2006 Utah Code - 41-22-30 — Supervision, safety certificate, or driver license required -- Penalty.

     41-22-30.   Supervision, safety certificate, or driver license required -- Penalty.
     (1) A person may not operate and an owner may not give that person permission to operate an off-highway vehicle on any public land, trail, street, or highway of this state unless the person:
     (a) is under the direct supervision of a certified off-highway vehicle safety instructor during a scheduled safety training course;
     (b) has in his possession the appropriate safety certificate issued or approved by the division; or
     (c) has in his immediate possession a valid motor vehicle operator's license, as provided in Title 53, Chapter 3, Uniform Driver License Act.
     (2) (a) Any person convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of an infraction and shall be fined not more than $50 per offense.
     (b) It is a defense to a charge under this section, if the person charged produces in court a license or an appropriate safety certificate that was:
     (i) valid at the time of the citation or arrest; and
     (ii) issued to the person operating the off-highway vehicle.
     (3) The requirements of this section do not apply to an operator of an all-terrain type I vehicle with a properly displayed and current off-highway implement of husbandry sticker.

Amended by Chapter 349, 2004 General Session