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AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE REGULATIONS

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2019 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Robert M. Spendlove

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Senate Sponsor: David G. Buxton

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill amends provisions regarding traffic laws, licensing, and titling requirements,
10     and adds provisions regarding the operation of autonomous vehicles.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸     defines terms related to autonomous vehicles;
14          ▸     allows the operation of a vehicle in the state by an automated driving system;
15          ▸     exempts a vehicle with an engaged automated driving system from licensure;
16          ▸     provides protocol in case of an accident involving an autonomous vehicle;
17          ▸     requires a vehicle equipped with an automated driving system to be properly titled,
18     registered, and insured;
19          ▸     preempts political subdivisions from regulating autonomous vehicles in addition to
20     regulation provided in state statute; and
21          ▸     makes technical changes.
22     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
23          None
24     Other Special Clauses:
25          None
26     Utah Code Sections Affected:
27     AMENDS:
28          13-51-102, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 461

29          13-51-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 359
30          41-1a-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapters 166 and 424
31          41-1a-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapter 149
32          41-1a-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 463
33          41-1a-1503, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 189
34          41-6a-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapters 166 and 205
35          41-6a-1641, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 412
36          53-3-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapter 297
37          53-3-104, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapters 233 and 415
38          53-3-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapter 297
39     ENACTS:
40          41-26-102.1, Utah Code Annotated 1953
41          41-26-103, Utah Code Annotated 1953
42          41-26-104, Utah Code Annotated 1953
43          41-26-105, Utah Code Annotated 1953
44          41-26-106, Utah Code Annotated 1953
45          41-26-107, Utah Code Annotated 1953
46          41-26-108, Utah Code Annotated 1953
47     REPEALS:
48          41-26-102, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 212
49     

50     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
51          Section 1. Section 13-51-102 is amended to read:
52          13-51-102. Definitions.
53          (1) "Division" means the Division of Consumer Protection within the Department of
54     Commerce.
55          (2) "Prearranged ride" means a period of time that:

56          (a) begins when the transportation network driver has accepted a passenger's request
57     for a ride through the transportation network company's software application; and
58          (b) ends when the passenger exits the transportation network driver's vehicle.
59          (3) "Software application" means an Internet-connected software platform, including a
60     mobile application, that a transportation network company uses to:
61          (a) connect a transportation network driver to a passenger; and
62          (b) process passenger requests.
63          (4) "Transportation network company" means an entity that:
64          (a) uses a software application to connect a passenger to a transportation network
65     driver providing transportation network services;
66          (b) is not:
67          (i) a taxicab, as defined in Section 53-3-102; or
68          (ii) a motor carrier, as defined in Section 72-9-102; and
69          (c) except in certain cases involving a motor vehicle with a level four or five automated
70     driving system, as defined in Section 41-26-102.1, does not own, control, operate, or manage
71     the vehicle used to provide the transportation network services.
72          (5) "Transportation network driver" means [an individual who]:
73          (a) an individual who:
74          [(a)] (i) pays a fee to a transportation network company, and, in exchange, receives a
75     connection to a potential passenger from the transportation network company;
76          [(b)] (ii) operates a motor vehicle that:
77          [(i)] (A) the individual owns, leases, or is authorized to use; and
78          [(ii)] (B) the individual uses to provide transportation network services; and
79          [(c)] (iii) receives, in exchange for providing a passenger a ride, compensation that
80     exceeds the individual's cost to provide the ride[.]; or
81          (b) a level four or five automated driving system, as defined in Section 41-26-102.1,
82     when the automated driving system is operating the vehicle and used to provide a passenger a

83     ride in exchange for compensation.
84          (6) "Transportation network services" means, for a transportation network driver
85     providing services through a transportation network company:
86          (a) providing a prearranged ride; or
87          (b) being engaged in a waiting period.
88          (7) "Waiting period" means a period of time when:
89          (a) a transportation network driver is logged into a transportation network company's
90     software application; and
91          (b) the transportation network driver is not engaged in a prearranged ride.
92          Section 2. Section 13-51-103 is amended to read:
93          13-51-103. Exemptions -- Transportation network company and transportation
94     network driver.
95          (1) A transportation network company or a transportation network driver is not subject
96     to the requirements applicable to:
97          (a) a motor carrier, under Title 72, Chapter 9, Motor Carrier Safety Act;
98          (b) a common carrier, under Title 59, Chapter 12, Sales and Use Tax Act; or
99          (c) a taxicab, under Title 53, Chapter 3, Uniform Driver License Act.
100          (2) A transportation network driver is:
101          (a) (i) an independent contractor of a transportation network company; and
102          [(b)] (ii) not an employee of a transportation network company[.]; or
103          (b) for a motor vehicle with a level four or five automated driving system as defined in
104     Section 41-26-102.1, in driverless operation, an automated driving system if dispatched:
105          (i) at the direction of, on behalf of, or as an agent of a transportation network company;
106     or
107          (ii) at the direction of, on behalf of, or as an agent of a third party pursuant to an
108     agreement between the third party and a transportation network company, operated on behalf of
109     and as an agent of the transportation network company.

110          Section 3. Section 41-1a-102 is amended to read:
111          41-1a-102. Definitions.
112          As used in this chapter:
113          (1) "Actual miles" means the actual distance a vehicle has traveled while in operation.
114          (2) "Actual weight" means the actual unladen weight of a vehicle or combination of
115     vehicles as operated and certified to by a weighmaster.
116          (3) "All-terrain type I vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section
117     41-22-2.
118          (4) "All-terrain type II vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section
119     41-22-2.
120          (5) "All-terrain type III vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section
121     41-22-2.
122          (6) "Alternative fuel vehicle" means:
123          (a) an electric motor vehicle;
124          (b) a hybrid electric motor vehicle;
125          (c) a plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle; or
126          (d) a motor vehicle powered by a fuel other than:
127          (i) motor fuel;
128          (ii) diesel fuel;
129          (iii) natural gas; or
130          (iv) propane.
131          (7) "Amateur radio operator" means any person licensed by the Federal
132     Communications Commission to engage in private and experimental two-way radio operation
133     on the amateur band radio frequencies.
134          (8) "Autocycle" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-3-102.
135          (9) "Automated driving system" means the same as that term is defined in Section
136     41-26-102.1.

137          [(9)] (10) "Branded title" means a title certificate that is labeled:
138          (a) rebuilt and restored to operation;
139          (b) flooded and restored to operation; or
140          (c) not restored to operation.
141          [(10)] (11) "Camper" means any structure designed, used, and maintained primarily to
142     be mounted on or affixed to a motor vehicle that contains a floor and is designed to provide a
143     mobile dwelling, sleeping place, commercial space, or facilities for human habitation or for
144     camping.
145          [(11)] (12) "Certificate of title" means a document issued by a jurisdiction to establish
146     a record of ownership between an identified owner and the described vehicle, vessel, or
147     outboard motor.
148          [(12)] (13) "Certified scale weigh ticket" means a weigh ticket that has been issued by
149     a weighmaster.
150          [(13)] (14) "Commercial vehicle" means a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer used or
151     maintained for the transportation of persons or property that operates:
152          (a) as a carrier for hire, compensation, or profit; or
153          (b) as a carrier to transport the vehicle owner's goods or property in furtherance of the
154     owner's commercial enterprise.
155          [(14)] (15) "Commission" means the State Tax Commission.
156          [(15)] (16) "Consumer price index" means the same as that term is defined in Section
157     59-13-102.
158          [(16)] (17) "Dealer" means a person engaged or licensed to engage in the business of
159     buying, selling, or exchanging new or used vehicles, vessels, or outboard motors either outright
160     or on conditional sale, bailment, lease, chattel mortgage, or otherwise or who has an
161     established place of business for the sale, lease, trade, or display of vehicles, vessels, or
162     outboard motors.
163          [(17)] (18) "Diesel fuel" means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-13-102.

164          [(18)] (19) "Division" means the Motor Vehicle Division of the commission, created in
165     Section 41-1a-106.
166          (20) "Dynamic driving task" means the same as that term is defined in Section
167     41-26-102.1.
168          [(19)] (21) "Electric motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is powered solely by an
169     electric motor drawing current from a rechargeable energy storage system.
170          [(20)] (22) "Essential parts" means all integral and body parts of a vehicle of a type
171     required to be registered in this state, the removal, alteration, or substitution of which would
172     tend to conceal the identity of the vehicle or substantially alter its appearance, model, type, or
173     mode of operation.
174          [(21)] (23) "Farm tractor" means every motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a
175     farm implement for drawing plows, mowing machines, and other implements of husbandry.
176          [(22)] (24) (a) "Farm truck" means a truck used by the owner or operator of a farm
177     solely for the owner's or operator's own use in the transportation of:
178          (i) farm products, including livestock and its products, poultry and its products,
179     floricultural and horticultural products;
180          (ii) farm supplies, including tile, fence, and every other thing or commodity used in
181     agricultural, floricultural, horticultural, livestock, and poultry production; and
182          (iii) livestock, poultry, and other animals and things used for breeding, feeding, or
183     other purposes connected with the operation of a farm.
184          (b) "Farm truck" does not include the operation of trucks by commercial processors of
185     agricultural products.
186          [(23)] (25) "Fleet" means one or more commercial vehicles.
187          [(24)] (26) "Foreign vehicle" means a vehicle of a type required to be registered,
188     brought into this state from another state, territory, or country other than in the ordinary course
189     of business by or through a manufacturer or dealer, and not registered in this state.
190          [(25)] (27) "Gross laden weight" means the actual weight of a vehicle or combination

191     of vehicles, equipped for operation, to which shall be added the maximum load to be carried.
192          [(26)] (28) "Highway" or "street" means the entire width between property lines of
193     every way or place of whatever nature when any part of it is open to the public, as a matter of
194     right, for purposes of vehicular traffic.
195          [(27)] (29) "Hybrid electric motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that draws
196     propulsion energy from onboard sources of stored energy that are both:
197          (a) an internal combustion engine or heat engine using consumable fuel; and
198          (b) a rechargeable energy storage system where energy for the storage system comes
199     solely from sources onboard the vehicle.
200          [(28)] (30) (a) "Identification number" means the identifying number assigned by the
201     manufacturer or by the division for the purpose of identifying the vehicle, vessel, or outboard
202     motor.
203          (b) "Identification number" includes a vehicle identification number, state assigned
204     identification number, hull identification number, and motor serial number.
205          [(29)] (31) "Implement of husbandry" means every vehicle designed or adapted and
206     used exclusively for an agricultural operation and only incidentally operated or moved upon the
207     highways.
208          [(30)] (32) (a) "In-state miles" means the total number of miles operated in this state
209     during the preceding year by fleet power units.
210          (b) If fleets are composed entirely of trailers or semitrailers, "in-state miles" means the
211     total number of miles that those vehicles were towed on Utah highways during the preceding
212     year.
213          [(31)] (33) "Interstate vehicle" means any commercial vehicle operated in more than
214     one state, province, territory, or possession of the United States or foreign country.
215          [(32)] (34) "Jurisdiction" means a state, district, province, political subdivision,
216     territory, or possession of the United States or any foreign country.
217          [(33)] (35) "Lienholder" means a person with a security interest in particular property.

