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2021 Utah Code
Title 41 - Motor Vehicles
Chapter 26 - Autonomous Vehicles
Section 103 - Operation of motor vehicles equipped with an automated driving system.
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UT Code § 41-26-103 (2021)
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Effective 5/14/2019
41-26-103. Operation of motor vehicles equipped with an automated driving system.
Enacted by Chapter 459, 2019 General Session
41-26-103. Operation of motor vehicles equipped with an automated driving system.
- (1) A motor vehicle equipped with a level three ADS may operate on a highway in this state if:
- (a) the motor vehicle is operated, whether by the ADS or human driver, in compliance with the applicable traffic and motor vehicle safety laws and regulations of this state, unless an exemption has been granted;
- (b) when required by federal law, the motor vehicle:
- (i) has been certified as being in compliance with all applicable motor vehicle safety standards; and
- (ii) bears the required certification label, including reference to any exemption granted under federal law;
- (c) when operated by an ADS, if a system failure occurs that renders the ADS unable to perform the entire dynamic driving task relevant to the intended operational design domain of the ADS, the ADS will achieve a minimal risk condition or make a request to intervene; and
- (d) the motor vehicle is titled and registered in compliance with Section 41-26-107.
- (2) A motor vehicle equipped with a level four or level five ADS may operate in driverless operation on a highway in this state if:
- (a) the ADS is capable of operating in compliance with applicable traffic and motor vehicle laws and regulations of this state, unless an exemption has been granted;
- (b) when required by federal law, the motor vehicle:
- (i) has been certified as being in compliance with all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and regulations; and
- (ii) bears the required certification label including reference to any exemption granted under federal law;
- (c) a system failure occurs that renders the ADS unable to perform the entire dynamic driving task relevant to the intended operational design domain of the ADS, a minimal risk condition will be achieved; and
- (d) the motor vehicle is titled and registered in compliance with Section 41-26-107.
- (3) A vehicle being operated by an ADS or a remote driver is not considered unattended.
- (4) The division may revoke the registration and privilege for a vehicle equipped with an ADS to operate on a highway of the state if the Department of Transportation or the Department of Public Safety determines and notifies the division that:
- (a) the ADS is operating in an unsafe manner; or
- (b) the vehicle's ADS is being engaged in an unsafe manner.
- (5) Special mobile equipment, as defined in Section 41-1a-102, equipped with a level three, four, or five ADS, may be moved or operated incidentally over a highway.
- (6) Nothing in this chapter prohibits or restricts a human driver from operating a vehicle equipped with an ADS and equipped with controls that allow for the human driver to perform all or part of the dynamic driving task.
Enacted by Chapter 459, 2019 General Session
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