41-1a-802.  Identification number inspectors — Duties.

(1)  The following are qualified identification number inspectors:

Terms Used In Utah Code 41-1a-802

  • Commission: means the State Tax Commission. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Dealer: means a person engaged or licensed to engage in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging new or used vehicles, vessels, or outboard motors either outright or on conditional sale, bailment, lease, chattel mortgage, or otherwise or who has an established place of business for the sale, lease, trade, or display of vehicles, vessels, or outboard motors. 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
  • Identification number: includes a vehicle identification number, state assigned identification number, hull identification number, and motor serial number. 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(a)  the commission;

(b)  designated officers and employees of the division;

(c)  a person operating a safety inspection station under 2;

(d)  an official inspection station certified inspector;

(e)  a dealer licensed under Subsection 41-3-202(1), (2), (3), or (4);

(f)  all peace officers or designated employees of law enforcement agencies of the state;

(g)  all peace officers of the federal government, another state, the District of Columbia, or Canada; or

(h)  other qualified identification number inspectors expressly authorized by the division.

(2)  The qualified identification number inspectors shall, upon the application for the first title or registration in this state of any vehicle:

(a)  physically inspect the identification number of the vehicle;

(b)  make a record of the identification number inspection on a form approved by the division; and

(c)  verify the facts in the application.

(3)  If an applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the division that it is not practical for a vehicle identification number to be physically inspected by a qualified inspector described in Subsection (1), the division may authorize a physical inspection by an alternative identification number inspector described in Subsection (4).

(4)  The following are alternative vehicle identification number inspectors:

(a)  an officer or employee of an agency or instrumentality of another state, the District of Columbia, or Canada, if that agency or instrumentality enforces the motor vehicle laws of another state, the District of Columbia, or Canada;

(b)  an owner, operator, or employee of a motor vehicle inspection station that is licensed or authorized by another state, the District of Columbia, or Canada to perform safety or emissions inspections;

(c)  a new or used motor vehicle dealer that is licensed by another state, the District of Columbia, or Canada; or

(d)  a person the division expressly authorizes in writing to perform a vehicle identification number inspection of a vehicle.

Amended by Chapter 49, 2022 General Session

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