218          [(34)] (36) "Manufactured home" means a transportable factory built housing unit
219     constructed on or after June 15, 1976, according to the Federal Home Construction and Safety
220     Standards Act of 1974 (HUD Code), in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is
221     eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or when erected on site, is
222     400 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a
223     dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and
224     includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems.
225          [(35)] (37) "Manufacturer" means a person engaged in the business of constructing,
226     manufacturing, assembling, producing, or importing new or unused vehicles, vessels, or
227     outboard motors for the purpose of sale or trade.
228          [(36)] (38) "Mobile home" means a transportable factory built housing unit built prior
229     to June 15, 1976, in accordance with a state mobile home code which existed prior to the
230     Federal Manufactured Housing and Safety Standards Act (HUD Code).
231          [(37)] (39) "Motor fuel" means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-13-102.
232          [(38)] (40) (a) "Motor vehicle" means a self-propelled vehicle intended primarily for
233     use and operation on the highways.
234          (b) "Motor vehicle" does not include an off-highway vehicle.
235          [(39)] (41) "Motorboat" means the same as that term is defined in Section 73-18-2.
236          [(40)] (42) "Motorcycle" means:
237          (a) a motor vehicle having a saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not
238     more than three wheels in contact with the ground; or
239          (b) an autocycle.
240          [(41)] (43) "Natural gas" means a fuel of which the primary constituent is methane.
241          [(42)] (44) (a) "Nonresident" means a person who is not a resident of this state as
242     defined by Section 41-1a-202, and who does not engage in intrastate business within this state
243     and does not operate in that business any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer within this state.
244          (b) A person who engages in intrastate business within this state and operates in that

245     business any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer in this state or who, even though engaging in
246     interstate commerce, maintains any vehicle in this state as the home station of that vehicle is
247     considered a resident of this state, insofar as that vehicle is concerned in administering this
248     chapter.
249          [(43)] (45) "Odometer" means a device for measuring and recording the actual distance
250     a vehicle travels while in operation, but does not include any auxiliary odometer designed to be
251     periodically reset.
252          [(44)] (46) "Off-highway implement of husbandry" means the same as that term is
253     defined in Section 41-22-2.
254          [(45)] (47) "Off-highway vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section
255     41-22-2.
256          [(46)] (48) (a) "Operate" means [to drive or be in actual physical control of a vehicle
257     or]:
258          (i) to navigate a vessel[.]; or
259          (ii) collectively, the activities performed in order to perform the entire dynamic driving
260     task for a given motor vehicle by:
261          (A) a human driver as defined in Section 41-26-102.1; or
262          (B) an engaged automated driving system.
263          (b) "Operate" includes testing of an automated driving system.
264          [(47)] (49) "Outboard motor" means a detachable self-contained propulsion unit,
265     excluding fuel supply, used to propel a vessel.
266          [(48)] (50) (a) "Owner" means a person, other than a lienholder, holding title to a
267     vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor whether or not the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor is
268     subject to a security interest.
269          (b) If a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or installment
270     sale or mortgage of the vehicle with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions
271     stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional

272     vendee or mortgagor, or if the vehicle is the subject of a security agreement, then the
273     conditional vendee, mortgagor, or debtor is considered the owner for the purposes of this
274     chapter.
275          (c) If a vehicle is the subject of an agreement to lease, the lessor is considered the
276     owner until the lessee exercises the lessee's option to purchase the vehicle.
277          [(49)] (51) "Park model recreational vehicle" means a unit that:
278          (a) is designed and marketed as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping,
279     travel, or seasonal use;
280          (b) is not permanently affixed to real property for use as a permanent dwelling;
281          (c) requires a special highway movement permit for transit; and
282          (d) is built on a single chassis mounted on wheels with a gross trailer area not
283     exceeding 400 square feet in the setup mode.
284          [(50)] (52) "Personalized license plate" means a license plate that has displayed on it a
285     combination of letters, numbers, or both as requested by the owner of the vehicle and assigned
286     to the vehicle by the division.
287          [(51)] (53) (a) "Pickup truck" means a two-axle motor vehicle with motive power
288     manufactured, remanufactured, or materially altered to provide an open cargo area.
289          (b) "Pickup truck" includes motor vehicles with the open cargo area covered with a
290     camper, camper shell, tarp, removable top, or similar structure.
291          [(52)] (54) "Plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle" means a hybrid electric motor
292     vehicle that has the capability to charge the battery or batteries used for vehicle propulsion
293     from an off-vehicle electric source, such that the off-vehicle source cannot be connected to the
294     vehicle while the vehicle is in motion.
295          [(53)] (55) "Pneumatic tire" means every tire in which compressed air is designed to
296     support the load.
297          [(54)] (56) "Preceding year" means a period of 12 consecutive months fixed by the
298     division that is within 16 months immediately preceding the commencement of the registration

299     or license year in which proportional registration is sought. The division in fixing the period
300     shall conform it to the terms, conditions, and requirements of any applicable agreement or
301     arrangement for the proportional registration of vehicles.
302          [(55)] (57) "Public garage" means every building or other place where vehicles or
303     vessels are kept and stored and where a charge is made for the storage and keeping of vehicles
304     and vessels.
305          [(56)] (58) "Receipt of surrender of ownership documents" means the receipt of
306     surrender of ownership documents described in Section 41-1a-503.
307          [(57)] (59) "Reconstructed vehicle" means every vehicle of a type required to be
308     registered in this state that is materially altered from its original construction by the removal,
309     addition, or substitution of essential parts, new or used.
310          [(58)] (60) "Recreational vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section
311     13-14-102.
312          [(59)] (61) "Registration" means a document issued by a jurisdiction that allows
313     operation of a vehicle or vessel on the highways or waters of this state for the time period for
314     which the registration is valid and that is evidence of compliance with the registration
315     requirements of the jurisdiction.
316          [(60)] (62) (a) "Registration year" means a 12 consecutive month period commencing
317     with the completion of all applicable registration criteria.
318          (b) For administration of a multistate agreement for proportional registration the
319     division may prescribe a different 12-month period.
320          [(61)] (63) "Repair or replacement" means the restoration of vehicles, vessels, or
321     outboard motors to a sound working condition by substituting any inoperative part of the
322     vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor, or by correcting the inoperative part.
323          [(62)] (64) "Replica vehicle" means:
324          (a) a street rod that meets the requirements under Subsection 41-21-1(3)(a)(i)(B); or
325          (b) a custom vehicle that meets the requirements under Subsection

326     41-6a-1507(1)(a)(i)(B).
327          [(63)] (65) "Road tractor" means every motor vehicle designed and used for drawing
328     other vehicles and constructed so it does not carry any load either independently or any part of
329     the weight of a vehicle or load that is drawn.
330          [(64)] (66) "Sailboat" means the same as that term is defined in Section 73-18-2.
331          [(65)] (67) "Security interest" means an interest that is reserved or created by a security
332     agreement to secure the payment or performance of an obligation and that is valid against third
333     parties.
334          [(66)] (68) "Semitrailer" means every vehicle without motive power designed for
335     carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and constructed so that
336     some part of its weight and its load rests or is carried by another vehicle.
337          [(67)] (69) "Special group license plate" means a type of license plate designed for a
338     particular group of people or a license plate authorized and issued by the division in accordance
339     with Section 41-1a-418.
340          [(68)] (70) (a) "Special interest vehicle" means a vehicle used for general
341     transportation purposes and that is:
342          (i) 20 years or older from the current year; or
343          (ii) a make or model of motor vehicle recognized by the division director as having
344     unique interest or historic value.
345          (b) In making a determination under Subsection [(68)] (70)(a), the division director
346     shall give special consideration to:
347          (i) a make of motor vehicle that is no longer manufactured;
348          (ii) a make or model of motor vehicle produced in limited or token quantities;
349          (iii) a make or model of motor vehicle produced as an experimental vehicle or one
350     designed exclusively for educational purposes or museum display; or
351          (iv) a motor vehicle of any age or make that has not been substantially altered or
352     modified from original specifications of the manufacturer and because of its significance is

353     being collected, preserved, restored, maintained, or operated by a collector or hobbyist as a
354     leisure pursuit.
355          [(69)] (71) (a) "Special mobile equipment" means every vehicle:
356          (i) not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property;
357          (ii) not designed to operate in traffic; and
358          (iii) only incidentally operated or moved over the highways.
359          (b) "Special mobile equipment" includes:
360          (i) farm tractors;
361          (ii) off-road motorized construction or maintenance equipment including backhoes,
362     bulldozers, compactors, graders, loaders, road rollers, tractors, and trenchers; and
363          (iii) ditch-digging apparatus.
364          (c) "Special mobile equipment" does not include a commercial vehicle as defined
365     under Section 72-9-102.
366          [(70)] (72) "Specially constructed vehicle" means every vehicle of a type required to be
367     registered in this state, not originally constructed under a distinctive name, make, model, or
368     type by a generally recognized manufacturer of vehicles, and not materially altered from its
369     original construction.
370          [(71)] (73) "Title" means the right to or ownership of a vehicle, vessel, or outboard
371     motor.
372          [(72)] (74) (a) "Total fleet miles" means the total number of miles operated in all
373     jurisdictions during the preceding year by power units.
374          (b) If fleets are composed entirely of trailers or semitrailers, "total fleet miles" means
375     the number of miles that those vehicles were towed on the highways of all jurisdictions during
376     the preceding year.
377          [(73)] (75) "Trailer" means a vehicle without motive power designed for carrying
378     persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and constructed so that no part of
379     its weight rests upon the towing vehicle.

