DRIVER QUALIFICATIONS

Salt Lake City Code tit. 12, ch. 12.24

in effect

Salt Lake City Code § 12.24.010 DRIVER LICENSING REQUIREMENTS

12.24.010: DRIVER LICENSING REQUIREMENTS: It is unlawful, and shall constitute a class C misdemeanor, for any person, having been issued a valid operator's license issued by the state or by such person's home state or country, if such operator's license is required of such person under the laws of his or her home state or country, and which license has not been revoked or suspended, to drive a motor vehicle upon the streets of the city unless such person has in his or her immediate possession such license and displays the same upon demand of a police officer of this city; provided, however, that it shall be a defense to any charge under this section that the person so charged produce in court an operator's license as above required theretofore issued to such person and valid at the time of such person's arrest. (Ord. 21-03 § 2, 2003: Ord. 31-00 § 8, 2000: prior code title 46, art. 6 § 114)

Salt Lake City Code § 12.24.011 OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WITHOUT LICENSE

12.24.011: OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WITHOUT LICENSE: A. It is unlawful, and shall constitute a class C misdemeanor, for any person, having never been issued a valid operator's license issued by the state or by such person's home state or country, if such operator's license is required of such person under the laws of his or her home state or country, to operate a motor vehicle upon the streets of the city. B. It is unlawful, and shall constitute a class C misdemeanor, for any person, having never been issued a commercial driver license as required by title 53, chapter 3, part 4, Utah Code Annotated, or its successor, to operate a commercial motor vehicle as defined by section 53-3-102, Utah Code Annotated, or its successor, upon the streets of the city. (Ord. 21-03 § 2, 2003: Ord. 31-00 § 9, 2000)

Salt Lake City Code § 12.24.012 VIOLATION OF RESTRICTED LICENSE

12.24.012: VIOLATION OF RESTRICTED LICENSE: A. It is unlawful, and shall constitute a class C misdemeanor, for any person to drive a motor vehicle upon the streets of the city in any manner in violation of the restrictions imposed in a restricted operator's license or a temporary learner permit granted to such person by the state or by such person's home state or country. B. It is unlawful, and shall constitute a class C misdemeanor, for any person to drive a commercial motor vehicle as defined by section 53-3-102, Utah Code Annotated, or its successor, upon the streets of the city in any manner in violation of the restrictions or endorsements imposed in a restricted commercial driver license or temporary learner permit granted under title 53, chapter 3, part 4, Utah Code Annotated, or its successor. (Ord. 21-03 § 2, 2003: Ord. 62-02 § 11, 2002: Ord. 31-00 § 10, 2000)

Salt Lake City Code § 12.24.013 PROHIBITED USES OF LICENSE CERTIFICATE

12.24.013: PROHIBITED USES OF LICENSE CERTIFICATE: A. It is unlawful, and shall constitute a class C misdemeanor, for a person to: 1. Display, cause or permit to be displayed, or to have in possession any license certificate knowing it is fictitious or altered; 2. Lend or knowingly permit the use of a license certificate issued to him, by a person not entitled to it; 3. Display or to represent as his own a license certificate not issued to him; 4. Refuse to surrender to a peace officer upon demand any license certificate issued by the state or issued by another state or country; 5. Permit any other prohibited use of a license certificate issued to him; or 6. Display a canceled, denied, revoked, suspended, or disqualified driver's license certificate as a valid driver's license certificate. B. The provisions of subsection A6 of this section do not prohibit the use of a person's driver's license certificate as a means of personal identification. (Ord. 21-03 § 2, 2003: Ord. 31-00 § 11, 2000)

Salt Lake City Code § 12.24.014 VIOLATION OF CLASS OF LICENSE

12.24.014: VIOLATION OF CLASS OF LICENSE: It is unlawful, and shall constitute a class C misdemeanor, for any person to drive a class of motor vehicle for which such person is not licensed as required under section 53-3-213, Utah Code Annotated, 1953, as amended, or its successor. (Ord. 21-03 § 2, 2003: Ord. 31-00 § 12, 2000)

