(1) A judgment debtor upon due notice to the judgment creditor may apply to the court in which the judgment was rendered for the privilege of paying the judgment in installments. The court, in its discretion and without prejudice to any other legal remedies the judgment creditor may have, may so order and fix the amounts and times of payment of the installments.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 41-12a-513

  • Department: means the Department of Public Safety. See Utah Code 41-12a-103
  • Judgment: means any judgment that is final by:
         (2)(a) expiration without appeal of the time within which an appeal might have been perfected; or
         (2)(b) final affirmation on appeal, rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction of any state or of the United States, upon a cause of action for damages:
              (2)(b)(i) arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of any motor vehicle, including damages for care and loss of services because of bodily injury to or death of any person, or because of injury to or destruction of property including the loss of use of the property; or
              (2)(b)(ii) on a settlement agreement. See Utah Code 41-12a-103
  • Nonresident: means every person who is not a resident of Utah. See Utah Code 41-12a-103
  • Operator: means every person who is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle. See Utah Code 41-12a-103
  • Owner: means :
         (8)(a) a person who holds legal title to a motor vehicle;
         (8)(b) a lessee in possession;
         (8)(c) a conditional vendee or lessee if a motor vehicle is the subject of a conditional sale or lease with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession in the conditional vendee or lessee; or
         (8)(d) a mortgagor if a motor vehicle is the subject of a mortgage with the mortgagor entitled to possession. See Utah Code 41-12a-103
  • Registration: means the issuance of the certificates and registration plates issued under the laws of Utah pertaining to the registration of motor vehicles. See Utah Code 41-12a-103
(2) Subject to Subsection (3), the department may not suspend a license, registration, or a nonresident‘s operating privilege, and it shall restore them if previously suspended for nonpayment of a judgment, if the judgment debtor:

     (2)(a) obtains orders under Subsection (1) as to all unsatisfied judgments; and
     (2)(b) provides and maintains proof of owner‘s or operator‘s security.
(3) If the judgment debtor fails to pay any installment as specified by an order under Subsection (1), then upon notice of that default, the department shall suspend the license, registration, or nonresident’s operating privilege of the judgment debtor until the judgment is satisfied.