Proof of owner‘s or operator‘s security may be furnished by filing with the department a copy of a surety bond, certified by the surety, which conforms to Subsection 41-12a-103(9)(c). The bond may not be canceled except after 10 days’ written notice to the department.
expiration without appeal of the time within which an appeal might have been perfected; or
(b)
final affirmation on appeal, rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction of any state or of the United States, upon a cause of action for damages:
(i)
arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of any motor vehicle, including damages for care and loss of services because of bodily injury to or death of any person, or because of injury to or destruction of property including the loss of use of the property; or
Operator: means every person who is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle. See Utah Code 41-12a-103
Owner: means :
(a)
a person who holds legal title to a motor vehicle;
(b)
a lessee in possession;
(c)
a conditional vendee or lessee if a motor vehicle is the subject of a conditional sale or lease with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession in the conditional vendee or lessee; or
(d)
a mortgagor if a motor vehicle is the subject of a mortgage with the mortgagor entitled to possession. See Utah Code 41-12a-103
(2)
If a judgment rendered against the principal within the coverage of the bond is not satisfied within 60 days after judgment becomes final, the judgment creditor may, for his own use and benefit and at his sole expense, bring an action in the name of the department against the surety executing the bond.
