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Utah Off-Highway Vehicle Laws and Rules

Title 41 CHAPTER 22 UCA

OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES

Section Index

41-22-1.   Policy declaration.
It is the policy of this state to promote safety and protection for persons, property, and the environment connected with the use, operation, and equipment of off-highway vehicles, to promote uniformity of laws, to adopt and pursue a safety education program, and to develop trails and other facilities for the use of these vehicles.

41-22-2.   Definitions.
As used in this chapter:

1. "Advisory council" means the Off-highway Vehicle Advisory Council appointed by the Board of Parks and Recreation.

2. "All-terrain type I vehicle" means any motor vehicle 52 inches or less in width, having an unladen dry weight of 800 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. "All-terrain type II vehicle" means any other motor vehicle, not defined in Subsection (2), (9), or (20), designed for or capable of travel over unimproved terrain. This term does not include golf carts, any vehicle designed to carry a disabled person, any vehicle not specifically designed for recreational use, or farm tractors as defined under Section 41-1a-102.

4. "Board" means the Board of Parks and Recreation.

5. "Dealer" means a person engaged in the business of selling off-highway vehicles at wholesale or retail.

6. "Division" means the Division of Parks and Recreation.

7. "Low pressure tire" means any pneumatic tire six inches or more in width designed for use on wheels with rim diameter of 12 inches or less and utilizing an operating pressure of ten pounds per square inch or less as recommended by the vehicle manufacturer.

8. "Manufacturer" means a person engaged in the business of manufacturing off-highway vehicles.

9. "Motorcycle" means every motor vehicle having a saddle for the use of the operator and designed to travel on not more than two tires.

10. "Motor vehicle" means every vehicle which is self-propelled.

11. "Off-highway vehicle" means any snowmobile, all-terrain type I vehicle, all-terrain type II vehicle, or motorcycle.

12. "Off-highway implement of husbandry" means every all-terrain type I vehicle, motorcycle, or snowmobile which is used by the owner or his agent for agricultural operations.

13. "Operate" means to control the movement of or otherwise use an off-highway vehicle.

14. "Operator" means the person who is in actual physical control of an off-highway vehicle.

15. "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.

16. "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.

17. "Public land" means land owned or administered by any federal or state agency or any political subdivision of the state.

18. "Register" means the act of assigning a registration number to an off-highway vehicle.

19. "Roadway" is used as defined in Section 41-6a-102.

20. "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.

21. "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.

Amended by Chapter 2, 2005 General Session

41-22-3. Registration of vehicles - Application - Issuance of stickers and card - Proof of property tax payment - Records.

1. (a) Unless exempted under Section 41-22-9, a person may not operate or transport and an owner may not give another person permission to operate or transport any off-highway vehicle on any public land, trail, street, or highway in this state unless the off-highway vehicle is registered under this chapter for the current year.
   (b) Unless exempted under Section 41-22-9, a dealer may not sell an off-highway vehicle which can be used or transported on any public land, trail, street, or highway in this state, unless the off-highway vehicle is registered or is in the process of being registered under this chapter for the current year.
2. The owner of an off-highway vehicle subject to registration under this chapter shall apply to the Motor Vehicle Division for registration on forms approved by the Motor Vehicle Division.
3. Each application for registration of an off-highway vehicle shall be accompanied by:
   (a) evidence of ownership, a title, or a manufacturer's certificate of origin, and a bill of sale showing ownership, make, model, horsepower or displacement, and serial number;
   (b) the past registration card; or
   (c) the fee for a duplicate.
4. (a) Upon each annual registration, the Motor Vehicle Division shall issue a registration sticker and a registration card for each off-highway vehicle registered.
   (b) The registration sticker shall:
   (i) contain a unique number using numbers, letters, or combination of numbers and letters to identify the off-highway vehicle for which it is issued;
   (ii) be affixed to the off-highway vehicle for which it is issued in a plainly visible position as prescribed by rule of the board under Section 41-22-5.1; and
   (iii) be maintained free of foreign materials and in a condition to be clearly legible.
   (c) At all times, a registration card shall be kept with the off-highway vehicle and shall be available for inspection by a law enforcement officer.
5. (a) An applicant for a registration card and registration sticker shall provide the Motor Vehicle Division a certificate, described under Subsection (5)(b), from the county assessor of the county in which the off-highway vehicle has situs for taxation.
   (b) The certificate required under Subsection (5)(a) shall state one of the following:
   (i) the property tax on the off-highway vehicle for the current year has been paid;
   (ii) in the county assessor's opinion, the tax is a lien on real property sufficient to secure the payment of the tax; or
   (iii) the off-highway vehicle is exempt by law from payment of property tax for the current year.
6. (a) All records of the division made or kept under this section shall be classified by the Motor Vehicle Division in the same manner as motor vehicle records are classified under Section 41-1a-116.
   (b) Division records are available for inspection in the same manner as motor vehicle records under Section 41-1a-116.

