53-3-214.  Renewal — Fees required — Extension without examination.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 53-3-214

  • CDL: means a license:
(a) issued substantially in accordance with the requirements of Title XII, Pub. See Utah Code 53-3-102
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Conviction: means any of the following:
    (a) an unvacated adjudication of guilt or a determination that a person has violated or failed to comply with the law in a court of original jurisdiction or an administrative proceeding;
    (b) an unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure a person's appearance in court;
    (c) a plea of guilty or nolo contendere accepted by the court;
    (d) the payment of a fine or court costs; or
    (e) violation of a condition of release without bail, regardless of whether the penalty is rebated, suspended, or probated. See Utah Code 53-3-102
  • Department: means the Department of Public Safety created in Section 53-1-103. See Utah Code 53-1-102
  • Division: means the Driver License Division of the department created in Section 53-3-103. See Utah Code 53-3-102
  • driver: includes any person who is required to hold a CDL under 4, or federal law. See Utah Code 53-3-102
  • Driving privilege card: means the evidence of the privilege granted and issued under this chapter to drive a motor vehicle to a person whose privilege was obtained without providing evidence of lawful presence in the United States. See Utah Code 53-3-102
  • 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.
  • Extension: means a renewal completed in a manner specified by the division. See Utah Code 53-3-102
  • License: means the privilege to drive a motor vehicle. See Utah Code 53-3-102
  • License certificate: means the evidence of the privilege issued under this chapter to drive a motor vehicle. See Utah Code 53-3-102
  • limited-term CDL: means a license:
    (a) issued substantially in accordance with the requirements of Title XII, Pub. See Utah Code 53-3-102
  • Limited-term license certificate: means the evidence of the privilege granted and issued under this chapter to drive a motor vehicle to a person whose privilege was obtained providing evidence of lawful presence in the United States with one of the document requirements described in Subsection 53-3-205(8)(a)(ii)(B). See Utah Code 53-3-102
  • Motor vehicle: means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-1a-102. See Utah Code 53-3-102
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Regular license certificate: means the evidence of the privilege issued under this chapter to drive a motor vehicle whose privilege was obtained by providing evidence of lawful presence in the United States with one of the document requirements described in Subsection 53-3-205(8)(a)(ii)(A). See Utah Code 53-3-102
  • Renewal: means to validate a license certificate so that it expires at a later date. See Utah Code 53-3-102
  • 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
  • United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Vehicle: means every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, excepting devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See Utah Code 53-1-102
  • (a)  The holder of a valid license may renew the holder’s license and any endorsement to the license by applying:

    (i)  at any time within six months before the license expires; or

    (ii)  more than six months prior to the expiration date if the applicant furnishes proof that the applicant will be absent from the state during the six-month period prior to the expiration of the license.

    (b)  The application for a renewal of, extension of, or any endorsement to a license shall be accompanied by a fee under Section 53-3-105.
  • (2) 

    (a)  Except as provided under Subsections (2)(b) and (3), upon application for renewal of a regular license certificate, provisional license, and any endorsement to a regular license certificate, the division shall reexamine each applicant as if for an original license and endorsement to the license, if applicable.

    (b)  Except as provided under Subsection (2)(c), upon application for renewal of a limited-term license certificate, limited-term provisional license certificate, and any endorsement to a limited-term license certificate, the division shall:

    (i)  reexamine each applicant as if for an original limited-term license certificate and endorsement to the limited-term license certificate, if applicable; and

    (ii)  verify through valid documentary evidence that the status by which the individual originally qualified for the limited-term license certificate has been extended by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services or other authorized agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security.

    (c)  The division may waive any or all portions of the test designed to demonstrate the applicant’s ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control driving a motor vehicle.

    (3) 

    (a) 

    (i)  Except as provided under Subsections (3)(b) and (c), the division may renew or extend a regular license certificate or any endorsement to the regular license certificate for eight years without examination for licensees whose driving records for the eight years immediately preceding the determination of eligibility for extension show:

    (A)  no suspensions;

    (B)  no revocations;

    (C)  no conviction for reckless driving under Section 41-6a-528; and

    (D)  no more than six reportable violations in the preceding eight years.

    (ii)  Except as provided under Subsections (3)(b) and (c), the division may renew or extend a provisional license and any endorsement to a provisional license for eight years without examination for licensees whose driving records for the five years immediately preceding the determination of eligibility for extension show:

    (A)  no suspensions;

    (B)  no revocations;

    (C)  no conviction for reckless driving under Section 41-6a-528; and

    (D)  no more than four reportable violations in the preceding five years.

    (iii)  Except as provided under Subsections (3)(b) and (c), the division may renew or extend a limited term license and any endorsement to a limited term license for five years without examination for licensees whose driving records for the five years immediately preceding the determination of eligibility for extension show:

    (A)  no suspensions;

    (B)  no revocations;

    (C)  no conviction for reckless driving under Section 41-6a-528; and

    (D)  no more than four reportable violations in the preceding five years.

    (b)  Except as provided in Subsection (3)(g), after the expiration of a regular license certificate, a new regular license certificate and any endorsement to a regular license certificate may not be issued until the person has again passed the tests under Section 53-3-206 and paid the required fee.

    (c)  After the expiration of a limited-term license certificate, a new limited-term license certificate and any endorsement to a limited-term license certificate may not be issued until the person has:

    (i)  again passed the tests under Section 53-3-206 and paid the required fee; and

    (ii)  presented documentary evidence that the status by which the individual originally qualified for the limited-term license certificate has been extended by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services or other authorized agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security.

    (d)  A person 65 years of age or older shall take and pass the eye examination specified in Section 53-3-206.

    (e)  An extension may not be granted to any person:

    (i)  who is identified by the division as having a medical impairment that may represent a hazard to public safety;

    (ii)  holding a CDL or limited-term CDL issued under 4;

    (iii)  who is holding a limited-term license certificate; or

    (iv)  who is holding a driving privilege card issued in accordance with Section 53-3-207.

    (f)  The division shall allow extensions:

    (i)  by mail, electronic means, or other means as determined by the division at the appropriate extension fee rate under Section 53-3-105;

    (ii)  only if the applicant qualifies under this section; and

    (iii)  for only one extension.

    (g)  The division may waive any or all portions of the test designed to demonstrate the applicant’s ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control driving a motor vehicle.

    (4)  In accordance with this section, the division shall coordinate with the Department of Corrections in providing an inmate with access to a driver license certificate as described in Section 64-13-10.6.

    Amended by Chapter 414, 2023 General Session