41-1a-205. Safety inspection certificate required for commercial motor vehicles and initial registration of street-legal ATVs and salvage vehicles.
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A street-legal all-terrain vehicle registered in accordance with Section 41-6a-1509 is subject to a safety inspection the first time that a person registers an off-highway vehicle as a street-legal all-terrain vehicle. |
Terms Used In Utah Code 41-1a-205
- Motor vehicle: means a self-propelled vehicle intended primarily for use and operation on the highways. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
- Off-highway vehicle: means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-22-2. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
- Owner: means a person, other than a lienholder, holding title to a vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor whether or not the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor is subject to a security interest. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
- Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Registration: means a document issued by a jurisdiction that allows operation of a vehicle or vessel on the highways or waters of this state for the time period for which the registration is valid and that is evidence of compliance with the registration requirements of the jurisdiction. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
- Trailer: means a vehicle without motive power designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and constructed so that no part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle. 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
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A salvage vehicle as defined in Section 41-1a-1001 is subject to a safety inspection when the owner makes the initial application to register the vehicle as a salvage vehicle. |
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A safety inspection certificate shall be displayed on:
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all registered commercial vehicles as defined in Section 72-9-102; |
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a motor vehicle with three or more axles, pulling a trailer, or pulling a trailer with multiple axles; |
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a bus or van for hire; |
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a motor vehicle operated by a ground transportation service provider as defined in Section 72-10-601. |
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Subject to Subsection 53-8-209(3), a violation of this section is an infraction. |
Amended by Chapter 149, 2017 General Session
Amended by Chapter 406, 2017 General Session