Salt Lake City Code § 12.24.016 RESERVED

Salt Lake City Code § 12.24.018 RESERVED

Salt Lake City Code § 12.24.020 DRIVERS WITH A DISABILITY; LICENSE PLATES AND PARKING

12.24.020: DRIVERS WITH A DISABILITY; LICENSE PLATES AND PARKING: A. A person with a disability, whose automobile has affixed thereto as provided by law the license plate designated for persons with a disability issued by the state, shall be entitled to park at any parking meter and in the following identified restricted parking areas, without charge, notwithstanding any other state or municipal parking restriction: freight loading zones, passenger loading zones, and time limited parking zones. B. It is unlawful for such person with a disability to park for longer than two (2) hours at all meters and restricted parking areas. (Ord. 20-06 § 2, 2006: prior code title 46, art. 6 § 106A)

Salt Lake City Code § 12.24.030 INCOMPETENT DRIVERS DESIGNATED AND PROHIBITED

12.24.030: INCOMPETENT DRIVERS DESIGNATED AND PROHIBITED: No person under the age of sixteen (16) years, and no person with physical or mental disabilities or incapacitated in any particular, temporarily or permanently, shall drive a motor vehicle upon any street or alley, provided such disability or incapacity is such as to interfere with the reasonable and safe operation of such vehicle. (Ord. 20-06 § 1, 2006: prior code title 46, art. 6 § 113)

Salt Lake City Code § 12.24.040 PERMITTING INCOMPETENT TO DRIVE PROHIBITED

12.24.040: PERMITTING INCOMPETENT TO DRIVE PROHIBITED: No driver or person having charge or control of any motor vehicle shall require or knowingly permit any prohibited person, as set forth in section 12.24.030 of this chapter, or its successor, to drive the same or knowingly permit or require the operation of any vehicle in any manner contrary to law. (Prior code title 46, art. 6 § 115)

Salt Lake City Code § 12.24.050 INCAPABLE DRIVERS DESIGNATED AND PROHIBITED

12.24.050: INCAPABLE DRIVERS DESIGNATED AND PROHIBITED: No driver shall operate a vehicle while his or her ability or alertness is so impaired through fatigue, illness or any other cause as to make it unsafe for him or her to drive such vehicle. (Prior code title 46, art. 6 § 112)

Salt Lake City Code § 12.24.060 PERMITTING INCAPABLE DRIVERS TO DRIVE PROHIBITED

12.24.060: PERMITTING INCAPABLE DRIVERS TO DRIVE PROHIBITED: No owner or person in control of a vehicle shall knowingly permit said vehicle to be operated by any person who has physical or mental disabilities to such an extent that such person's judgment or driving ability is impaired. (Ord. 20-06 § 1, 2006: prior code title 46, art. 6 § 111)

Salt Lake City Code § 12.24.070 DRINKING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN VEHICLES

12.24.070: DRINKING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN VEHICLES: A. No person shall drink any alcoholic beverage while driving a motor vehicle or while a passenger in a motor vehicle, whether the vehicle is moving, stopped, or parked on any street or highway. B. No person shall keep, carry, possess, transport, or allow another to keep, carry, possess or transport in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, when the vehicle is on any public street or highway, any container whatsoever which contains any alcoholic beverage, if the container has been opened, the seal thereon broken, or the contents of the container partially consumed. C. For purposes of this section: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: Shall have the meaning provided in section 32A-1-5, Utah Code Annotated, or its successor. PASSENGER COMPARTMENT: The area of the vehicle normally occupied by the driver and his or her passengers, and includes areas accessible to them while traveling, such as a utility or glove compartment, but does not include a separate front or rear trunk compartment or other area of the vehicle not accessible to the driver or passengers while inside the vehicle. D. The provisions of subsections A and B of this section shall not apply to passengers in the living quarters of a motor home or camper, but the driver of the vehicle will be prohibited from consuming alcoholic beverages as provided in subsection A of this section. E. The provisions of subsection B of this section shall not apply to passengers traveling in any duly licensed taxicab or bus. F. Any person convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of a class C misdemeanor. (Ord. 21-03 § 2, 2003: amended during 1/88 supplement: prior code title 46, art. 6 § 109)

Salt Lake City Code § 12.24.080 INTOXICATED PERSONS IN OR ABOUT VEHICLES

12.24.080: INTOXICATED PERSONS IN OR ABOUT VEHICLES: It is unlawful for any person under the influence of alcohol or any drugs to be in or about any vehicle with the intention of driving or operating such vehicle. (Prior code title 46, art. 6 § 108)

Salt Lake City Code § 12.24.090 PERMITTING USE OF VEHICLE BY HABITUAL DRINKER OR DRUG USER

12.24.090: PERMITTING USE OF VEHICLE BY HABITUAL DRINKER OR DRUG USER: It is unlawful for the owner of any motor vehicle, or any person having such in charge, to permit same to be driven or operated on any street by any person who is a habitual user of any drugs, or by any person who is under the influence of alcohol or any drugs. (Prior code title 46, art. 6 § 107)

