Utah § 6a-715 - Controlled-access highways -- Prohibiting use by class or type of traffic -- Traffic-control devices.
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§ 6a-715. Controlled-access highways -- Prohibiting use by class or type of traffic -- Traffic-control devices.
Effective 5/7/2025 41-6a-715.
Controlled-access highways -- Prohibiting use by class or type of traffic -- Traffic-control devices.
(1)
A highway authority may regulate or prohibit the use of a controlled-access highway within the highway authority's jurisdiction by any class or type of traffic that the highway authority determines is incompatible with the normal and safe movement of traffic.
(2)
For the safe movement of traffic during predicted or existing adverse weather conditions, a highway authority may restrict traffic on a highway to vehicles with specific equipment or capabilities.
(3)
A highway authority shall erect and maintain traffic-control devices to inform the public of any regulations, prohibitions, or restrictions implemented in accordance with this section.
(4)
The Department of Transportation may make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to implement the provisions of this section, including:
(a)
describing regulations or prohibitions on the use of a controlled-access highway in accordance with Subsection (1); and
(b)
describing what specific equipment or capabilities are required for vehicles during predicted or existing adverse weather conditions in accordance with Subsection (2).
(5)
For a highway within the jurisdiction of a county or municipal highway authority, the highway authority may enact ordinances to implement provisions of this section, including:
(a)
describing regulations or prohibitions on the use of a controlled-access highway in accordance with Subsection (1); and
(b)
describing what specific equipment or capabilities are required for vehicles during predicted or existing adverse weather conditions in accordance with Subsection (2).
(6)
When a highway authority has provided notice to the public through a traffic-control device in accordance with Subsection (3), an individual is guilty of an infraction if:
(a)
the individual fails to follow regulations or prohibitions on the use of a controlled-access highway as described in Subsection (1); and
(b)
the individual operates a vehicle without specific equipment or capabilities during predicted or adverse weather conditions as described in Subsection (2).
Section 6a-715 ("Controlled-access highways -- Prohibiting use by class or type of traffic -- Traffic-control devices.") is part of the Utah Code, the codified statutory law of Utah. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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