Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 16 (2024GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Harper, W.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/14/2024

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• allows the Division of Motor Vehicles to provide title to certain off-highway vehicles;
• defines terms and amends the definitions of certain motor vehicles;
• amends a provision to allow certain motor vehicles to emit visible contaminants; and
• makes technical changes.

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Bill text

This document includes House Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 3:35 PM by housengrossing.
MOTOR VEHICLE ACT AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Wayne A. Harper
House Sponsor: 
Karen M. Peterson
LONG TITLE
Committee Note:
The Transportation Interim Committee recommended this bill.
Legislative Vote: 15 voting for 0 voting against 3 absent
General Description:
This bill amends provisions and definitions related to certain motor vehicles to clarify
titling and registration requirements.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ allows the Division of Motor Vehicles to provide title to certain off-highway
vehicles;
▸ defines terms and amends the definitions of certain motor vehicles;
▸ amends a provision to allow certain motor vehicles to emit visible contaminants;
and
▸ makes technical changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
41-1a-102
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 33, 532
41-1a-507
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1992, Chapter 1
41-6a-102
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 219, 532
41-6a-1626
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 282
41-22-2
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 68, 88
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
41-1a-102
 is amended to read:
41-1a-102.
Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Actual miles" means the actual distance a vehicle has traveled while in operation.
(2) "Actual weight" means the actual unladen weight of a vehicle or combination of
vehicles as operated and certified to by a weighmaster.
(3) "All-terrain type I vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section
41-22-2
.
(4) "All-terrain type II vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section
41-22-2
.
(5) "All-terrain type III vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section
41-22-2
.
(6) "Alternative fuel vehicle" means:
(a) an electric motor vehicle;
(b) a hybrid electric motor vehicle;
(c) a plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle; or
(d) a motor vehicle powered exclusively by a fuel other than:
(i) motor fuel;
(ii) diesel fuel;
(iii) natural gas; or
(iv) propane.
(7) "Amateur radio operator" means a person licensed by the Federal Communications
Commission to engage in private and experimental two-way radio operation on the amateur
band radio frequencies.
(8) "Autocycle" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
53-3-102
.
(9) "Automated driving system" means the same as that term is defined in Section
41-26-102.1
.
(10) "Branded title" means a title certificate that is labeled:
(a) rebuilt and restored to operation;
(b) flooded and restored to operation; or
(c) not restored to operation.
(11) "Camper" means a structure designed, used, and maintained primarily to be
mounted on or affixed to a motor vehicle that contains a floor and is designed to provide a
mobile dwelling, sleeping place, commercial space, or facilities for human habitation or for
camping.
(12) "Certificate of title" means a document issued by a jurisdiction to establish a
record of ownership between an identified owner and the described vehicle, vessel, or outboard
motor.
(13) "Certified scale weigh ticket" means a weigh ticket that has been issued by a
weighmaster.
(14) "Commercial vehicle" means a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer used or
maintained for the transportation of persons or property that operates:
(a) as a carrier for hire, compensation, or profit; or
(b) as a carrier to transport the vehicle owner's goods or property in furtherance of the
owner's commercial enterprise.
(15) "Commission" means the State Tax Commission.
(16) "Consumer price index" means the same as that term is defined in Section
59-13-102
.
(17) "Dealer" means a person engaged or licensed to engage in the business of buying,
selling, or exchanging new or used vehicles, vessels, or outboard motors either outright or on
conditional sale, bailment, lease, chattel mortgage, or otherwise or who has an established
place of business for the sale, lease, trade, or display of vehicles, vessels, or outboard motors.
(18) "Diesel fuel" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
59-13-102
.
(19) "Division" means the Motor Vehicle Division of the commission, created in
Section 
41-1a-106
.
(20) "Dynamic driving task" means the same as that term is defined in Section
41-26-102.1
.
(21) "Electric motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is powered solely by an
electric motor drawing current from a rechargeable energy storage system.
(22) "Essential parts" means the integral and body parts of a vehicle of a type required
to be registered in this state, the removal, alteration, or substitution of which would tend to
conceal the identity of the vehicle or substantially alter the vehicle's appearance, model, type,
or mode of operation.
(23) "Farm tractor" means a motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm
implement for drawing plows, mowing machines, and other implements of husbandry.
(24) (a) "Farm truck" means a truck used by the owner or operator of a farm solely for
the owner's or operator's own use in the transportation of:
(i) farm products, including livestock and its products, poultry and its products,
floricultural and horticultural products;
(ii) farm supplies, including tile, fence, and any other thing or commodity used in
agricultural, floricultural, horticultural, livestock, and poultry production; and
(iii) livestock, poultry, and other animals and things used for breeding, feeding, or
other purposes connected with the operation of a farm.
(b) "Farm truck" does not include the operation of trucks by commercial processors of
agricultural products.
(25) "Fleet" means one or more commercial vehicles.
(26) "Foreign vehicle" means a vehicle of a type required to be registered, brought into
this state from another state, territory, or country other than in the ordinary course of business
by or through a manufacturer or dealer, and not registered in this state.
(27) "Gross laden weight" means the actual weight of a vehicle or combination of
vehicles, equipped for operation, to which shall be added the maximum load to be carried.
(28) "Highway" or "street" means the entire width between property lines of every way
or place of whatever nature when any part of it is open to the public, as a matter of right, for
purposes of vehicular traffic.
(29) "Hybrid electric motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that draws propulsion
energy from onboard sources of stored energy that are both:
(a) an internal combustion engine or heat engine using consumable fuel; and
(b) a rechargeable energy storage system where energy for the storage system comes
solely from sources onboard the vehicle.
(30) (a) "Identification number" means the identifying number assigned by the
manufacturer or by the division for the purpose of identifying the vehicle, vessel, or outboard
motor.
(b) "Identification number" includes a vehicle identification number, state assigned
identification number, hull identification number, and motor serial number.
