Utah § 53-3-210.6 Motorcycle learner permit.

Utah Statutes

§ 53-3-210.6 — Motorcycle learner permit.

Utah § 53-3-210.6

Title 53Public Safety Code

Ch. 53-3Uniform Driver License Act

Part 53-3-2Driver Licensing Act

This text of Utah § 53-3-210.6 (Motorcycle learner permit.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Utah primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Utah Code Ann. § 53-3-210.6 (2026).

Text

(1)The division, upon receiving an application for a motorcycle learner permit, may issue a motorcycle learner permit effective for six months to an applicant who:

(1)(a) holds an original or provisional class D license, a CDL, or an out-of-state equivalent of an original or provisional class D license or a CDL; and

(1)(b) has passed the motorcycle knowledge test.

(2)A motorcycle learner permit entitles an applicant to operate a motorcycle on a highway subject to the restrictions in Subsection (3).

(3)(3)(a) For the first two months from the date a motorcycle learner permit is issued, the operator of a motorcycle holding the motorcycle learner permit may not operate a motorcycle:

(3)(a)(i) on a highway with a posted speed limit of more than 60 miles per hour;

(3)(a)(ii) with any passen

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(1) The division, upon receiving an application for a motorcycle learner permit, may issue a motorcycle learner permit effective for six months to an applicant who:

(1)(a) holds an original or provisional class D license, a CDL, or an out-of-state equivalent of an original or provisional class D license or a CDL; and
(1)(b) has passed the motorcycle knowledge test.
(2) A motorcycle learner permit entitles an applicant to operate a motorcycle on a highway subject to the restrictions in Subsection (3).
(3) (3)(a) For the first two months from the date a motorcycle learner permit is issued, the operator of a motorcycle holding the motorcycle learner permit may not operate a motorcycle:
(3)(a)(i) on a highway with a posted speed limit of more than 60 miles per hour;
(3)(a)(ii) with any passengers; or
(3)(a)(iii) during the nighttime hours after 10 p.m. and before 6 a.m.
(3)(b) For the third through sixth months from the date a motorcycle learner permit is issued, the operator of a motorcycle holding the motorcycle learner permit may operate a motorcycle without any restrictions imposed under this Subsection (3).
(3)(c) It is an affirmative defense to a charge that a person who has been issued a motorcycle learner permit is operating a motorcycle in violation of the restrictions under Subsection (3)(a) if the person is operating the motorcycle:
(3)(c)(i) for the operator's employment, including the trip to and from the operator's residence and the operator's employment;
(3)(c)(ii) on assignment of a rancher or farmer and the operator is engaged in an agricultural operation; or
(3)(c)(iii) in an emergency.
(3)(d) A violation of Subsection (3)(a) is an infraction.
(4) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the division shall make rules governing the issuance of a motorcycle learner permit and establishing the proof requirements for an applicant to demonstrate that the applicant has completed a motorcycle rider education program.