UTAH CODE (Last Updated: January 16, 2015) |
Title 41. Motor Vehicles |
Chapter 1a. Motor Vehicle Act |
Part 2. Registration |
§ 41-1a-202. Definitions -- Vehicles exempt from registration -- Registration of vehicles after establishing residency.
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(2) Registration under this chapter is not required for any: (a) vehicle registered in another state and owned by a nonresident of the state or operating under a temporary registration permit issued by the division or a dealer authorized by this chapter, driven or moved upon a highway in conformance with the provisions of this chapter relating to manufacturers, transporters, dealers, lien holders, or interstate vehicles; (b) vehicle driven or moved upon a highway only for the purpose of crossing the highway from one property to another; (c) implement of husbandry, whether of a type otherwise subject to registration or not, that is only incidentally operated or moved upon a highway; (d) special mobile equipment; (e) vehicle owned or leased by the federal government; (f) motor vehicle not designed, used, or maintained for the transportation of passengers for hire or for the transportation of property if the motor vehicle is registered in another state and is owned and operated by a nonresident of this state; (g) vehicle or combination of vehicles designed, used, or maintained for the transportation of persons for hire or for the transportation of property if the vehicle or combination of vehicles is registered in another state and is owned and operated by a nonresident of this state and if the vehicle or combination of vehicles has a gross laden weight of 26,000 pounds or less; (h) trailer of 750 pounds or less unladen weight and not designed, used, and maintained for hire for the transportation of property or person; (i) manufactured home or mobile home; (j) off-highway vehicle currently registered under Section 41-22-3 if the off-highway vehicle is: (i) being towed; (ii) operated on a street or highway designated as open to off-highway vehicle use; or (iii) operated in the manner prescribed in Subsections 41-22-10.3(1) through (3); (k) off-highway implement of husbandry operated in the manner prescribed in Subsections 41-22-5.5(3) through (5); (l) modular and prebuilt homes conforming to the uniform building code and presently regulated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development that are not constructed on a permanent chassis; (m) electric assisted bicycle defined under Section 41-6a-102; (n) motor assisted scooter defined under Section 41-6a-102; or (o) electric personal assistive mobility device defined under Section 41-6a-102. (3) Unless otherwise exempted under Subsection (2), registration under this chapter is required for any motor vehicle, combination of vehicles, trailer, semitrailer, or vintage vehicle within 60 days of the owner establishing residency in this state. (4) A motor vehicle that is registered under Section 41-3-306 is exempt from the registration requirements of this part for the time period that the registration under Section 41-3-306 is valid. (5) A vehicle that has been issued a nonrepairable certificate may not be registered under this chapter.
Amended by Chapter 463, 2013 General Session