Amended by Chapter 159, 2004 General Session

41-22-3.1. Repealed

41-22-3.5.   Staggered registration dates -- Registration renewal.

1. Unless exempted under Section 41-22-9, every off-highway vehicle registration, every registration card, and every registration sticker issued under this chapter for the first registration of the off-highway vehicle in this state, continues in effect for a period of 12 months beginning with the first day of the calendar month of registration and does not expire until the last day of the same month in the following year.
2. If the last day of the registration period falls on a day in which the appropriate state or county offices are not open for business, the registration of the off-highway vehicle is extended to 12 midnight of the next business day.
3. (a) The division may receive applications for registration renewal and issue new registration cards at any time prior to the expiration of the registration, subject to the availability of renewal materials.
   (b) Applications for registration renewal shall be made in accordance with Section 41-22-3.
4. (a) The new registration shall retain the same expiration month as recorded on the original registration even if the registration has expired.
   (b) The year of registration expiration shall be changed to reflect the renewed registration period.
5. If the registration renewal application is an application generated by the division through its automated system, the owner need not surrender the last registration card or duplicate.

Enacted by Chapter 317, 2003 General Session

Administrative Rules. - This section is implemented by, interpreted by, or cited as authority for the following administrative rule(s): R651-401.

R651-401-1. Upon receipt of the application in the approved form, the Division of Motor Vehicles shall issue annual registration stickers which shall be displayed as follows: on snowmobiles, a sticker shall be mounted on both sides of the hood, tunnel or pan; on motorcycles, a sticker shall be mounted on both sides of the fork; and on all-terrain type I and type II vehicles, stickers shall be mounted on the front and the rear of the vehicle. Vehicle types are defined in 41-22-2. In all instances, sticker shall be mounted in a visible location.

As in effect on January 1, 2005

41-22-4.   Falsification of documents unlawful -- Alteration or removal of serial number unlawful -- Display of sticker.
A person may not:

41-22-5.1.   Rules of board relating to display of registration stickers.
In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the board shall make rules for the display of a registration sticker on an off-highway vehicle in accordance with Section 41-22-3.

Amended by Chapter 160, 2006 General Session

41-22-5.5.   Off-highway husbandry vehicles.

1. (a) The owner of an all-terrain type I vehicle, motorcycle, or snowmobile used for agricultural purposes may apply to the Motor Vehicle Division for an off-highway implement of husbandry sticker. Each application shall be accompanied by evidence of ownership, a title, or a manufacturer's certificate of origin, and a signed statement certifying that the off-highway vehicle is used for agricultural purposes. The owner shall receive an off-highway implement of husbandry sticker upon production of the documents required above and payment of an off-highway implement of husbandry sticker fee established by the board not to exceed $10.
   (b) If the vehicle is also used for recreational purposes on public lands, trails, streets, or highways, it shall also be registered under Section 41-22-3.
   (c) The off-highway implement of husbandry sticker shall be displayed in a manner prescribed by the board and shall identify the all-terrain type I vehicle, motorcycle, or snowmobile as an off-highway implement of husbandry.
2. The off-highway implement of husbandry sticker is valid only for the life of the ownership of the all-terrain type I vehicle, motorcycle, or snowmobile and is not transferable.
3. The off-highway implement of husbandry sticker is valid for an all-terrain type I vehicle, motorcycle, or snowmobile which is being operated adjacent to a roadway:
   (a) when the all-terrain type I vehicle, motorcycle, or snowmobile is only being used to travel from one parcel of land owned or operated by the owner of the vehicle to another parcel of land owned or operated by the owner; and
   (b) when this operation is necessary for the furtherance of agricultural purposes.
4. If the operation of an off-highway implement of husbandry adjacent to a roadway is impractical, it may be operated on the roadway if the operator exercises due care towards conventional motor vehicle traffic.
5. It is unlawful to operate an off-highway implement of husbandry along, across, or within the boundaries of an interstate freeway.

