§ 41-1a-213 — Contents of registration cards.

(1) As used in this section:

(1)(a) "Health care professional" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-3-207.
(1)(b) "Invisible condition" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-3-207.
(1)(c) "Invisible condition identification decal" means the decal created by the division that incorporates the invisible condition identification symbol.
(1)(d) "Invisible condition identification symbol" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-3-207.
(2) The registration card shall be delivered to the owner and shall contain:

(2)(a) the date issued;
(2)(b) the name of the owner;
(2)(c) a description of the vehicle registered including the year, the make, the identification number, and the license plate assigned to the vehicle;
(2)(d) the expiration date; and
(2)(e) other information as determined by the commission.
(3) If a vehicle is leased for a period in excess of 45 days, the registration shall contain:

(3)(a) the owner's name; and
(3)(b) the name of the lessee.
(4) On all vehicles registered under Subsections 41-1a-1206(1)(d) and (1)(e), the registration card shall also contain the gross laden weight as given in the application for registration.
(5) (5)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(b), a new registration card issued by the commission on or after November 1, 2013, may not display the address of the owner or the lessee on the registration card.
(5)(b) A new registration card issued by the commission under one of the following provisions shall display the address of the owner or the lessee on the registration card:
(5)(b)(i) Section 41-1a-301 for a vehicle; or
(5)(b)(ii) Section 73-18-7 for a vessel.
(6) (6)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (6)(d)(ii), the division shall include on a vehicle owner's vehicle registration database record in the division's vehicle registration database an invisible condition identification symbol if:
(6)(a)(i) (6)(a)(i)(A) the vehicle owner or an individual who is a regular driver of or passenger in the vehicle owner's vehicle has an invisible condition; or
(6)(a)(i)(B) an individual with an invisible condition resides at the vehicle driver's residence; and
(6)(a)(ii) the vehicle owner submits to the commission a request on a form prescribed by the commission.
(6)(b) A vehicle owner shall include in a request described in Subsection (6)(a):
(6)(b)(i) if the request is for an individual other than the vehicle owner, a declaration that the individual is:

(6)(b)(i)(A) a regular driver of or passenger in the vehicle; or
(6)(b)(i)(B) a resident at the vehicle driver's residence;
(6)(b)(ii) written verification from a health care professional that the vehicle owner or other individual described in Subsection (6)(a)(i) has an invisible condition; and
(6)(b)(iii) a waiver of liability signed by the individual with the invisible condition or the individual's legal representative for the release of any medical information to:

(6)(b)(iii)(A) the commission;
(6)(b)(iii)(B) any person who has access to the individual's medical information as recorded on the vehicle owner's vehicle registration database record or the Utah Criminal Justice Information System; and
(6)(b)(iii)(C) any other person who may view or receive notice of the individual's medical information by seeing the vehicle owner's vehicle registration database record or the individual's information in the Utah Criminal Justice Information System.
(6)(c) As part of the form described in Subsection (6)(a) and (b), the commission shall advise the individual signing the waiver of liability that by submitting the signed waiver, the individual consents to the release of the individual with an invisible condition's medical information to any person described in Subsections (6)(b)(iii)(A) through (C), even if the person is otherwise ineligible to access the individual with an invisible condition's medical information under state or federal law.
(6)(d) (6)(d)(i) The division:

(6)(d)(i)(A) may not charge a fee to include an invisible condition identification symbol on a vehicle owner's vehicle registration database record; and
(6)(d)(i)(B) shall confirm with the Division of Professional Licensing that the health care professional described in Subsection (6)(b)(ii) holds a current state license.
(6)(d)(ii) If the division is unable to confirm that the health care professional described in Subsection (6)(b)(ii) holds a current state license, the division shall deny the request described in Subsection (6)(a).
(6)(e) The inclusion of an invisible condition identification symbol on a vehicle owner's vehicle registration database record in accordance with this section does not confer any legal rights or privileges on the vehicle owner or the individual with an invisible condition, including parking privileges for individuals with disabilities under Section 41-1a-414.
(7) (7)(a) For each individual who qualifies under this section to include an invisible condition identification symbol in a vehicle owner's vehicle registration database record, the division shall:
(7)(a)(i) include in the division's vehicle registration database a brief description of the nature of the individual's invisible condition linked to the vehicle owner's vehicle registration database record; and
(7)(a)(ii) provide an invisible condition identification decal that may be affixed to the vehicle owner's vehicle, and instructions on where the invisible condition identification decal may be placed on the vehicle, which the vehicle owner may affix to the vehicle at the vehicle owner's discretion.
(7)(b) The division shall provide the brief description described in Subsection (7)(a)(i) to the Utah Criminal Justice Information System.
(7)(c) Except as provided in Subsection (7)(b), the division may not release the information described in Subsection (7)(a)(i).
(8) Within 30 days after the day on which the division receives a vehicle owner's written request, the division shall:

(8)(a) remove the invisible condition identification symbol and brief description described in Subsection (7) from a vehicle owner's vehicle registration database record in the division's vehicle registration database; and
(8)(b) provide the updated vehicle registration database record to the Utah Criminal Justice Information System.
(9) As provided in Section 63G-2-302, the information described in Subsection (6)(a) is a private record for purposes of Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act.

Legislative History

Amended by Chapter 456, 2023 General Session