilege
168     granted and issued under this chapter to drive a motor vehicle to a person whose privilege was
169     obtained providing evidence of lawful presence in the United States with one of the document

170     requirements described in Subsection 53-3-205(8)(a)(ii)(B).
171          [(24)] (26) "Motorboat" has the same meaning as provided under Section 73-18-2.
172          [(25)] (27) "Motorcycle" means every motor vehicle, other than a tractor, having a seat
173     or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel with not more than three wheels in
174     contact with the ground.
175          (28) "Motor vehicle record" or "MVR" means a driving record under Subsection
176     53-3-109(6)(a).
177          [(26)] (29) "Office of Recovery Services" means the Office of Recovery Services,
178     created in Section 62A-11-102.
179          [(27)] (30) (a) "Owner" means a person other than a lien holder having an interest in
180     the property or title to a vehicle.
181          (b) "Owner" includes a person entitled to the use and possession of a vehicle subject to
182     a security interest in another person but excludes a lessee under a lease not intended as security.
183          [(28)] (31) "Regular identification card" means an identification card issued under this
184     chapter to a person whose card was obtained by providing evidence of lawful presence in the
185     United States with one of the document requirements described in Subsection 53-3-804(2)(i)(i).
186          [(29)] (32) "Regular license certificate" means the evidence of the privilege issued
187     under this chapter to drive a motor vehicle whose privilege was obtained by providing evidence
188     of lawful presence in the United States with one of the document requirements described in
189     Subsection 53-3-205(8)(a)(ii)(A).
190          [(30)] (33) "Renewal" means to validate a license certificate so that it expires at a later
191     date.
192          [(31)] (34) "Reportable violation" means an offense required to be reported to the
193     division as determined by the division and includes those offenses against which points are
194     assessed under Section 53-3-221.
195          [(32)] (35) (a) "Resident" means an individual who:
196          (i) has established a domicile in this state, as defined in Section 41-1a-202, or
197     regardless of domicile, remains in this state for an aggregate period of six months or more

198     during any calendar year;
199          (ii) engages in a trade, profession, or occupation in this state, or who accepts
200     employment in other than seasonal work in this state, and who does not commute into the state;
201          (iii) declares himself to be a resident of this state by obtaining a valid Utah driver
202     license certificate or motor vehicle registration; or
203          (iv) declares himself a resident of this state to obtain privileges not ordinarily extended
204     to nonresidents, including going to school, or placing children in school without paying
205     nonresident tuition or fees.
206          (b) "Resident" does not include any of the following:
207          (i) a member of the military, temporarily stationed in this state;
208          (ii) an out-of-state student, as classified by an institution of higher education,
209     regardless of whether the student engages in any type of employment in this state;
210          (iii) a person domiciled in another state or country, who is temporarily assigned in this
211     state, assigned by or representing an employer, religious or private organization, or a
212     governmental entity; or
213          (iv) an immediate family member who resides with or a household member of a person
214     listed in Subsections [(32)] (35)(b)(i) through (iii).
215          [(33)] (36) "Revocation" means the termination by action of the division of a licensee's
216     privilege to drive a motor vehicle.
217          [(34)] (37) (a) "School bus" means a commercial motor vehicle used to transport
218     pre-primary, primary, or secondary school students to and from home and school, or to and
219     from school sponsored events.
220          (b) "School bus" does not include a bus used as a common carrier as defined in Section
221     59-12-102.
222          [(35)] (38) "Suspension" means the temporary withdrawal by action of the division of a
223     licensee's privilege to drive a motor vehicle.
224          [(36)] (39) "Taxicab" means any class D motor vehicle transporting any number of
225     passengers for hire and that is subject to state or federal regulation as a taxi.

