Utah § 6a-706.5 - Definitions -- Operation of motor vehicle near a vulnerable user of a highway prohibited -- Endangering a vulnerable user of a highway prohibited.

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§ 6a-706.5. Definitions -- Operation of motor vehicle near a vulnerable user of a highway prohibited -- Endangering a vulnerable user of a highway prohibited.

Effective 5/6/2026
41-6a-706.5. Definitions -- Operation of motor vehicle near a vulnerable user of a highway prohibited -- Endangering a vulnerable user of a highway prohibited.

(1)

As used in this section, "vulnerable user of a highway" means:

(a)	a pedestrian, including a person engaged in work upon a highway or upon utilities facilities along a highway or providing emergency services within the right-of-way of a highway;

(b)	a person riding an animal; or

(c)

a person operating any of the following on a highway:

(i)	a farm tractor or implement of husbandry, without an enclosed shell;

(ii)	a skateboard;

(iii)

roller skates;

(iv)	in-line skates;

(v)	a bicycle;

(vi)	an electric assisted bicycle;

(vii)

an electric personal assistive mobility device;

(viii)

a high power electric device;

(ix)

a moped;

(x)	a motor assisted scooter;

(xi)	a motorcycle;

(xii)

a manual wheelchair; or

(xiii)

a golf cart.

(2)

An operator of a motor vehicle may not knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly:

(a)	operate a motor vehicle within three feet of a vulnerable user of a highway;

(b)	distract or attempt to distract a vulnerable user of a highway for the purpose of causing violence or injury to the vulnerable user of a highway;

(c)	force or attempt to force a vulnerable user of a highway off of the roadway for a purpose unrelated to public safety; or

(d)	cause a motor vehicle to emit an excessive amount of exhaust in a manner that distracts or endangers a vulnerable user of a highway.

(3)

(a)	Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), a violation of Subsection (2) is an infraction.

(b)	A violation of Subsection (2) that results in bodily injury to the vulnerable user of a highway is a class C misdemeanor.

Amended by Chapter 334, 2026 General Session

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

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