380          [(74)] (76) "Transferee" means a person to whom the ownership of property is
381     conveyed by sale, gift, or any other means except by the creation of a security interest.
382          [(75)] (77) "Transferor" means a person who transfers the person's ownership in
383     property by sale, gift, or any other means except by creation of a security interest.
384          [(76)] (78) "Travel trailer," "camping trailer," or "fifth wheel trailer" means a portable
385     vehicle without motive power, designed as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational, or
386     vacation use that does not require a special highway movement permit when drawn by a
387     self-propelled motor vehicle.
388          [(77)] (79) "Truck tractor" means a motor vehicle designed and used primarily for
389     drawing other vehicles and not constructed to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the
390     vehicle and load that is drawn.
391          [(78)] (80) "Vehicle" includes a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, off-highway vehicle,
392     camper, park model recreational vehicle, manufactured home, and mobile home.
393          [(79)] (81) "Vessel" means the same as that term is defined in Section 73-18-2.
394          [(80)] (82) "Vintage vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section
395     41-21-1.
396          [(81)] (83) "Waters of this state" means the same as that term is defined in Section
397     73-18-2.
398          [(82)] (84) "Weighmaster" means a person, association of persons, or corporation
399     permitted to weigh vehicles under this chapter.
400          Section 4. Section 41-1a-201 is amended to read:
401          41-1a-201. Function of registration -- Registration required -- Penalty.
402          (1) Unless exempted, a person or automated driving system may not operate and an
403     owner may not engage an automated driving system, give another person permission to engage
404     an automated driving system, or give another person permission to operate a motor vehicle,
405     combination of vehicles, trailer, semitrailer, vintage vehicle, off-highway vehicle, vessel, or
406     park model recreational vehicle in this state unless it has been registered in accordance with

407     this chapter, Title 41, Chapter 22, Off-Highway Vehicles, or Title 73, Chapter 18, State
408     Boating Act.
409          (2) Subject to Subsection 53-8-209(3), a violation of this section is an infraction.
410          Section 5. Section 41-1a-202 is amended to read:
411          41-1a-202. Definitions -- Vehicles exempt from registration -- Registration of
412     vehicles after establishing residency.
413          (1) In this section:
414          (a) "Domicile" means the place:
415          (i) where an individual has a fixed permanent home and principal establishment;
416          (ii) to which the individual if absent, intends to return; and
417          (iii) in which the individual and his family voluntarily reside, not for a special or
418     temporary purpose, but with the intention of making a permanent home.
419          (b) (i) "Resident" means any of the following:
420          (A) an individual who:
421          (I) has established a domicile in this state;
422          (II) regardless of domicile, remains in this state for an aggregate period of six months
423     or more during any calendar year;
424          (III) engages in a trade, profession, or occupation in this state or who accepts
425     employment in other than seasonal work in this state and who does not commute into the state;
426          (IV) declares himself to be a resident of this state for the purpose of obtaining a driver
427     license or motor vehicle registration; or
428          (V) declares himself a resident of Utah to obtain privileges not ordinarily extended to
429     nonresidents, including going to school, or placing children in school without paying
430     nonresident tuition or fees; or
431          (B) any individual, partnership, limited liability company, firm, corporation,
432     association, or other entity that:
433          (I) maintains a main office, branch office, or warehouse facility in this state and that

434     bases and operates a motor vehicle in this state; or
435          (II) operates a motor vehicle in intrastate transportation for other than seasonal work.
436          (ii) "Resident" does not include any of the following:
437          (A) a member of the military temporarily stationed in Utah;
438          (B) an out-of-state student, as classified by the institution of higher education, enrolled
439     with the equivalent of seven or more quarter hours, regardless of whether the student engages
440     in a trade, profession, or occupation in this state or accepts employment in this state; and
441          (C) an individual domiciled in another state or a foreign country that:
442          (I) is engaged in public, charitable, educational, or religious services for a government
443     agency or an organization that qualifies for tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Code
444     Section 501(c)(3);
445          (II) is not compensated for services rendered other than expense reimbursements; and
446          (III) is temporarily in Utah for a period not to exceed 24 months.
447          (iii) Notwithstanding Subsections (1)(b)(i) and (ii), "resident" includes the owner of a
448     vehicle equipped with an automated driving system as defined in Section 41-26-102.1 if the
449     vehicle is physically present in the state for more than 30 consecutive days in a calendar year.
450          (2) Registration under this chapter is not required for any:
451          (a) vehicle registered in another state and owned by a nonresident of the state or
452     operating under a temporary registration permit issued by the division or a dealer authorized by
453     this chapter, driven or moved upon a highway in conformance with the provisions of this
454     chapter relating to manufacturers, transporters, dealers, lien holders, or interstate vehicles;
455          (b) vehicle driven or moved upon a highway only for the purpose of crossing the
456     highway from one property to another;
457          (c) implement of husbandry, whether of a type otherwise subject to registration or not,
458     that is only incidentally operated or moved upon a highway;
459          (d) special mobile equipment;
460          (e) vehicle owned or leased by the federal government;

461          (f) motor vehicle not designed, used, or maintained for the transportation of passengers
462     for hire or for the transportation of property if the motor vehicle is registered in another state
463     and is owned and operated by a nonresident of this state;
464          (g) vehicle or combination of vehicles designed, used, or maintained for the
465     transportation of persons for hire or for the transportation of property if the vehicle or
466     combination of vehicles is registered in another state and is owned and operated by a
467     nonresident of this state and if the vehicle or combination of vehicles has a gross laden weight
468     of 26,000 pounds or less;
469          (h) trailer of 750 pounds or less unladen weight and not designed, used, and maintained
470     for hire for the transportation of property or person;
471          (i) manufactured home or mobile home;
472          (j) off-highway vehicle currently registered under Section 41-22-3 if the off-highway
473     vehicle is:
474          (i) being towed;
475          (ii) operated on a street or highway designated as open to off-highway vehicle use; or
476          (iii) operated in the manner prescribed in Subsections 41-22-10.3(1) through (3);
477          (k) off-highway implement of husbandry operated in the manner prescribed in
478     Subsections 41-22-5.5(3) through (5);
479          (l) modular and prebuilt homes conforming to the uniform building code and presently
480     regulated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development that are not
481     constructed on a permanent chassis;
482          (m) electric assisted bicycle defined under Section 41-6a-102;
483          (n) motor assisted scooter defined under Section 41-6a-102; or
484          (o) electric personal assistive mobility device defined under Section 41-6a-102.
485          (3) Unless otherwise exempted under Subsection (2), registration under this chapter is
486     required for any motor vehicle, combination of vehicles, trailer, semitrailer, or vintage vehicle
487     within 60 days of the owner establishing residency in this state.

488          (4) A motor vehicle that is registered under Section 41-3-306 is exempt from the
489     registration requirements of this part for the time period that the registration under Section
490     41-3-306 is valid.
491          (5) A vehicle that has been issued a nonrepairable certificate may not be registered
492     under this chapter.
493          Section 6. Section 41-1a-1503 is amended to read:
494          41-1a-1503. Event data recorders -- Retrieval or disclosure of event data.
495          (1) (a) Event data that is recorded on an event data recorder:
496          (i) is private;
497          (ii) is the personal information of the motor vehicle's owner; and
498          (iii) except as provided in Subsection (2), may not be retrieved by a person who is not
499     the owner of the motor vehicle.
500          (b) If a motor vehicle is owned by more than one person, only one owner is required to
501     consent to the retrieval or use of the data from a motor vehicle event data recorder.
502          (2) Event data that is recorded on an event data recorder may be retrieved, obtained, or
503     used by a person who is not the owner of the motor vehicle in the following circumstances:
504          (a) the owner of the motor vehicle or the owner's agent has consented to the retrieval of
505     the data relating to an accident;
506          (b) the data is retrieved by a motor vehicle dealer, motor vehicle manufacturer, or by an
507     automotive technician to diagnose, service, or repair the motor vehicle at the request of the
508     owner or the owner's agent;
509          (c) the data is subject to discovery in a criminal prosecution or pursuant to the rules of
510     civil procedure in a claim arising out of a motor vehicle accident;
511          (d) a court or administrative agency having jurisdiction orders the data to be retrieved;
512          (e) a peace officer retrieves the data pursuant to a court order as part of an investigation
513     of a suspected violation of a law that has caused, or contributed to the cause of, an accident
514     resulting in damage of property or injury to a person; [or]

515          (f) to facilitate or determine the need for emergency medical care for the driver or
516     passenger of a motor vehicle that is involved in a motor vehicle crash or other emergency,
517     including the retrieval of data from a company that provides subscription services to the owner
518     of a motor vehicle for in-vehicle safety and security communications[.]; or
519          (g) for purposes of improving motor vehicle safety, security, or traffic management,
520     including medical research on the human body's reaction to motor vehicle crashes, as long as
521     the identity of the owner, passenger, or human driver is not disclosed in connection with the
522     retrieved data.
523          (3) Except as provided in Subsection (4), a person who has retrieved, obtained, or used
524     event data under Subsection (2) may not release event data that is recorded on an event data
525     recorder.
526          (4) A person may release event data that is recorded on an event data recorder in the
527     following circumstances:
528          (a) the owner of the motor vehicle or the owner's agent has consented to the release of
529     the data;
530          (b) the data is subject to discovery in a criminal prosecution or pursuant to the rules of
531     civil procedure in a claim arising out of a motor vehicle accident;
532          (c) the data is released pursuant to a court order as part of an investigation of a
533     suspected violation of a law that has caused, or contributed to the cause of, an accident
534     resulting in damage of property or injury to a person; or
535          (d) if the identity of the owner or driver is not disclosed[, the data is released to a motor
536     vehicle safety and medical research entity or data processor in order to advance motor vehicle
537     safety, security, or traffic management] in connection with the retrieved data, the data is
538     released for purposes of improving motor vehicle safety, security, or traffic management,
539     including medical research on the human body's reaction to a motor vehicle crash.
540          (5) (a) If a motor vehicle is equipped with an event data recorder that is capable of
541     recording or transmitting event data and that capability is part of a subscription service, the fact

542     that the event data may be recorded or transmitted shall be disclosed in the subscription service
543     agreement.
544          (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, event data from an event data
545     recorder may be retrieved, obtained, and used by a subscription service provider for
546     subscription services meeting the requirement of Subsection (5)(a).
547          Section 7. Section 41-6a-102 is amended to read:
548          41-6a-102. Definitions.
549          As used in this chapter:
550          (1) "Alley" means a street or highway intended to provide access to the rear or side of
551     lots or buildings in urban districts and not intended for through vehicular traffic.
552          (2) "All-terrain type I vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section
553     41-22-2.
554          (3) "Authorized emergency vehicle" includes:
555          (a) fire department vehicles;
556          (b) police vehicles;
557          (c) ambulances; and
558          (d) other publicly or privately owned vehicles as designated by the commissioner of the
559     Department of Public Safety.
560          (4) "Autocycle" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-3-102.
561          (5) (a) "Bicycle" means a wheeled vehicle:
562          (i) propelled by human power by feet or hands acting upon pedals or cranks;
563          (ii) with a seat or saddle designed for the use of the operator;
564          (iii) designed to be operated on the ground; and
565          (iv) whose wheels are not less than 14 inches in diameter.
566          (b) "Bicycle" includes an electric assisted bicycle.
567          (c) "Bicycle" does not include scooters and similar devices.
568          (6) (a) "Bus" means a motor vehicle:

569          (i) designed for carrying more than 15 passengers and used for the transportation of
570     persons; or
571          (ii) designed and used for the transportation of persons for compensation.
572          (b) "Bus" does not include a taxicab.
573          (7) (a) "Circular intersection" means an intersection that has an island, generally
574     circular in design, located in the center of the intersection where traffic passes to the right of
575     the island.
576          (b) "Circular intersection" includes:
577          (i) roundabouts;
578          (ii) rotaries; and
579          (iii) traffic circles.
580          (8) "Class 1 electric assisted bicycle" means an electric assisted bicycle described in
581     Subsection (17)(d)(i).
582          (9) "Class 2 electric assisted bicycle" means an electric assisted bicycle described in
583     Subsection (17)(d)(ii).
584          (10) "Class 3 electric assisted bicycle" means an electric assisted bicycle described in
585     Subsection (17)(d)(iii).
586          (11) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Public Safety.
587          (12) "Controlled-access highway" means a highway, street, or roadway:
588          (a) designed primarily for through traffic; and
589          (b) to or from which owners or occupants of abutting lands and other persons have no
590     legal right of access, except at points as determined by the highway authority having
591     jurisdiction over the highway, street, or roadway.
592          (13) "Crosswalk" means:
593          (a) that part of a roadway at an intersection included within the connections of the
594     lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of the highway measured from:
595          (i) (A) the curbs; or

596          (B) in the absence of curbs, from the edges of the traversable roadway; and
597          (ii) in the absence of a sidewalk on one side of the roadway, that part of a roadway
598     included within the extension of the lateral lines of the existing sidewalk at right angles to the
599     centerline; or
600          (b) any portion of a roadway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly indicated for
601     pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on the surface.
602          (14) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety.
603          (15) "Direct supervision" means oversight at a distance within which:
604          (a) visual contact is maintained; and
605          (b) advice and assistance can be given and received.
606          (16) "Divided highway" means a highway divided into two or more roadways by:
607          (a) an unpaved intervening space;
608          (b) a physical barrier; or
609          (c) a clearly indicated dividing section constructed to impede vehicular traffic.
610          (17) "Electric assisted bicycle" means a bicycle with an electric motor that:
611          (a) has a power output of not more than 750 watts;
612          (b) has fully operable pedals on permanently affixed cranks;
613          (c) is fully operable as a bicycle without the use of the electric motor; and
614          (d) is one of the following:
615          (i) an electric assisted bicycle equipped with a motor or electronics that:
616          (A) provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling; and
617          (B) ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per
618     hour;
619          (ii) an electric assisted bicycle equipped with a motor or electronics that:
620          (A) may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle; and
621          (B) is not capable of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20
622     miles per hour; or

623          (iii) an electric assisted bicycle equipped with a motor or electronics that:
624          (A) provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling;
625          (B) ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 28 miles per
626     hour; and
627          (C) is equipped with a speedometer.
628          (18) (a) "Electric personal assistive mobility device" means a self-balancing device
629     with:
630          (i) two nontandem wheels in contact with the ground;
631          (ii) a system capable of steering and stopping the unit under typical operating
632     conditions;
633          (iii) an electric propulsion system with average power of one horsepower or 750 watts;
634          (iv) a maximum speed capacity on a paved, level surface of 12.5 miles per hour; and
635          (v) a deck design for a person to stand while operating the device.
636          (b) "Electric personal assistive mobility device" does not include a wheelchair.
637          (19) "Explosives" means any chemical compound or mechanical mixture commonly
638     used or intended for the purpose of producing an explosion and that contains any oxidizing and
639     combustive units or other ingredients in proportions, quantities, or packing so that an ignition
640     by fire, friction, concussion, percussion, or detonator of any part of the compound or mixture
641     may cause a sudden generation of highly heated gases, and the resultant gaseous pressures are
642     capable of producing destructive effects on contiguous objects or of causing death or serious
643     bodily injury.
644          (20) "Farm tractor" means a motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm
645     implement, for drawing plows, mowing machines, and other implements of husbandry.
646          (21) "Flammable liquid" means a liquid that has a flashpoint of 100 degrees F. or less,
647     as determined by a tagliabue or equivalent closed-cup test device.
648          (22) "Freeway" means a controlled-access highway that is part of the interstate system
649     as defined in Section 72-1-102.

650          (23) "Gore area" means the area delineated by two solid white lines that is between a
651     continuing lane of a through roadway and a lane used to enter or exit the continuing lane
652     including similar areas between merging or splitting highways.
653          (24) "Gross weight" means the weight of a vehicle without a load plus the weight of
654     any load on the vehicle.
655          (25) "Highway" means the entire width between property lines of every way or place of
656     any nature when any part of it is open to the use of the public as a matter of right for vehicular
657     travel.
658          (26) "Highway authority" means the same as that term is defined in Section 72-1-102.
659          (27) (a) "Intersection" means the area embraced within the prolongation or connection
660     of the lateral curblines, or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of two or
661     more highways which join one another.
662          (b) Where a highway includes two roadways 30 feet or more apart:
663          (i) every crossing of each roadway of the divided highway by an intersecting highway
664     is a separate intersection; and
665          (ii) if the intersecting highway also includes two roadways 30 feet or more apart, then
666     every crossing of two roadways of the highways is a separate intersection.
667          (c) "Intersection" does not include the junction of an alley with a street or highway.
668          (28) "Island" means an area between traffic lanes or at an intersection for control of
669     vehicle movements or for pedestrian refuge designated by:
670          (a) pavement markings, which may include an area designated by two solid yellow
671     lines surrounding the perimeter of the area;
672          (b) channelizing devices;
673          (c) curbs;
674          (d) pavement edges; or
675          (e) other devices.
676          (29) "Law enforcement agency" means the same as that term is as defined in Section

677     53-1-102.
678          (30) "Limited access highway" means a highway:
679          (a) that is designated specifically for through traffic; and
680          (b) over, from, or to which neither owners nor occupants of abutting lands nor other
681     persons have any right or easement, or have only a limited right or easement of access, light,
682     air, or view.
683          (31) "Local highway authority" means the legislative, executive, or governing body of
684     a county, municipal, or other local board or body having authority to enact laws relating to
685     traffic under the constitution and laws of the state.
686          (32) (a) "Low-speed vehicle" means a four wheeled electric motor vehicle that:
687          (i) is designed to be operated at speeds of not more than 25 miles per hour; and
688          (ii) has a capacity of not more than four passengers, including [the driver] a
689     conventional driver or fallback-ready user if on board the vehicle, as those terms are defined in
690     Section 41-26-102.1.
691          (b) "Low-speed vehicle" does not include a golfcart or an off-highway vehicle.
692          (33) "Metal tire" means a tire, the surface of which in contact with the highway is
693     wholly or partly of metal or other hard nonresilient material.
694          (34) (a) "Mini-motorcycle" means a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle that has a seat or
695     saddle that is less than 24 inches from the ground as measured on a level surface with properly
696     inflated tires.
697          (b) "Mini-motorcycle" does not include a moped or a motor assisted scooter.
698          (c) "Mini-motorcycle" does not include a motorcycle that is:
699          (i) designed for off-highway use; and
700          (ii) registered as an off-highway vehicle under Section 41-22-3.
701          (35) "Mobile home" means:
702          (a) a trailer or semitrailer that is:
703          (i) designed, constructed, and equipped as a dwelling place, living abode, or sleeping

704     place either permanently or temporarily; and
705          (ii) equipped for use as a conveyance on streets and highways; or
706          (b) a trailer or a semitrailer whose chassis and exterior shell is designed and
707     constructed for use as a mobile home, as defined in Subsection (35)(a), but that is instead used
708     permanently or temporarily for:
709          (i) the advertising, sale, display, or promotion of merchandise or services; or
710          (ii) any other commercial purpose except the transportation of property for hire or the
711     transportation of property for distribution by a private carrier.
712          (36) (a) "Moped" means a motor-driven cycle having:
713          (i) pedals to permit propulsion by human power; and
714          (ii) a motor that:
715          (A) produces not more than two brake horsepower; and
716          (B) is not capable of propelling the cycle at a speed in excess of 30 miles per hour on
717     level ground.
718          (b) If an internal combustion engine is used, the displacement may not exceed 50 cubic
719     centimeters and the moped shall have a power drive system that functions directly or
720     automatically without clutching or shifting by the operator after the drive system is engaged.
721          (c) "Moped" includes a motor assisted scooter.
722          (d) "Moped" does not include an electric assisted bicycle.
723          (37) (a) "Motor assisted scooter" means a self-propelled device with:
724          (i) at least two wheels in contact with the ground;
725          (ii) a braking system capable of stopping the unit under typical operating conditions;
726          (iii) a gas or electric motor not exceeding 40 cubic centimeters;
727          (iv) either:
728          (A) a deck design for a person to stand while operating the device; or
729          (B) a deck and seat designed for a person to sit, straddle, or stand while operating the
730     device; and

731          (v) a design for the ability to be propelled by human power alone.
732          (b) "Motor assisted scooter" does not include an electric assisted bicycle.
733          (38) (a) "Motor vehicle" means a vehicle that is self-propelled and every vehicle which
734     is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not operated upon
735     rails.
736          (b) "Motor vehicle" does not include vehicles moved solely by human power,
737     motorized wheelchairs, an electric personal assistive mobility device, an electric assisted
738     bicycle, or a personal delivery device, as defined in Section 41-6a-1119.
739          (39) "Motorcycle" means:
740          (a) a motor vehicle, other than a tractor, having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider
741     and designed to travel with not more than three wheels in contact with the ground; or
742          (b) an autocycle.
743          (40) (a) "Motor-driven cycle" means every motorcycle, motor scooter, moped, motor
744     assisted scooter, and every motorized bicycle having:
745          (i) an engine with less than 150 cubic centimeters displacement; or
746          (ii) a motor that produces not more than five horsepower.
747          (b) "Motor-driven cycle" does not include:
748          (i) an electric personal assistive mobility device; or
749          (ii) an electric assisted bicycle.
750          (41) "Off-highway implement of husbandry" means the same as that term is defined
751     under Section 41-22-2.
752          (42) "Off-highway vehicle" means the same as that term is defined under Section
753     41-22-2.
754          (43) "Operate" means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-1a-102.
755          [(43)] (44) "Operator" means [a person who is in actual physical control of a vehicle.]:
756          (a) a human driver, as defined in Section 41-26-102.1, that operates a vehicle; or
757          (b) an automated driving system, as defined in Section 41-26-102.1, that operates a