226          Section 2. Section 53-3-109 is amended to read:
227          53-3-109. Records -- Access -- Fees -- Rulemaking.
228          (1) (a) Except as provided in this section, all records of the division shall be classified
229     and disclosed in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
230     Management Act.
231          (b) The division may only disclose personal identifying information:
232          (i) when the division determines it is in the interest of the public safety to disclose the
233     information; and
234          (ii) in accordance with the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994, 18 U.S.C.
235     Chapter 123.
236          (c) The division may disclose personal identifying information:
237          (i) to a licensed private investigator holding a valid agency license, with a legitimate
238     business need;
239          (ii) to an insurer, insurance support organization, or a self-insured entity, or its agents,
240     employees, or contractors that issues any motor vehicle insurance under Title 31A, Chapter 22,
241     Part 3, Motor Vehicle Insurance, for use in connection with claims investigation activities,
242     antifraud activities, rating, or underwriting for any person issued a license certificate under this
243     chapter; or
244          (iii) to a depository institution as defined in Section 7-1-103 for use in accordance with
245     the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994, 18 U.S.C. Chapter 123.
246          (2) (a) A person who receives personal identifying information shall be advised by the
247     division that the person may not:
248          (i) disclose the personal identifying information from that record to any other person;
249     or
250          (ii) use the personal identifying information from that record for advertising or
251     solicitation purposes.
252          (b) Any use of personal identifying information by an insurer or insurance support
253     organization, or by a self-insured entity or its agents, employees, or contractors not authorized

254     by Subsection (1)(c)(ii) is:
255          (i) an unfair marketing practice under Section 31A-23a-402; or
256          (ii) an unfair claim settlement practice under Subsection 31A-26-303(3).
257          (3) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (1)(b), the division or its designee
258     may disclose portions of a driving record, in accordance with this Subsection (3), to:
259          (i) an insurer as defined under Section 31A-1-301, or a designee of an insurer, for
260     purposes of assessing driving risk on the insurer's current motor vehicle insurance
261     policyholders[.];
262          (ii) an employer or a designee of an employer, for purposes of monitoring the driving
263     record and status of current employees who drive as a responsibility of the employee's
264     employment if the requester demonstrates that the requester has obtained the written consent of
265     the individual to whom the information pertains; and
266          (iii) an employer or the employer's agents to obtain or verify information relating to a
267     holder of a commercial driver license that is required under 49 U.S.C. Chapter 313.
268          (b) [The] A disclosure under Subsection (3)(a)(i) shall:
269          (i) include the licensed driver's name, driver license number, date of birth, and an
270     indication of whether the driver has had a moving traffic violation that is a reportable violation,
271     as defined under Section 53-3-102 during the previous month;
272          (ii) be limited to the records of drivers who, at the time of the disclosure, are covered
273     under a motor vehicle insurance policy of the insurer; and
274          (iii) be made under a contract with the insurer or a designee of an insurer.
275          (c) A disclosure under Subsection (3)(a)(ii) or (iii) shall:
276          (i) include the licensed driver's name, driver license number, date of birth, and an
277     indication of whether the driver has had a moving traffic violation that is a reportable violation,
278     as defined under Section 53-3-102, during the previous month;
279          (ii) be limited to the records of a current employee of an employer;
280          (iii) be made under a contract with the employer or a designee of an employer; and
281          (iv) include an indication of whether the driver has had a change reflected in the

282     driver's driving status or license class.
283          [(c)] (d) The contract under Subsection (3)(b)(iii) or (c)(iii) shall specify:
284          (i) the criteria for searching and compiling the driving records being requested;
285          (ii) the frequency of the disclosures;
286          (iii) the format of the disclosures, which may be in bulk electronic form; and
287          (iv) a reasonable charge for the driving record disclosures under this Subsection (3).
288          (4) The division may:
289          (a) collect fees in accordance with Section 53-3-105 for searching and compiling its
290     files or furnishing a report on the driving record of a person;
291          (b) prepare under the seal of the division and deliver upon request, a certified copy of
292     any record of the division, and charge a fee under Section 63J-1-504 for each document
293     authenticated; and
294          (c) charge reasonable fees established in accordance with the procedures and
295     requirements of Section 63J-1-504 for disclosing personal identifying information under
296     Subsection (1)(c).
297          (5) Each certified copy of a driving record furnished in accordance with this section is
298     admissible in any court proceeding in the same manner as the original.
299          (6) (a) A driving record furnished under this section may only report on the driving
300     record of a person for a period of 10 years.
301          (b) Subsection (6)(a) does not apply to court or law enforcement reports, reports of
302     commercial driver license violations, or reports for commercial driver license holders.
303          (7) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
304     division may make rules to designate:
305          (a) what information shall be included in a report on the driving record of a person;
306          (b) the form of a report or copy of the report which may include electronic format;
307          (c) the form of a certified copy, as required under Section 53-3-216, which may include
308     electronic format;
309          (d) the form of a signature required under this chapter which may include electronic

