(1) The division may suspend or revoke the special plate or plates issued to a dealer, dismantler, manufacturer, remanufacturer, or transporter if it determines that the person:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 41-3-508

  • Administrator: means the motor vehicle enforcement administrator. See Utah Code 41-3-102
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Dealer: includes a representative or consignee of any dealer. See Utah Code 41-3-102
  • Dismantler: includes a person who dismantles three or more motor vehicles in any 12-month period. See Utah Code 41-3-102
  • Division: means the Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division created in Section 41-3-104. See Utah Code 41-3-102
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Manufacturer: means a person engaged in the business of constructing or assembling new motor vehicles, ownership of which is customarily transferred by a manufacturer's statement or certificate of origin, or a person who constructs three or more new motor vehicles in any 12-month period. See Utah Code 41-3-102
  • Motor vehicle: means a vehicle that is:
              (26)(a)(i) self-propelled;
              (26)(a)(ii) a trailer;
              (26)(a)(iii) a travel trailer;
              (26)(a)(iv) a semitrailer;
              (26)(a)(v) an off-highway vehicle; or
              (26)(a)(vi) a small trailer. See Utah Code 41-3-102
  • 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
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Remanufacturer: means a person who reconstructs used motor vehicles subject to registration under Chapter 1a, Motor Vehicle Act, to change the body style and appearance of the motor vehicle or who constructs or assembles motor vehicles from used or new and used motor vehicle parts, or who reconstructs, constructs, or assembles three or more motor vehicles in any 12-month period. See Utah Code 41-3-102
  • Transporter: means a person engaged in the business of transporting motor vehicles as described in Section 41-3-202. See Utah Code 41-3-102
     (1)(a) is not lawfully entitled to them;
     (1)(b) has made or knowingly permitted illegal use of the plates;
     (1)(c) has committed fraud in the registration of motor vehicles; or
     (1)(d) failed to give notices of sales or transfers required under this chapter.
(2)

     (2)(a) Suspension or revocation of special plates takes effect immediately upon written notification to the licensee by the division.
     (2)(b) Upon notification, the licensee shall immediately return all special plates to the division.
     (2)(c) Failure to return the plates or permitting their continued use is a violation of this chapter.
(3)

     (3)(a) If a licensee desires to appeal the division’s suspension or revocation, he shall file a written notice of appeal with the administrator within 10 days of the suspension or revocation.
     (3)(b) Upon receipt of the notice, the administrator shall schedule a hearing for not more than 20 days from the date the written appeal is received.
     (3)(c) The licensee may not continue to use or possess any special plates that have been suspended or revoked.
     (3)(d) The hearing and subsequent appeal process are in accordance with the procedures in this chapter.
(4)

     (4)(a) A peace officer may confiscate any special plate that he has reason to believe is being used illegally.
     (4)(b) A special plate confiscated under this chapter or Title 41, Chapter 1a, Motor Vehicle Act, may not be returned to the licensee if the administrator determines that the plate was being used illegally.
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