From Utah Code:
U.C.A. 1953 § 41-6a-1629. Vehicles subject to Sections 41-6a-1629 through 41-6a-1633--
Definitions
(1) As used in Sections 41-6a-1629 through 41-6a-1633:
(a) “Frame” means the main longitudinal structural members of the chassis of the vehicle or, for
vehicles with unitized body construction, the lowest longitudinal structural member of the body
of the vehicle.
(b) “Frame height” means the vertical distance between the ground and the lowest point on the
frame. The distance is measured when the vehicle is unladen and on a level surface.
(c) “Gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR)” means the original manufacturer's gross vehicle
weight rating, whether or not the vehicle is modified by use of parts not originally installed by
the original manufacturer.
(d) “Manufacturer” means any person engaged in manufacturing or assembling new motor
vehicles utilizing new parts or components, or a person defined as a manufacturer in current
applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and Regulations.
(e) “Mechanical alteration” or “mechanical lift” means modification or alteration of the axles,
chassis, suspension, or body by any means, including tires and wheels, and excluding any load,
which affects the frame height of the motor vehicle.
(f) “O.E.M.” means original equipment manufacturer.
(g) “Original equipment” means an item of motor vehicle equipment, including tires, which
were installed in or on a motor vehicle or available as an option for the particular vehicle from
the original manufacturer at the time of its delivery to the first purchaser.
(h) “Wheel track” means the shortest distance between the center of the tire treads on the
same axle. On vehicles having dissimilar axle widths, the axle with the widest distance is used
for all calculations.
(2)(a) Except as provided in Subsections (2)(b) and (c), the provisions of Sections 41-6a-1629
through 41-6a-1633 apply to all motor vehicles operated or parked on a highway.
(b) The provisions of Sections 41-6a-1629 through 41-6a-1633 do not apply to the following
vehicles:
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(v) historical vehicles or horseless carriages that have been restored as near to original
condition as is reasonably possible.
U.C.A. 1953 § 41-6a-1633. Mudguards or flaps at rear wheels of trucks, trailers, truck tractors,
or altered motor vehicles--Exemptions
(1)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (2), when operated on a highway, the following vehicles
shall be equipped with wheel covers, mudguards, flaps, or splash aprons behind the rearmost
wheels to prevent, as far as practicable, the wheels from throwing dirt, water, or other
materials on other vehicles:
(i) a vehicle that has been altered:
(A) from the original manufacturer's frame height; or
(B) in any other manner so that the motor vehicle's wheels may throw dirt, water, or other
materials on other vehicles;
(ii) any truck with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,500 pounds or more;
(iii) any truck tractor; and
(iv) any trailer or semitrailer with an unladen weight of 750 pounds or more.
(b) The wheel covers, mudguards, flaps, or splash aprons shall:
(i) be at least as wide as the tires they are protecting;
(ii) be directly in line with the tires; and
(iii) have a ground clearance of not more than 50% of the diameter of a rear-axle wheel, under
any conditions of loading of the motor vehicle.
(2) Wheel covers, mudguards, flaps, or splash aprons are not required:
(a) if the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is designed and constructed so that the
requirements of Subsection (1) are accomplished by means of fenders, body construction, or
other means of enclosure;
(b) on a vehicle operated or driven during fair weather on well-maintained, hard-surfaced roads
if the motor vehicle:
(i) was made in America prior to 1935;
(ii) is registered as a vintage vehicle; or
(iii) is a custom vehicle as defined under Section 41-6a-1507; or
(c) on a street-legal all-terrain vehicle.
(3) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), rear wheels not covered at the top by fenders,
bodies, or other parts of the vehicle shall be covered at the top by protective means extending
rearward at least to the center line of the rearmost axle.
(4) A violation of this section is an infraction.
U.C.A. 1953 § 41-21-4. Minimum safety equipment inapplicable
The provisions of this title relating to minimum safety equipment are not applicable to vehicles
properly registered under Title 41, Chapter 1a, Part 2, Registration, so long as the original
equipment, on the vehicle at the time of its manufacture, is in good operating condition or has
been replaced by equal or more efficient equipment in good working order and the vehicle is
not operated in a manner or at a time that would constitute a public nuisance or create a
hazard to other automobiles or persons.
U.C.A. 1953 § 41-1a-902. Odometer disclosure statement--Contents--Receipt--Exceptions
(1) Each motor vehicle certificate of title, at the time it is issued to the transferee, shall contain:
(a) the mileage disclosed by the transferor when ownership of the motor vehicle was
transferred; and
(b) a space for the information required to be disclosed under this section at the time of future
transfer of ownership.
(2) At the time of any sale or transfer of a motor vehicle, the transferor shall furnish to the
transferee a written odometer disclosure statement in a form prescribed by the division. This
statement shall be signed and certified as to its truthfulness by the transferor, stating:
(a) the date of transfer;
(b) the transferor's name and address;
(c) the transferee's name and address;
(d) the identity of the motor vehicle, including its make, model, year, body type, and
identification number;
(e) the odometer reading at the time of transfer, not including tenths of miles or tenths of
kilometers;
(f)(i) that to the best of the transferor's knowledge, the odometer reading reflects the amount
of miles or kilometers the motor vehicle has actually been driven;
(ii) that the odometer reading reflects the amount of miles or kilometers in excess of the
designed mechanical odometer limit; or
(iii) that the odometer reading is not the actual amount of miles or kilometers; and
(g) a warning to alert the transferee if a discrepancy exists between the odometer reading and
the actual mileage.
(3)(a) Each transferee of a motor vehicle shall acknowledge receipt of the odometer disclosure
statement required by Subsection (2) by signing it, and the transferor shall deliver to the
transferee the original odometer disclosure statement. Both the transferor and the transferee
shall retain a legible copy of the odometer disclosure statement for not less than four years.
(b) A dealer who is required under Section 41-3-301 to title and register a motor vehicle sold to
a customer shall surrender the original odometer disclosure statement to the division and
deliver a copy to the transferee.
(4) Notwithstanding the requirements of this section, the odometer mileage need not be
disclosed by a transferor of:
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(b) a motor vehicle that is 10 years old or older;
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(5) If the motor vehicle has not been titled or if the certificate of title does not contain a space
for the information required, the written disclosure shall be executed as a separate document.
(6) A person may not sign an odometer disclosure statement as both the transferor and the
transferee in the same transaction.
U.C.A. 1953 § 41-6a-1803. Driver and passengers--Seat belt or child restraint device required
(1)(a) The operator of a motor vehicle operated on a highway shall:
(i) wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt;
(ii) provide for the protection of each person younger than eight years of age by using a child
restraint device to restrain each person in the manner prescribed by the manufacturer of the
device; and
(iii) provide for the protection of each person eight years of age up to 16 years of age by
securing, or causing to be secured, a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt on each person.
(b) Notwithstanding the requirement under Subsection (1)(a)(ii), a child under eight years of
age who is 57 inches tall or taller:
(i) is exempt from the requirement in Subsection (1)(a)(ii) to be in a child restraint device; and
(ii) shall use a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt as required in Subsection (1)(a)(iii).
(2) A person 16 years of age or older who is a passenger in a motor vehicle operated on a
highway shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt.
(3) If more than one person is not using a child restraint device or wearing a safety belt in
violation of Subsection (1), it is considered only one offense, and the driver may receive only
one citation for that offense.
(1) This part does not apply to an operator or passenger of:
(a) a motor vehicle manufactured before July 1, 1966;