2012 Utah Code
Title 41 - Motor Vehicles
Article 6a - Traffic Code
Section 202 - Violations of chapter -- Penalties -- Acceptance of plea of guilty.

(1) As used in this section, "serious bodily injury" is as defined in Section 41-6a-401.3.

(2) A violation of any provision of this chapter is a class C misdemeanor, unless otherwise provided.

(3) A violation of any provision of Parts 2, 11, 17, and 18 of this chapter is an infraction, unless otherwise provided.

(4) (a) If a person has received a citation for a moving traffic violation under this chapter that resulted in a collision and any person involved in the collision sustained serious bodily injury or death as a proximate result of the collision, a court may not accept a plea of guilty or no contest to a charge for the moving traffic violation unless the prosecutor agrees to the plea:

(i) in open court;

(ii) in writing; or

(iii) by another means of communication which the court finds adequate to record the prosecutor's agreement.

(b) A peace officer that issues a citation for a moving traffic violation under this chapter shall record on the citation whether the moving traffic violation resulted in a collision in which any person involved in the collision sustained serious bodily injury or death as a proximate result of the traffic collision.

Amended by Chapter 47, 2013 General Session