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Except as otherwise provided in this section, a low-speed vehicle is considered a motor vehicle for purposes of the Utah Code including requirements for:
Terms Used In Utah Code 41-6a-1508- Highway: means the entire width between property lines of every way or place of any nature when any part of it is open to the use of the public as a matter of right for vehicular travel. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
- Highway authority: means the same as that term is defined in Section 72-1-102. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
- Intersection: means the area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines, or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of two or more highways that join one another. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Low-speed vehicle: means a four wheeled electric motor vehicle that:
| (i) | is designed to be operated at speeds of not more than 25 miles per hour; and |
| (ii) | has a capacity of not more than six passengers, including a conventional driver or fallback-ready user if on board the vehicle, as those terms are defined in Section 41-26-102. See Utah Code 41-6a-102- Motor vehicle: means a vehicle that is self-propelled and a vehicle that is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not operated upon rails. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
- Operate: means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-1a-102. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
- parking: means the standing of a vehicle, whether the vehicle is occupied or not. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
- Person: means a natural person, firm, copartnership, association, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, governmental agency, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
- Traffic: means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, and other conveyances either singly or together while using any highway for the purpose of travel. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
- Utah Code: means the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code, as amended, unless the text expressly references a portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code as it existed:Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Vehicle: means a device in, on, or by which a person or property is or may be transported or drawn on a highway, except a mobile carrier, as defined in Section 41-6a-1120, or a device used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
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| (a) |
traffic rules under Title 41, Chapter 6a, Traffic Code; |
| (g) |
safety belt requirements under 18. |
| (2) |
| (a) |
The owner of a low-speed vehicle shall ensure that the low-speed vehicle:
| (ii) |
is equipped with:
| (B) |
front and rear turn signals, tail lamps, and stop lamps; |
| (D) |
reflex reflectors one on the rear of the vehicle and one on the left and right side and as far to the rear of the vehicle as practical; |
| (F) |
a windshield that meets the standards under Section 41-6a-1635, including a device for cleaning rain, snow, or other moisture from the windshield; and |
| (G) |
an exterior rearview mirror on the driver’s side and either an interior rearview mirror or an exterior rearview mirror on the passenger side. |
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| (b) |
A low-speed vehicle that complies with this Subsection (2) and Subsection (3) and that is not altered from the manufacturer is considered to comply with equipment requirements under 16. |
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| (3) |
A person may not operate a low-speed vehicle that has been structurally altered from the original manufacturer’s design. |
| (4) |
A low-speed vehicle is exempt from a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program requirements under Section 41-6a-1642. |
| (5) |
| (a) |
Except to cross a highway at an intersection, a low-speed vehicle may not be operated on a highway with a posted speed limit of more than 35 miles per hour. |
| (b) |
In addition to the restrictions under Subsection (5)(a), a highway authority, may prohibit or restrict the operation of a low-speed vehicle on any highway under its jurisdiction, if the highway authority determines the prohibition or restriction is necessary for public safety. |
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| (6) |
A person may not operate a low-speed vehicle on a highway without displaying on the rear of the low-speed vehicle, a slow-moving vehicle identification emblem that complies with the Society of Automotive Engineers standard SAE J943. |
| (7) |
A person who violates Subsection (2), (3), (5), or (6) is guilty of an infraction. |
Amended by Chapter 406, 2017 General Session
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