310     format;
311          (e) the form of written request to the division required under this chapter which may
312     include electronic format;
313          (f) the procedures, requirements, and formats for disclosing personal identifying
314     information under Subsection (1)(c); and
315          (g) the procedures, requirements, and formats necessary for the implementation of
316     Subsection (3).
317          (8) (a) It is a class B misdemeanor for a person to knowingly or intentionally access,
318     use, disclose, or disseminate a record created or maintained by the division or any information
319     contained in a record created or maintained by the division for a purpose prohibited or not
320     permitted by statute, rule, regulation, or policy of a governmental entity.
321          (b) A person who discovers or becomes aware of any unauthorized use of records
322     created or maintained by the division shall inform the commissioner and the division director
323     of the unauthorized use.
324          Section 3. Section 53-3-221 is amended to read:
325          53-3-221. Offenses that may result in denial, suspension, disqualification, or
326     revocation of license -- Additional grounds for suspension -- Point system for traffic
327     violations -- Notice and hearing -- Reporting of traffic violation procedures.
328          (1) By following the procedures in Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures
329     Act, the division may deny, suspend, disqualify, or revoke the license or permit of any person
330     without receiving a record of the person's conviction of crime when the division has been
331     notified or has reason to believe the person:
332          (a) has committed any offenses for which mandatory suspension or revocation of a
333     license is required upon conviction under Section 53-3-220;
334          (b) has, by reckless or unlawful driving of a motor vehicle, caused or contributed to an
335     accident resulting in death or injury to any other person, or serious property damage;
336          (c) is incompetent to drive a motor vehicle or mobility vehicle or has a mental or
337     physical disability rendering it unsafe for the person to drive a motor vehicle or mobility

338     vehicle upon the highways;
339          (d) has committed a serious violation of the motor vehicle laws of this state;
340          (e) has knowingly committed a violation of Section 53-3-229; or
341          (f) has been convicted of serious offenses against traffic laws governing the movement
342     of motor vehicles with a frequency that indicates a disrespect for traffic laws and a disregard
343     for the safety of other persons on the highways.
344          (2) (a) The division may suspend the license of a person under Subsection (1) when the
345     person has failed to comply with the terms stated on a traffic citation issued in this state, except
346     this Subsection (2) does not apply to highway weight limit violations or violations of law
347     governing the transportation of hazardous materials.
348          (b) This Subsection (2) applies to parking and standing violations only if a court has
349     issued a warrant for the arrest of a person for failure to post bail, appear, or otherwise satisfy
350     the terms of the citation.
351          (c) (i) This Subsection (2) may not be exercised unless notice of the pending
352     suspension of the driving privilege has been sent at least 10 days previously to the person at the
353     address provided to the division.
354          (ii) After clearance by the division, a report authorized by Section 53-3-104 may not
355     contain any evidence of a suspension that occurred as a result of failure to comply with the
356     terms stated on a traffic citation.
357          (3) (a) The division may suspend the license of a person under Subsection (1) when the
358     division has been notified by a court that the person has an outstanding unpaid fine, an
359     outstanding incomplete restitution requirement, or an outstanding warrant levied by order of a
360     court.
361          (b) The suspension remains in effect until the division is notified by the court that the
362     order has been satisfied.
363          (c) After clearance by the division, a report authorized by Section 53-3-104 may not
364     contain any evidence of the suspension.
365          (d) The provisions of Subsection (3)(c) do not apply to:

366          (i) a CDIP or CDL license holder; or
367          (ii) a violation that occurred in a commercial motor vehicle.
368          (4) (a) The division shall make rules establishing a point system as provided for in this
369     Subsection (4).
370          (b) (i) The division shall assign a number of points to each type of moving traffic
371     violation as a measure of its seriousness.
372          (ii) The points shall be based upon actual relationships between types of traffic
373     violations and motor vehicle traffic accidents.
374          (iii) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b)(iv), the division may not assess points
375     against a person's driving record for a conviction of a traffic violation:
376          (A) that occurred in another state; and
377          (B) that was committed on or after July 1, 2011.
378          (iv) The provisions of Subsection (4)(b)(iii) do not apply to:
379          (A) a reckless or impaired driving violation or a speeding violation for exceeding the
380     posted speed limit by 21 or more miles per hour; or
381          (B) an offense committed in another state which, if committed within Utah, would
382     result in the mandatory suspension or revocation of a license upon conviction under Section
383     53-3-220.
384          (c) Every person convicted of a traffic violation shall have assessed against the person's
385     driving record the number of points that the division has assigned to the type of violation of
386     which the person has been convicted, except that the number of points assessed shall be
387     decreased by 10% if on the abstract of the court record of the conviction the court has graded
388     the severity of violation as minimum, and shall be increased by 10% if on the abstract the court
389     has graded the severity of violation as maximum.
390          (d) (i) A separate procedure for assessing points for speeding offenses shall be
391     established by the division based upon the severity of the offense.
392          (ii) The severity of a speeding violation shall be graded as:
393          (A) "minimum" for exceeding the posted speed limit by up to 10 miles per hour;

394          (B) "intermediate" for exceeding the posted speed limit by from 11 to 20 miles per
395     hour; and
396          (C) "maximum" for exceeding the posted speed limit by 21 or more miles per hour.
397          (iii) Consideration shall be made for assessment of no points on minimum speeding
398     violations, except for speeding violations in school zones.
399          (e) (i) Points assessed against a person's driving record shall be deleted for violations
400     occurring before a time limit set by the division.
401          (ii) The time limit may not exceed three years.
402          (iii) The division may also delete points to reward violation-free driving for periods of
403     time set by the division.
404          (f) (i) By publication in two newspapers having general circulation throughout the
405     state, the division shall give notice of the number of points it has assigned to each type of
406     traffic violation, the time limit set by the division for the deletion of points, and the point level
407     at which the division will generally take action to deny or suspend under this section.
408          (ii) The division may not change any of the information provided above regarding
409     points without first giving new notice in the same manner.
410          (5) (a) (i) If the division finds that the license of a person should be denied, suspended,
411     disqualified, or revoked under this section, the division shall immediately notify the licensee in
412     a manner specified by the division and afford the person an opportunity for a hearing in the
413     county where the licensee resides.
414          (ii) The hearing shall be documented, and the division or its authorized agent may
415     administer oaths, may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of
416     relevant books and papers, and may require a reexamination of the licensee.
417          (iii) One or more members of the division may conduct the hearing, and any decision
418     made after a hearing before any number of the members of the division is as valid as if made
419     after a hearing before the full membership of the division.
420          (iv) After the hearing the division shall either rescind or affirm its decision to deny,
421     suspend, disqualify, or revoke the license.