(31) "Implement of husbandry" means a vehicle designed or adapted and used
exclusively for an agricultural operation and only incidentally operated or moved upon the
highways.
(32) (a) "In-state miles" means the total number of miles operated in this state during
the preceding year by fleet power units.
(b) If a fleet is composed entirely of trailers or semitrailers, "in-state miles" means the
total number of miles that those vehicles were towed on Utah highways during the preceding
year.
(33) "Interstate vehicle" means a commercial vehicle operated in more than one state,
province, territory, or possession of the United States or foreign country.
(34) "Jurisdiction" means a state, district, province, political subdivision, territory, or
possession of the United States or any foreign country.
(35) "Lienholder" means a person with a security interest in particular property.
(36) "Manufactured home" means a transportable factory built housing unit constructed
on or after June 15, 1976, according to the Federal Home Construction and Safety Standards
Act of 1974 (HUD Code), in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight body
feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or when erected on site, is 400 or more
square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling
with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes
the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems.
(37) "Manufacturer" means a person engaged in the business of constructing,
manufacturing, assembling, producing, or importing new or unused vehicles, vessels, or
outboard motors for the purpose of sale or trade.
(38) "Military vehicle" means a vehicle of any size or weight that was manufactured
for use by armed forces and that is maintained in a condition that represents the vehicle's
military design and markings regardless of current ownership or use.
(39) "Mobile home" means a transportable factory built housing unit built prior to June
15, 1976, in accordance with a state mobile home code which existed prior to the Federal
Manufactured Housing and Safety Standards Act (HUD Code).
(40) "Motor fuel" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
59-13-102
.
(41) (a) "Motor vehicle" means a self-propelled vehicle intended primarily for use and
operation on the highways.
(b) "Motor vehicle" does not include:
(i) an off-highway vehicle; or
(ii) a motor assisted scooter as defined in Section 
41-6a-102
.
(42) "Motorboat" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
73-18-2
.
(43) "Motorcycle" means:
(a) a motor vehicle having a saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not
more than three wheels in contact with the ground; or
(b) an autocycle.
(44) "Natural gas" means a fuel of which the primary constituent is methane.
(45) (a) "Nonresident" means a person who is not a resident of this state as defined by
Section 
41-1a-202
, and who does not engage in intrastate business within this state and does
not operate in that business any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer within this state.
(b) A person who engages in intrastate business within this state and operates in that
business any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer in this state or who, even though engaging in
interstate commerce, maintains a vehicle in this state as the home station of that vehicle is
considered a resident of this state, insofar as that vehicle is concerned in administering this
chapter.
(46) "Odometer" means a device for measuring and recording the actual distance a
vehicle travels while in operation, but does not include any auxiliary odometer designed to be
periodically reset.
(47) "Off-highway implement of husbandry" means the same as that term is defined in
Section 
41-22-2
.
(48) "Off-highway vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
41-22-2
.
(49) (a) "Operate" means:
(i) to navigate a vessel; or
(ii) collectively, the activities performed in order to perform the entire dynamic driving
task for a given motor vehicle by:
(A) a human driver as defined in Section 
41-26-102.1
; or
(B) an engaged automated driving system.
(b) "Operate" includes testing of an automated driving system.
(50) "Original issue license plate" means a license plate that is of a format and type
issued by the state in the same year as the model year of a vehicle that is a model year 1973 or
older.
(51) "Outboard motor" means a detachable self-contained propulsion unit, excluding
fuel supply, used to propel a vessel.
(52) (a) "Owner" means a person, other than a lienholder, holding title to a vehicle,
vessel, or outboard motor whether or not the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor is subject to a
security interest.
(b) If a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or installment
sale or mortgage of the vehicle with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions
stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional
vendee or mortgagor, or if the vehicle is the subject of a security agreement, then the
conditional vendee, mortgagor, or debtor is considered the owner for the purposes of this
chapter.
(c) If a vehicle is the subject of an agreement to lease, the lessor is considered the
owner until the lessee exercises the lessee's option to purchase the vehicle.
(53) "Park model recreational vehicle" means a unit that:
(a) is designed and marketed as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping,
travel, or seasonal use;
(b) is not permanently affixed to real property for use as a permanent dwelling;
(c) requires a special highway movement permit for transit; and
(d) is built on a single chassis mounted on wheels with a gross trailer area not
exceeding 400 square feet in the setup mode.
(54) "Personalized license plate" means a license plate that has displayed on it a
combination of letters, numbers, or both as requested by the owner of the vehicle and assigned
to the vehicle by the division.
(55) (a) "Pickup truck" means a two-axle motor vehicle with motive power
manufactured, remanufactured, or materially altered to provide an open cargo area.
(b) "Pickup truck" includes a motor vehicle with the open cargo area covered with a
camper, camper shell, tarp, removable top, or similar structure.
(56) "Plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle" means a hybrid electric motor vehicle that
has the capability to charge the battery or batteries used for vehicle propulsion from an
off-vehicle electric source, such that the off-vehicle source cannot be connected to the vehicle
while the vehicle is in motion.
(57) "Pneumatic tire" means a tire in which compressed air is designed to support the
load.
(58) "Preceding year" means a period of 12 consecutive months fixed by the division
that is within 16 months immediately preceding the commencement of the registration or
license year in which proportional registration is sought. The division in fixing the period shall
conform it to the terms, conditions, and requirements of any applicable agreement or
arrangement for the proportional registration of vehicles.
(59) "Public garage" means a building or other place where vehicles or vessels are kept
and stored and where a charge is made for the storage and keeping of vehicles and vessels.
(60) "Receipt of surrender of ownership documents" means the receipt of surrender of
ownership documents described in Section 
41-1a-503
.
(61) "Reconstructed vehicle" means a vehicle of a type required to be registered in this
state that is materially altered from its original construction by the removal, addition, or
substitution of essential parts, new or used.
(62) "Recreational vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section
13-14-102
.