Amended by Chapter 217, 1999 General Session

Administrative Rules. - This section is implemented by, interpreted by, or cited as authority for the following administrative rule(s): R651-405.

R651-405-1 The sticker fee shall be $10.

R651-405-2 For all off-highway vehicle types, the implementation of husbandry stickers shall be permanently and visibly affixed on the left side of the machine. In all instances, the sticker shall be mounted in a visible location.

As in effect on January 1, 2005

41-22-6. Repealed.

41-22-7.   Duplicate registration cards and registration stickers.

1. If a registration card is lost or destroyed, or if an owner changes the owner's address from the address shown on the owner's registration card, the owner shall, within 15 days, apply for a duplicate registration card.
2. If a registration sticker is lost, stolen, or becomes illegible, the owner of the off-highway vehicle shall immediately apply for and obtain a replacement registration sticker.

Amended by Chapter 159, 2004 General Session

41-22-8.   Registration fees.

1. The board shall establish the fees which shall be paid in accordance with this chapter, subject to the following:
   (a) The fee for each registration may not exceed $17.
   (b) The fee for each duplicate registration card may not exceed $3.
   (c) The fee for each duplicate registration sticker may not exceed $5.
2. A fee may not be charged for an off-highway vehicle that is owned and operated by the United States Government, this state, or its political subdivisions.

Amended by Chapter 159, 2004 General Session
Amended by Chapter 349, 2004 General Session

Administrative Rules. - This section is implemented by, interpreted by, or cited as authority for the following administrative rule(s): R651-406

R651-406-1. The annual registration fee is $14.

R651-406-2. The fee for a duplicate certificate of registration is $3.

R651-406-3. The fee for duplicate numbered stickers is $5.

As in effect on January 1, 2005

41-22-9.   Vehicles exempt from registration.
The following off-highway vehicles are exempt from the registration requirements of this chapter:

1. vehicles that are currently registered for highway use, have a valid motor vehicle safety inspection sticker or certificate, and on which the required safety equipment has not been subsequently modified;
2. off-highway vehicles that are owned by a nonresident and that are displaying a current annual off-highway vehicle user decal in accordance with Section 41-22-35;
3. off-highway vehicles sold by a dealer to a person who is not a resident of this state;
4. off-highway implements of husbandry operated in the manner prescribed by Subsections 41-22-5.5(3) through (5); and
5. new off-highway vehicles being transported to an off-highway vehicle dealership by the dealer, employee of the dealership, or agent for the dealership.

Amended by Chapter 314, 2004 General Session

41-22-10.   Powers of board relating to off-highway vehicles.
     The board may:

1. appoint and seek recommendations from the Off-highway Vehicle Advisory Council representing the various off-highway vehicle, conservation, and other appropriate interests; and
2. adopt a uniform marker and sign system for use by agents of appropriate federal, state, county, and city agencies in areas of off-highway vehicle use.

Amended by Chapter 162, 1987 General Session

Administrative Rules. - This section is implemented by, interpreted by, or cited as authority for the following administrative rule(s): R651-407.

R651-407-1. Appointment and Description of Vehicle Advisory Council Membership.

The board will appoint an eleven-member off-highway vehicle advisory council representing off-highway vehicle users in the state. One member will be from each of the following interests: the Bureau of Land Management; the U.S.D.A. Forest Service; the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration; snowmobiling; motorcycling; all- terrain vehicle usage; four-wheel drive vehicle usage; off-highway vehicle dealers; off-highway vehicle safety; a youth member; and a member-at-large.

As in effect on January 1, 2005

41-22-10.1.   Vehicles operated on posted public land.

1. Currently registered off-highway vehicles may be operated on public land, trails, streets, or highways that are posted by sign or designated by map or description as open to off-highway vehicle use by the controlling federal, state, county, or municipal agency.
2. The controlling federal, state, county, or municipal agency may:
   (a) provide a map or description showing or describing land, trails, streets, or highways open to off-highway vehicle use; or
   (b) post signs designating lands, trails, streets, or highways open to off-highway vehicle use.
3. Liability may not be imposed on any federal, state, county, or municipality relating to the designation or maintenance of any land, trail, street, or highway open for off-highway vehicle use.

Amended by Chapter 73, 1999 General Session

Administrative Rules. - This section is implemented by, interpreted by, or cited as authority for the following administrative rule(s): R652-110.

R652-110-100. Authority

This rule implements Section 41-22-10.1 which requires off-highway vehicle use designation.