422          (b) The denial, suspension, disqualification, or revocation of the license remains in
423     effect pending qualifications determined by the division regarding a person:
424          (i) whose license has been denied or suspended following reexamination;
425          (ii) who is incompetent to drive a motor vehicle;
426          (iii) who is afflicted with mental or physical infirmities that might make him dangerous
427     on the highways; or
428          (iv) who may not have the necessary knowledge or skill to drive a motor vehicle safely.
429          (6) (a) Subject to Subsection (6)(d), the division shall suspend a person's license when
430     the division receives notice from the Office of Recovery Services that the Office of Recovery
431     Services has ordered the suspension of the person's license.
432          (b) A suspension under Subsection (6)(a) shall remain in effect until the division
433     receives notice from the Office of Recovery Services that the Office of Recovery Services has
434     rescinded the order of suspension.
435          (c) After an order of suspension is rescinded under Subsection (6)(b), a report
436     authorized by Section 53-3-104 may not contain any evidence of the suspension.
437          (d) (i) If the division suspends a person's license under this Subsection (6), the division
438     shall, upon application, issue a temporary limited driver license to the person if that person
439     needs a driver license for employment, education, or child visitation.
440          (ii) The temporary limited driver license described in this section:
441          (A) shall provide that the person may operate a motor vehicle only for the purpose of
442     driving to or from the person's place of employment, education, or child visitation;
443          (B) shall prohibit the person from driving a motor vehicle for any purpose other than a
444     purpose described in Subsection (6)(d)(ii)(A); and
445          (C) shall expire 90 days after the day on which the temporary limited driver license is
446     issued.
447          (iii) (A) During the period beginning on the day on which a temporary limited driver
448     license is issued under this Subsection (6), and ending on the day that the temporary limited
449     driver license expires, the suspension described in this Subsection (6) only applies if the person

450     who is suspended operates a motor vehicle for a purpose other than employment, education, or
451     child visitation.
452          (B) Upon expiration of a temporary limited driver license described in this Subsection
453     (6)(d):
454          (I) a suspension described in Subsection (6)(a) shall be in full effect until the division
455     receives notice, under Subsection (6)(b), that the order of suspension is rescinded; and
456          (II) a person suspended under Subsection (6)(a) may not drive a motor vehicle for any
457     reason.
458          (iv) The division is not required to issue a limited driver license to a person under this
459     Subsection (6)(d) if there are other legal grounds for the suspension of the person's driver
460     license.
461          (v) The division shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
462     Administrative Rulemaking Act, to implement the provisions of this part.
463          (7) (a) The division may suspend or revoke the license of any resident of this state
464     upon receiving notice of the conviction of that person in another state of an offense committed
465     there that, if committed in this state, would be grounds for the suspension or revocation of a
466     license.
467          (b) The division may, upon receiving a record of the conviction in this state of a
468     nonresident driver of a motor vehicle or motorboat of any offense under the motor vehicle laws
469     of this state, forward a certified copy of the record to the motor vehicle administrator in the
470     state where the person convicted is a resident.
471          (8) (a) The division may suspend or revoke the license of any nonresident to drive a
472     motor vehicle in this state for any cause for which the license of a resident driver may be
473     suspended or revoked.
474          (b) Any nonresident who drives a motor vehicle upon a highway when the person's
475     license has been suspended or revoked by the division is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
476          (9) (a) The division may not deny or suspend the license of any person for a period of
477     more than one year except:

478          (i) for failure to comply with the terms of a traffic citation under Subsection (2);
479          (ii) upon receipt of a second or subsequent order suspending juvenile driving privileges
480     under Section 53-3-219;
481          (iii) when extending a denial or suspension upon receiving certain records or reports
482     under Subsection 53-3-220(2);
483          (iv) for failure to give and maintain owner's or operator's security under Section
484     41-12a-411;
485          (v) when the division suspends the license under Subsection (6); or
486          (vi) when the division denies the license under Subsection (14).
487          (b) The division may suspend the license of a person under Subsection (2) until the
488     person shows satisfactory evidence of compliance with the terms of the traffic citation.
489          (10) (a) By following the procedures in Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative
490     Procedures Act, the division may suspend the license of any person without receiving a record
491     of the person's conviction for a crime when the division has reason to believe that the person's
492     license was granted by the division through error or fraud or that the necessary consent for the
493     license has been withdrawn or is terminated.
494          (b) The procedure upon suspension is the same as under Subsection (5), except that
495     after the hearing the division shall either rescind its order of suspension or cancel the license.
496          (11) (a) The division, having good cause to believe that a licensed driver is
497     incompetent or otherwise not qualified to be licensed, may upon notice in a manner specified
498     by the division of at least five days to the licensee require him to submit to an examination.
499          (b) Upon the conclusion of the examination the division may suspend or revoke the
500     person's license, permit him to retain the license, or grant a license subject to a restriction
501     imposed in accordance with Section 53-3-208.
502          (c) Refusal or neglect of the licensee to submit to an examination is grounds for
503     suspension or revocation of the licensee's license.
504          (12) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (12)(b), a report authorized by Section
505     53-3-104 may not contain any evidence of a conviction for speeding on an interstate system in

