CIVIL PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT
Salt Lake City Code § 5.71.300
in effect5.71.300: CIVIL PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT:
A. The city may revoke, suspend, or deny renewal of a city business license to operate a ground transportation business for violation of any provision of this title, department rules and regulations, or other applicable law.
B. The department may revoke, suspend, or deny the application for or a renewal of an operator's badge, department automated vehicle identification tag or department inspection seal for violations of any provision of this title, department rules and regulations, or other applicable law. Such action may be appealed in accordance with Chapter 2.75.
C. If any named party fails to comply with civil penalties imposed under this chapter, such party may be subject to suspension, revocation, or nonrenewal of a city license to operate a ground transportation business, operator's badge, department automated vehicle identification tag or department inspection seal.
D. Civil penalties may be imposed as set forth below. The named party in the civil notice shall be liable for a civil penalty. Any penalty assessed in connection with this section may be in addition to any other penalty that may be imposed by law or department rules and regulations.
Code | Amount Of Penalty | Violation
Code | Amount Of Penalty | Violation
Article I | |
General Regulations | |
5.71.050 | $1,000.00 | Business license and registration required
Article II | |
Driver Standards | |
5.71.070 | 100.00 | Driver's and starter's appearance
5.71.080 | 300.00 | Driver's conduct
5.71.090 | 300.00 | Unauthorized solicitation of business
Article III | |
Smoking | |
5.71.100 | 300.00 | Smoking in vehicles
Article IV | |
Vehicle Standards | |
5.71.130 | 1,000.00 | Misleading design prohibited
Article V | |
Insurance And Inspections | |
5.71.140 | 1,000.00 | Insurance required
5.71.150A,B,C | 1,000.00 | Vehicle inspection and seal required
5.71.150E | 500.00 | Automated vehicle identification tag required
5.71.150H | 500.00 | Failure to maintain vehicle inspection standards
Article VI | |
Special Transportation Businesses | |
5.71.170A | 1,000.00 | License and registration requirements
5.71.170B1 | 1,000.00 | Emergency vehicle equipment prohibited
5.71.170B2 | 1,000.00 | Clean and sanitary condition of vehicle
5.71.170B3 | 1,000.00 | First aid certification required
Article VII | |
Vehicle Operator's Badge | |
5.71.180 | 1,000.00 | Operator's badge required
5.71.190 | 1,000.00 | Permitting nonbadged operator to drive
5.71.240 | 100.00 | Display of badge
Article VIII | |
Payment For Furnishing Of Passengers | |
5.71.250 | 300.00 | Payment for passenger
(Ord. 50-25, 2025: Ord. 66-14, 2014)
Source: Salt Lake City, Utah, City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/saltlakecityut/latest/saltlakecity_ut/0-0-0-48569Fetched: 11/1/2026