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2017 Utah Code
Title 41 - Motor Vehicles
Chapter 6a - Traffic Code
Part 14 - Stopping, Standing, and Parking
Section 1407 - Removal of unattended vehicles prohibited without authorization -- Penalties.

Universal Citation:
UT Code § 41-6a-1407 (2017)
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Effective 7/1/2017
41-6a-1407. Removal of unattended vehicles prohibited without authorization -- Penalties.
  • (1) In cases not amounting to burglary or theft of a vehicle, a person may not remove an unattended vehicle without prior authorization of:
    • (a) a peace officer;
    • (b) a law enforcement agency;
    • (c) a highway authority having jurisdiction over the highway on which there is an unattended vehicle; or
    • (d) the owner or person in lawful possession or control of the real property.
  • (2)
    • (a) An authorization from a person specified under Subsection (1)(a), (b), or (c) shall be in a form specified by the Motor Vehicle Division.
    • (b) The removal of the unattended vehicle shall comply with requirements of Section 41-6a-1406.
  • (3) The removal of the unattended vehicle authorized under Subsection (1)(d) shall comply with the requirements of Section 72-9-603.
  • (4) A person who violates Subsection (1) or (3) is guilty of an infraction.


Amended by Chapter 298, 2017 General Session
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