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Terms Used In Utah Code 41-6a-1613- 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
- Operator: means :
(a) | a human driver, as defined in Section 41-26-102. See Utah Code 41-6a-102- Road: includes :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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If a vehicle is operated on a highway or shoulder adjacent to the highway under the conditions specified under Subsection 41-6a-1603(1)(a), the operator of a vehicle shall use a high or low beam distribution of light or composite beam except as provided under Subsection (1)(c). |
(b) |
Except as provided under Subsection (1)(c), the distribution of light or composite beam shall be directed high enough and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a safe distance in advance of the vehicle. |
(c) |
The operator of a vehicle shall use a low beam distribution of light or composite beam if the vehicle approaches:
(i) |
an oncoming vehicle within 500 feet; or |
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another vehicle from the rear within 300 feet. |
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(2) |
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The low beam distribution of light or composite beam shall be aimed to avoid projecting glaring rays into the:
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eyes of an oncoming operator; or |
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rearview mirror of a vehicle approached from the rear. |
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(b) |
A vehicle is not in violation of Subsection (2)(a) if:
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the vehicle has not been significantly altered from the original vehicle manufacturer’s specifications; or |
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the glaring rays result from road contour or a temporary load on the vehicle. |
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(3) |
A violation of this section is an infraction. |
Amended by Chapter 412, 2015 General Session
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