(63) "Registration" means a document issued by a jurisdiction that allows operation of
a vehicle or vessel on the highways or waters of this state for the time period for which the
registration is valid and that is evidence of compliance with the registration requirements of the
jurisdiction.
(64) "Registration decal" means the decal issued by the division that is evidence of
compliance with the division's registration requirements.
(65) (a) "Registration year" means a 12 consecutive month period commencing with
the completion of the applicable registration criteria.
(b) For administration of a multistate agreement for proportional registration the
division may prescribe a different 12-month period.
(66) "Repair or replacement" means the restoration of vehicles, vessels, or outboard
motors to a sound working condition by substituting any inoperative part of the vehicle, vessel,
or outboard motor, or by correcting the inoperative part.
(67) "Replica vehicle" means:
(a) a street rod that meets the requirements under Subsection 
41-21-1
(3)(a)(i)(B); or
(b) a custom vehicle that meets the requirements under Subsection
41-6a-1507
(1)(a)(i)(B).
(68) "Restored-modified vehicle" means a motor vehicle that has been restored and
modified with modern parts and technology, including emission control technology and an
on-board diagnostic system.
(69) "Road tractor" means a motor vehicle designed and used for drawing other
vehicles and constructed so it does not carry any load either independently or any part of the
weight of a vehicle or load that is drawn.
(70) "Sailboat" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
73-18-2
.
(71) "Security interest" means an interest that is reserved or created by a security
agreement to secure the payment or performance of an obligation and that is valid against third
parties.
(72) "Semitrailer" means a vehicle without motive power designed for carrying persons
or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and constructed so that some part of its
weight and its load rests or is carried by another vehicle.
(73) "Special group license plate" means a type of license plate designed for a
particular group of people or a license plate authorized and issued by the division in accordance
with Section 
41-1a-418
 or Part 16, Sponsored Special Group License Plates.
(74) (a) "Special interest vehicle" means a vehicle used for general transportation
purposes and that is:
(i) 20 years or older from the current year; or
(ii) a make or model of motor vehicle recognized by the division director as having
unique interest or historic value.
(b) In making a determination under Subsection (74)(a), the division director shall give
special consideration to:
(i) a make of motor vehicle that is no longer manufactured;
(ii) a make or model of motor vehicle produced in limited or token quantities;
(iii) a make or model of motor vehicle produced as an experimental vehicle or one
designed exclusively for educational purposes or museum display; or
(iv) a motor vehicle of any age or make that has not been substantially altered or
modified from original specifications of the manufacturer and because of its significance is
being collected, preserved, restored, maintained, or operated by a collector or hobbyist as a
leisure pursuit.
(75) (a) "Special mobile equipment" means a vehicle:
(i) not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property;
(ii) not designed to operate in traffic; and
(iii) only incidentally operated or moved over the highways.
(b) "Special mobile equipment" includes:
(i) farm tractors;
(ii) off-road motorized construction or maintenance equipment including backhoes,
bulldozers, compactors, graders, loaders, road rollers, tractors, and trenchers; and
(iii) ditch-digging apparatus.
(c) "Special mobile equipment" does not include a commercial vehicle as defined
under Section 
72-9-102
.
(76) "Specially constructed vehicle" means a vehicle of a type required to be registered
in this state, not originally constructed under a distinctive name, make, model, or type by a
generally recognized manufacturer of vehicles, and not materially altered from its original
construction.
(77) (a) "Standard license plate" means a license plate for general issue described in
Subsection 
41-1a-402
(1).
(b) "Standard license plate" includes a license plate for general issue that the division
issues before January 1, 2024.
(78) "State impound yard" means a yard for the storage of a vehicle, vessel, or outboard
motor that meets the requirements of rules made by the commission pursuant to Subsection
41-1a-1101
(5).
(79) "Street-legal all-terrain vehicle" or "street-legal ATV" means the same as that term
is defined in Section 
41-6a-102
.
[
(79)
] 
(80)
 "Symbol decal" means the decal that is designed to represent a special
group and displayed on a special group license plate.
[
(80)
] 
(81)
 "Title" means the right to or ownership of a vehicle, vessel, or outboard
motor.
[
(81)
] 
(82)
 (a) "Total fleet miles" means the total number of miles operated in all
jurisdictions during the preceding year by power units.
(b) If fleets are composed entirely of trailers or semitrailers, "total fleet miles" means
the number of miles that those vehicles were towed on the highways of all jurisdictions during
the preceding year.
[
(82)
] 
(83)
 "Tow truck motor carrier" means the same as that term is defined in Section
72-9-102
.
[
(83)
] 
(84)
 "Tow truck operator" means the same as that term is defined in Section
72-9-102
.
[
(84)
] 
(85)
 "Trailer" means a vehicle without motive power designed for carrying
persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and constructed so that no part of
its weight rests upon the towing vehicle.
[
(85)
] 
(86)
 "Transferee" means a person to whom the ownership of property is
conveyed by sale, gift, or any other means except by the creation of a security interest.
[
(86)
] 
(87)
 "Transferor" means a person who transfers the person's ownership in
property by sale, gift, or any other means except by creation of a security interest.
[
(87)
] 
(88)
 "Travel trailer," "camping trailer," or "fifth wheel trailer" means a portable
vehicle without motive power, designed as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational, or
vacation use that does not require a special highway movement permit when drawn by a
self-propelled motor vehicle.
[
(88)
] 
(89)
 "Truck tractor" means a motor vehicle designed and used primarily for
drawing other vehicles and not constructed to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the
vehicle and load that is drawn.
[
(89)
] 
(90)
 "Vehicle" includes a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, off-highway vehicle,
camper, park model recreational vehicle, manufactured home, and mobile home.
[
(90)
] 
(91)
 "Vessel" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
73-18-2
.
[
(91)
] 
(92)
 "Vintage vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section
41-21-1
.
