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2025 Utah Code
Title 41 - Motor Vehicles
Chapter 26 - Autonomous Vehicles
Section 104 - Licensing -- Responsibility for compliant operation of ADS-equipped vehicles.
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UT Code § 41-26-104 (2025)
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Effective 5/14/2019
41-26-104. Licensing -- Responsibility for compliant operation of ADS-equipped vehicles.
For the purpose of assessing compliance with applicable traffic or motor vehicle laws:
Enacted by Chapter 459, 2019 General Session
41-26-104. Licensing -- Responsibility for compliant operation of ADS-equipped vehicles.
For the purpose of assessing compliance with applicable traffic or motor vehicle laws:
- (1)
- (a) When an ADS is operating a motor vehicle, the ADS is the operator, and shall satisfy electronically all physical acts required by a conventional driver in operation of the vehicle.
- (b) The ADS is responsible for the compliant operation of the vehicle and is not required to be licensed to operate the vehicle.
- (2)
- (a) If a vehicle with an engaged level three ADS issues a request to intervene, the ADS is responsible for the compliant operation of the vehicle until disengagement of the ADS.
- (b) If a vehicle with an engaged level four or five ADS issues a request to intervene, the ADS is responsible for the compliant operation of the vehicle until or unless a human user begins to operate the vehicle.
- (3) The ADS is responsible for compliant operation of an ADS-dedicated vehicle.
Enacted by Chapter 459, 2019 General Session
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