Utah Code 41-6a-302. Placing and maintenance on state highways — Restrictions on local authorities
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In accordance with Section
(1) in conformance with the standards and specifications adopted under Section 41-6a-301 on all highways under the highway authority‘s jurisdiction; and
Terms Used In Utah Code 41-6a-302
- Highway: means the entire width between property lines of every way or place of any nature when any part of it is open to the use of the public as a matter of right for vehicular travel. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
- Highway authority: means the same as that term is defined in Section
72-1-102 . See Utah Code 41-6a-102 - Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Local highway authority: means the legislative, executive, or governing body of a county, municipal, or other local board or body having authority to enact laws relating to traffic under the constitution and laws of the state. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
- Traffic: means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, and other conveyances either singly or together while using any highway for the purpose of travel. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
(2) as the highway authority finds necessary to:
(2)(a) carry out the provisions of:
(2)(a)(i) this chapter; or
(2)(a)(ii) a local traffic ordinance if the highway authority is a local highway authority; or
(2)(b) regulate, warn, or guide traffic.