{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-41-26-103","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 41-26-103","heading":"Operation of motor vehicles equipped with an automated driving system.","body":"(1) A motor vehicle equipped with a level three ADS may operate on a highway in this state if:\n(a) the motor vehicle is operated, whether by the ADS or human driver with a valid driver license, in compliance with the applicable traffic and motor vehicle safety laws and regulations of this state, unless an exemption has been granted;\n(b) when required by federal law, the motor vehicle:\n(i) has been certified as being in compliance with all applicable motor vehicle safety standards; and\n(ii) bears the required certification label, including reference to any exemption granted under federal law;\n(c) when operated by an ADS, if a system failure occurs that renders the ADS unable to perform the entire dynamic driving task relevant to the intended operational design domain of the ADS, the ADS will achieve a minimal risk condition or make a request to intervene; and\n(d) the motor vehicle is titled and registered in compliance with Section 41-26-107.\n(2) A motor vehicle equipped with a level four or level five ADS may operate in driverless operation on a highway in this state if:\n(a) the ADS is capable of operating in compliance with applicable traffic and motor vehicle laws and regulations of this state, unless an exemption has been granted;\n(b) when required by federal law, the motor vehicle:\n(i) has been certified as being in compliance with all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and regulations; and\n(ii) bears the required certification label including reference to any exemption granted under federal law;\n(c) a system failure occurs that renders the ADS unable to perform the entire dynamic driving task relevant to the intended operational design domain of the ADS, a minimal risk condition will be achieved; and\n(d) the motor vehicle is titled and registered in compliance with Section 41-26-107.\n(3) A vehicle being operated by an ADS or a remote driver is not considered unattended.\n(4) The division may revoke the registration and privilege for a vehicle equipped with an ADS to operate on a highway of the state if the Department of Transportation or the Department of Public Safety determines and notifies the division that:\n(a) the ADS is operating in an unsafe manner; or\n(b) the vehicle's ADS is being engaged in an unsafe manner.\n(5) Special mobile equipment, as defined in Section 41-1a-102, equipped with a level three, four, or five ADS, may be moved or operated incidentally over a highway.\n(6) Nothing in this chapter prohibits or restricts a human driver with a valid driver license from operating a vehicle equipped with an ADS and equipped with controls that allow for the human driver to perform all or part of the dynamic driving task.","path":["Title 41 Motor Vehicles","Chapter 41-26 Autonomous Vehicles"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title41/Chapter26/41-26-S103.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"b4dbd12a92a6fc4ff5623e65a7332ad0ff57c1f8dd4c07ef2b7866a13057a683","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-41-26-102.1","next":"us-ut/utah-code-41-26-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}