Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Public Safety
Title R714 - Highway Patrol
Rule R714-158 - Vehicle Safety Inspection Program Requirements
Section R714-158-3 - Definitions

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 714-158-3

Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024

(1) Terms used in this rule are defined in Sections 53-8-102, 53-8-202, and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations contained in Subchapter B, Chapter III, Subtitle B of the Code of Federal Regulations Title 49 - Transportation.

(2) In addition:

(a) "agency action" means a written warning, suspension, revocation, or denial applied against a certification, license, or application;

(b) "applicant" means a person who has applied to the division for a permit or certificate;

(c) "certificate" means the authorization for a safety inspector to conduct safety inspections;

(d) "conviction" means an adjudication of guilt regarding criminal conduct, including:
(i) a finding of guilt by a court or a jury;

(ii) a guilty plea;

(iii) a plea of nolo contendere; or

(iv) a plea which is held in abeyance pending the successful completion of a probationary period;

(e) "division" means the Vehicle Safety Inspection section of the Utah Highway Patrol;

(f) "fleet station" means a station that only conducts safety inspections on vehicles that are owned or leased by the same company that owns the station;

(g) "inspection certificate" means the certificate of inspection given when a vehicle passes or fails the requirements of the inspection program;

(h) "licensee" means a person who has been granted a permit or certificate by the division;

(i) "OEM" means original equipment manufacturer;

(j) "online inspection program" means the web-based inspection program used to record safety inspections;

(k) "permit" means the authorization for a person to operate a station;

(l) "revocation" means the permanent deprivation of a certificate or permit;

(m) "inspector" means a person with a valid certificate who is employed by a licensed station;

(n) "station" means a business or government facility located in Utah that is managed or operated by a valid permit holder and conducts safety inspections;

(o) "suspension" means the temporary deprivation of a certificate or permit;

(p) "sticker" means a safety inspection sticker distributed by the division to a station which affixes it to a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more, or is equipped with an air braking system regardless of weight rating, when that vehicle meets the safety inspection requirements;

(q) "sticker report" means the document of inspection given when a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more, or a vehicle equipped with an air braking system regardless of weight rating, fails or meets the safety inspection requirements; and

(r) "Utah Interactive" means the company that has contracted with the division for the setup and facilitation of the online inspection program.

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