(1)  The division shall examine and determine the genuineness, regularity, and legality of each application for:

Terms Used In Utah Code 41-1a-108

  • Certificate of title: means a document issued by a jurisdiction to establish a record of ownership between an identified owner and the described vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Division: means the Motor Vehicle Division of the commission, created in Section 41-1a-106. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Outboard motor: means a detachable self-contained propulsion unit, excluding fuel supply, used to propel a vessel. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Title: means the right to or ownership of a vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Vehicle: includes a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, off-highway vehicle, camper, park model recreational vehicle, manufactured home, and mobile home. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Vessel: means the same as that term is defined in Section 73-18-2. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
(a)  registration of a vehicle;

(b)  a certificate of title for a vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor;

(c)  license plates; and

(d)  any other request lawfully made to the division.

(2)  The division may investigate or require additional information on any application or request necessary to implement this chapter.

(3)  When the division is satisfied as to the genuineness, regularity, and legality of an application and that the applicant is entitled to register the vehicle and to the issuance of a certificate of title, the division shall register the vehicle, issue a certificate of title and issue license plates.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 1, 1992 General Session