41-22-1. Policy declaration. It is the policy of this state to promote safety and protection for persons, property, and the environment connected with the use, operation, and equipment of off-highway vehicles, to promote uniformity of laws, to adopt and pursue a safety education program, and to develop trails and other facilities for the use of […]
Affected by 63I-1-241 on 7/1/2027 Effective 7/1/2022 41-22-10. Powers of division relating to off-highway vehicles. The division may: (1) appoint and seek recommendations from the advisory council representing the various off-highway vehicle, conservation, and other appropriate interests; and (2) adopt a uniform marker and sign system for use by agents of appropriate federal, state, county, […]
Effective 5/12/2015 41-22-10.1. Vehicles operated on posted public land. (1) Currently registered off-highway vehicles may be operated on public land, trails, streets, or highways that are posted by sign or designated by map or description as open to off-highway vehicle use by the controlling federal, state, county, or municipal agency. (2) The controlling federal, state, […]
Effective 5/12/2015 41-22-10.2. Off-highway vehicles — Prohibited on interstate freeway. (1) It is unlawful for an off-highway vehicle to operate along, across, or within the boundaries of an interstate freeway, as defined in Section 41-6a-102. (2) A violation of this section is an infraction. Amended by Chapter 412, 2015 General SessionAmended by Chapter 454, 2015 […]
Effective 5/12/2015 41-22-10.3. Operation of vehicles on highways — Limits. A person may not operate an off-highway vehicle upon any street or highway, not designated as open to off-highway vehicle use, except: (1) when crossing a street or highway and the operator comes to a complete stop before crossing, proceeds only after yielding the right […]
41-22-10.4. Snowmobiles. Snowmobiles may be operated on streets or highways which have been officially closed for the season to conventional motor vehicle traffic because snow removal is no longer provided for the season by the public authority having jurisdiction. Enacted by Chapter 1, 1986 Special Session 2Enacted by Chapter 1, 1986 Special Session 2
Effective 5/12/2015 41-22-10.5. Local ordinances — Designating routes — Supervision. (1) A municipality or county may adopt ordinances: (a) designating certain streets and highways under its respective jurisdiction: (i) as open for general off-highway vehicle use; or (ii) as open for limited off-highway vehicle use to allow off-highway vehicle operators to gain direct access to […]
41-22-10.6. Requiring compliance with traffic laws. (1) Any person operating an off-highway vehicle is subject to the provisions of Title 41, Chapter 6a, Traffic Code, unless specifically excluded. (2) An off-highway vehicle accident shall be reported in accordance with the requirements of Section 41-6a-402. Amended by Chapter 308, 2010 General Session
Effective 7/1/2022 41-22-10.7. Vehicle equipment requirements — Rulemaking — Exceptions. (1) Except as provided under Subsection (3), an off-highway vehicle shall be equipped with: (a) brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold the vehicle under normal operating conditions; (b) headlights and taillights when operated between sunset and sunrise; (c) a […]
41-22-10.8. Protective headgear requirements — Owner duty — Penalty for violation. (1) A person under the age of 18 may not operate or ride on all-terrain type I vehicles, snowmobiles, or motorcycles on public land unless the person is wearing a properly fitted and fastened, United States Department of Transportation safety-rated protective headgear designed for […]
Effective 5/12/2015 41-22-11. Agencies authorized to erect regulatory signs on public land. (1) No person, except an agent of an appropriate federal, state, county, or city agency, operating within that agency’s authority, may place a regulatory sign governing off-highway vehicle use on any public land. (2) A violation of this section is an infraction. Amended […]
Effective 5/12/2015 41-22-12. Restrictions on use of public lands. (1) Except as provided in Sections 79-4-203 and 79-4-304, federal agencies are encouraged and agencies of the state and its subdivisions shall pursue opportunities to open public land to responsible off-highway vehicle use and cross-country motor vehicle travel. (2) A person may not tear down, mutilate, […]
Effective 5/12/2015 41-22-12.1. Restrictions on use of snowmobile trails. (1) A person may not operate a wheeled vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of 800 pounds or more on any snowmobile trail that the division has marked, posted, designated, or maintained as a snowmobile trail. (2) A violation of this section is an infraction. Amended […]
Effective 1/1/2023 41-22-12.2. Unlawful cross-country motor vehicle travel on public land. (1) A person may not operate and an owner of a motor vehicle may not give another person permission to operate a motor vehicle cross-country on any public land not designated for that use by the controlling agency. (2) A person who violates this […]
Effective 1/1/2023 41-22-12.5. Restrictions on use of privately-owned lands without permission — Unlawful for person to tamper with signs or fencing on privately-owned land. (1) (a) A person may not operate or accompany a person operating a motor vehicle on privately-owned land of any other person, firm, or corporation without permission from the owner or […]
Effective 5/12/2015 41-22-12.7. Enhanced penalties for unlawful motor vehicle use on public or private property. (1) A person is guilty of a class C misdemeanor for unlawful cross-country use of a motor vehicle on public land or unlawful motor vehicle use on private property if the person: (a) violates Section 41-22-12.2, 41-22-12.5, or 41-22-13; and […]
41-22-12.8. Exceptions to off-highway vehicle use restrictions. The cross-country motor vehicle and off-highway vehicle restrictions in Sections 41-22-12.1, 41-22-12.2, 41-22-12.5, and 41-22-12.7 do not apply to: (1) a law enforcement officer or emergency services personnel acting within the course and scope of their employment; (2) an employee of the landowner or land manager acting within […]
Effective 5/12/2015 41-22-13. Prohibited uses. (1) No person may operate an off-highway vehicle in connection with acts of vandalism, harassment of wildlife or domestic animals, burglaries or other crimes, or damage to the environment which includes excessive pollution of air, water, or land, abuse of the watershed, impairment of plant or animal life, or excessive […]
Effective 5/12/2015 41-22-15. Permission required for race or organized event. (1) No person may organize, promote, or hold an off-highway vehicle race or other organized event on any land or highway within this state, except as permitted by the appropriate agency or landowner having jurisdiction over the land or highway. (2) A violation of this […]
Effective 5/8/2018 41-22-16. Authorized peace officers — Arrest provisions. (1) Any peace officer authorized under Title 53, Chapter 13, Peace Officer Classifications, may enforce the provisions of this chapter and the rules made under this chapter. (2) Whenever any individual is arrested for any violation of the provisions of this chapter or a rule made […]
