{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-4-904","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 78B-4-904","heading":"Limitation of causes of action against manufacturers and developers of automated driving systems.","body":"(1) A manufacturer or developer of a level four ADS or level five ADS is not subject to liability under a theory of negligence for personal injury, death, or property damage arising from the operation of an ADS-dedicated vehicle or an ADS-equipped vehicle equipped with level four ADS or level five ADS while the automated driving system is engaged.\n(2) A manufacturer or developer of a level four ADS or level five ADS may be held liable for personal injury, death, or property damage arising from the operation of an automated driving system of an ADS-dedicated vehicle or an ADS-equipped vehicle only under:\n(a) Section 78B-4-903; or\n(b) Chapter 6, Part 7, Utah Product Liability Act, if the plaintiff establishes the elements required under that part.\n(3) Nothing in this section affects:\n(a) the liability of any person or entity other than a manufacturer or developer of a level four ADS or level five ADS; or\n(b) the application of comparative fault under Section 78B-5-818 to reduce a plaintiff's recovery based on the plaintiff's own conduct.\n(4) For purposes of this section, a claim alleging that a manufacturer or developer of a level four ADS or level five ADS was negligent in the design, development, testing, manufacture, or deployment of the automated driving system is a product liability claim subject to Chapter 6, Part 7, Utah Product Liability Act, and not a claim for ordinary negligence.","path":["Title 78B Judicial Code","Chapter 78B-4 Limitations on Liability","Part 78B-4-9 Limitations On Liability For Automated Driving System-Equipped Vehicles."],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter4/78B-4-S904.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"5e351788221fd5125bb2b3bf73b09f0587e7eb974fa6690c8f62b3dc6d79cc63","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-4-903","next":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-4-1001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}