(1) A person may not authorize or knowingly permit a motor vehicle owned by the person or under the person’s control to be driven by a person in violation of this chapter.
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Terms Used In Utah Code 53-3-203

  • Division: means the Driver License Division of the department created in Section 53-3-103. See Utah Code 53-3-102
  • Drive: means :
         (14)(a) to operate or be in physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highway; and
         (14)(b) in Subsections 53-3-414(1) through (3), Subsection 53-3-414(5), and Sections 53-3-417 and 53-3-418, the operation or physical control of a motor vehicle at any place within the state. See Utah Code 53-3-102
  • driver: includes any person who is required to hold a CDL under Part 4, Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, or federal law. See Utah Code 53-3-102
  • License: means the privilege to drive a motor vehicle. See Utah Code 53-3-102
  • License certificate: means the evidence of the privilege issued under this chapter to drive a motor vehicle. See Utah Code 53-3-102
  • Motor vehicle: means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-1a-102. See Utah Code 53-3-102
  • Peace officer: means any officer certified in accordance with Title 53, Chapter 13, Peace Officer Classifications. See Utah Code 53-1-102
  • 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
  • Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • 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
  • Vehicle: means every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, excepting devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See Utah Code 53-1-102
(2)

     (2)(a) A person may not rent a motor vehicle to another person unless the person who will be the driver is licensed in this state, or in the case of a nonresident, licensed under the laws of the state or country of his residence.
     (2)(b) A person may not rent a motor vehicle to another person until the person:

          (2)(b)(i) has inspected the license certificate of the person who will be the driver; and
          (2)(b)(ii) verified the signature on the license certificate by comparison with the signature of the person who will be the driver written in his presence.
     (2)(c)

          (2)(c)(i) A person may verify the information described in Subsection (2)(b) for a subsequent vehicle rental through the use of an electronic system maintained by the person for the purposes of expediting the vehicle rental process.
          (2)(c)(ii) The electronic system described in Subsection (2)(c)(i) may contain information voluntarily provided by the person who will be the driver including:

               (2)(c)(ii)(A) information included on the driver license certificate; and
               (2)(c)(ii)(B) biometric information.
     (2)(d) A person renting a motor vehicle to another shall keep a record of the:

          (2)(d)(i) registration number of the rented motor vehicle;
          (2)(d)(ii) name and address of the person to whom the motor vehicle is rented;
          (2)(d)(iii) number of the license certificate of the renter; and
          (2)(d)(iv) date and place the license certificate was issued.
     (2)(e) The record is open to inspection by any peace officer or officer or employee of the division.
(3) A person may not employ a person to drive a motor vehicle who is not licensed as required under this chapter.
(4) A person who violates this section is guilty of an infraction.

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