Utah legal term
Motor vehicle in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Motor vehicle” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Utah criminal code.
What does “Motor vehicle” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Motor vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Subsection 41-12a-103(4). (Utah Code Ann. § 76-12-305)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Criminal mischief
- Drivers must be licensed
- Prohibition of "hazing"
- Retail theft
- Theft
- Theft by custodian of property pursuant to repair or rental agreement
- Theft by deception
- Theft of lost, mislaid, or mistakenly delivered property
- Theft of motor vehicle fuel
- Unauthorized possession of property
- Accident reports
- Age and experience requirements to drive school bus or certain other carriers
Related terms in the same statutes
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