53-3-223.5.  Telephonic or live audiovisual testimony at hearings.

(1)  In any division hearing authorized under this chapter or 5, the division may permit a party or witness to attend or to testify by telephone or live audiovisual means.

Terms Used In Utah Code 53-3-223.5

  • Division: means the Driver License Division of the department created in Section 53-3-103. See Utah Code 53-3-102
  • Testify: means to make an oral statement under oath or affirmation. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(2)  Notwithstanding Subsections 41-6a-521(2), 53-3-223(6), 53-3-231(6)(b), and 53-3-518(9)(a), if all parties and witnesses have requested to attend or testify by telephone or live audiovisual means, the division may hold the hearing in a county designated by the division.

Amended by Chapter 520, 2023 General Session