No. 27566 (Amendment): R651-401. Off-Highway Vehicle and Registration Stickers

DAR File No.: 27566
Filed: 11/27/2004, 10:33
Received by: NL

 

RULE ANALYSIS

Purpose of the rule or reason for the change:

S.B. 166 (2004 General Session) passed the Utah Legislature and was signed into law by Governor Walker, requiring the Motor Vehicle Division to assign an off-highway vehicle (OHV) registration number to each off-highway vehicle registered in Utah beginning January 1 2005. This number is similar to the bow number assigned to boats. S.B. 166 further requires that the Board adopt rules specifying placement position, size, and color of the registration number. Current plans call for the OHV registration number to consist of three letters and two numeric digits. (DAR NOTE: S.B. 166 is found at UT L 2004 Ch 159, and will be effective 01/01/2005.)

 

Summary of the rule or change:

Currently, no rule for the placement of the registration number is in effect. It is necessary to add a new provision, Section R651-401-2, to the rule to bring the Division into compliance with the provisions of S.B. 166.

 

State statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:

Subsection 41-22-3(4)

 

Anticipated cost or savings to:

the state budget:

The placement of the stickers will not change the cost or increase expenses for consumers. Therefore, there will be no anticipated cost or savings to the state budget.

 

local governments:

These OHV machine stickers are used by the state and therefore there is no impact on Local government.

 

other persons:

This is a placement issue of stickers already required by the DMV so there is no anticipated cost to other persons.

 

Compliance costs for affected persons:

No compliance costs, other than if they don't have their stickers, they would be questioned as to registration of the vehicle in the state.

 

Comments by the department head on the fiscal impact the rule may have on businesses:

The Department anticipates no fiscal impact to businesses from the proposed change since stickers are already required by the DMV and the new provision governing sticker placement will not change the charges associated with vehicle use.

 

The full text of this rule may be inspected, during regular business hours, at the Division of Administrative Rules, or at:

Natural Resources
Parks and Recreation
1594 W NORTH TEMPLE
SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116-3154

 

Direct questions regarding this rule to:

Dee Guess at the above address, by phone at 801-538-7320, by FAX at 801-537-3144, or by Internet E-mail at [e-mail]

 

Interested persons may present their views on this rule by submitting written comments to the address above no later than 5:00 p.m. on:

01/14/2005

 

This rule may become effective on:

01/15/2005

 

Authorized by:

Mary Tullius, Interim Director

 

 

RULE TEXT

R651. Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation.

R651-401. Off-Highway Vehicle and Registration Stickers.

R651-401-1. Stickers.

Upon receipt of the application in the approved form, the Division of Motor Vehicles shall issue annual registration stickers which shall be displayed as follows: on snowmobiles, a sticker shall be mounted on both sides of the hood, tunnel or pan; on motorcycles, a sticker shall be mounted on both sides of the fork; and on all-terrain type I and type II vehicles, stickers shall be mounted on the front and the rear of the vehicle. Vehicle types are defined in 41-22-2. In all instances, sticker shall be mounted in a visible location.

 

R651-401-2. Display of OHV Registration Numbers.

(1) The owner of an off-highway vehicle shall display the registration number assigned under 41-22-3.1 as follows: (a) on snowmobiles, the number shall be displayed on the left side of the hood, tunnel or pan; (b) on motorcycles, the number shall be displayed on the left fork, or on the left body plastic; and c) on all-terrain type I and type II vehicles, the number shall be displayed on the rear of the vehicle. (d) In all instances, the number shall be displayed in such a location as to be plainly visible from a distance of fifty feet during daylight.

(2) Letters and digits used in displaying the number assigned under 41-22-3.1 shall meet the following minimum standards: (a) The assigned number shall be displayed in upper case block letters and digits. Scripted or stylized lettering shall not be allowed. (b) Individual letters and digits shall be a minimum of one-inch high, and shall be of a color that contrasts with the color of the surface to which they are affixed.

 

KEY: off-highway vehicles

[November 1, 2003]January 15, 2005

Notice of Continuation November 13, 2001

41-22-3(4)