Utah § 41-12a-302 Operating motor vehicle without owner's or operator's security -- Penalty.

Utah Statutes

§ 41-12a-302 — Operating motor vehicle without owner's or operator's security -- Penalty.

Utah·Title 41 Motor Vehicles·Ch. 41-12a Financial Responsibility of Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Act·Part 41-12a-3 Owner's or Operator's Security Requirement

(1)(1)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), an owner of a motor vehicle on which owner's or operator's security is required under Section 41-12a-301, who operates the owner's vehicle or permits it to be operated on a highway in this state without owner's security being in effect is guilty of a class C misdemeanor, and the fine shall be not less than:

(1)(a)(i) $400 for a first offense; and

(1)(a)(ii) $1,000 for a second and subsequent offense within three years of a previous conviction or bail forfeiture.

(1)(b) A court may waive up to $300 of the fine charged to the owner of a motor vehicle under Subsection (1)(a)(i) if the owner demonstrates that owner's or operator's security required under Section 41-12a-301 was obtained subsequent to the violation but before sentencing.

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(1) (1)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), an owner of a motor vehicle on which owner's or operator's security is required under Section 41-12a-301, who operates the owner's vehicle or permits it to be operated on a highway in this state without owner's security being in effect is guilty of a class C misdemeanor, and the fine shall be not less than:
(1)(a)(i) $400 for a first offense; and
(1)(a)(ii) $1,000 for a second and subsequent offense within three years of a previous conviction or bail forfeiture.
(1)(b) A court may waive up to $300 of the fine charged to the owner of a motor vehicle under Subsection (1)(a)(i) if the owner demonstrates that owner's or operator's security required under Section 41-12a-301 was obtained subsequent to the violation but before sentencing.
(2) (2)(a) Except as provided under Subsection (2)(b), any other person who operates a motor vehicle upon a highway in Utah with the knowledge that the owner does not have owner's security in effect for the motor vehicle is also guilty of a class C misdemeanor, and the fine shall be not less than:
(2)(a)(i) $400 for a first offense; and
(2)(a)(ii) $1,000 for a second and subsequent offense within three years of a previous conviction or bail forfeiture.
(2)(b) A person that has in effect owner's security on a Utah-registered motor vehicle or its equivalent that covers the operation, by the person, of the motor vehicle in question is exempt from this Subsection (2).

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