[
(92)
] 
(93)
 "Waters of this state" means the same as that term is defined in Section
73-18-2
.
[
(93)
] 
(94)
 "Weighmaster" means a person, association of persons, or corporation
permitted to weigh vehicles under this chapter.
Section 2. Section 
41-1a-507
 is amended to read:
41-1a-507.
Exceptions to title requirements for off-highway vehicles.
(1) Each off-highway vehicle operated in this state and identified by the manufacturer
as a 1988 year model or newer is subject to the titling provisions of this part except:
(a) off-highway vehicles owned and operated by nonresidents of the state; 
and
(b) off-highway vehicles owned and operated by the federal government[
; and
]
.
[
(c) off-highway vehicles that are registered for highway use.
]
(2) The division may not provide title to an off-highway vehicle identified by the
manufacturer as a 1987 year model or older[
.
] 
unless the off-highway vehicle is:
(a) a motorcycle; or
(b) a street-legal all-terrain vehicle.
Section 3. Section 
41-6a-102
 is amended to read:
41-6a-102.
Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Alley" means a street or highway intended to provide access to the rear or side of
lots or buildings in urban districts and not intended for through vehicular traffic.
(2) "All-terrain type I vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section
41-22-2
.
(3) "All-terrain type II vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section
41-22-2
.
(4) "All-terrain type III vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section
41-22-2
.
[
(3)
] 
(5)
 "Authorized emergency vehicle" includes:
(a) fire department vehicles;
(b) police vehicles;
(c) ambulances; and
(d) other publicly or privately owned vehicles as designated by the commissioner of the
Department of Public Safety.
[
(4)
] 
(6)
 "Autocycle" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
53-3-102
.
[
(5)
] 
(7)
 (a) "Bicycle" means a wheeled vehicle:
(i) propelled by human power by feet or hands acting upon pedals or cranks;
(ii) with a seat or saddle designed for the use of the operator;
(iii) designed to be operated on the ground; and
(iv) whose wheels are not less than 14 inches in diameter.
(b) "Bicycle" includes an electric assisted bicycle.
(c) "Bicycle" does not include scooters and similar devices.
[
(6)
] 
(8)
 (a) "Bus" means a motor vehicle:
(i) designed for carrying more than 15 passengers and used for the transportation of
persons; or
(ii) designed and used for the transportation of persons for compensation.
(b) "Bus" does not include a taxicab.
[
(7)
] 
(9)
 (a) "Circular intersection" means an intersection that has an island, generally
circular in design, located in the center of the intersection where traffic passes to the right of
the island.
(b) "Circular intersection" includes:
(i) roundabouts;
(ii) rotaries; and
(iii) traffic circles.
[
(8)
] 
(10)
 "Class 1 electric assisted bicycle" means an electric assisted bicycle
described in Subsection [
(18)(d)(i).
] 
(20)(d)(i).
[
(9)
] 
(11)
 "Class 2 electric assisted bicycle" means an electric assisted bicycle
described in Subsection [
(18)(d)(ii).
] 
(20)(d)(ii).
[
(10)
] 
(12)
 "Class 3 electric assisted bicycle" means an electric assisted bicycle
described in Subsection [
(18)(d)(iii).
] 
(20)(d)(iii).
[
(11)
] 
(13)
 "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Public
Safety.
[
(12)
] 
(14)
 "Controlled-access highway" means a highway, street, or roadway:
(a) designed primarily for through traffic; and
(b) to or from which owners or occupants of abutting lands and other persons have no
legal right of access, except at points as determined by the highway authority having
jurisdiction over the highway, street, or roadway.
[
(13)
] 
(15)
 "Crosswalk" means:
(a) that part of a roadway at an intersection included within the connections of the
lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of the highway measured from:
(i) (A) the curbs; or
(B) in the absence of curbs, from the edges of the traversable roadway; and
(ii) in the absence of a sidewalk on one side of the roadway, that part of a roadway
included within the extension of the lateral lines of the existing sidewalk at right angles to the
centerline; or
(b) any portion of a roadway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly indicated for
pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on the surface.
[
(14)
] 
(16)
 "Department" means the Department of Public Safety.
[
(15)
] 
(17)
 "Direct supervision" means oversight at a distance within which:
(a) visual contact is maintained; and
(b) advice and assistance can be given and received.
[
(16)
] 
(18)
 "Divided highway" means a highway divided into two or more roadways
by:
(a) an unpaved intervening space;
(b) a physical barrier; or
(c) a clearly indicated dividing section constructed to impede vehicular traffic.
[
(17)
] 
(19)
 "Echelon formation" means the operation of two or more snowplows
arranged side-by-side or diagonally across multiple lanes of traffic of a multi-lane highway to
clear snow from two or more lanes at once.
[
(18)
] 
(20)
 "Electric assisted bicycle" means a bicycle with an electric motor that:
(a) has a power output of not more than 750 watts;
(b) has fully operable pedals on permanently affixed cranks;
(c) is fully operable as a bicycle without the use of the electric motor; and
(d) is one of the following:
(i) an electric assisted bicycle equipped with a motor or electronics that:
(A) provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling; and
(B) ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per
hour;
(ii) an electric assisted bicycle equipped with a motor or electronics that:
(A) may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle; and
(B) is not capable of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20
miles per hour; or
(iii) an electric assisted bicycle equipped with a motor or electronics that:
(A) provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling;
(B) ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 28 miles per
hour; and
(C) is equipped with a speedometer.
[
(19)
] 
(21)
 (a) "Electric personal assistive mobility device" means a self-balancing
device with:
(i) two nontandem wheels in contact with the ground;
(ii) a system capable of steering and stopping the unit under typical operating
conditions;
(iii) an electric propulsion system with average power of one horsepower or 750 watts;
(iv) a maximum speed capacity on a paved, level surface of 12.5 miles per hour; and
(v) a deck design for a person to stand while operating the device.
(b) "Electric personal assistive mobility device" does not include a wheelchair.
