(1) A person under the age of 18 may not operate or ride on all-terrain type I vehicles, snowmobiles, or motorcycles on public land unless the person is wearing a properly fitted and fastened, United States Department of Transportation safety-rated protective headgear designed for motorized vehicle use.
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Terms Used In Utah Code 41-22-10.8

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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.
  • Land: includes :
         (18)(a) land;
         (18)(b) a tenement;
         (18)(c) a hereditament;
         (18)(d) a water right;
         (18)(e) a possessory right; and
         (18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Off-highway vehicle: means any snowmobile, all-terrain type I vehicle, all-terrain type II vehicle, all-terrain type III vehicle, or motorcycle. See Utah Code 41-22-2
  • Operate: means to control the movement of or otherwise use an off-highway vehicle. See Utah Code 41-22-2
  • Operator: means the person who is in actual physical control of an off-highway vehicle. See Utah Code 41-22-2
  • Owner: means a person, other than a person with a security interest, having a property interest or title to an off-highway vehicle and entitled to the use and possession of that vehicle. See Utah Code 41-22-2
  • Public land: means land owned or administered by any federal or state agency or any political subdivision of the state. See Utah Code 41-22-2
  • United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) The owner of an off-highway vehicle or any other person may not give permission to a person who is under 18 years of age to operate or ride on an off-highway vehicle in violation of this section.
(3) An operator and passengers of off-highway implements of husbandry operated in the manner prescribed by Subsections 41-22-5.5(3) and (4) are exempt from the requirements of this section.
(4) Any person convicted of violations of this section is guilty of an infraction and shall be fined not more than $50 per offense.
(5) A court shall waive $8 of a fine charged for a violation of Title 41, Chapter 22, Off-highway Vehicles, to a person operating an off-highway vehicle on public land if the person was:

     (5)(a) 18 years of age or older at the time of operation; and
     (5)(b) wearing protective headgear that complies with the requirements described under Subsection (1) at the time of operation.
(6) The failure to wear protective headgear:

     (6)(a) does not constitute contributory or comparative negligence on the part of a person seeking recovery for injuries; and
     (6)(b) may not be introduced as evidence in any civil litigation on the issue of negligence, injuries, or the mitigation of damages.
(7) Notwithstanding Subsection (5), a court may not waive $8 of a fine charged to a person operating an off-highway vehicle on public land for a driving under the influence violation of Section 41-6a-502.

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