506     this state if the conviction was for a speed of 10 miles per hour or less, above the posted speed
507     limit and did not result in an accident, unless authorized in a manner specified by the division
508     by the individual whose report is being requested.
509          (b) The provisions of Subsection (12)(a) do not apply for:
510          (i) a CDIP or CDL license holder; or
511          (ii) a violation that occurred in a commercial motor vehicle.
512          (13) (a) By following the procedures in Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative
513     Procedures Act, the division may suspend the license of a person if it has reason to believe that
514     the person is the owner of a motor vehicle for which security is required under Title 41,
515     Chapter 12a, Financial Responsibility of Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Act, and has
516     driven the motor vehicle or permitted it to be driven within this state without the security being
517     in effect.
518          (b) The division may suspend a driving privilege card holder's driving privilege card if
519     the division receives notification from the Motor Vehicle Division that:
520          (i) the driving privilege card holder is the registered owner of a vehicle; and
521          (ii) the driving privilege card holder's vehicle registration has been revoked under
522     Subsection 41-1a-110(2)(a)(ii)(A).
523          (c) Section 41-12a-411 regarding the requirement of proof of owner's or operator's
524     security applies to persons whose driving privileges are suspended under this Subsection (13).
525          (14) The division may deny an individual's license if the person fails to comply with
526     the requirement to downgrade the person's CDL to a class D license under Section 53-3-410.1.
527          (15) The division may deny a person's class A, B, C, or D license if the person fails to
528     comply with the requirement to have a K restriction removed from the person's license.
529          (16) Any suspension or revocation of a person's license under this section also
530     disqualifies any license issued to that person under Part 4, Uniform Commercial Driver License
531     Act.
532          Section 4. Section 53-3-402 is amended to read:
533          53-3-402. Definitions.

534          As used in this part:
535          (1) "Alcohol" means any substance containing any form of alcohol, including ethanol,
536     methanol, propanol, and isopropanol.
537          (2) "Alcohol concentration" means the number of grams of alcohol per:
538          (a) 100 milliliters of blood;
539          (b) 210 liters of breath; or
540          (c) 67 milliliters of urine.
541          [(3) "Commercial driver instruction permit" or "CDIP" means a permit issued under
542     Section 53-3-408.]
543          [(4)] (3) "Commercial driver license information system" or "CDLIS" means the
544     information system established under Title XII, Pub. L. 99-570, the Commercial Motor Vehicle
545     Safety Act of 1986, as a clearinghouse for information related to the licensing and
546     identification of commercial motor vehicle drivers.
547          [(5)] (4) "Controlled substance" means any substance so classified under Section
548     102(6) of the Controlled Substance Act, 21 U.S.C. 802(6), and includes all substances listed on
549     the current Schedules I through V of 21 C.F.R., Part 1308 as they may be revised from time to
550     time.
551          [(6)] (5) "Employee" means any driver of a commercial motor vehicle, including:
552          (a) full-time, regularly employed drivers;
553          (b) casual, intermittent, or occasional drivers;
554          (c) leased drivers; and
555          (d) independent, owner-operator contractors while in the course of driving a
556     commercial motor vehicle who are either directly employed by or under lease to an employer.
557          [(7)] (6) "Employer" means any individual or person including the United States, a
558     state, or a political subdivision of a state, who owns or leases a commercial motor vehicle, or
559     assigns an individual to drive a commercial motor vehicle.
560          [(8)] (7) "Felony" means any offense under state or federal law that is punishable by
561     death or imprisonment for a term of more than one year.

