Utah Code 53-3-417. Measurable alcohol amount consumed — Penalty — Refusal to take test for alcohol

(1)	A person who holds or is required to hold a CDL may not drive a commercial motor vehicle while there is any measurable or detectable alcohol in his body.

Terms Used In Utah Code 53-3-417

Alcohol: means any substance containing any form of alcohol, including ethanol, methanol, propanol, and isopropanol. See Utah Code 53-3-402
Alcohol concentration: means the number of grams of alcohol per:

(a)	100 milliliters of blood;

(b)	210 liters of breath; or

(c)

67 milliliters of urine. See Utah Code 53-3-402

CDL: means a license:

(a)

issued substantially in accordance with the requirements of Title XII, Pub. See Utah Code 53-3-102

Division: means the Driver License Division of the department created in Section 53-3-103. See Utah Code 53-3-102

Drive: means :

(a)	to operate or be in physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highway; and

(b)

in Subsections 53-3-414(1) through (3), Subsection 53-3-414(5), and Sections 53-3-417 and 53-3-418, the operation or physical control of a motor vehicle at any place within the state. See Utah Code 53-3-102

Peace officer: means any officer certified in accordance with Title 53, Chapter 13, Peace Officer Classifications. See Utah Code 53-1-102

Person: means :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

(2)

The division, a port-of-entry agent, or a peace officer shall place a person out-of-service for 24 consecutive hours who:

(a)	violates Subsection (1); or

(b)	refuses a request to submit to a test to determine the alcohol concentration of his blood, breath, or urine.

Amended by Chapter 282, 1998 General Session

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