758     vehicle.
759          [(44)] (45) (a) "Park" or "parking" means the standing of a vehicle, whether the vehicle
760     is occupied or not.
761          (b) "Park" or "parking" does not include:
762          (i) the standing of a vehicle temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged
763     in loading or unloading property or passengers[.]; or
764          (ii) a motor vehicle with an engaged automated driving system that has achieved a
765     minimal risk condition, as those terms are defined in Section 41-26-102.1.
766          [(45)] (46) "Peace officer" means a peace officer authorized under Title 53, Chapter 13,
767     Peace Officer Classifications, to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of
768     traffic laws.
769          [(46)] (47) "Pedestrian" means a person traveling:
770          (a) on foot; or
771          (b) in a wheelchair.
772          [(47)] (48) "Pedestrian traffic-control signal" means a traffic-control signal used to
773     regulate pedestrians.
774          [(48)] (49) "Person" means [every] a natural person, firm, copartnership, association,
775     [or] corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association,
776     joint venture, governmental agency, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity.
777          [(49)] (50) "Pole trailer" means every vehicle without motive power:
778          (a) designed to be drawn by another vehicle and attached to the towing vehicle by
779     means of a reach, or pole, or by being boomed or otherwise secured to the towing vehicle; and
780          (b) that is ordinarily used for transporting long or irregular shaped loads including
781     poles, pipes, or structural members generally capable of sustaining themselves as beams
782     between the supporting connections.
783          [(50)] (51) "Private road or driveway" means every way or place in private ownership
784     and used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having express or implied permission

785     from the owner, but not by other persons.
786          [(51)] (52) "Railroad" means a carrier of persons or property upon cars operated on
787     stationary rails.
788          [(52)] (53) "Railroad sign or signal" means a sign, signal, or device erected by
789     authority of a public body or official or by a railroad and intended to give notice of the presence
790     of railroad tracks or the approach of a railroad train.
791          [(53)] (54) "Railroad train" means a locomotive propelled by any form of energy,
792     coupled with or operated without cars, and operated upon rails.
793          [(54)] (55) "Right-of-way" means the right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a
794     lawful manner in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian approaching under circumstances
795     of direction, speed, and proximity that give rise to danger of collision unless one grants
796     precedence to the other.
797          [(55)] (56) (a) "Roadway" means that portion of highway improved, designed, or
798     ordinarily used for vehicular travel.
799          (b) "Roadway" does not include the sidewalk, berm, or shoulder, even though any of
800     them are used by persons riding bicycles or other human-powered vehicles.
801          (c) "Roadway" refers to any roadway separately but not to all roadways collectively, if
802     a highway includes two or more separate roadways.
803          [(56)] (57) "Safety zone" means the area or space officially set apart within a roadway
804     for the exclusive use of pedestrians and that is protected, marked, or indicated by adequate
805     signs as to be plainly visible at all times while set apart as a safety zone.
806          [(57)] (58) (a) "School bus" means a motor vehicle that:
807          (i) complies with the color and identification requirements of the most recent edition of
808     "Minimum Standards for School Buses"; and
809          (ii) is used to transport school children to or from school or school activities.
810          (b) "School bus" does not include a vehicle operated by a common carrier in
811     transportation of school children to or from school or school activities.

812          [(58)] (59) (a) "Semitrailer" means a vehicle with or without motive power:
813          (i) designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle;
814     and
815          (ii) constructed so that some part of its weight and that of its load rests on or is carried
816     by another vehicle.
817          (b) "Semitrailer" does not include a pole trailer.
818          [(59)] (60) "Shoulder area" means:
819          (a) that area of the hard-surfaced highway separated from the roadway by a pavement
820     edge line as established in the current approved "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices";
821     or
822          (b) that portion of the road contiguous to the roadway for accommodation of stopped
823     vehicles, for emergency use, and for lateral support.
824          [(60)] (61) "Sidewalk" means that portion of a street between the curb lines, or the
825     lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines intended for the use of pedestrians.
826          [(61)] (62) "Solid rubber tire" means a tire of rubber or other resilient material that
827     does not depend on compressed air for the support of the load.
828          [(62)] (63) "Stand" or "standing" means the temporary halting of a vehicle, whether
829     occupied or not, for the purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving or discharging
830     passengers.
831          [(63)] (64) "Stop" when required means complete cessation from movement.
832          [(64)] (65) "Stop" or "stopping" when prohibited means any halting even momentarily
833     of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when:
834          (a) necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic; or
835          (b) in compliance with the directions of a peace officer or traffic-control device.
836          [(65)] (66) "Street-legal all-terrain vehicle" or "street-legal ATV" means an all-terrain
837     type I vehicle, all-terrain type II vehicle, or all-terrain type III vehicle, that is modified to meet
838     the requirements of Section 41-6a-1509 to operate on highways in the state in accordance with

839     Section 41-6a-1509.
840          [(66)] (67) "Traffic" means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, and other
841     conveyances either singly or together while using any highway for the purpose of travel.
842          [(67)] (68) "Traffic signal preemption device" means an instrument or mechanism
843     designed, intended, or used to interfere with the operation or cycle of a traffic-control signal.
844          [(68)] (69) "Traffic-control device" means a sign, signal, marking, or device not
845     inconsistent with this chapter placed or erected by a highway authority for the purpose of
846     regulating, warning, or guiding traffic.
847          [(69)] (70) "Traffic-control signal" means a device, whether manually, electrically, or
848     mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and permitted to proceed.
849          [(70)] (71) (a) "Trailer" means a vehicle with or without motive power designed for
850     carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and constructed so that no
851     part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle.
852          (b) "Trailer" does not include a pole trailer.
853          [(71)] (72) "Truck" means a motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily for
854     the transportation of property.
855          [(72)] (73) "Truck tractor" means a motor vehicle:
856          (a) designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles; and
857          (b) constructed to carry a part of the weight of the vehicle and load drawn by the truck
858     tractor.
859          [(73)] (74) "Two-way left turn lane" means a lane:
860          (a) provided for vehicle operators making left turns in either direction;
861          (b) that is not used for passing, overtaking, or through travel; and
862          (c) that has been indicated by a lane traffic-control device that may include lane
863     markings.
864          [(74)] (75) "Urban district" means the territory contiguous to and including any street,
865     in which structures devoted to business, industry, or dwelling houses are situated at intervals of

866     less than 100 feet, for a distance of a quarter of a mile or more.
867          [(75)] (76) "Vehicle" means a device in, on, or by which a person or property is or may
868     be transported or drawn on a highway, except devices used exclusively on stationary rails or
869     tracks.
870          Section 8. Section 41-6a-1641 is amended to read:
871          41-6a-1641. Video display in motor vehicles prohibited if visible to driver --
872     Exceptions.
873          (1) A motor vehicle may not be operated on a highway if the motor vehicle is equipped
874     with a video display located so that the display is visible to the [operator] conventional driver
875     of the vehicle as that term is defined in Section 41-26-102.1.
876          (2) This section does not prohibit the use of a video display used exclusively for:
877          (a) safety or law enforcement purposes if the use is approved by rule of the department
878     under Section 41-6a-1601;
879          (b) motor vehicle navigation; [or]
880          (c) monitoring of equipment and operating systems of the motor vehicle[.]; or
881          (d) operation of a vehicle in a connected platooning system.
882          (3) A violation of this section is an infraction.
883          Section 9. Section 41-26-102.1 is enacted to read:
884          41-26-102.1. Definitions.
885          (1) "ADS-dedicated vehicle" means a vehicle designed to be operated exclusively by a
886     level four or five ADS for all trips within the given operational design domain limitations of
887     the ADS, if any.
888          (2) (a) "Automated driving system" or "ADS" means the hardware and software that
889     are collectively capable of performing the entire dynamic driving task on a sustained basis,
890     regardless of whether the ADS is limited to a specific operational design domain, if any.
891          (b) "Automated driving system" or "ADS" is used specifically to describe a level three,
892     four, or five driving automation system.

893          (3) "Commission" means the State Tax Commission as defined in Section 59-1-101.
894          (4) "Conventional driver" means a human driver who is onboard the motor vehicle and
895     manually performs some or all of the following actions in order to operate a vehicle:
896          (a) braking;
897          (b) accelerating;
898          (c) steering; and
899          (d) transmission gear selection input devices.
900          (5) (a) "Dispatch" means to place an ADS-equipped vehicle into service in driverless
901     operation by engaging the ADS.
902          (b) "Dispatch" includes software-enabled dispatch of multiple ADS-equipped motor
903     vehicles in driverless operation that may complete multiple trips involving pick-up and
904     drop-off of passengers or goods throughout a day or other pre-defined periods of service, and
905     which may involve multiple agents performing various tasks related to the dispatch function.
906          (6) "Division" means the Motor Vehicle Division of the commission, created in
907     Section 41-1a-106.
908          (7) "Driverless operation" means the operation of an ADS-equipped vehicle in which:
909          (a) no on-board user is present; or
910          (b) no on-board user is a human driver or fallback-ready user.
911          (8) "Driverless operation dispatcher" means a user who dispatches an ADS-equipped
912     vehicle in driverless operation.
913          (9) "Driving automation system" means the hardware and software collectively capable
914     of performing part or all of the dynamic driving task on a sustained basis.
915          (10) "Driving automation system feature" means a specific function of a driving
916     automation system.
917          (11) (a) "Dynamic driving task" means all of the real-time operational and tactical
918     functions required to operate a motor vehicle in on-road traffic, including:
919          (i) lateral vehicle motion control through steering;

920          (ii) longitudinal motion control through acceleration and deceleration;
921          (iii) monitoring the driving environment through object and event detection,
922     recognition, classification, and response preparation;
923          (iv) object and event response execution;
924          (v) maneuver planning; and
925          (vi) enhancing conspicuity with lighting, signaling, and gesturing.
926          (b) "Dynamic driving task" does not include strategic functions such as trip scheduling
927     and selection of destinations and waypoints.
928          (12) "Engage" as it pertains to the operation of a vehicle by a driving automation
929     system means to cause a driving automation system feature to perform part or all of the
930     dynamic driving task on a sustained basis.
931          (13) "External event" is a situation in the driving environment that necessitates a
932     response by a human driver or driving automation system.
933          (14) "Fallback-ready user" means the user of a vehicle equipped with an engaged level
934     three ADS who is:
935          (a) a human driver; and
936          (b) ready to operate the vehicle if:
937          (i) a system failure occurs; or
938          (ii) the ADS issues a request to intervene.
939          (15) (a) "Human driver" means a natural person:
940          (i) with a valid license to operate a motor vehicle of the proper class for the motor
941     vehicle being operated; and
942          (ii) who performs in real-time all or part of the dynamic driving task.
943          (b) "Human driver" includes a:
944          (i) conventional driver; and
945          (ii) remote driver.
946          (16) "Level five automated driving system" or "level five ADS" means an ADS feature