[
(20)
] 
(22)
 "Explosives" means a chemical compound or mechanical mixture
commonly used or intended for the purpose of producing an explosion and that contains any
oxidizing and combustive units or other ingredients in proportions, quantities, or packing so
that an ignition by fire, friction, concussion, percussion, or detonator of any part of the
compound or mixture may cause a sudden generation of highly heated gases, and the resultant
gaseous pressures are capable of producing destructive effects on contiguous objects or of
causing death or serious bodily injury.
[
(21)
] 
(23)
 "Farm tractor" means a motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm
implement, for drawing plows, mowing machines, and other implements of husbandry.
[
(22)
] 
(24)
 "Flammable liquid" means a liquid that has a flashpoint of 100 degrees F. or
less, as determined by a Tagliabue or equivalent closed-cup test device.
[
(23)
] 
(25)
 "Freeway" means a controlled-access highway that is part of the interstate
system as defined in Section 
72-1-102
.
[
(24)
] 
(26)
 (a) "Golf cart" means a device that:
(i) is designed for transportation by players on a golf course;
(ii) has not less than three wheels in contact with the ground;
(iii) has an unladen weight of less than 1,800 pounds;
(iv) is designed to operate at low speeds; and
(v) is designed to carry not more than six persons including the driver.
(b) "Golf cart" does not include:
(i) a low-speed vehicle or an off-highway vehicle;
(ii) a motorized wheelchair;
(iii) an electric personal assistive mobility device;
(iv) an electric assisted bicycle;
(v) a motor assisted scooter;
(vi) a personal delivery device, as defined in Section 
41-6a-1119
; or
(vii) a mobile carrier, as defined in Section 
41-6a-1120
.
[
(25)
] 
(27)
 "Gore area" means the area delineated by two solid white lines that is
between a continuing lane of a through roadway and a lane used to enter or exit the continuing
lane including similar areas between merging or splitting highways.
[
(26)
] 
(28)
 "Gross weight" means the weight of a vehicle without a load plus the
weight of any load on the vehicle.
[
(27)
] 
(29)
 "Hi-rail vehicle" means a roadway maintenance vehicle that is:
(a) manufactured to meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; and
(b) equipped with retractable flanged wheels that allow the vehicle to travel on a
highway or railroad tracks.
[
(28)
] 
(30)
 "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.
[
(29)
] 
(31)
 "Highway authority" means the same as that term is defined in Section
72-1-102
.
[
(30)
] 
(32)
 (a) "Intersection" means the area embraced within the prolongation or
connection of the lateral curb lines, or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines of the roadways
of two or more highways that join one another.
(b) Where a highway includes two roadways 30 feet or more apart:
(i) every crossing of each roadway of the divided highway by an intersecting highway
is a separate intersection; and
(ii) if the intersecting highway also includes two roadways 30 feet or more apart, then
every crossing of two roadways of the highways is a separate intersection.
(c) "Intersection" does not include the junction of an alley with a street or highway.
[
(31)
] 
(33)
 "Island" means an area between traffic lanes or at an intersection for control
of vehicle movements or for pedestrian refuge designated by:
(a) pavement markings, which may include an area designated by two solid yellow
lines surrounding the perimeter of the area;
(b) channelizing devices;
(c) curbs;
(d) pavement edges; or
(e) other devices.
[
(32)
] 
(34)
 "Lane filtering" means, when operating a motorcycle other than an
autocycle, the act of overtaking and passing another vehicle that is stopped in the same
direction of travel in the same lane.
[
(33)
] 
(35)
 "Law enforcement agency" means the same as that term is as defined in
Section 
53-1-102
.
[
(34)
] 
(36)
 "Limited access highway" means a highway:
(a) that is designated specifically for through traffic; and
(b) over, from, or to which neither owners nor occupants of abutting lands nor other
persons have any right or easement, or have only a limited right or easement of access, light,
air, or view.
[
(35)
] 
(37)
 "Local highway authority" means the legislative, executive, or governing
body of a county, municipal, or other local board or body having authority to enact laws
relating to traffic under the constitution and laws of the state.
[
(36)
] 
(38)
 (a) "Low-speed vehicle" means a four wheeled [
electric
] motor vehicle that:
(i) is designed to be operated at speeds of not more than 25 miles per hour; and
(ii) has a capacity of not more than six passengers, including a conventional driver or
fallback-ready user if on board the vehicle, as those terms are defined in Section 
41-26-102.1
.
(b) "Low-speed vehicle" does not include a golfcart or an off-highway vehicle.
[
(37)
] 
(39)
 "Metal tire" means a tire, the surface of which in contact with the highway
is wholly or partly of metal or other hard nonresilient material.
[
(38)
] 
(40)
 (a) "Mini-motorcycle" means a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle that has a
seat or saddle that is less than 24 inches from the ground as measured on a level surface with
properly inflated tires.
(b) "Mini-motorcycle" does not include a moped or a motor assisted scooter.
(c) "Mini-motorcycle" does not include a motorcycle that is:
(i) designed for off-highway use; and
(ii) registered as an off-highway vehicle under Section 
41-22-3
.
[
(39)
] 
(41)
 "Mobile home" means:
(a) a trailer or semitrailer that is:
(i) designed, constructed, and equipped as a dwelling place, living abode, or sleeping
place either permanently or temporarily; and
(ii) equipped for use as a conveyance on streets and highways; or
(b) a trailer or a semitrailer whose chassis and exterior shell is designed and
constructed for use as a mobile home, as defined in Subsection [
(39)(a)
] 
(41)(a)
, but that is
instead used permanently or temporarily for:
(i) the advertising, sale, display, or promotion of merchandise or services; or
(ii) any other commercial purpose except the transportation of property for hire or the
transportation of property for distribution by a private carrier.
[
(40)
] 
(42)
 "Mobility disability" means the inability of a person to use one or more of
the person's extremities or difficulty with motor skills, that may include limitations with
walking, grasping, or lifting an object, caused by a neuro-muscular, orthopedic, or other
condition.