562          [(9)] (8) "Foreign jurisdiction" means any jurisdiction other than the United States or a
563     state of the United States.
564          [(10)] (9) "Gross vehicle weight rating" or "GVWR" means the value specified by the
565     manufacturer as the maximum loaded weight of a single vehicle or GVWR of a combination or
566     articulated vehicle, and includes the GVWR of the power unit plus the total weight of all towed
567     units and the loads on those units.
568          [(11)] (10) "Hazardous material" has the same meaning as defined under 49 C.F.R.
569     Sec. 383.5.
570          [(12)] (11) "Imminent hazard" means the existence of a condition, practice, or violation
571     that presents a substantial likelihood that death, serious illness, severe personal injury, or a
572     substantial endangerment to health, property, or the environment is expected to occur
573     immediately, or before the condition, practice, or violation can be abated.
574          [(13)] (12) "Medical certification status" means the medical certification of a
575     commercial driver license holder or commercial motor vehicle operator in any of the following
576     categories:
577          (a) Non-excepted interstate. A person shall certify that the person:
578          (i) operates or expects to operate in interstate commerce;
579          (ii) is both subject to and meets the qualification requirements under 49 C.F.R. Part
580     391; and
581          (iii) is required to obtain a medical examiner's certificate under 49 C.F.R. Sec. 391.45.
582          (b) Excepted interstate. A person shall certify that the person:
583          (i) operates or expects to operate in interstate commerce, but engages exclusively in
584     transportation or operations excepted under 49 C.F.R. Sec. 390.3(f), 391.2, 391.68, or 398.3
585     from all or parts of the qualification requirements of 49 C.F.R. Part 391; and
586          (ii) is not required to obtain a medical examiner's certificate under 49 C.F.R. Sec.
587     391.45.
588          (c) Non-excepted intrastate. A person shall certify that the person:
589          (i) operates only in intrastate commerce; and

590          (ii) is subject to state driver qualification requirements under Sections 53-3-303.5,
591     53-3-304, and 53-3-414.
592          (d) Excepted intrastate. A person shall certify that the person:
593          (i) operates in intrastate commerce; and
594          (ii) engages exclusively in transportation or operations excepted from all parts of the
595     state driver qualification requirements.
596          [(14)] (13) "NDR" means the National Driver Register.
597          [(15)] (14) "Nonresident CDL" means a commercial driver license issued by a state to
598     an individual who resides in a foreign jurisdiction.
599          [(16)] (15) "Out-of-service order" means a temporary prohibition against driving a
600     commercial motor vehicle.
601          [(17)] (16) "Port-of-entry agent" has the same meaning as provided in Section
602     72-1-102.
603          [(18)] (17) "Serious traffic violation" means a conviction of any of the following:
604          (a) speeding 15 or more miles per hour above the posted speed limit;
605          (b) reckless driving as defined by state or local law;
606          (c) improper or erratic traffic lane changes;
607          (d) following the vehicle ahead too closely;
608          (e) any other motor vehicle traffic law which arises in connection with a fatal traffic
609     accident;
610          (f) operating a commercial motor vehicle without a CDL or a CDIP;
611          (g) operating a commercial motor vehicle without the proper class of CDL or CDL
612     endorsement for the type of vehicle group being operated or for the passengers or cargo being
613     transported;
614          (h) operating a commercial motor vehicle without a CDL or CDIP license certificate in
615     the driver's possession in violation of Section 53-3-404;
616          (i) using a handheld wireless communication device in violation of Section 41-6a-1716
617     while operating a commercial motor vehicle; or