947     that has the capability to perform on a sustained basis the entire dynamic driving task under all
948     conditions that can reasonably be managed by a human driver, as well as any maneuvers
949     necessary to respond to a system failure, without any expectation that a human user will
950     respond to a request to intervene.
951          (17) "Level four automated driving system" or "level four ADS" means an ADS feature
952     that, without any expectation that a human user will respond to a request to intervene, has:
953          (a) the capability to perform on a sustained basis the entire dynamic driving task within
954     its operational design domain; and
955          (b) the capability to perform any maneuvers necessary to achieve a minimal risk
956     condition in response to:
957          (i) an exit from the operational design domain of the ADS; or
958          (ii) a system failure.
959          (18) "Level three automated driving system" or "level three ADS" means an ADS
960     feature that:
961          (a) has the capability to perform on a sustained basis the entire dynamic driving task
962     within its operational design domain; and
963          (b) requires a fallback-ready user to operate the vehicle after receiving a request to
964     intervene or in response to a system failure.
965          (19) "Minimal risk condition" means a condition to which a user or an ADS may bring
966     a motor vehicle in order to reduce the risk of a crash when a given trip cannot or should not be
967     completed.
968          (20) "Object and event detection and response" means the subtasks of the dynamic
969     driving task that include:
970          (a) monitoring the driving environment; and
971          (b) executing an appropriate response in order to perform the dynamic driving task.
972          (21) "On-demand autonomous vehicle network" means a transportation service
973     network that uses a software application or other digital means to dispatch or otherwise enable

974     the prearrangement of transportation with motor vehicles that have a level four or five ADS in
975     driverless operation for purposes of transporting persons, including for-hire transportation and
976     transportation for compensation.
977          (22) "Operate" means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-1a-102.
978          (23) "Operational design domain" means the operating conditions under which a given
979     ADS or feature thereof is specifically designed to function, including:
980          (a) speed range, environmental, geographical, and time-of-day restrictions; or
981          (b) the requisite presence or absence of certain traffic or roadway characteristics.
982          (24) "Operator" means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-6a-102.
983          (25) "Passenger" means a user on board a vehicle who has no role in the operation of
984     that vehicle.
985          (26) "Person" means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-6a-102.
986          (27) "Remote driver" means a human driver who is not located in a position to
987     manually exercise in-vehicle braking, accelerating, steering, or transmission gear selection
988     input devices, but operates the vehicle.
989          (28) "Request to intervene" means the notification by an ADS to a fallback-ready user
990     indicating that the fallback-ready user should promptly begin or resume operation of the
991     vehicle.
992          (29) "Sustained operation of a motor vehicle" means the performance of part or all of
993     the dynamic driving task both between and across external events, including response to
994     external events and continued performance of part or all of the dynamic driving task in the
995     absence of external events.
996          (30) "System failure" means a malfunction in a driving automation system or other
997     vehicle system that prevents the ADS from reliably performing the portion of the dynamic
998     driving task on a sustained basis, including the complete dynamic driving task, that the ADS
999     would otherwise perform.
1000          (31) "User" means a:

1001          (a) human driver;
1002          (b) passenger;
1003          (c) fallback-ready user; or
1004          (d) driverless operation dispatcher.
1005          Section 10. Section 41-26-103 is enacted to read:
1006          41-26-103. Operation of motor vehicles equipped with an automated driving
1007     system.
1008          (1) A motor vehicle equipped with a level three ADS may operate on a highway in this
1009     state if:
1010          (a) the motor vehicle is operated, whether by the ADS or human driver, in compliance
1011     with the applicable traffic and motor vehicle safety laws and regulations of this state, unless an
1012     exemption has been granted;
1013          (b) when required by federal law, the motor vehicle:
1014          (i) has been certified as being in compliance with all applicable motor vehicle safety
1015     standards; and
1016          (ii) bears the required certification label, including reference to any exemption granted
1017     under federal law;
1018          (c) when operated by an ADS, if a system failure occurs that renders the ADS unable to
1019     perform the entire dynamic driving task relevant to the intended operational design domain of
1020     the ADS, the ADS will achieve a minimal risk condition or make a request to intervene; and
1021          (d) the motor vehicle is titled and registered in compliance with Section 41-26-107.
1022          (2) A motor vehicle equipped with a level four or level five ADS may operate in
1023     driverless operation on a highway in this state if:
1024          (a) the ADS is capable of operating in compliance with applicable traffic and motor
1025     vehicle laws and regulations of this state, unless an exemption has been granted;
1026          (b) when required by federal law, the motor vehicle:
1027          (i) has been certified as being in compliance with all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle

1028     Safety Standards and regulations; and
1029          (ii) bears the required certification label including reference to any exemption granted
1030     under federal law;
1031          (c) a system failure occurs that renders the ADS unable to perform the entire dynamic
1032     driving task relevant to the intended operational design domain of the ADS, a minimal risk
1033     condition will be achieved; and
1034          (d) the motor vehicle is titled and registered in compliance with Section 41-26-107.
1035          (3) A vehicle being operated by an ADS or a remote driver is not considered
1036     unattended.
1037          (4) The division may revoke the registration and privilege for a vehicle equipped with
1038     an ADS to operate on a highway of the state if the Department of Transportation or the
1039     Department of Public Safety determines and notifies the division that:
1040          (a) the ADS is operating in an unsafe manner; or
1041          (b) the vehicle's ADS is being engaged in an unsafe manner.
1042          (5) Special mobile equipment, as defined in Section 41-1a-102, equipped with a level
1043     three, four, or five ADS, may be moved or operated incidentally over a highway.
1044          (6) Nothing in this chapter prohibits or restricts a human driver from operating a
1045     vehicle equipped with an ADS and equipped with controls that allow for the human driver to
1046     perform all or part of the dynamic driving task.
1047          Section 11. Section 41-26-104 is enacted to read:
1048          41-26-104. Licensing -- Responsibility for compliant operation of ADS-equipped
1049     vehicles.
1050          For the purpose of assessing compliance with applicable traffic or motor vehicle laws:
1051          (1) (a) When an ADS is operating a motor vehicle, the ADS is the operator, and shall
1052     satisfy electronically all physical acts required by a conventional driver in operation of the
1053     vehicle.
1054          (b) The ADS is responsible for the compliant operation of the vehicle and is not

1055     required to be licensed to operate the vehicle.
1056          (2) (a) If a vehicle with an engaged level three ADS issues a request to intervene, the
1057     ADS is responsible for the compliant operation of the vehicle until disengagement of the ADS.
1058          (b) If a vehicle with an engaged level four or five ADS issues a request to intervene,
1059     the ADS is responsible for the compliant operation of the vehicle until or unless a human user
1060     begins to operate the vehicle.
1061          (3) The ADS is responsible for compliant operation of an ADS-dedicated vehicle.
1062          Section 12. Section 41-26-105 is enacted to read:
1063          41-26-105. Duties following crashes involving motor vehicles equipped with an
1064     automated driving system.
1065          (1) In the event of a crash involving a vehicle with the ADS engaged:
1066          (a) the ADS-equipped vehicle shall remain on the scene of the crash when required to
1067     do so under Section 41-6a-401, consistent with the vehicle's ability to achieve a minimal risk
1068     condition as described in Section 41-26-103; and
1069          (b) the owner of the ADS-equipped vehicle, or a person on behalf of the vehicle owner,
1070     shall report any crashes or collisions consistent with Chapter 6a, Part 4, Accident
1071     Responsibilities.
1072          (2) If the owner or person on behalf of the owner is not on board the vehicle at the time
1073     of the crash, the owner shall ensure that the following information is immediately
1074     communicated or made available to the persons involved or to a peace officer upon request:
1075          (a) the contents of the vehicle's registration card; and
1076          (b) the name of the insurance provider for the vehicle, including the phone number of
1077     the agent or provider.
1078          (3) The department may require that an accident report filed under Section 41-6a-402
1079     include:
1080          (a) whether a vehicle equipped with an ADS was involved in the accident; and
1081          (b) whether the ADS was engaged at the time of the accident.

1082          Section 13. Section 41-26-106 is enacted to read:
1083          41-26-106. On-demand autonomous vehicle network.
1084          (1) Subject to Subsection (2), an on-demand autonomous vehicle network may only
1085     operate pursuant to state laws governing the operation of ground transportation for-hire under
1086     state law, including:
1087          (a) a transportation network company pursuant to Title 13, Chapter 51, Transportation
1088     Network Company Registration Act;
1089          (b) a public transit district as defined in Section 17B-2a-802; or
1090          (c) a private passenger carrier as defined in Section 53-3-102.
1091          (2) Any provision of state law described in Subsection (1) that reasonably applies only
1092     to a human driver, including Subsection 13-51-105(5)(b), shall not apply to the operation of a
1093     vehicle by an engaged level four or five ADS that is part of an on-demand autonomous vehicle
1094     network.
1095          Section 14. Section 41-26-107 is enacted to read:
1096          41-26-107. Registration, title, and insurance of motor vehicles equipped with an
1097     automated driving system.
1098          (1) If the owner of a vehicle equipped with an ADS is a resident of this state, the owner
1099     shall properly register the vehicle in accordance with Chapter 1a, Part 2, Registration.
1100          (2) If the owner of a vehicle equipped with an ADS is a resident of this state, the owner
1101     shall properly title the vehicle in accordance with Chapter 1a, Part 5, Titling Requirement.
1102          (3) Before an ADS may operate a vehicle on a highway in this state, the owner of the
1103     vehicle shall ensure that the vehicle complies with Chapter 12a, Financial Responsibility of
1104     Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Act.
1105          Section 15. Section 41-26-108 is enacted to read:
1106          41-26-108. Controlling authority.
1107          No local agency, political subdivision, or other entity may prohibit the operation of a
1108     vehicle equipped with a driving automation system, an ADS, or an on-demand autonomous

