Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Public Safety
Title R714 - Highway Patrol
Rule R714-160 - Equipment Standards for Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Safety Inspections
Section R714-160-3 - Definitions
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 714-160-3
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Terms used in this rule are found in Sections 41-1a-102, 41a-6a-102, and 49 C.F.R. 571, et seq.
(2) In addition:
(a) "acute area" means:
(i) the area of a passenger vehicle
windshield inside a 6 inch border measured from the edge of the glass where it
meets the molding around the entire outside of the windshield; or
(ii) the area of a windshield of a commercial
motor vehicle as defined in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations,
extending upward from the height of the top of the steering wheel, excluding a
2 inch border at the top of the windshield, and a 1 inch border at each side of
the windshield or windshield panel;
(b) "CNG" means compressed natural
gas;
(c) "custom vehicle" means a
motor vehicle as defined in Subsection
41-6a-1507(1);
(d) "division" means the Vehicle Safety
Inspection section of the Utah Highway Patrol;
(e) "GVWR" means gross vehicle weight
rating;
(f) "inspector" means a
person with a valid certificate who is employed by a licensed
station;
(g) "lifted vehicle" means
a vehicle that has been raised from the original manufacturer's frame
height;
(h) "lowered vehicle" means
a vehicle that has been lowered from the original manufacturer's
height;
(i) "online inspection
certificate" means an inspection certificate created electronically through the
Vehicle Safety Inspection System;
(j) "online inspection program" means the
web-based inspection program used to record safety inspections;
(k) "OEM" means original equipment
manufacturer;
(l) "paper inspection
certificate" means an inspection certificate created by paper form;
(m) "passenger vehicle" means a vehicle with
a gross vehicle weight rating less than 26,001 pounds that transports
passengers, including the driver, or property, or any combination
thereof;
(n) "salvage vehicle"
means any vehicle as defined in Subsection
41-1a-1001(8);
(o) "station" means a business or government
facility located in Utah that is managed or operated by a valid permit holder
and conducts safety inspections; and
(p) "vintage vehicle" means a motor vehicle
or trailer as defined in Section
41-21-1.
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