(1) A person whose medical certification status is:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 53-3-410.1

  • CDIP: means a commercial learner permit:
         (4)(a) issued under Section 53-3-408; or
         (4)(b) issued by a state or other jurisdiction of domicile in compliance with the standards contained in Utah Code 53-3-102
  • CDL: means a license:
         (5)(a) issued substantially in accordance with the requirements of Title XII, Pub. See Utah Code 53-3-102
  • Division: means the Driver License Division of the department created in Section 53-3-103. See Utah Code 53-3-102
  • Downgrade: means to obtain a lower license class than what was originally issued during an existing license cycle. See Utah Code 53-3-102
  • Drive: means :
         (14)(a) to operate or be in physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highway; and
         (14)(b) in Subsections 53-3-414(1) through (3), Subsection 53-3-414(5), and Sections 53-3-417 and 53-3-418, the operation or physical control of a motor vehicle at any place within the state. See Utah Code 53-3-102
  • driver: includes any person who is required to hold a CDL under Part 4, Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, or federal law. See Utah Code 53-3-102
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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.
  • License: means the privilege to drive a motor vehicle. See Utah Code 53-3-102
  • Medical certification status: means the medical certification of a commercial driver license holder or commercial motor vehicle operator in any of the following categories:
         (12)(a) Non-excepted interstate. See Utah Code 53-3-402
  • Motor vehicle: means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-1a-102. See Utah Code 53-3-102
  • Operate: means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-1a-102. See Utah Code 53-3-102
  • Person: means :
         (24)(a) an individual;
         (24)(b) an association;
         (24)(c) an institution;
         (24)(d) a corporation;
         (24)(e) a company;
         (24)(f) a trust;
         (24)(g) a limited liability company;
         (24)(h) a partnership;
         (24)(i) a political subdivision;
         (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
         (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Renewal: means to validate a license certificate so that it expires at a later date. See Utah Code 53-3-102
  • Vehicle: means every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, excepting devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See Utah Code 53-1-102
     (1)(a) “non-excepted interstate” under Subsection 53-3-402(12)(a) is required to provide the division a medical self-certification and an updated medical examiner’s certificate under 49 C.F.R. § 391.45 upon request by the division;
     (1)(b) “excepted interstate” under Subsection 53-3-402(12)(b) is required to provide to the division a medical self-certification upon request by the division;
     (1)(c) “non-excepted intrastate” under Subsection 53-3-402(12)(c) is required to, upon request by the division:

          (1)(c)(i) provide to the division a medical self-certification; and
          (1)(c)(ii) comply with the requirements of Section 53-3-303.5; or
     (1)(d) “excepted intrastate” under Subsection 53-3-402(12)(b) is required to, upon request by the division:

          (1)(d)(i) provide to the division a medical self-certification; and
          (1)(d)(ii)

               (1)(d)(ii)(A) provide to the division an updated medical examiner’s certificate under 49 C.F.R. § 391.45; or
               (1)(d)(ii)(B) comply with the requirements of Section 53-3-303.5.
(2) A request by the division for a person to comply with Subsection (1) to provide a:

     (2)(a) medical examiner’s certificate, shall correspond with:

          (2)(a)(i) the initial application for a CDL or CDIP;
          (2)(a)(ii) the transfer of a CDL from another jurisdiction to Utah;
          (2)(a)(iii) the expiration of the previously submitted medical examiner’s certificate; or
          (2)(a)(iv) documentary evidence received by the division under Subsection (1) that indicates the driver may not be medically qualified to operate a CMV; or
     (2)(b) medical self-certification, shall correspond with:

          (2)(b)(i) the initial application for a CDL or CDIP;
          (2)(b)(ii) the transfer of a CDL from another jurisdiction to Utah;
          (2)(b)(iii) the renewal of a CDL or CDIP;
          (2)(b)(iv) the upgrade of a commercial license class; or
          (2)(b)(v) documentary evidence received by the division under Subsection (1) that indicates the driver may not be medically qualified to operate a CMV.
(3)

     (3)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), if the division determines that a person is no longer medically qualified to operate a CMV, the person shall be required to downgrade the person’s CDL to a class D license.
     (3)(b) If the division determines that a person is incompetent to drive a motor vehicle or has a mental or physical disability rendering the person unable to safely drive a motor vehicle upon the highways, the division shall deny the person’s driving privileges as described in Section 53-3-221.
(4) If a person fails to comply with a request under this section, the person shall be required to downgrade the person’s CDL to a class D license.
(5) Failure to comply with the requirement of this section shall result in the denial of the license under Section 53-3-221.