R652-110-200. Off-Highway Vehicle Designations.

In accordance with Section 41-22-10.1 lands administered by the Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands may be designated for Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) use by designating certain roads, trails, and areas as "open" for various classes of OHVs. Pending completion of coordination efforts and detailed designations, all lands are open to over- snow vehicle use unless the use is the basis for a lease between the state and a second party. Existing roads and trails unless signed closed or previously designated closed, are open to OHV use so long as the use is otherwise consistent with state law and not in conflict with current leases or permits. All lands are closed to other than over-snow vehicles, until formally evaluated, at which time certain lands may be designated open.

R652-110-300. Scattered Sections and Isolated Parcel Designations.

The division will coordinate OHV designations with adjacent state and federal land management agencies to reduce confusion over ownership boundaries and complications with enforcement. Division land use and management objectives will be carefully considered when negotiating with other agencies. The division will coordinate designations with counties for all roads maintained by them and with local government to insure compliance with zoning and ordinances, unless otherwise justified.

R652-110-400. Blocked Land Designations.

Common primary roads across division lands may be designated consistent with adjacent land management agencies. All other roads, and areas within land blocks, will be designated in accordance with resource protection requirements, multiple use concepts, and current and projected land use. Coordination with counties will be made for all roads maintained by the counties, and with local government, to insure compliance with zoning and ordinances, unless otherwise justified.

R652-110-500. Method of Designating OHV Use.

Sovereign lands designated "open" for OHV use will be identified as specified in Section 41-22-10.1 with signs or upon maps which will be available for public distribution. Maps will be used to the extent possible and will be published in cooperation with other land management agencies when practicable. Signs will be used only as needed in special situations or when they can be added to boundary designation signs as appropriate.

R652-110-600. Director's Authority to Close Areas.

The director may designate specific areas as closed when necessary to protect endangered species, comply with local zoning and ordinances and for other justified reasons. These areas will be posted closed and amendments made to existing OHV designation maps accordingly.

R652-110- 700. Off-Highway Vehicle Use Authorized by Lease or Permit.

Organized OHV events and long term use, primarily OHV connected, will be allowed only upon issuance of a temporary Right-of-Entry or Special Use Lease in accordance with current rules. Use of OHVs is authorized in connection with administration and operation of valid leases and permits as appropriate. OHV use is not authorized beyond that required for administration and operation of valid leases and permits, except as otherwise designated.

R652-110-800. Off-Highway Vehicle Use Categories.

Categories of designation and corresponding symbols may be utilized consistent with those already adopted by adjacent land management agencies or as follows:

Road Designations

1. Permitted except when signed as closed: high clearance 4 x 4 vehicles and pickups, 2-wheel motorized vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, bicycles, sedans, over-snow vehicles.
2. Permitted except when signed as closed: high clearance 4 x 4 vehicles and pickups, bicycles, sedans, over-snow vehicles.
3. Permitted except when signed as closed: high clearance 4 x 4 vehicles and pickups, 2-wheel motorized vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, bicycles, sedans.
4. Closed to all vehicles.

Trail Designations

1. High clearance 4 x 4 vehicles and pickups, sedans prohibited; 2-wheel motorized vehicles, over- snow vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, bicycles permitted.
2. All-terrain vehicles prohibited; 2-wheel motorized vehicles, over-snow vehicles, high clearance 4 x 4 vehicles and pickups, bicycles, sedans permitted.
3. 2-wheel motorized vehicles prohibited; 4 x 4 high clearance vehicles and pickups, all-terrain vehicles; over-snow vehicles, bicycles, sedans permitted.
4. 2 wheel motorized vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, bicycles prohibited; high clearance 4 x 4 vehicles and pickups, over-snow vehicles, sedans permitted.
5. Over-snow and all-terrain vehicles prohibited; 2-wheel motorized vehicles, high clearance 4 x 4 vehicles and pickups, bicycles, sedans permitted.
6. Sedans prohibited; all others permitted.
7. All vehicles prohibited.

Area Designations

1. Closed to all vehicles year around.
2. Ski area, entry only for ski area administration.
3. All vehicles restricted to designated routes. Area open to over-snow vehicles.
4. All vehicles restricted to designated routes. Over-snow vehicles prohibited.
5. Over-snow vehicles prohibited. All other vehicles restricted to designated routes except when signed as closed. Designations may be altered to suit special circumstances.

