Utah Code 41-1a-416 v2. Original issue license plates — Alternative stickers

Effective 1/1/2024

41-1a-416. Original issue license plates — Alternative stickers — Rulemaking.

(1)	The owner of a motor vehicle that is a model year 1973 or older may apply to the division for permission to display an original issue license plate.

Division: means the Motor Vehicle Division of the commission, created in Section 41-1a-106. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
Motor vehicle: means a self-propelled vehicle intended primarily for use and operation on the highways. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
Original issue license plate: means a license plate that is of a format and type issued by the state in the same year as the model year of a vehicle that is a model year 1973 or older. See Utah Code 41-1a-102 v2
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
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
Vintage vehicle: means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-21-1. See Utah Code 41-1a-102

(2)

An owner described in Subsection (1) shall:

(a)	complete an application on a form provided by the division;

(b)	supply and submit to the division for approval the original issue license plate that the owner intends to display on the motor vehicle; and

(c)	pay the fees prescribed in Sections 41-1a-1206 and 41-1a-1211.

(3)

Before approving an application described in this section, the division shall determine that the original issue license plate:

(a)	is of a format and type issued by the state for use on a motor vehicle;

(b)	has numbers and characters that are unique and do not conflict with existing license plate series in this state;

(c)	is legible, durable, and otherwise in a condition that serves the purposes of this chapter; and

(d)	is from the same year of issue as the model year of the motor vehicle on which the original issue license plate is to be displayed.

(4)

(a)	Except as provided in this section, the owner of a motor vehicle displaying original issue license plates approved under this section is not exempt from any requirement described in this chapter.

(b)

An original issue license plate approved under this section is exempt from:

(i)	the provisions of Section 41-1a-401 regarding reflectorization; and

(ii)	Section 41-1a-403.

(c)	Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(a), if a motor vehicle displaying an original issue license plate is also a vintage vehicle as defined in Section 41-21-1, the motor vehicle qualifies for the same exemptions as a vintage vehicle.

(5)	In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the division may make rules for the implementation of this section.

Amended by Chapter 33, 2023 General Session
Amended by Chapter 219, 2023 General Session

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