{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-53-8-205","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 53-8-205","heading":"Safety inspection required for certain vehicles -- Out-of-state permits.","body":"(1)\n(a) A salvage vehicle as defined in Section 41-1a-1001 is required to pass a safety inspection when an application is made for initial registration as a salvage vehicle.\n(b) An off-highway vehicle being registered for the first time as a street-legal all-terrain vehicle as described in Section 41-6a-1509 is required to pass a safety inspection when the owner makes the initial application to register the vehicle as a street-legal all-terrain vehicle.\n(c) A novel vehicle being registered for the first time as a street-legal novel vehicle as described in Section 41-27-201 is required to pass a safety inspection when the owner makes the initial application to register the vehicle as a street-legal novel vehicle.\n(d) The owner of a commercial vehicle, as defined in Section 72-9-102, shall:\n(i) ensure that the commercial vehicle passes a safety inspection annually; or\n(ii) provide evidence of a valid annual federal inspection that complies with the requirements of 49 C.F.R. Sec. 396.17.\n(e) The owner of a vehicle operated by a ground transportation service provider as defined in Section 72-10-601 shall ensure that the vehicle passes a safety inspection annually.\n(f) An owner of one or more of the following types of vehicles shall ensure that the vehicle passes a safety inspection annually:\n(i) a motor vehicle with three or more axles, pulling a trailer, or pulling a trailer with multiple axles;\n(ii) a combination unit;\n(iii) a bus or van for hire; or\n(iv) a taxicab.\n(2) A safety inspection station shall issue two safety inspection certificates to the owner of:\n(a) each motor vehicle that passes a safety inspection under this section; and\n(b) a street-legal all-terrain vehicle that meets all the equipment requirements in Section 41-6a-1509.\n(3) A person operating a motor vehicle required to have an annual safety inspection shall have in the person's immediate possession a safety inspection certificate or other evidence of compliance.\n(4) The division may authorize the acceptance of a safety inspection certificate issued in another state having a safety inspection law similar to Utah's law.\n(5) Subject to Subsection 53-8-209(3), a violation of this section is an infraction.","path":["Title 53 Public Safety Code","Chapter 53-8 Utah Highway Patrol Act","Part 53-8-2 Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Act"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title53/Chapter8/53-8-S205.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"7d04f28ac6d3c4cbb416abccc559cc377709586d7e3261cc1c5d90ed1cf1fa44","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-53-8-204","next":"us-ut/utah-code-53-8-206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}