As in effect on January 1, 2005

41-22-10.2.   Off-highway vehicles -- Prohibited on interstate freeway.
It is unlawful for an off-highway vehicle to operate along, across, or within the boundaries of an interstate freeway or controlled access highway, as defined in Section 41-6a-102.

Amended by Chapter 2, 2005 General Session

41-22-10.3.   Operation of vehicles on highways -- Limits.
No person may operate an off-highway vehicle upon any street or highway, not designated as open to off-highway vehicle use, except:

1. when crossing a street or highway and the operator comes to a complete stop before crossing, proceeds only after yielding the right of way to oncoming traffic, and crosses at a right angle;
2. when loading or unloading an off-highway vehicle from a vehicle or trailer, which shall be done with due regard for safety, and at the nearest practical point of operation; or
3. when an emergency exists, during any period of time and at those locations when the operation of conventional motor vehicles is impractical or when the operation is directed by a peace officer or other public authority.

Enacted by Chapter 1, 1986 Special Session 2

41-22-10.4.   Snowmobiles.
Snowmobiles may be operated on streets or highways which have been officially closed for the season to conventional motor vehicle traffic because snow removal is no longer provided for the season by the public authority having jurisdiction.

Enacted by Chapter 1, 1986 Special Session 2

41-22-10.5.   Local ordinances -- Designating routes -- Supervision.

1. A municipality or county may adopt ordinances designating certain streets and highways under its respective jurisdiction as off-highway vehicle routes to allow off-highway vehicle operators to gain direct access to or from a private or public area open for off-highway vehicle use.
2. A municipality or a county may adopt an ordinance requiring an operator who is under 16 years of age to be under the direct visual supervision of an adult who is at least 18 years of age while using a route designated under Subsection (1).
3. A route designated under Subsection (1) may not be along, across, or within the boundaries of an interstate freeway or limited access highway.
4. Except as provided under Section 41-22-10.3, a person may not operate an off-highway vehicle on any street or highway that is not designated or posted as open for off-highway vehicle use in accordance with Subsection (1) or Section 41-22-10.1.
5. Subsection (4) does not apply to off-highway implements of husbandry used in accordance with Section 41-22-5.5.

Amended by Chapter 159, 2004 General Session

41-22-10.6.   Requiring compliance with traffic laws.
Any person operating an off-highway vehicle is subject to the provisions of Title 41, Chapter 6a, Traffic Code, unless specifically excluded.

Amended by Chapter 2, 2005 General Session

 

41-22-10.7.   Vehicle equipment requirements -- Rulemaking -- Exceptions.

1. Except as provided under Subsection (3), an off-highway vehicle shall be equipped with:
   (a) brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold the vehicle under normal operating conditions;
   (b) headlights and taillights when operated between sunset and sunrise;
   (c) a noise control device and except for a snowmobile, a spark arrestor device; and
   (d) a safety flag, red or orange in color and a minimum of six by 12 inches, attached to the off-highway vehicle at least eight feet above the surface of level ground, when operated on sand dunes designated by the board.
2. In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the board may make rules which set standards for the equipment and which designate sand dunes where safety flags are required under Subsection (1).
3. An off-highway implement of husbandry used only in agricultural operations and not operated on a highway, is exempt from the provisions of this section.
   

Amended by Chapter 148, 2002 General Session

41-22-10.8.   Protective headgear requirements -- Owner duty -- Penalty for violation.

1. A person under the age of 18 may not operate or ride on all-terrain type I vehicles, snowmobiles, or motorcycles on public land unless the person is wearing a properly fitted and fastened, United States Department of Transportation safety-rated protective headgear designed for motorized vehicle use.
2. The owner of an off-highway vehicle or any other person may not give permission to a person who is under 18 years of age to operate or ride on an off-highway vehicle in violation of this section.
3. An operator and passengers of off-highway implements of husbandry operated in the manner prescribed by Subsections 41-22-5.5(3) and (4) are exempt from the requirements of this section.
4. Any person convicted of violations of this section is guilty of an infraction and shall be fined not more than $50 per offense.

Amended by Chapter 148, 2002 General Session

41-22-10.9. Repealed.

41-22-11.   Agencies authorized to erect regulatory signs on public land.
No person, except an agent of an appropriate federal, state, county, or city agency, operating within that agency's authority, may place a regulatory sign governing off-highway vehicle use on any public land.

Amended by Chapter 1, 1986 Special Session 2

41-22-12.   Restrictions on use of public lands.

