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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill modifies notification requirements related to motor vehicle registration.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 ▸ creates an exception for notification of vehicle registration expiration when
13 registration fees are past due.
14 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
15 None
16 Other Special Clauses:
17 None
18 Utah Code Sections Affected:
19 AMENDS:
20 41-1a-203, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 59
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22 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
23 Section 1. Section 41-1a-203 is amended to read:
24 41-1a-203. Prerequisites for registration, transfer of ownership, or registration
25 renewal.
26 (1) (a) (i) Except as provided in [
27 division shall mail a notification to the owner of a vehicle at least 30 days before the date the
28 vehicle's registration is due to expire.
29 (ii) The division shall ensure that mailing of notifications described in Section (1)(a)(i)
30 begins as soon as practicable.
31 (b) (i) The division shall provide a process for a vehicle owner to choose to receive
32 electronic notification of the pending expiration of a vehicle's registration.
33 (ii) If a vehicle owner chooses electronic notification, the division shall notify by email
34 the owner of a vehicle at least 30 days before the date the vehicle's registration is due to expire.
35 (c) If at the time the owner renews the vehicle registration, the previous registration
36 period has been expired at least 270 days, the division is not required to comply with the
37 notification requirement described in Subsection (1) for the next registration period.
38 (2) Except as otherwise provided, before registration of a vehicle, an owner shall:
39 (a) obtain an identification number inspection under Section 41-1a-204;
40 (b) obtain a certificate of emissions inspection, if required in the current year, as
41 provided under Section 41-6a-1642;
42 (c) pay property taxes, the in lieu fee, or receive a property tax clearance under Section
43 41-1a-206 or 41-1a-207;
44 (d) pay the automobile driver education tax required by Section 41-1a-208;
45 (e) pay the applicable registration fee under Part 12, Fee and Tax Requirements;
46 (f) pay the uninsured motorist identification fee under Section 41-1a-1218, if
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48 (g) pay the motor carrier fee under Section 41-1a-1219, if applicable;
49 (h) pay any applicable local emissions compliance fee under Section 41-1a-1223; and
50 (i) pay the taxes applicable under Title 59, Chapter 12, Sales and Use Tax Act.
51 (3) In addition to the requirements in Subsection (1), an owner of a vehicle that has not
52 been previously registered or that is currently registered under a previous owner's name shall
53 apply for a valid certificate of title in the owner's name before registration.
54 (4) The division may not issue a new registration, transfer of ownership, or registration
55 renewal under Section 73-18-7 for a vessel or outboard motor that is subject to this chapter
56 unless a certificate of title has been or is in the process of being issued in the same owner's
57 name.
58 (5) The division may not issue a new registration, transfer of ownership, or registration
59 renewal under Section 41-22-3 for an off-highway vehicle that is subject to this chapter unless
60 a certificate of title has been or is in the process of being issued in the same owner's name.
61 (6) The division may not issue a registration renewal for a motor vehicle if the division
62 has received a hold request for the motor vehicle for which a registration renewal has been
63 requested as described in:
64 (a) Section 72-1-213.1; or
65 (b) Section 72-6-118.
66 Section 2. Effective date.
67 This bill takes effect on May 1, 2024.