Section 1716 – Prohibition on using a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle — Exceptions — Penalties.
Effective 5/4/2022 41-6a-1716. Prohibition on using a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle — Exceptions — Penalties. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Wireless communication device” means: (i) a cellular phone; (ii) a portable telephone; (iii) a text messaging device; (iv) a personal digital assistant; (v) a stand-alone computer, including a tablet, […]
Section 1717 – Smoking in a vehicle prohibited when child is present — Penalty — Enforcement.
41-6a-1717. Smoking in a vehicle prohibited when child is present — Penalty — Enforcement. (1) As used in this section, “smoking” has the same meaning as defined in Section 26-38-2. (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), smoking is prohibited in a motor vehicle if a child who is 15 years of age or […]
Section 1718 – Simulated emergency vehicle — Definition — Exemption — Identification.
Effective 5/10/2016 41-6a-1718. Simulated emergency vehicle — Definition — Exemption — Identification. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Media production” means the making of a motion picture, television show, video, commercial, Internet video, or other viewable programming provided to viewers via a movie theater or transmitted through broadcast radio wave, cable, satellite, wireless, or […]
Section 1705 – Obstruction to driver’s view or driving mechanism.
41-6a-1705. Obstruction to driver’s view or driving mechanism. (1) A person may not operate a vehicle when it is loaded or when there are in the front seat more than three persons that: (a) obstruct the view of the operator to the front or sides of the vehicle; (b) interfere with the operator’s control over […]
Section 1706 – Occupancy of a trailer or semitrailer while being moved on highway prohibited.
41-6a-1706. Occupancy of a trailer or semitrailer while being moved on highway prohibited. (1) A person may not occupy a trailer or semitrailer while it is being drawn by a motor vehicle on a public highway. (2) This section does not apply to a: (a) livestock trailer or livestock semitrailer; (b) trailer or semitrailer being […]
Section 1707 – Entering intersection, crosswalk, or railroad grade — Sufficient space required.
41-6a-1707. Entering intersection, crosswalk, or railroad grade — Sufficient space required. The operator of a vehicle may not enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk or drive onto any railroad grade crossing unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection, crosswalk, or railroad grade crossing to accommodate the vehicle without obstructing […]
Section 1710 – Following near an authorized emergency vehicle or parking near fire apparatus prohibited.
41-6a-1710. Following near an authorized emergency vehicle or parking near fire apparatus prohibited. Except for a person operating an authorized emergency vehicle, the operator of a vehicle may not: (1) follow closer than 500 feet any authorized emergency vehicle traveling in response to an emergency; or (2) stop the vehicle within 500 feet of a […]
Section 1711 – Driving over firehose.
41-6a-1711. Driving over firehose. The operator of a vehicle may not drive over an unprotected hose of a fire department when laid down on a street, private road, or driveway to be used at a fire or alarm of fire, without the consent of the fire department official in command. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter […]
Section 1712 – Destructive or injurious materials on highways — Throwing lighted material from moving vehicle — Enforcement officers.
41-6a-1712. Destructive or injurious materials on highways — Throwing lighted material from moving vehicle — Enforcement officers. (1) A person may not throw, deposit, or discard, or permit to be dropped, thrown, deposited, or discarded on any public road or highway in the state, whether under state, county, municipal, or federal ownership, any plastic container, […]
Section 1713 – Penalty for littering on a highway.
Effective 5/12/2015 41-6a-1713. Penalty for littering on a highway. (1) A person who violates any of the provisions of Section 41-6a-1712 is guilty of an infraction and shall be fined: (a) not less than $200 for a violation; or (b) not less than $500 for a second or subsequent violation within three years of a […]