Salt Lake City Code § 12.24.100 DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS AND INTOXICANTS PROHIBITED; PENALTIES

12.24.100: DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS AND INTOXICANTS PROHIBITED; PENALTIES: A. It is unlawful and punishable as provided in this section for any person to operate or be in actual physical control of a vehicle within this city if the person has a blood or breath alcohol content of 0.08 gram or greater by weight as shown by a chemical test, or if the person is under the influence of alcohol or any drug, or the combined influence of alcohol and any drug to a degree which renders the person incapable of safely driving a vehicle within the city. The fact that a person charged with violating this section is or has been legally entitled to use alcohol or a drug does not constitute a defense against any charge of violating this section. B. Percent by weight of alcohol in the blood shall be based upon grams of alcohol per one hundred milliliters (100 ml) of blood, and the percent by weight of alcohol concentration in the breath shall be based upon grams of alcohol per two hundred ten liters (210 l) of breath. C. Every person who is convicted of a violation of subsection A of this section shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor. 1. The court shall, upon a first conviction, impose either: a. A mandatory jail sentence of not less than forty eight (48) consecutive hours nor more than two hundred forty (240) hours; or b. Require the person to work in a community service work program for not less than twenty four (24) hours nor more than fifty (50) hours. 2. The court shall also order the person to participate in an assessment and educational series at a licensed alcohol rehabilitation facility, at the person's expense. 3. The court shall also impose a fine of not less than seven hundred dollars ($700.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). D. 1. Upon a second conviction of subsection A of this section within five (5) years after a first conviction the court shall impose either: a. A mandatory jail sentence of not less than two hundred forty (240) consecutive hours nor more than seven hundred twenty (720) hours; or b. As an alternative to all or a part of a jail sentence, require the person to work in a community service work program for not less than eighty (80) hours nor more than two hundred forty (240) hours. 2. In addition to the requirements of subsection D1a or D1b of this section, the court shall order the person to participate in an assessment and educational series at a licensed alcohol rehabilitation facility, and the court may, in its discretion, order the person to obtain treatment at the person's expense at an alcohol rehabilitation facility. 3. The court shall also impose a fine of not less than eight hundred dollars ($800.00), nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). E. 1. Upon a subsequent conviction of subsection A of this section within five (5) years after a second conviction, the court shall impose either: a. A mandatory jail sentence of not less than seven hundred twenty (720) hours nor more than two thousand one hundred sixty (2,160) hours, with emphasis on serving in the drunk tank of the jail; or b. As an alternative to all or a part of a jail sentence, require the person to work in a community service work project for not less than two hundred forty (240) hours nor more than seven hundred twenty (720) hours. 2. The court shall also impose a fine of not less than nine hundred dollars ($900.00), nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). F. In no event shall any combination of imprisonment and/or community service imposed under subsections C, D and E of this section exceed six (6) months' duration. G. 1. When the prosecution agrees to a plea of guilty or no contest to a charge of a violation of section 12.52.350 of this title, or its successor, in satisfaction of, or as a substitute for, an original charge of a violation of this section, the prosecution shall state for the record a factual basis for the plea, including whether or not defendant had consumed alcohol or drugs, or a combination of both, in connection with the offense. The prosecutor's statement shall be an offer of proof of the facts which show whether or not defendant had consumed alcohol or drugs, or a combination of both, in connection with the offense. 2. The court shall advise the defendant, before accepting the plea offered under subsection G1 of this section, of the consequences of a violation of section 12.52.350 of this title, or its successor, in substance as follows: If the court accepts the defendant's plea of guilty or no contest to a charge of violating said section 12.52.350, and the prosecutor states for the record that there was consumption of alcohol or drugs, or a combination of both, by the defendant in connection with the offense, the resulting conviction shall be a prior offense for the purpose of subsections D and E of this section. H. A peace officer may, without a warrant, arrest a person for a violation of this section when the officer has reasonable cause to believe a violation has in fact been committed by the person, although not in the officer's presence. I. This section was enacted to be in harmony with and, in substance, the same as section 41-6-44, Utah Code Annotated, 1953, as amended, or its successor. (Ord. 1-06 § 27, 2006: Ord. 23-96 § 1, 1996: Ord. 85-92 § 1, 1992: Ord. 60-92 § 1, 1992: Ord. 82-87 § 1, 1987: prior code § 46-6-105)

