Utah Code 41-1a-115. Division records — Copies
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(1) The division shall file each application received.
Terms Used In Utah Code 41-1a-115
- Certificate of title: means a document issued by a jurisdiction to establish a record of ownership between an identified owner and the described vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
- Commission: means the State Tax Commission. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
- Division: means the Motor Vehicle Division of the commission, created in Section
41-1a-106 . See Utah Code 41-1a-102 - Identification number: includes a vehicle identification number, state assigned identification number, hull identification number, and motor serial number. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
- Outboard motor: means a detachable self-contained propulsion unit, excluding fuel supply, used to propel a vessel. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
- Owner: means a person, other than a lienholder, holding title to a vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor whether or not the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor is subject to a security interest. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
- Registration: means a document issued by a jurisdiction that allows operation of a vehicle or vessel on the highways or waters of this state for the time period for which the registration is valid and that is evidence of compliance with the registration requirements of the jurisdiction. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
- Title: means the right to or ownership of a vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
- Vehicle: includes a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, off-highway vehicle, camper, park model recreational vehicle, manufactured home, and mobile home. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
- Vessel: means the same as that term is defined in Section
73-18-2 . See Utah Code 41-1a-102
(2) The division shall keep a record of each registration on a calendar year basis as follows:
(2)(a) under a distinctive registration number assigned to the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor;
(2)(b) alphabetically, under the name of the owner of the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor;
(2)(c) under the identification number of the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor; and
(2)(d) in any manner the division finds desirable for compiling statistical information or of comparative value for use in determining registration fees in future years.
(3)
(3)(a) The division shall maintain a current record of each certificate of title it issues.
(3)(b)
(3)(b)(i) The division shall file and retain every surrendered certificate of title and every application for title to permit the tracing of title of the vehicles designated in them.
(3)(b)(ii) The retention period for division records shall be set by the Division of Archives and Records Service in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act .
(4)
(4)(a) The commission and officers of the division the commission designates may prepare under the seal of the division and deliver upon request a certified copy of any record of the division, including microfilmed records, charging a fee, determined by the commission pursuant to Section 63J-1-504 , for each document authenticated.
(4)(b) The application shall include the requested information to identify the applicant.
(4)(c) Each certified copy is admissible in any proceeding in any court in the same manner as the original.
(5) The division shall comply with Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act .