2016 Utah Code
Title 41 - Motor Vehicles
Chapter 22 - Off-Highway Vehicles
Section 30 - Supervision, safety certificate, or driver license required -- Penalty.

41-22-30. Supervision, safety certificate, or driver license required -- Penalty.

• (1) As used in this section, "direct supervision" means oversight at a distance:
  • (a) of no more than 300 feet; and
  • (b) within which:
    • (i) visual contact is maintained; and
    • (ii) advice and assistance can be given and received.

• (2) 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)
    • (i) has in the person's possession the appropriate safety certificate issued or approved by the division; and
    • (ii) if under 18 years of age, is under the direct supervision of a person who is at least 18 years of age if operating on a public highway that is:
      • (A) open to motor vehicles; and
      • (B) not exclusively reserved for off-highway vehicle use; or
  • (c) has in the person's immediate possession a valid motor vehicle operator's license, as provided in Title 53, Chapter 3, Uniform Driver License Act.

• (3)
  • (a) A person convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of an infraction and shall be fined not more than $100 per offense.
  • (b) It is a defense to a charge under this section, if the person charged:
    • (i) produces in court a license or an appropriate safety certificate that was:
      • (A) valid at the time of the citation or arrest; and
      • (B) issued to the person operating the off-highway vehicle; and
    • (ii) can show that the direct supervision requirement under Subsection (2)(b) was not violated at the time of citation or arrest.

• (4) The requirements of this section do not apply to an operator of an off-highway implement of husbandry.

Amended by Chapter 79, 2008 General Session