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8 General Description:
9 This bill removes the provision classifying as a secondary offense an individual's
10 failure to display a front license plate, making it a primary offense.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 ▸ removes the provision classifying as a secondary offense an individual's failure to
14 display a front license plate, making it a primary offense; and
15 ▸ makes technical changes.
16 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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18 Other Special Clauses:
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20 Utah Code Sections Affected:
21 AMENDS:
22 41-1a-404, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapters 81 and 412
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24 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
25 Section 1. Section 41-1a-404 is amended to read:
26 41-1a-404. Location and position of plates -- Visibility of plates -- Exceptions.
27 (1) License plates issued for a vehicle other than a motorcycle, trailer, or semitrailer
28 shall be attached to the vehicle, one in the front and the other in the rear.
29 (2) The license plate issued for a motorcycle, trailer, or semitrailer shall be attached to
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32 (a) securely fastened:
33 (i) in a horizontal position to the vehicle for which it is issued to prevent the plate from
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35 (ii) at a height of not less than 12 inches from the ground, measuring from the bottom
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37 (iii) in a place and position to be clearly visible; and
38 (b) maintained:
39 (i) free from foreign materials; and
40 (ii) in a condition to be clearly legible.
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47 plate that is obscured exclusively by one or more of the following devices or by the cargo the
48 device is carrying, if the device is installed according to manufacturer specifications or
49 generally accepted installation practices:
50 (a) a trailer hitch;
51 (b) a wheelchair lift or wheelchair carrier;
52 (c) a trailer being towed by the vehicle;
53 (d) a bicycle rack, ski rack, or luggage rack; or
54 (e) a similar cargo carrying device.
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