Go to Previous Versions of this Section
  1. 2023 Utah Code (here)
  2. 2022 Utah Code
  3. 2021 Utah Code
  4. View All Versions

2023 Utah Code
Title 41 - Motor Vehicles
Chapter 6a - Traffic Code
Part 14 - Stopping, Standing, and Parking
Section 1404 - Stopping or parking on roadway outside business or residential district.

Universal Citation:
UT Code § 41-6a-1404 (2023)
Learn more This media-neutral citation is based on the American Association of Law Libraries Universal Citation Guide and is not necessarily the official citation.
Previous Next
Effective 5/12/2015
41-6a-1404. Stopping or parking on roadway outside business or residential district.
  • (1) Outside a business or residence district, a person may not stop, park, or leave standing a vehicle, whether attended or unattended, on the roadway when it is practical to stop, park, or leave the vehicle off the roadway.
  • (2) A person who stops, parks, or leaves a vehicle standing on a roadway shall:
    • (a) leave an unobstructed width of the highway opposite the vehicle for the free passage of other vehicles; and
    • (b) leave the vehicle so that other vehicle operators have a clear view of the stopped vehicle from a distance of 200 feet in each direction on the roadway.
  • (3) This section and Sections 41-6a-1401 and 41-6a-1402 do not apply to the operator of a vehicle if the vehicle becomes disabled while on the paved or main traveled portion of a roadway in a manner and to the extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leaving the disabled vehicle on the paved or main traveled portion of the roadway.
  • (4) A violation of this section is an infraction.


Amended by Chapter 412, 2015 General Session
Previous Next
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Utah may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.