{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-41-6a-1715","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 41-6a-1715","heading":"Careless driving defined and prohibited.","body":"(1) A person operating a motor vehicle is guilty of careless driving if the person:\n(a) commits two or more moving traffic violations under this chapter in a series of acts within a single continuous period of driving covering three miles or less in total distance; or\n(b) commits a moving traffic violation under this chapter other than a moving traffic violation under Part 6, Speed Restrictions, while being distracted by one or more activities taking place within the vehicle that are not related to the operation of a motor vehicle, including:\n(i) searching for an item in the vehicle; or\n(ii) attending to personal hygiene or grooming.\n(2) A violation of this section is an infraction.\n(3) In addition to the penalty provided under this section or any other section, a judge may order the revocation of the convicted person's driver license if the violation causes or results in the death of another person in accordance with Subsection 53-3-218(7).","path":["Title 41 Motor Vehicles","Chapter 41-6a Traffic Code","Part 41-6a-17 Miscellaneous Rules"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title41/Chapter6a/41-6a-S1715.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"de3d505195ca8aa787f0d8428793d85dc471dfb00a520c05de0b284428c17009","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-41-6a-1714","next":"us-ut/utah-code-41-6a-1716"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}