Utah § 6a-510 - Local DUI and related ordinances and reckless driving and impaired driving ordinances -- Consistent with code.

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§ 6a-510. Local DUI and related ordinances and reckless driving and impaired driving ordinances -- Consistent with code.

41-6a-510.  Local DUI and related ordinances and reckless driving and impaired driving ordinances -- Consistent with code.
(1) An ordinance adopted by a local authority that governs the following matters shall be consistent with the provisions in this code which govern the following matters:
(a) a person's operating or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while having alcohol in the blood or while under the influence of alcohol or any drug or the combined influence of alcohol and any drug; or
(b) in relation to any of the matters described in Subsection (1)(a), the use of:
(i) a chemical test or chemical tests;
(ii) evidentiary presumptions;
(iii) penalties; or
(iv) any combination of the matters described in Subsection (1).
(2) An ordinance adopted by a local authority that governs reckless driving, impaired driving, or operating a vehicle in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property shall be consistent with the provisions of this code which govern those matters.


Amended by Chapter 226, 2008 General Session

Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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