[
(41)
] 
(43)
 (a) "Moped" means a motor-driven cycle having:
(i) pedals to permit propulsion by human power; and
(ii) a motor that:
(A) produces not more than two brake horsepower; and
(B) is not capable of propelling the cycle at a speed in excess of 30 miles per hour on
level ground.
(b) If an internal combustion engine is used, the displacement may not exceed 50 cubic
centimeters and the moped shall have a power drive system that functions directly or
automatically without clutching or shifting by the operator after the drive system is engaged.
(c) "Moped" does not include:
(i) an electric assisted bicycle; or
(ii) a motor assisted scooter.
[
(42)
] 
(44)
 (a) "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.
(b) "Motor assisted scooter" does not include:
(i) an electric assisted bicycle; or
(ii) a motor-driven cycle.
[
(43)
] 
(45)
 (a) "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.
(b) "Motor vehicle" does not include:
(i) vehicles moved solely by human power;
(ii) motorized wheelchairs;
(iii) an electric personal assistive mobility device;
(iv) an electric assisted bicycle;
(v) a motor assisted scooter;
(vi) a personal delivery device, as defined in Section 
41-6a-1119
; or
(vii) a mobile carrier, as defined in Section 
41-6a-1120
.
[
(44)
] 
(46)
 "Motorcycle" means:
(a) a motor vehicle, other than a tractor, having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider
and designed to travel with not more than three wheels in contact with the ground; or
(b) an autocycle.
[
(45)
] 
(47)
 (a) "Motor-driven cycle" means a motorcycle, moped, and a motorized
bicycle having:
(i) an engine with less than 150 cubic centimeters displacement; or
(ii) a motor that produces not more than five horsepower.
(b) "Motor-driven cycle" does not include:
(i) an electric personal assistive mobility device;
(ii) a motor assisted scooter; or
(iii) an electric assisted bicycle.
[
(46)
] 
(48)
 "Off-highway implement of husbandry" means the same as that term is
defined under Section 
41-22-2
.
[
(47)
] 
(49)
 "Off-highway vehicle" means the same as that term is defined under Section
41-22-2
.
[
(48)
] 
(50)
 "Operate" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
41-1a-102
.
[
(49)
] 
(51)
 "Operator" means:
(a) a human driver, as defined in Section 
41-26-102.1
, that operates a vehicle; or
(b) an automated driving system, as defined in Section 
41-26-102.1
, that operates a
vehicle.
[
(50)
] 
(52)
 "Other on-track equipment" means a railroad car, hi-rail vehicle, rolling
stock, or other device operated, alone or coupled with another device, on stationary rails.
[
(51)
] 
(53)
 (a) "Park" or "parking" means the standing of a vehicle, whether the vehicle
is occupied or not.
(b) "Park" or "parking" does not include:
(i) the standing of a vehicle temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged
in loading or unloading property or passengers; or
(ii) a motor vehicle with an engaged automated driving system that has achieved a
minimal risk condition, as those terms are defined in Section 
41-26-102.1
.
[
(52)
] 
(54)
 "Peace officer" means a peace officer authorized under Title 53, Chapter 13,
Peace Officer Classifications, to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of
traffic laws.
[
(53)
] 
(55)
 "Pedestrian" means a person traveling:
(a) on foot; or
(b) in a wheelchair.
[
(54)
] 
(56)
 "Pedestrian traffic-control signal" means a traffic-control signal used to
regulate pedestrians.
[
(55)
] 
(57)
 "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.
[
(56)
] 
(58)
 "Pole trailer" means a vehicle without motive power:
(a) designed to be drawn by another vehicle and attached to the towing vehicle by
means of a reach, or pole, or by being boomed or otherwise secured to the towing vehicle; and
(b) that is ordinarily used for transporting long or irregular shaped loads including
poles, pipes, or structural members generally capable of sustaining themselves as beams
between the supporting connections.
[
(57)
] 
(59)
 "Private road or driveway" means every way or place in private ownership
and used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having express or implied permission
from the owner, but not by other persons.
[
(58)
] 
(60)
 "Railroad" means a carrier of persons or property upon cars operated on
stationary rails.
[
(59)
] 
(61)
 "Railroad sign or signal" means a sign, signal, or device erected by
authority of a public body or official or by a railroad and intended to give notice of the presence
of railroad tracks or the approach of a railroad train.
[
(60)
] 
(62)
 "Railroad train" means a locomotive propelled by any form of energy,
coupled with or operated without cars, and operated upon rails.
[
(61)
] 
(63)
 "Restored-modified vehicle" means the same as the term defined in Section
41-1a-102
.
[
(62)
] 
(64)
 "Right-of-way" means the right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a
lawful manner in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian approaching under circumstances
of direction, speed, and proximity that give rise to danger of collision unless one grants
precedence to the other.
[
(63)
] 
(65)
 (a) "Roadway" means that portion of highway improved, designed, or
ordinarily used for vehicular travel.
(b) "Roadway" does not include the sidewalk, berm, or shoulder, even though any of
them are used by persons riding bicycles or other human-powered vehicles.
(c) "Roadway" refers to any roadway separately but not to all roadways collectively, if
a highway includes two or more separate roadways.
[
(64)
] 
(66)
 "Safety zone" means the area or space officially set apart within a roadway
for the exclusive use of pedestrians and that is protected, marked, or indicated by adequate
signs as to be plainly visible at all times while set apart as a safety zone.
[
(65)
] 
(67)
 (a) "School bus" means a motor vehicle that:
(i) complies with the color and identification requirements of the most recent edition of
"Minimum Standards for School Buses"; and
(ii) is used to transport school children to or from school or school activities.
(b) "School bus" does not include a vehicle operated by a common carrier in
transportation of school children to or from school or school activities.