1109     vehicle network, or otherwise enact or keep in force a rule or ordinance that would impose a
1110     tax, fee, performance standard, or other requirement specific to the operation of a vehicle
1111     equipped with a driving automation system, an ADS, or an on-demand autonomous vehicle
1112     network in addition to the requirements of this title.
1113          Section 16. Section 53-3-102 is amended to read:
1114          53-3-102. Definitions.
1115          As used in this chapter:
1116          (1) "Autocycle" means a motor vehicle that:
1117          (a) is designed to travel with three or fewer wheels in contact with the ground;
1118          (b) is equipped with a steering wheel; and
1119          (c) is equipped with seating that does not require the operator to straddle or sit astride
1120     the vehicle.
1121          (2) "Cancellation" means the termination by the division of a license issued through
1122     error or fraud or for which consent under Section 53-3-211 has been withdrawn.
1123          (3) "Class D license" means the class of license issued to drive motor vehicles not
1124     defined as commercial motor vehicles or motorcycles under this chapter.
1125          (4) "Commercial driver instruction permit" or "CDIP" means a commercial learner
1126     permit:
1127          (a) issued under Section 53-3-408; or
1128          (b) issued by a state or other jurisdiction of domicile in compliance with the standards
1129     contained in 49 C.F.R. Part 383.
1130          (5) "Commercial driver license" or "CDL" means a license:
1131          (a) issued substantially in accordance with the requirements of Title XII, Pub. L.
1132     99-570, the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986, and in accordance with Part 4,
1133     Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, which authorizes the holder to drive a class of
1134     commercial motor vehicle; and
1135          (b) that was obtained by providing evidence of lawful presence in the United States

1136     with one of the document requirements described in Subsection 53-3-410(1)(i)(i).
1137          (6) (a) "Commercial driver license motor vehicle record" or "CDL MVR" means a
1138     driving record that:
1139          (i) applies to a person who holds or is required to hold a commercial driver instruction
1140     permit or a CDL license; and
1141          (ii) contains the following:
1142          (A) information contained in the driver history, including convictions, pleas held in
1143     abeyance, disqualifications, and other licensing actions for violations of any state or local law
1144     relating to motor vehicle traffic control, committed in any type of vehicle;
1145          (B) driver self-certification status information under Section 53-3-410.1; and
1146          (C) information from medical certification record keeping in accordance with 49
1147     C.F.R. Sec. 383.73(o).
1148          (b) "Commercial driver license motor vehicle record" or "CDL MVR" does not mean a
1149     motor vehicle record described in Subsection [(30)] (29).
1150          (7) (a) "Commercial motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle or combination of motor
1151     vehicles designed or used to transport passengers or property if the motor vehicle:
1152          (i) has a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds or a lesser rating as
1153     determined by federal regulation;
1154          (ii) is designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver; or
1155          (iii) is transporting hazardous materials and is required to be placarded in accordance
1156     with 49 C.F.R. Part 172, Subpart F.
1157          (b) The following vehicles are not considered a commercial motor vehicle for purposes
1158     of Part 4, Uniform Commercial Driver License Act:
1159          (i) equipment owned and operated by the United States Department of Defense when
1160     driven by any active duty military personnel and members of the reserves and national guard on
1161     active duty including personnel on full-time national guard duty, personnel on part-time
1162     training, and national guard military technicians and civilians who are required to wear military

1163     uniforms and are subject to the code of military justice;
1164          (ii) vehicles controlled and driven by a farmer to transport agricultural products, farm
1165     machinery, or farm supplies to or from a farm within 150 miles of his farm but not in operation
1166     as a motor carrier for hire;
1167          (iii) firefighting and emergency vehicles;
1168          (iv) recreational vehicles that are not used in commerce and are driven solely as family
1169     or personal conveyances for recreational purposes; and
1170          (v) vehicles used to provide transportation network services, as defined in Section
1171     13-51-102.
1172          (8) "Conviction" means any of the following:
1173          (a) an unvacated adjudication of guilt or a determination that a person has violated or
1174     failed to comply with the law in a court of original jurisdiction or an administrative proceeding;
1175          (b) an unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure a person's
1176     appearance in court;
1177          (c) a plea of guilty or nolo contendere accepted by the court;
1178          (d) the payment of a fine or court costs; or
1179          (e) violation of a condition of release without bail, regardless of whether the penalty is
1180     rebated, suspended, or probated.
1181          (9) "Denial" or "denied" means the withdrawal of a driving privilege by the division to
1182     which the provisions of Title 41, Chapter 12a, Part 4, Proof of Owner's or Operator's Security,
1183     do not apply.
1184          (10) "Director" means the division director appointed under Section 53-3-103.
1185          (11) "Disqualification" means either:
1186          (a) the suspension, revocation, cancellation, denial, or any other withdrawal by a state
1187     of a person's privileges to drive a commercial motor vehicle;
1188          (b) a determination by the Federal Highway Administration, under 49 C.F.R. Part 386,
1189     that a person is no longer qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle under 49 C.F.R. Part

1190     391; or
1191          (c) the loss of qualification that automatically follows conviction of an offense listed in
1192     49 C.F.R. Part 383.51.
1193          (12) "Division" means the Driver License Division of the department created in
1194     Section 53-3-103.
1195          (13) "Downgrade" means to obtain a lower license class than what was originally
1196     issued during an existing license cycle.
1197          (14) "Drive" means:
1198          (a) to operate or be in physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highway; and
1199          (b) in Subsections 53-3-414(1) through (3), Subsection 53-3-414(5), and Sections
1200     53-3-417 and 53-3-418, the operation or physical control of a motor vehicle at any place within
1201     the state.
1202          (15) (a) "Driver" means [any person] an individual who drives, or is in actual physical
1203     control of a motor vehicle in any location open to the general public for purposes of vehicular
1204     traffic.
1205          (b) In Part 4, Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, "driver" includes any person
1206     who is required to hold a CDL under Part 4, Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, or
1207     federal law.
1208          (16) "Driving privilege card" means the evidence of the privilege granted and issued
1209     under this chapter to drive a motor vehicle to a person whose privilege was obtained without
1210     providing evidence of lawful presence in the United States.
1211          (17) "Extension" means a renewal completed in a manner specified by the division.
1212          (18) "Farm tractor" means every motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm
1213     implement for drawing plows, mowing machines, and other implements of husbandry.
1214          (19) "Highway" means the entire width between property lines of every way or place of
1215     any nature when any part of it is open to the use of the public, as a matter of right, for traffic.
1216          (20) "Human driver" means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-26-102.1.

1217          [(20)] (21) "Identification card" means a card issued under Part 8, Identification Card
1218     Act, to a person for identification purposes.
1219          [(21)] (22) "Indigent" means that a person's income falls below the federal poverty
1220     guideline issued annually by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the Federal
1221     Register.
1222          [(22)] (23) "License" means the privilege to drive a motor vehicle.
1223          [(23)] (24) (a) "License certificate" means the evidence of the privilege issued under
1224     this chapter to drive a motor vehicle.
1225          (b) "License certificate" evidence includes a:
1226          (i) regular license certificate;
1227          (ii) limited-term license certificate;
1228          (iii) driving privilege card;
1229          (iv) CDL license certificate;
1230          (v) limited-term CDL license certificate;
1231          (vi) temporary regular license certificate; and
1232          (vii) temporary limited-term license certificate.
1233          [(24)] (25) "Limited-term commercial driver license" or "limited-term CDL" means a
1234     license:
1235          (a) issued substantially in accordance with the requirements of Title XII, Pub. L. No.
1236     99-570, the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986, and in accordance with Part 4,
1237     Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, which authorizes the holder to drive a class of
1238     commercial motor vehicle; and
1239          (b) that was obtained by providing evidence of lawful presence in the United States
1240     with one of the document requirements described in Subsection 53-3-410(1)(i)(ii).
1241          [(25)] (26) "Limited-term identification card" means an identification card issued under
1242     this chapter to a person whose card was obtained by providing evidence of lawful presence in
1243     the United States with one of the document requirements described in Subsection

1244     53-3-804(2)(i)(ii).
1245          [(26)] (27) "Limited-term license certificate" means the evidence of the privilege
1246     granted and issued under this chapter to drive a motor vehicle to a person whose privilege was
1247     obtained providing evidence of lawful presence in the United States with one of the document
1248     requirements described in Subsection 53-3-205(8)(a)(ii)(B).
1249          [(27) "Motorboat" means the same as that term is defined in Section 73-18-2.]
1250          [(28) "Motorcycle" means every motor vehicle, other than a tractor, having a seat or
1251     saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel with not more than three wheels in contact
1252     with the ground.]
1253          [(29) "Motor vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-1a-102.]
1254          [(30) "Motor vehicle record" or "MVR" means a driving record under Subsection
1255     53-3-109(6)(a).]
1256          (28) "Motor vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-1a-102.
1257          (29) "Motor vehicle record" or "MVR" means a driving record under Subsection
1258     53-3-109(6)(a).
1259          (30) "Motorboat" means the same as that term is defined in Section 73-18-2.
1260          (31) "Motorcycle" means every motor vehicle, other than a tractor, having a seat or
1261     saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel with not more than three wheels in contact
1262     with the ground.
1263          [(31)] (32) "Office of Recovery Services" means the Office of Recovery Services,
1264     created in Section 62A-11-102.
1265          (33) "Operate" means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-1a-102.
1266          [(32)] (34) (a) "Owner" means a person other than a lien holder having an interest in
1267     the property or title to a vehicle.
1268          (b) "Owner" includes a person entitled to the use and possession of a vehicle subject to
1269     a security interest in another person but excludes a lessee under a lease not intended as security.
1270          [(33)] (35) (a) "Private passenger carrier" means any motor vehicle for hire that is:

1271          (i) designed to transport 15 or fewer passengers, including the driver; and
1272          (ii) operated to transport an employee of the person that hires the motor vehicle.
1273          (b) "Private passenger carrier" does not include:
1274          (i) a taxicab;
1275          (ii) a motor vehicle driven by a transportation network driver as defined in Section
1276     13-51-102;
1277          (iii) a motor vehicle driven for transportation network services as defined in Section
1278     13-51-102; and
1279          (iv) a motor vehicle driven for a transportation network company as defined in Section
1280     13-51-102 and registered with the Division of Consumer Protection as described in Section
1281     13-51-104.
1282          [(34)] (36) "Regular identification card" means an identification card issued under this
1283     chapter to a person whose card was obtained by providing evidence of lawful presence in the
1284     United States with one of the document requirements described in Subsection 53-3-804(2)(i)(i).
1285          [(35)] (37) "Regular license certificate" means the evidence of the privilege issued
1286     under this chapter to drive a motor vehicle whose privilege was obtained by providing evidence
1287     of lawful presence in the United States with one of the document requirements described in
1288     Subsection 53-3-205(8)(a)(ii)(A).
1289          [(36)] (38) "Renewal" means to validate a license certificate so that it expires at a later
1290     date.
1291          [(37)] (39) "Reportable violation" means an offense required to be reported to the
1292     division as determined by the division and includes those offenses against which points are
1293     assessed under Section 53-3-221.
1294          [(38)] (40) (a) "Resident" means an individual who:
1295          (i) has established a domicile in this state, as defined in Section 41-1a-202, or
1296     regardless of domicile, remains in this state for an aggregate period of six months or more
1297     during any calendar year;

