Superseded 1/1/2024)
Superseded 1/1/2024
41-1a-402. Required colors, numerals, and letters — Expiration.
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Each license plate shall have displayed on it:
Terms Used In Utah Code 41-1a-402- Division: means the Motor Vehicle Division of the commission, created in Section 41-1a-106. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- 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
- Registration decal: means the decal issued by the division that is evidence of compliance with the division's registration requirements. See Utah Code 41-1a-102 v2
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- 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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the registration number assigned to the vehicle for which it is issued; |
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the name of the state; and |
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unless exempted by Section 41-1a-301 or 41-1a-407, a registration decal showing the date of expiration displayed in accordance with Subsection (6). |
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If registration is extended by affixing a registration decal to the license plate, the expiration date of the decal governs the expiration date of the license plate. |
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Except as provided in Subsection (4), each original license plate that is not one of the special group license plates issued under Section 41-1a-418 shall be:
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a statehood centennial license plate with the same color, design, and slogan as the plates issued in conjunction with the statehood centennial; |
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a Ski Utah license plate; or |
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an In God We Trust license plate. |
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Beginning on the date that the division determines the existing inventories of statehood centennial license plates and Ski Utah license plates are exhausted, each license plate that is not one of the special group license plates issued under Section 41-1a-418 shall:
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display the “Life Elevated” slogan; and |
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have a color and design approved by the 57th Legislature in the 2007 General Session that features:
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a skier with the “Greatest Snow on Earth” slogan; or |
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be an In God We Trust license plate; or |
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beginning on the date that the division determines the existing inventories of decals for an apportioned vehicle described in Section 41-1a-301 are exhausted, be a distinctive license plate displaying the word “apportioned” or the abbreviation “APP.” |
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Except as provided under Subsection 41-1a-215(2) and Section 41-1a-216, license plates shall be renewed annually. |
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The division shall issue the vehicle owner a month decal and a year decal upon the vehicle’s first registration with the division. |
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The division shall issue the vehicle owner only a year decal upon subsequent renewals of registration to validate registration renewal. |
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The decals issued in accordance with Subsection (5) shall be applied as follows:
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for license plates issued beginning in 1974 through 1985, decals displayed on license plates with black lettering on a white background shall be applied to the lower left-hand corner of the rear of the license plate vehicles; |
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decals displayed on statehood centennial license plates and on Ski Utah license plates issued in accordance with Subsection (3) shall be applied to the upper left-hand corner of the rear license plate; |
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decals displayed on special group license plates issued in accordance with Section 41-1a-418 shall be applied to the upper right-hand corner of the license plate unless there is a plate indentation on the upper left-hand corner of the license plate; |
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decals displayed on license plates with the “Life Elevated” slogan issued in accordance with Subsection (4) shall be applied in the upper left-hand corner for the month decal and the upper right-hand corner for the year decal; |
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decals displayed on license plates with the “In God We Trust” slogan issued in accordance with Subsection (4)(b) shall be applied in the upper right-hand corner of the rear license plate unless there is a plate indentation on the upper left-hand corner of the license plate; |
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decals issued for motorcycles shall be applied to the upper corner of the license plate opposite the word “Utah”; and |
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decals displayed on license plates issued under Section 41-1a-416 shall be applied as appropriate for the year of the plate. |
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The month decal issued in accordance with Subsection (5) shall be displayed on the license plate in the left position. |
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The year decal issued in accordance with Subsection (5) shall be displayed on the license plate in the right position. |
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The current year decal issued in accordance with Subsection (5) shall be placed over or in place of the previous year decal. |
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If a license plate, month decal, or year decal is lost or destroyed, a replacement shall be issued upon application and payment of the fees required under Section 41-1a-1211 or 41-1a-1212. |
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A violation of this section is an infraction. |
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A court shall waive a fine for a violation under this section if:
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the registration for the vehicle was current at the time of the citation; and |
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the person to whom the citation was issued provides, within 21 business days, evidence that the license plate and decals are properly displayed in compliance with this section. |
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Amended by Chapter 20, 2018 General Session
Amended by Chapter 262, 2018 General Session
