2017 Utah Code
Title 41 - Motor Vehicles
Chapter 6a - Traffic Code
Part 2 - Applicability and Obedience to Traffic Laws
Section 209 - Obedience to peace officer or other traffic controllers -- Speeding in construction zones.

Universal Citation: UT Code § 41-6a-209 (2017)
41-6a-209. Obedience to peace officer or other traffic controllers -- Speeding in construction zones.
  • (1) A person may not willfully fail or willfully refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of a:
    • (a) peace officer;
    • (b) firefighter;
    • (c) flagger at a highway construction or maintenance site using devices and procedures conforming to the standards adopted under Section 41-6a-301; or
    • (d) uniformed adult school crossing guard invested by law with authority to direct, control, or regulate traffic.
  • (2)
    • (a) If a person commits a speeding violation in a highway construction or maintenance site where workers are present, the court shall impose a fine for the offense that is at least double the fine in the uniform recommended fine schedule established under Section 76-3-301.5.
    • (b) The highway construction or maintenance site under Subsection (2)(a) shall be clearly marked and have signs posted that warn of the doubled fine.


Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 2, 2005 General Session
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