Utah Code > Title 72 > Chapter 10 > Part 1 – Uniform Aeronautical Regulatory Act


§ 72-10-101	Title
§ 72-10-102	Definitions
§ 72-10-103	Rulemaking requirement
§ 72-10-104	Investigations and hearings — Powers
§ 72-10-105	Reports of investigations or hearings — Restrictions on use — Employees of department not required to testify
§ 72-10-106	Enforcement of chapter — Fees for services by department
§ 72-10-107	Procedures — Adjudicative proceedings
§ 72-10-108	Payment of expenses of administration
§ 72-10-109	Certificate of registration of aircraft required — Exceptions
§ 72-10-110	Aircraft registration information requirements — Registration fee — Administration — Partial year registration
§ 72-10-110.5	Uniform fee on aircraft — Collection of fee by department — Distribution of fees
§ 72-10-111.5	Aircraft public liability insurance requirements — Proof of public liability insurance
§ 72-10-112	Failure to register — Penalty — Compliance audits and inspections — Rulemaking
§ 72-10-113	Pilot’s certificate of competency required — Exceptions
§ 72-10-114	Mechanic’s certificate of competency
§ 72-10-115	Certificate carried subject to inspection — Burden of proving validity of certificate in criminal proceedings
§ 72-10-116	Restrictions on use of lands or waters of another
§ 72-10-117	Aircraft landing permits — Eligible aircraft — Special licenses — Rules — Proof of insurance — Bonds
§ 72-10-118	Reason for department order to be stated — Closing airports — Notice — Right of inspection
§ 72-10-119	Judicial review
§ 72-10-120	Violations — Penalty
§ 72-10-121	Severability clause
§ 72-10-122	Construction of chapter
§ 72-10-123	Sovereignty in space above land and water in state
§ 72-10-124	Report of death or serious injury to person or property
§ 72-10-125	Report of injury to aircraft or property
§ 72-10-126	Marking buildings to aid navigation
§ 72-10-127	Tampering with aircraft forbidden
§ 72-10-128	Tampering with airport or equipment forbidden
§ 72-10-129	Expenditures for Civil Air Patrol
§ 72-10-130	Approval of expenditures for Civil Air Patrol
§ 72-10-131	Tax-exempt status of Civil Air Patrol equipment
§ 72-10-133	Marking of meteorological evaluation towers

Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 72 > Chapter 10 > Part 1 - Uniform Aeronautical Regulatory Act

Advanced air mobility system: includes each component of a system described in Subsection (2)(a), including:

(i)	the aircraft, including payload;

(ii)	communications equipment;

(iii)

navigation equipment;

(iv)	controllers;

(v)	support equipment; and

(vi)

remote and autonomous functions. See Utah Code 72-10-102

Aeronautics: means transportation by aircraft, air instruction, the operation, repair, or maintenance of aircraft, and the design, operation, repair, or maintenance of airports, or other air navigation facilities. See Utah Code 72-10-102

Air instruction: means the imparting of aeronautical information by any aviation instructor or in any air school or flying club. See Utah Code 72-10-102

Air school: means any person engaged in giving, offering to give, or advertising, representing, or holding himself out as giving, with or without compensation or other reward, instruction in aeronautics, flying, or ground subjects, or in more than one of these subjects. See Utah Code 72-10-102

Aircraft: means any contrivance now known or in the future invented, used, or designed for navigation of or flight in the air. See Utah Code 72-10-102

Airport: means any area of land, water, or both, that:

(a)	is used or is made available for landing and takeoff;

(b)	provides facilities for the shelter, supply, and repair of aircraft, and handling of passengers and cargo;

(c)	meets the minimum requirements established by the department as to size and design, surface, marking, equipment, and operation; and

(d)

includes all areas shown as part of the airport in the current airport layout plan as approved by the Federal Aviation Administration. See Utah Code 72-10-102

Airport authority: means a political subdivision of the state, other than a county or municipality, that is authorized by statute to operate an airport. See Utah Code 72-10-102

Airport operator: means a municipality, county, or airport authority that owns or operates a commercial airport. See Utah Code 72-10-102

Airworthiness: means conformity with requirements prescribed by the Federal Aviation Administration regarding the structure or functioning of aircraft, engine, parts, or accessories. See Utah Code 72-10-102

City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

Civil aircraft: means any aircraft other than a public aircraft. See Utah Code 72-10-102

Commercial airport: means a landing area, landing strip, or airport that may be used for commercial operations. See Utah Code 72-10-102

Commercial operations: means :

(a)

any operations of an aircraft for compensation or hire or any services performed incidental to the operation of any aircraft for which a fee is charged or compensation is received, including the servicing, maintaining, and repairing of aircraft, the rental or charter of aircraft, the operation of flight or ground schools, the operation of aircraft for the application or distribution of chemicals or other substances, and the operation of aircraft for hunting and fishing; or

(b)	the brokering or selling of any of these services; but

(c)

does not include any operations of aircraft as common carriers certificated by the federal government or the services incidental to those operations. See Utah Code 72-10-102

Commission: means the Transportation Commission created under Section 72-1-301. See Utah Code 72-1-102

Construction: means the construction, reconstruction, replacement, and improvement of the highways, including the acquisition of rights-of-way and material sites. See Utah Code 72-1-102

Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.

Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.

County executive: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5

Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.

Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.

Department: means the Department of Transportation created in Section 72-1-201. See Utah Code 72-1-102

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.

Experimental aircraft: means :

(a)	any aircraft designated by the Federal Aviation Administration or the military as experimental and used solely for the purpose of experiments, or tests regarding the structure or functioning of aircraft, engines, or their accessories; and

(b)

any aircraft designated by the Federal Aviation Administration as:

(i)	being custom or amateur built; and

(ii)

used for recreational, educational, or display purposes. See Utah Code 72-10-102

Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.

Flight: means any kind of locomotion by aircraft while in the air. See Utah Code 72-10-102

Flying club: means five or more persons who for neither profit nor reward own, lease, or use one or more aircraft for the purpose of instruction, pleasure, or both. See Utah Code 72-10-102

Glider: means an aircraft heavier than air, similar to an airplane, but without a power plant. See Utah Code 72-10-102

Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.

Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5

Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}

Mechanic: means a person who constructs, repairs, adjusts, inspects, or overhauls aircraft, engines, or accessories. See Utah Code 72-10-102

Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

Person: means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, or association of individuals. See Utah Code 72-10-102

Personal property: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5

Personal property: All property that is not real property.

Pilot: means any person who operates the controls of an aircraft while in-flight. See Utah Code 72-10-102

Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

Public aircraft: means an aircraft used exclusively in the service of any government or of any political subdivision, including the government of the United States, of the District of Columbia, and of any state, territory, or insular possession of the United States, but not including any government-owned aircraft engaged in carrying persons or goods for commercial purposes. See Utah Code 72-10-102

Registration number: means the number assigned by the Federal Aviation Administration to any aircraft, whether or not the number includes a letter or letters. See Utah Code 72-10-102

Road: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5

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

Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.

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.

Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. 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

Unmanned aircraft: means an aircraft that is:

(a)	capable of sustaining flight; and

(b)

operated with no possible direct human intervention from on or within the aircraft. See Utah Code 72-10-102

Unmanned aircraft system: means the entire system used to operate an unmanned aircraft, including:

(a)	the unmanned aircraft, including payload;

(b)	communications equipment;

(c)	navigation equipment;

(d)	controllers;

(e)	support equipment; and

(f)

autopilot functionality. See Utah Code 72-10-102