[
(66)
] 
(68)
 (a) "Semitrailer" means a vehicle with or without motive power:
(i) designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle;
and
(ii) constructed so that some part of its weight and that of its load rests on or is carried
by another vehicle.
(b) "Semitrailer" does not include a pole trailer.
[
(67)
] 
(69)
 "Shoulder area" means:
(a) that area of the hard-surfaced highway separated from the roadway by a pavement
edge line as established in the current approved "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices";
or
(b) that portion of the road contiguous to the roadway for accommodation of stopped
vehicles, for emergency use, and for lateral support.
[
(68)
] 
(70)
 "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.
[
(69)
] 
(71)
 (a) "Soft-surface trail" means a marked trail surfaced with sand, rock, or dirt
that is designated for the use of a bicycle.
(b) "Soft-surface trail" does not mean a trail:
(i) where the use of a motor vehicle or an electric assisted bicycle is prohibited by a
federal law, regulation, or rule; or
(ii) located in whole or in part on land granted to the state or a political subdivision
subject to a conservation easement that prohibits the use of a motorized vehicle.
[
(70)
] 
(72)
 "Solid rubber tire" means a tire of rubber or other resilient material that
does not depend on compressed air for the support of the load.
[
(71)
] 
(73)
 "Stand" or "standing" means the temporary halting of a vehicle, whether
occupied or not, for the purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving or discharging
passengers.
[
(72)
] 
(74)
 "Stop" when required means complete cessation from movement.
[
(73)
] 
(75)
 "Stop" or "stopping" when prohibited means any halting even momentarily
of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when:
(a) necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic; or
(b) in compliance with the directions of a peace officer or traffic-control device.
[
(74)
] 
(76)
 "Street-legal all-terrain vehicle" or "street-legal ATV" means an all-terrain
type I vehicle, all-terrain type II vehicle, or all-terrain type III vehicle, that is modified to meet
the requirements of Section 
41-6a-1509
 to operate on highways in the state in accordance with
Section 
41-6a-1509
.
[
(75)
] 
(77)
 "Tow truck operator" means the same as that term is defined in Section
72-9-102
.
[
(76)
] 
(78)
 "Tow truck motor carrier" means the same as that term is defined in Section
72-9-102
.
[
(77)
] 
(79)
 "Traffic" means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, and other
conveyances either singly or together while using any highway for the purpose of travel.
[
(78)
] 
(80)
 "Traffic signal preemption device" means an instrument or mechanism
designed, intended, or used to interfere with the operation or cycle of a traffic-control signal.
[
(79)
] 
(81)
 "Traffic-control device" means a sign, signal, marking, or device not
inconsistent with this chapter placed or erected by a highway authority for the purpose of
regulating, warning, or guiding traffic.
[
(80)
] 
(82)
 "Traffic-control signal" means a device, whether manually, electrically, or
mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and permitted to proceed.
[
(81)
] 
(83)
 (a) "Trailer" means a vehicle with or without motive power designed for
carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and constructed so that no
part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle.
(b) "Trailer" does not include a pole trailer.
[
(82)
] 
(84)
 "Truck" means a motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily for
the transportation of property.
[
(83)
] 
(85)
 "Truck tractor" means a motor vehicle:
(a) designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles; and
(b) constructed to carry a part of the weight of the vehicle and load drawn by the truck
tractor.
[
(84)
] 
(86)
 "Two-way left turn lane" means a lane:
(a) provided for vehicle operators making left turns in either direction;
(b) that is not used for passing, overtaking, or through travel; and
(c) that has been indicated by a lane traffic-control device that may include lane
markings.
[
(85)
] 
(87)
 "Urban district" means the territory contiguous to and including any street,
in which structures devoted to business, industry, or dwelling houses are situated at intervals of
less than 100 feet, for a distance of a quarter of a mile or more.
[
(86)
] 
(88)
 "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.
Section 4. Section 
41-6a-1626
 is amended to read:
41-6a-1626.
Mufflers -- Prevention of noise, smoke, and fumes -- Air pollution
control devices.
(1) (a) A vehicle shall be equipped, maintained, and operated to prevent excessive or
unusual noise.
(b) A motor vehicle shall be equipped with a muffler or other effective noise
suppressing system in good working order and in constant operation.
(c) A person may not use a muffler cut-out, bypass, or similar device on a vehicle.
(2) (a) [
Except while the engine is being warmed to the recommended operating
temperature, the
] 
The
 engine and power mechanism of a gasoline-powered 
Ĥ→ [
or diesel-powered
]
751a 
←Ĥ
motor vehicle may not emit visible contaminants during operation[
.
] 
unless:
(i) the engine of the motor vehicle is being warmed to the recommended operating
temperature; or
(ii) the motor vehicle is exempt from an emissions inspection under Section
41-6a-1642
Ĥ→ [
or 
41-6a-1644
] ←Ĥ
.
(b) (i) As used in this Subsection (2)(b), "heavy tow" means a tow that exceeds the
vehicle's maximum tow weight.
(ii) A diesel engine manufactured on or after January 1, 2008, may not emit visible
contaminants during operation:
(A) except while the engine is being warmed to the recommended operating
temperature or under a heavy tow; or
(B) unless the diesel engine is in a vehicle with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight
rating in excess of 26,000 pounds.
(iii) A diesel engine manufactured before January 1, 2008, may not emit visible
contaminants of a shade or density that obscures a contrasting background by more than 20%,
for more than five consecutive seconds:
(A) except while the engine is being warmed to the recommended operating
temperature or under a heavy tow; or
(B) unless the diesel engine is in a vehicle with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight
rating in excess of 26,000 pounds.
(c) A person who violates the provisions of Subsection (2)(a) is guilty of an infraction
and shall be fined:
(i) not less than $50 for a violation; or
(ii) not less than $100 for a second or subsequent violation within three years of a
previous violation of this section.
