VEHICLE EQUIPMENT, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

Salt Lake City Code tit. 5, div. II, ch. 5.76, art. IV

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Salt Lake City Code § 5.76.450 VEHICLE INSPECTION SPECIFICATIONS

5.76.450: VEHICLE INSPECTION SPECIFICATIONS: No license shall be issued until each special transportation vehicle to be used under this chapter has been thoroughly and carefully inspected by the police department and certified by the state as provided by state law, and found to be in a safe condition for the transportation of persons with disabilities, to be clean, of good appearance and well painted, and to have such equipment as may be required by state law including, but not limited to, the following: A. Doorways wide enough to accommodate a wheelchair; B. Ramps or lifting devices for elevating persons with disabilities from the curb or sidewalk into the special transportation vehicle, which ramps and lifting devices must be stored inside the special transportation vehicle while it is moving; C. Adequate means of securing persons with disabilities safely to the inside of the special transportation vehicle and safety belts for all passengers; D. A door, in addition to those provided in such vehicles for normal ingress and egress, located at the rear thereof, to be used as a method of escape in case of an emergency; E. A fire extinguisher, and first aid equipment and supplies, as prescribed and amended from time to time by state law. (Ord. 20-06 § 1, 2006: amended during 1/88 supplement: prior code § 45-4-1)

Salt Lake City Code § 5.76.460 LICENSE UPON SATISFACTORY INSPECTION

5.76.460: LICENSE UPON SATISFACTORY INSPECTION: No license shall issue hereunder until the police department shall have found and certified that the special transportation vehicle has met the standards established by state law and this chapter. (Amended during 1/88 supplement: prior code § 45-4-2)

Salt Lake City Code § 5.76.470 PERIODIC INSPECTIONS

5.76.470: PERIODIC INSPECTIONS: Every special transportation vehicle operating under this chapter shall be inspected every six (6) months by the city and as required by state law to ensure the continued maintenance of safe, clean and proper operating conditions. (Ord. 37-99 § 3, 1999: amended during 1/88 supplement: prior code § 45-4-3)

Salt Lake City Code § 5.76.480 CLEAN AND SANITARY CONDITION OF VEHICLES

5.76.480: CLEAN AND SANITARY CONDITION OF VEHICLES: Every special transportation vehicle operating under this chapter shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition, according to the rules and regulations promulgated by the state. (Amended during 1/88 supplement: prior code § 45-4-4)

Salt Lake City Code § 5.76.490 IDENTIFYING DESIGN

5.76.490: IDENTIFYING DESIGN: Each special transportation vehicle shall bear on the outside of each rear or front door, in painted letters not less than five- sixteenths inch (5/16") stroke and more than two and one-fourth inches (21/4") in height, the words "special transportation", the name of the holder and the company number, which name and number shall also be painted on the rear of the special transportation vehicle and, in addition, the vehicle may bear an identifying design approved by the mayor. (Prior code § 45-4-5)

Salt Lake City Code § 5.76.500 CONFLICTING OR MISLEADING DESIGNS

5.76.500: CONFLICTING OR MISLEADING DESIGNS: No special transportation vehicle covered by the terms of this chapter shall be licensed whose color scheme, identifying design, monogram or insignia to be used thereon shall, in the opinion of the mayor, conflict with or imitate any color scheme, identifying design, monogram or insignia used on a vehicle or vehicles already operating under this chapter, in such a manner as to be misleading or tend to deceive or defraud the public; and provided further, that if, after a license has been issued for a special transportation vehicle hereunder, the color scheme, identifying design, monogram or insignia thereof is changed so as to be, in the opinion of the mayor, in conflict with or in imitation of any color scheme, identifying design, monogram or insignia used by any other person, owner or operator, in such a manner as to be misleading or tend to deceive the public, the certificate covering such shall be suspended or revoked. (Prior code § 45-4-6)

Salt Lake City Code § 5.76.510 SIRENS AND EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT PROHIBITED

5.76.510: SIRENS AND EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT PROHIBITED: No special transportation vehicle licensed under this chapter shall be equipped with a siren, or be permitted to operate as an emergency vehicle. (Ord. 5-94 § 30, 1994: prior code § 45-4-7)

Salt Lake City Code § 5.76.520 NO OPERATION OF STREET STANDS

5.76.520: NO OPERATION OF STREET STANDS: Holders under the terms of this chapter shall not operate street stands, and their vehicles shall not accept passengers except on orders received at the licensee's dispatching office, or by appointment or contract. (Prior code § 45-4-8)

Source: Salt Lake City, Utah, City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/saltlakecityut/latest/saltlakecity_ut/0-0-0-48903Fetched: 11/1/2026