{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-41-22-10.8","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 41-22-10.8","heading":"Protective headgear requirements -- Owner duty -- Penalty for violation.","body":"(1) A person under the age of 18 may not operate or ride on an all-terrain type I vehicle, a snowmobile, or an off-highway motorcycle on public land unless the person is wearing a properly fitted and fastened, United States Department of Transportation safety-rated protective headgear designed for motorized vehicle use.\n(2) The owner of an off-highway vehicle or any other person may not give permission to a person who is under 18 years old to operate or ride on an off-highway vehicle in violation of this section.\n(3) An operator and passengers of off-highway implements of husbandry operated in the manner prescribed by Subsections 41-22-5.5(3) and (4) are exempt from the requirements of this section.\n(4) Any person convicted of violations of this section is guilty of an infraction and shall be fined not more than $50 per offense.\n(5) A court shall waive $8 of a fine charged for a violation of Title 41, Chapter 22, Off-highway Vehicles, to a person operating an off-highway vehicle on public land if the person was:\n(a) 18 years old or older at the time of operation; and\n(b) wearing protective headgear that complies with the requirements described under Subsection (1) at the time of operation.\n(6) The failure to wear protective headgear:\n(a) does not constitute contributory or comparative negligence on the part of a person seeking recovery for injuries; and\n(b) may not be introduced as evidence in any civil litigation on the issue of negligence, injuries, or the mitigation of damages.\n(7) Notwithstanding Subsection (5), a court may not waive $8 of a fine charged to a person operating an off-highway vehicle on public land for a driving under the influence violation of Section 41-6a-502.","path":["Title 41 Motor Vehicles","Chapter 41-22 Off-highway Vehicles"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title41/Chapter22/41-22-S10.8.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"a7299e0565b3720d86c81fef621ac5d5f55ea240c995c576447ed08bc67eec30","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-41-22-10.7","next":"us-ut/utah-code-41-22-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}