Effective 5/4/2022 41-6a-601. Speed regulations — Safe and appropriate speeds at certain locations — Prima facie speed limits — Emergency power of the governor. (1) A person may not operate a vehicle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the existing conditions, giving regard to the actual and potential hazards then existing, […]
Effective 5/4/2022 41-6a-602. Speed limits established on state highways. (1) (a) The Department of Transportation shall determine the reasonable and safe speed limit for each highway or section of highway under its jurisdiction. (b) For each highway or section of highway, each speed limit shall be based on a traffic engineering and safety study consistent […]
Effective 5/4/2022 41-6a-603. Speed limits established by counties and municipalities. (1) A county or municipality may determine the reasonable and safe speed limit for each highway or section of highway under its jurisdiction as specified under Title 72, Chapter 3, Highway Jurisdiction and Classification Act. (2) Each speed limit shall be established in accordance with […]
41-6a-604. Maximum speed in a school zone — Penalty — Minimum fines — Compensatory service — Waiver — Recordkeeping. (1) A person may not operate a vehicle at a speed greater than 20 miles per hour in a reduced speed school zone as defined in Section 41-6a-303. (2) (a) A violation of Subsection (1) is […]
41-6a-604.5. Speeding in a school zone complaint procedure. (1) (a) A school crossing guard who observes an operator of a vehicle violating Section 41-6a-604 may prepare a report of the alleged violation, in a manner specified by the law enforcement agency with jurisdiction, for the law enforcement agency no more than two working days after […]
Effective 5/12/2015 41-6a-605. Minimum speed regulations. (1) A person may not operate a motor vehicle at a speed so slow as to impede or block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic except when: (a) a reduced speed is necessary for safe operation; (b) upon a grade; or (c) in compliance with a traffic-control device. […]
Effective 5/4/2022 41-6a-606. Speed contest or exhibition on highway — Barricade or obstruction — — Spectators of a speed contest — Seizure of non-street legal vehicles. (1) A person may not engage in any motor vehicle speed contest or exhibition of speed on a highway. (2) A person may not, in any manner, obstruct or […]
41-6a-607. Speed violation — Complaint — Civil negligence. (1) For a charge of violation of a speed provision under this part, the citation or information shall specify the: (a) speed at which the defendant is alleged to have operated a vehicle; and (b) speed limit applicable to the section of the highway where the violation […]
41-6a-608. Photo radar — Restrictions on use. (1) “Photo radar” means a device used primarily for highway speed limit enforcement substantially consisting of a low power doppler radar unit and camera mounted in or on a vehicle, which automatically produces a photograph of a vehicle traveling in excess of the legal speed limit, with the […]
Effective 5/10/2016 41-6a-609. Radar jamming devices and jamming radar prohibited — Defense — Exceptions — Penalties. (1) As used in this section, “radar jamming device” means any instrument or mechanism designed or intended to interfere with the radar or any laser that is used by law enforcement personnel to measure the speed of a motor […]