Salt Lake City Code § 12.24.110 CHEMICAL TESTS AS EVIDENCE

12.24.110: CHEMICAL TESTS AS EVIDENCE: A. In any action or proceeding in which it is material to prove that a person was driving or in actual physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or with a blood alcohol content statutorily prohibited, the results of a chemical test or tests, as authorized under section 41-6-44.10, Utah Code Annotated, 1953, or its successor, shall be admissible as evidence. B. If the chemical test was taken within two (2) hours of the alleged driving or actual physical control, the blood alcohol level of the person shall, at the time of the alleged driving or actual physical control, be presumed to have been not less than the level of the alcohol determined to be in the blood by the chemical test. C. If the chemical test was taken more than two (2) hours after the alleged driving or actual physical control, the test result shall be admissible as evidence of the person's blood alcohol level at the time of the alleged driving or actual physical control, but the trier of fact shall determine what weight shall be given to the result of the test. D. The foregoing provisions of this section shall not prevent a court from receiving otherwise admissible evidence as to a defendant's blood alcohol level, or of other violations of this title, at the time of the alleged driving or actual physical control. E. This section was enacted to be in harmony with and in substance the same as section 41-6-44.5, Utah Code Annotated, as amended, or its successor. (Prior code § 46-6-106)

Salt Lake City Code § 12.24.115 NONALCOHOL AND NONCONTROLLED SUBSTANCE RELATED DRIVING PROHIBITED WHILE DRIVING PRIVILEGE DENIED, SUSPENDED, DISQUALIFIED, OR REVOKED

12.24.115: NONALCOHOL AND NONCONTROLLED SUBSTANCE RELATED DRIVING PROHIBITED WHILE DRIVING PRIVILEGE DENIED, SUSPENDED, DISQUALIFIED, OR REVOKED: Except as provided in section 12.24.120 of this chapter, or its successor, any person whose driving privilege has been denied, suspended, disqualified, or revoked under the laws of the state or under the laws of the state in which the person's driving privilege was granted and who drives any motor vehicle within the city while that driving privilege is denied, suspended, disqualified, or revoked is guilty of an infraction. (Ord. 21-03 § 2, 2003: Ord. 31-00 § 15, 2000)

Salt Lake City Code § 12.24.120 CLASS B MISDEMEANOR; ALCOHOL AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE RELATED DRIVING PROHIBITED WHILE DRIVING PRIVILEGE DENIED, SUSPENDED, DISQUALIFIED, OR REVOKED; PENALTY

12.24.120: CLASS B MISDEMEANOR; ALCOHOL AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE RELATED DRIVING PROHIBITED WHILE DRIVING PRIVILEGE DENIED, SUSPENDED, DISQUALIFIED, OR REVOKED; PENALTY: A. A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor who is convicted of driving any motor vehicle within the city while that driving privilege is denied, suspended, disqualified, or revoked under the laws of the state or under the laws of the state in which the person's driving privilege was granted, and which denial, suspension, disqualification, or revocation was for: 1. A refusal to submit to a chemical test under section 41-6-44.10, Utah Code Annotated, 1953, as amended, or its successor; 2. A violation of section 41-6-44, Utah Code Annotated, 1953, as amended, or its successor; 3. A violation of section 12.24.100 of this chapter or its successor; 4. A violation of section 41-6-44.6, Utah Code Annotated, 1953, as amended, or its successor; 5. A violation of section 76-5-207, Utah Code Annotated, 1953, as amended, or its successor; 6. A criminal action that the person pleaded guilty to as a result of a plea bargain after having been originally charged with violating one or more of the sections or ordinances under this chapter; 7. A revocation or suspension which has been extended under subsection 53-3-220(2), Utah Code Annotated, 1953, as amended, or its successor; or 8. Where disqualification is the result of driving a commercial motor vehicle while the person's CDL is disqualified, suspended, canceled, or revoked under subsection 53-3-414(1), Utah Code Annotated, 1953, as amended, or its successor. B. A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor whose conviction under subsection A of this section is based upon the person driving a motor vehicle while the person's driving privilege is suspended, disqualified, or revoked in any state for violations corresponding to the violations listed in subsection A of this section. C. A fine imposed under this section shall be at least the maximum fine for a class C misdemeanor under section 76-3-301, Utah Code Annotated, 1953, as amended, or its successor. (Ord. 31-00 § 16, 2000)

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