Utah Code > Title 79 > Chapter 1 – General Provisions
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- Bicycle: includes an electric assisted bicycle. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Department: means the Department of Natural Resources created in Section 79-2-201. See Utah Code 79-1-102
- Executive director: means the executive director of the department who is appointed under Section 79-2-202. See Utah Code 79-1-102
- 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
- Motor assisted scooter: means a self-propelled device with:
(i) at least two wheels in contact with the ground; (ii) a braking system capable of stopping the unit under typical operating conditions; (iii) an electric motor not exceeding 2,000 watts; (iv) either: (A) handlebars and a deck design for a person to stand while operating the device; or (B) handlebars and a seat designed for a person to sit, straddle, or stand while operating the device; (v) a design for the ability to be propelled by human power alone; and (vi) a maximum speed of 20 miles per hour on a paved level surface. See Utah Code 41-6a-102 - Motor vehicle: means a vehicle that is self-propelled and a vehicle that is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not operated upon rails. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
- Operate: means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-1a-102. 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 - Person: means a natural person, firm, copartnership, association, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, governmental agency, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Roadway: means that portion of highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
- Sidewalk: means that portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines intended for the use of pedestrians. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
- Traffic: means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, and other conveyances either singly or together while using any highway for the purpose of travel. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
- 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