(1) Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law, the directions of a peace officer, or a traffic-control device, a person may not:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 41-6a-1401

  • Controlled-access highway: means a highway, street, or roadway:
         (12)(a) designed primarily for through traffic; and
         (12)(b) to or from which owners or occupants of abutting lands and other persons have no legal right of access, except at points as determined by the highway authority having jurisdiction over the highway, street, or roadway. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Crosswalk: means :
         (13)(a) that part of a roadway at an intersection included within the connections of the lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of the highway measured from:
              (13)(a)(i)
                   (13)(a)(i)(A) the curbs; or
                   (13)(a)(i)(B) in the absence of curbs, from the edges of the traversable roadway; and
              (13)(a)(ii) in the absence of a sidewalk on one side of the roadway, that part of a roadway included within the extension of the lateral lines of the existing sidewalk at right angles to the centerline; or
         (13)(b) any portion of a roadway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on the surface. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Divided highway: means a highway divided into two or more roadways by:
         (16)(a) an unpaved intervening space;
         (16)(b) a physical barrier; or
         (16)(c) a clearly indicated dividing section constructed to impede vehicular traffic. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Highway: means the entire width between property lines of every way or place of any nature when any part of it is open to the use of the public as a matter of right for vehicular travel. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Intersection: means the area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines, or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of two or more highways that join one another. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • 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.
  • Law enforcement agency: means the same as that term is as defined in Section 53-1-102. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • parking: means the standing of a vehicle, whether the vehicle is occupied or not. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Peace officer: means a peace officer authorized under Title 53, Chapter 13, Peace Officer Classifications, to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic laws. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Person: means a natural person, firm, copartnership, association, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, governmental agency, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Railroad: means a carrier of persons or property upon cars operated on stationary rails. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Roadway: means that portion of highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Safety zone: means the area or space officially set apart within a roadway for the exclusive use of pedestrians and that is protected, marked, or indicated by adequate signs as to be plainly visible at all times while set apart as a safety zone. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Sidewalk: means that portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines intended for the use of pedestrians. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • standing: means the temporary halting of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, for the purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Tow truck motor carrier: means the same as that term is defined in Section 72-9-102. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Traffic: means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, and other conveyances either singly or together while using any highway for the purpose of travel. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Traffic-control device: means a sign, signal, marking, or device not inconsistent with this chapter placed or erected by a highway authority for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Traffic-control signal: means a device, whether manually, electrically, or mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and permitted to proceed. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Truck: means a motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
  • Vehicle: means a device in, on, or by which a person or property is or may be transported or drawn on a highway, except a mobile carrier, as defined in Section 41-6a-1120, or a device used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
     (1)(a) stop, stand, or park a vehicle:

          (1)(a)(i) on the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;
          (1)(a)(ii) on a sidewalk;
          (1)(a)(iii) within an intersection;
          (1)(a)(iv) on a crosswalk;
          (1)(a)(v) between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless a different length is indicated by signs or markings;
          (1)(a)(vi) alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing, or parking would obstruct traffic;
          (1)(a)(vii) on any bridge or other elevated structure, on a highway, or within a highway tunnel;
          (1)(a)(viii) on any railroad tracks;
          (1)(a)(ix) on any controlled-access highway;
          (1)(a)(x) in the area between roadways of a divided highway, including crossovers; or
          (1)(a)(xi) any place where a traffic-control device prohibits stopping, standing, or parking;
     (1)(b) stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers:

          (1)(b)(i) in front of a public or private driveway;
          (1)(b)(ii) within 15 feet of a fire hydrant;
          (1)(b)(iii) within 20 feet of a crosswalk;
          (1)(b)(iv) within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign, or traffic-control signal located at the side of a roadway;
          (1)(b)(v) within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within 75 feet of the entrance when properly signposted;
          (1)(b)(vi) at any place where a traffic-control device prohibits standing; or
          (1)(b)(vii) at capitol hill, as defined in Section 63O-1-101, in a parking space identified as reserved for specific users, without:

               (1)(b)(vii)(A) approval by the executive director of the State Capitol Preservation Board created in Section 63O-2-201; and
               (1)(b)(vii)(B) a properly displayed placard or other identifying marker approved by the executive director of the State Capitol Preservation Board to indicate this approval; or
     (1)(c) park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading property or passengers:

          (1)(c)(i) within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing; or
          (1)(c)(ii) at any place where traffic-control devices prohibit parking.
(2) A person may not move a vehicle that is not lawfully under the person’s control into any prohibited area or into an unlawful distance from the curb.
(3) This section does not apply to a tow truck motor carrier responding to a customer service call if the tow truck motor carrier has already received authorization from the local law enforcement agency in the jurisdiction where the vehicle to be towed is located.

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