618          (j) using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a commercial motor vehicle in
619     violation of 49 C.F.R. Sec. 392.82.
620          [(19)] (18) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, any
621     province or territory of Canada, or Mexico.
622          [(20)] (19) "United States" means the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
623          Section 5. Section 53-3-410.1 is amended to read:
624          53-3-410.1. Medical certification requirements.
625          (1) A person whose medical certification status is:
626          (a) "non-excepted interstate" under Subsection 53-3-402[(13)](12)(a) is required to
627     provide the division a medical self certification and an updated medical examiner's certificate
628     under 49 C.F.R. Sec. 391.45 upon request by the division;
629          (b) "excepted interstate" under Subsection 53-3-402[(13)](12)(b) is required to provide
630     to the division a medical self certification upon request by the division;
631          (c) "non-excepted intrastate" under Subsection 53-3-402[(13)](12)(c) is required to,
632     upon request by the division:
633          (i) provide to the division a medical self certification; and
634          (ii) comply with the requirements of Section 53-3-303.5; or
635          (d) "excepted intrastate" under Subsection 53-3-402[(13)](12)(b) is required to, upon
636     request by the division:
637          (i) provide to the division a medical self certification; and
638          (ii) (A) provide to the division an updated medical examiner's certificate under 49
639     C.F.R. Sec. 391.45; or
640          (B) comply with the requirements of Section 53-3-303.5.
641          (2) A request by the division for a person to comply with Subsection (1) shall
642     correspond with the expiration of the previously submitted medical examiner's certificate.
643          (3) If a person fails to comply with a request under this section, the person shall be
644     required to downgrade the person's CDL to a class D license.
645          (4) Failure to comply with the requirement of this section shall result in the denial of

646     the license under Section 53-3-221.
647          Section 6. Section 53-3-420 is amended to read:
648          53-3-420. Driver's driving record available for certain purposes.
649          The division shall provide [full information regarding the driving record] the CDL
650     MVR of any holder of a CDIP or CDL within 10 days of a request to:
651          [(1) the driver license administrator of any other state requesting that information;]
652          (1) another state;
653          (2) [any employer or prospective employer of a person to drive a commercial motor
654     vehicle upon request] a motor carrier, prospective motor carrier, or authorized agent of a motor
655     carrier or prospective motor carrier after notification to the driver and payment of a fee under
656     Section 53-3-105;
657          (3) [insurers of commercial motor vehicle drivers] the subject of the record upon
658     request and payment of a fee under Section 53-3-105; and
659          (4) the Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation.
660          Section 7. Section 53-3-709 is amended to read:
661          53-3-709. Amendment of compact.
662          (1) (a) This compact may be amended from time to time.
663          (b) Amendments shall be presented in resolution form to the chairman of the board of
664     compact administrators and may be initiated by one or more party jurisdictions.
665          (2) Adoption of an amendment requires endorsement of all party jurisdictions and
666     becomes effective 30 days after the date of the last endorsement.
667          (3) (a) Failure of a party jurisdiction to respond to the compact chairman within 120
668     days after receipt of the proposed amendment constitutes endorsement.
669          (b) A report authorized by Section 53-3-104 may not contain any evidence of a
670     suspension that occurred as a result of failure to comply with the requirements of this part.
671          (c) The provisions of Subsection (3)(b) do not apply to:
672          (i) a CDIP or CDL license holder; or
673          (ii) a violation that occurred in a commercial motor vehicle.

674          Section 8. Section 72-9-107 is amended to read:
675          72-9-107. Medical exemptions for farm vehicle operators.
676          Except as provided in Section 53-3-206, an operator of a farm vehicle or combination
677     of farm vehicles is exempt from additional requirements for physical qualifications, medical
678     examinations, and medical certification if the farm vehicle or combination of farm vehicles
679     being operated is:
680          (1) under 26,001 pounds gross vehicle weight rating;
681          (2) not operated as a commercial motor vehicle in accordance with Subsection
682     53-3-102[(4)](6)(b)(ii); and
683          (3) not operated as an interstate commercial motor vehicle.
684          Section 9. Effective date.
685          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2015.
686          Section 10. Coordinating H.B. 26 with S.B. 20 -- Substantive and technical
687     amendments.
688          If this H.B. 26 and S.B. 20, Uniform Driver License Act Amendments, both pass and
689     become law, it is the intent of the Legislature that the Office of Legislative Research and
690     General Counsel shall prepare the Utah Code database for publication by amending Subsection
691     53-3-102(3) to read:
692          "(3) "Commercial driver instruction permit" or "CDIP" means a commercial learner
693     permit:
694          (a) issued under Section 53-3-408; or
695          (b) issued by a state or other jurisdiction of domicile in compliance with the standards
696     contained in 49 C.F.R. Part 383."