(d) A person who violates the provisions of Subsection (2)(b) is guilty of an infraction
and shall be fined:
(i) not less than $100 for a violation; or
(ii) not less than $500 for a second or subsequent violation within three years of a
previous violation of this section.
(e) (i) As used in this section:
(A) "Local health department" means the same as that term is defined in Section
26A-1-102
.
(B) "Nonattainment area" means a part of the state where air quality is determined to
exceed the National Ambient Air Quality Standards, as defined in the Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1970, Pub. L. No. 91-604, Sec. 109, for fine particulate matter (PM 2.5).
(ii) Within a nonattainment area, for a second or subsequent violation of Subsection
(2)(a) or (2)(b), the court shall report the violations to the local health department at a regular
interval.
(iii) If the local health department receives a notification as described in Subsection
(2)(e)(ii), and the local health department determines that the registered vehicle is unable to
meet state or local air emission standards, the local health department shall send notification to
the Motor Vehicle Division.
(3) (a) If a motor vehicle is equipped by a manufacturer with air pollution control
devices, the devices shall be maintained in good working order and in constant operation.
(b) For purposes of the first sale of a vehicle at retail, an air pollution control device
may be substituted for the manufacturer's original device if the substituted device is at least as
effective in the reduction of emissions from the vehicle motor as the air pollution control
device furnished by the manufacturer of the vehicle as standard equipment for the same vehicle
class.
(c) A person who renders inoperable an air pollution control device on a motor vehicle
is guilty of an infraction.
(4) Subsection (3) does not apply to a motor vehicle altered and modified to use clean
fuel, as defined under Section 
59-13-102
, when the emissions from the modified or altered
motor vehicle are at levels that comply with existing state or federal standards for the emission
of pollutants from a motor vehicle of the same class.
(5) A violation of Subsection (1), (2), or (3) is an infraction.
Section 5. Section 
41-22-2
 is amended to read:
41-22-2.
Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Advisory council" means an advisory council appointed by the Division of
Outdoor Recreation that has within the advisory council's duties advising on policies related to
the use of off-highway vehicles.
(2) "All-terrain type I vehicle" means any motor vehicle 52 inches or less in width,
having an unladen dry weight of 1,500 pounds or less, traveling on three or more low pressure
tires, having a seat designed to be straddled by the operator, and designed for or capable of
travel over unimproved terrain.
(3) (a) "All-terrain type II vehicle" means any motor vehicle 80 inches or less in width,
traveling on four or more low pressure tires, having a steering wheel, non-straddle seating, a
rollover protection system, and designed for or capable of travel over unimproved terrain, and
is:
(i) an electric-powered vehicle; or
(ii) a vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine and has an unladen dry weight
of 3,500 pounds or less.
(b) "All-terrain type II vehicle" does not include golf carts, any vehicle designed to
carry a person with a disability, any vehicle not specifically designed 
or modified primarily
 for
recreational use 
on unimproved terrain
, or farm tractors as defined under Section 
41-1a-102
.
(4) (a) "All-terrain type III vehicle" means any other motor vehicle, not defined in
Subsection (2), (3), (12), or (22), designed for or capable of travel over unimproved terrain.
(b) "All-terrain type III vehicle" does not include golf carts, any vehicle designed to
carry a person with a disability, any vehicle not specifically designed 
or modified primarily
 for
recreational use 
on unimproved terrain
, or farm tractors as defined under Section 
41-1a-102
.
(5) "Commission" means the Outdoor Adventure Commission.
(6) "Cross-country" means across natural terrain and off an existing highway, road,
route, or trail.
(7) "Dealer" means a person engaged in the business of selling off-highway vehicles at
wholesale or retail.
(8) "Division" means the Division of Outdoor Recreation.
(9) "Low pressure tire" means any pneumatic tire six inches or more in width designed
for use on wheels with rim diameter of 14 inches or less and utilizing an operating pressure of
10 pounds per square inch or less as recommended by the vehicle manufacturer.
(10) "Manufacturer" means a person engaged in the business of manufacturing
off-highway vehicles.
(11) (a) "Motor vehicle" means every vehicle which is self-propelled.
(b) "Motor vehicle" includes an off-highway vehicle.
(12) "Motorcycle" means every motor vehicle having a saddle for the use of the
operator and designed to travel on not more than two tires.
(13) "Off-highway implement of husbandry" means every all-terrain type I vehicle, 
all-terrain type II vehicle, all-terrain type III vehicle, motorcycle, or snowmobile that is used by
the owner or the owner's agent for agricultural operations.
(14) "Off-highway vehicle" means any snowmobile, all-terrain type I vehicle,
all-terrain type II vehicle, all-terrain type III vehicle, or motorcycle.
(15) "Operate" means to control the movement of or otherwise use an off-highway
vehicle.
(16) "Operator" means the person who is in actual physical control of an off-highway
vehicle.
(17) "Organized user group" means an off-highway vehicle organization incorporated
as a nonprofit corporation in the state under Title 16, Chapter 6a, Utah Revised Nonprofit
Corporation Act, for the purpose of promoting the interests of off-highway vehicle recreation.
(18) "Owner" means a person, other than a person with a security interest, having a
property interest or title to an off-highway vehicle and entitled to the use and possession of that
vehicle.
(19) "Public land" means land owned or administered by any federal or state agency or
any political subdivision of the state.
(20) "Register" means the act of assigning a registration number to an off-highway
vehicle.
(21) "Roadway" is used as defined in Section 
41-6a-102
.
(22) "Snowmobile" means any motor vehicle designed for travel on snow or ice and
steered and supported in whole or in part by skis, belts, cleats, runners, or low pressure tires.
(23) "Street or highway" means the entire width between boundary lines of every way
or place of whatever nature, when any part of it is open to the use of the public for vehicular
travel.
(24) "Street-legal all-terrain vehicle" or "street-legal ATV" has the same meaning as
defined in Section 
41-6a-102
.
Section 6. 
Effective date.
This bill takes effect on November 1, 2024.