Utah Code 41-6a-1403. Motor vehicle left unattended — Requirements
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(1) A person operating or in charge of a motor vehicle may not permit the vehicle to stand unattended without:
Terms Used In Utah Code 41-6a-1403
- 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
- Motor vehicle: means a vehicle that is self-propelled and a vehicle that is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not operated upon rails. 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
- 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
- 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) stopping the engine;
(1)(b) locking the ignition and removing the key;
(1)(c) placing the transmission in “park” or the gears in “low” or “reverse” if the vehicle has a manual shift; or
(1)(d) effectively setting the brakes thereon.
(2) A person shall turn the front wheels to the curb or side of the highway when standing a vehicle on any perceptible grade.