1298          (ii) engages in a trade, profession, or occupation in this state, or who accepts
1299     employment in other than seasonal work in this state, and who does not commute into the state;
1300          (iii) declares himself to be a resident of this state by obtaining a valid Utah driver
1301     license certificate or motor vehicle registration; or
1302          (iv) declares himself a resident of this state to obtain privileges not ordinarily extended
1303     to nonresidents, including going to school, or placing children in school without paying
1304     nonresident tuition or fees.
1305          (b) "Resident" does not include any of the following:
1306          (i) a member of the military, temporarily stationed in this state;
1307          (ii) an out-of-state student, as classified by an institution of higher education,
1308     regardless of whether the student engages in any type of employment in this state;
1309          (iii) a person domiciled in another state or country, who is temporarily assigned in this
1310     state, assigned by or representing an employer, religious or private organization, or a
1311     governmental entity; or
1312          (iv) an immediate family member who resides with or a household member of a person
1313     listed in Subsections [(38)] (40)(b)(i) through (iii).
1314          [(39)] (41) "Revocation" means the termination by action of the division of a licensee's
1315     privilege to drive a motor vehicle.
1316          [(40)] (42) (a) "School bus" means a commercial motor vehicle used to transport
1317     pre-primary, primary, or secondary school students to and from home and school, or to and
1318     from school sponsored events.
1319          (b) "School bus" does not include a bus used as a common carrier as defined in Section
1320     59-12-102.
1321          [(41)] (43) "Suspension" means the temporary withdrawal by action of the division of a
1322     licensee's privilege to drive a motor vehicle.
1323          [(42)] (44) "Taxicab" means any class D motor vehicle transporting any number of
1324     passengers for hire and that is subject to state or federal regulation as a taxi.

1325          Section 17. Section 53-3-104 is amended to read:
1326          53-3-104. Division duties.
1327          The division shall:
1328          (1) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
1329     make rules:
1330          (a) for examining applicants for a license, as necessary for the safety and welfare of the
1331     traveling public;
1332          (b) for acceptable documentation of an applicant's identity, Social Security number,
1333     Utah resident status, Utah residence address, proof of legal presence, proof of citizenship in the
1334     United States, honorable or general discharge from the United States military, and other proof
1335     or documentation required under this chapter;
1336          (c) regarding the restrictions to be imposed on [a person] an individual driving a motor
1337     vehicle with a temporary learner permit or learner permit;
1338          (d) for exemptions from licensing requirements as authorized in this chapter;
1339          (e) establishing procedures for the storage and maintenance of applicant information
1340     provided in accordance with Section 53-3-205, 53-3-410, or 53-3-804; and
1341          (f) to provide educational information to each applicant for a license, which
1342     information shall be based on data provided by the Division of Air Quality, including:
1343          (i) ways drivers can improve air quality; and
1344          (ii) the harmful effects of vehicle emissions;
1345          (2) examine each applicant according to the class of license applied for;
1346          (3) license motor vehicle drivers;
1347          (4) file every application for a license received by [it] the division and shall maintain
1348     indices containing:
1349          (a) all applications denied and the reason each was denied;
1350          (b) all applications granted; and
1351          (c) the name of every licensee whose license has been suspended, disqualified, or

1352     revoked by the division and the reasons for the action;
1353          (5) suspend, revoke, disqualify, cancel, or deny any license issued in accordance with
1354     this chapter;
1355          (6) file all accident reports and abstracts of court records of convictions received by [it]
1356     the division under state law;
1357          (7) maintain a record of each licensee showing the licensee's convictions and the traffic
1358     accidents in which the licensee has been involved where a conviction has resulted;
1359          (8) consider the record of a licensee upon an application for renewal of a license and at
1360     other appropriate times;
1361          (9) search the license files, compile, and furnish a report on the driving record of any
1362     [person] individual licensed in the state in accordance with Section 53-3-109;
1363          (10) develop and implement a record system as required by Section 41-6a-604;
1364          (11) in accordance with Section 53G-10-507, establish:
1365          (a) procedures and standards to certify teachers of driver education classes to
1366     administer knowledge and skills tests;
1367          (b) minimal standards for the tests; and
1368          (c) procedures to enable school districts to administer or process any tests for students
1369     to receive a class D operator's license;
1370          (12) in accordance with Section 53-3-510, establish:
1371          (a) procedures and standards to certify licensed instructors of commercial driver
1372     training school courses to administer the skills test;
1373          (b) minimal standards for the test; and
1374          (c) procedures to enable licensed commercial driver training schools to administer or
1375     process skills tests for students to receive a class D operator's license;
1376          (13) provide administrative support to the Driver License Medical Advisory Board
1377     created in Section 53-3-303;
1378          (14) upon request by the lieutenant governor, provide the lieutenant governor with a

1379     digital copy of the driver license or identification card signature of [a person] an individual
1380     who is an applicant for voter registration under Section 20A-2-206; and
1381          (15) in accordance with Section 53-3-407.1, establish:
1382          (a) procedures and standards to license a commercial driver license third party tester or
1383     commercial driver license third party examiner to administer the commercial driver license
1384     skills tests;
1385          (b) minimum standards for the commercial driver license skills test; and
1386          (c) procedures to enable a licensed commercial driver license third party tester or
1387     commercial driver license third party examiner to administer a commercial driver license skills
1388     test for an applicant to receive a commercial driver license.
1389          Section 18. Section 53-3-202 is amended to read:
1390          53-3-202. Drivers must be licensed -- Violation.
1391          (1) A [person] human driver may not drive a motor vehicle or an autocycle on a
1392     highway in this state unless the [person] human driver is:
1393          (a) granted the privilege to operate a motor vehicle by being licensed as a driver by the
1394     division under this chapter;
1395          (b) driving an official United States Government class D motor vehicle with a valid
1396     United States Government driver permit or license for that type of vehicle;
1397          (c) (i) driving a road roller, road machinery, or any farm tractor or implement of
1398     husbandry temporarily drawn, moved, or propelled on the highways; and
1399          (ii) driving the vehicle described in Subsection (1)(c)(i) in conjunction with a
1400     construction or agricultural activity;
1401          (d) a nonresident who is at least 16 years of age and younger than 18 years of age who
1402     has in the nonresident's immediate possession a valid license certificate issued to the
1403     nonresident in the nonresident's home state or country and is driving in the class or classes
1404     identified on the home state license certificate, except those persons referred to in Part 6,
1405     Drivers' License Compact, of this chapter;

1406          (e) a nonresident who is at least 18 years of age and who has in the nonresident's
1407     immediate possession a valid license certificate issued to the nonresident in the nonresident's
1408     home state or country if driving in the class or classes identified on the home state license
1409     certificate, except those persons referred to in Part 6, Drivers' License Compact, of this chapter;
1410          (f) driving under a learner permit in accordance with Section 53-3-210.5;
1411          (g) driving with a temporary license certificate issued in accordance with Section
1412     53-3-207; or
1413          (h) exempt under Title 41, Chapter 22, Off-Highway Vehicles.
1414          [(2) A person may not drive or, while within the passenger compartment of a motor
1415     vehicle, exercise any degree or form of physical control of a motor vehicle being towed by a
1416     motor vehicle upon a highway unless the person:]
1417          (2) A human driver may not drive a motor vehicle or perform lateral or longitudinal
1418     vehicle motion control for a vehicle being towed by another motor vehicle upon a highway
1419     unless the human driver:
1420          (a) [holds a valid license issued under this chapter for] is licensed under this chapter to
1421     drive a motor vehicle of the type or class of motor vehicle being towed; or
1422          (b) is exempted under either Subsection (1)(b) or (1)(c).
1423          (3) (a) A [person] human driver may not drive a motor vehicle as a taxicab on a
1424     highway of this state unless the person has a valid class D driver license issued by the division .
1425          (b) A [person] human driver may not drive a motor vehicle as a private passenger
1426     carrier on a highway of this state unless the [person] human driver has:
1427          (i) a taxicab endorsement issued by the division on the [person's] human driver's
1428     license certificate; or
1429          (ii) a commercial driver license with:
1430          (A) a taxicab endorsement;
1431          (B) a passenger endorsement; or
1432          (C) a school bus endorsement.

1433          (c) Nothing in Subsection (3)(b) is intended to exempt a [person] human driver driving
1434     a motor vehicle as a private passenger carrier from regulation under other statutory and
1435     regulatory schemes, including:
1436          (i) 49 C.F.R. Parts 350-399, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations;
1437          (ii) Title 34, Chapter 36, Transportation of Workers, and rules adopted by the Labor
1438     Commission in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act;
1439     and
1440          (iii) Title 72, Chapter 9, Motor Carrier Safety Act, and rules adopted by the Motor
1441     Carrier Division in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking
1442     Act.
1443          (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (4)(b), (c), (d), and (e), a [person] human
1444     driver may not operate:
1445          (i) a motorcycle unless the [person] human driver has a valid class D driver license and
1446     a motorcycle endorsement issued under this chapter;
1447          (ii) a street legal all-terrain vehicle unless the [person] human driver has a valid class D
1448     driver license; or
1449          (iii) a motor-driven cycle unless the [person] human driver has a valid class D driver
1450     license and a motorcycle endorsement issued under this chapter.
1451          (b) A [person] human driver operating a moped, as defined in Section 41-6a-102, is not
1452     required to have a motorcycle endorsement issued under this chapter.
1453          (c) [A person] An individual operating an electric assisted bicycle, as defined in
1454     Section 41-6a-102, is not required to have a valid class D driver license or a motorcycle
1455     endorsement issued under this chapter.
1456          (d) [A person] An individual is not required to have a valid class D driver license if the
1457     person is:
1458          (i) operating a motor assisted scooter, as defined in Section 41-6a-102, in accordance
1459     with Section 41-6a-1115; or

1460          (ii) operating an electric personal assistive mobility device, as defined in Section
1461     41-6a-102, in accordance with Section 41-6a-1116.
1462          (e) A [person] human driver operating an autocycle is not required to have a
1463     motorcycle endorsement issued under this chapter.
1464          (5) An automated driving system as defined in Section 41-26-102.1 is not required to
1465     have a driver license.
1466          [(5)] (6) A person who violates this section is guilty of an infraction.
1467          Section 19. Repealer.
1468          This bill repeals:
1469          Section 41-26-102, Autonomous motor vehicle study.