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Utah Code Title 41. Motor Vehicles § 41-27-201. Novel vehicle registration

Current as of May 05, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

<Section effective Jan. 1, 2025.>

(1) An owner registering a vehicle shall provide the VIN, if applicable.

(2) The division shall identify a vehicle category based on the VIN.

(3) If the vehicle does not have a VIN, or if the division is unable to determine the vehicle category based on the VIN:

(a) the owner shall provide the division with a description of the vehicle, including the vehicle's purpose; and

(b) if the description of the vehicle fits with an existing category of vehicle, the vehicle shall be registered in accordance with that vehicle category.

(4) The vehicle shall be registered as a novel vehicle if:

(a) the vehicle is not expressly exempt from registration; and

(b)(i) the vehicle does not fit within a vehicle category;

(ii) the unique characteristics of the vehicle make it unclear whether the vehicle fits within a vehicle category; or

(iii) a reasonable person would not consider the vehicle to be clearly included in an existing vehicle category.

(5) A person registering a novel vehicle shall pay:

(a) in accordance with Section 59-2-405, an annual $1 fee in lieu of property tax; and

(b) an annual $1 registration fee, to be deposited into the Transportation Fund.

(6) The division shall issue a registration sticker or license plate for a vehicle that is registered as a novel vehicle, as appropriate.

(7) A vehicle registered as a street-legal novel vehicle is subject to the requirements described in Section 41-6a-1509.

(8) The division may provide title to a novel vehicle.

(9) Except as expressly provided in this chapter:

(a) a novel vehicle that is not a watercraft is subject to the provisions applicable to an off-highway vehicle under Chapter 22, Off-Highway Vehicles; and

(b) a novel vehicle that is a watercraft is subject to the provisions applicable to a motorboat under Title 73, Chapter 18, State Boating Act.

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