1. Except as provided in Section 63-11-17, federal agencies are encouraged and agencies of the state and its subdivisions shall refrain from closing any public land to responsible off-highway vehicle use.
2. A person may not operate and an owner of an off-highway vehicle may not give another person permission to operate an off-highway vehicle on any public land which is closed to off-highway vehicles.
   

Amended by Chapter 37, 1999 General Session

41-22-12.1.   Restrictions on use of snowmobile trails.
A person may not operate a wheeled vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of 800 pounds or more on any snowmobile trail that the division has marked, posted, designated, or maintained as a snowmobile trail.

Amended by Chapter 148, 2002 General Session

41-22-12.5.   Restrictions on use of privately-owned lands without permission -- Unlawful for person to tamper with signs or fencing on privately-owned land.

1. (a) No person shall operate or accompany a person operating an off-highway vehicle upon privately-owned land of any other person, firm, or corporation without permission from the owner or person in charge.
   (b) It is unlawful for any person operating or accompanying a person operating an off-highway vehicle to refuse to immediately leave private land upon request of the owner or person in charge of such land.
   (c) Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to prescriptive easements on privately owned land.
   (d) No person operating or accompanying a person operating an off-highway vehicle shall obstruct any entrance or exit to private property without the owner's permission.
2. It is unlawful for any person to tear down, mutilate, or destroy any sign, signboards, or other notice which regulates trespassing for purposes of operating an off-highway vehicle on land; or to tear down, deface, or destroy any fence or other enclosure or any gate or bars belonging to any such fence or enclosure.

Amended by Chapter 21, 1989 General Session

41-22-13.   Prohibited uses.
No person may operate an off-highway vehicle in connection with acts of vandalism, harassment of wildlife or domestic animals, burglaries or other crimes, or damage to the environment which includes excessive pollution of air, water, or land, abuse of the watershed, impairment of plant or animal life, or excessive mechanical noise.

Amended by Chapter 1, 1986 Special Session 2

41-22-14. Repealed.

41-22-15.   Permission required for race or organized event.
No person may organize, promote, or hold an off-highway vehicle race or other organized event on any land or highway within this state, except as permitted by the appropriate agency or landowner having jurisdiction over the land or highway.

Amended by Chapter 21, 1989 General Session

Administrative Rules. - This section is implemented by, interpreted by, or cited as authority for the following administrative rule(s): R920-4.

R920-4-1. Special Road Use.

UDOT shall promote safe utilization of highways for parades, marathons, and bicycle races. Special Road Use permits shall be required for any use of state routes other than normal traffic movement. Permits may be obtained by fulfilling requirements of DOT form "Special Road Use Permit". Policy applies to all routes under jurisdiction of DOT. Permittee shall hold DOT harmless in event of litigation. A traffic control plan, in accordance with latest edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and Barricading and Construction Standard Drawings, shall be provided to, and approved by Dept. District Traffic Engineer or Permittee shall restore the particular road segment to its' original condition, free from litter, etc. All applications for permits shall be made a minimum of 15 days prior to the specified activity.

As in effect on January 1, 2005

41-22-16.   Authorized peace officers -- Arrest provisions.

1. Any peace officer authorized under Title 53, Chapter 13, Peace Officer Classifications, may enforce the provisions of this chapter and the rules promulgated under this chapter.
2. Whenever any person is arrested for any violation of the provisions of this chapter or of the rules promulgated under this chapter, the procedure for the arrest is the same as outlined in Sections 77-7-22, 77-7-23, and 77-7-24.

Amended by Chapter 2, 2005 General Session

41-22-17.   Penalties for violations.

1. Except as otherwise provided, a person who violates the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
2. The division may revoke or suspend the registration of any off-highway vehicle whose application for registration has been falsified. The owner shall surrender to the division, within 15 days of suspension or revocation, the suspended or revoked registration card and registration sticker.

Amended by Chapter 159, 2004 General Session

41-22-18.   Ordinances or local laws relating to operation and equipment of vehicles.
The provisions of this chapter and other applicable laws of this state govern the operation, equipment, registration, and all other matters relating to the use of off-highway vehicles on public land. Nothing in this chapter may be construed to prevent the adoption of any ordinance or local law relating to the operation and equipment of off-highway vehicles in which the provisions are identical to the provisions of this chapter or the rules promulgated under this chapter, but these ordinances or local laws shall be operative only as long as and to the extent that they continue to be identical to the provisions of this chapter or the rules promulgated under this chapter.

Amended by Chapter 1, 1986 Special Session 2