(1) A person who holds or is required to hold a CDL may drive a commercial motor vehicle in this state if:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 53-3-405

  • CDL: means a license:
         (5)(a) issued substantially in accordance with the requirements of Title XII, Pub. See Utah Code 53-3-102
  • Commercial motor vehicle: means a motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles designed or used to transport passengers or property if the motor vehicle:
              (7)(a)(i) has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of 26,001 or more pounds, or gross combination weight rating or gross combination weight of 26,001 or more pounds or a lesser rating as determined by federal regulation;
              (7)(a)(ii) is designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver; or
              (7)(a)(iii) is transporting hazardous materials and is required to be placarded in accordance with Utah Code 53-3-102
  • denied: means the withdrawal of a driving privilege by the division to which the provisions of Title 41, Chapter 12a, Part 4, Proof of Owner's or Operator's Security, do not apply. 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
  • Medical certification status: means the medical certification of a commercial driver license holder or commercial motor vehicle operator in any of the following categories:
         (12)(a) Non-excepted interstate. See Utah Code 53-3-402
  • Motor vehicle: means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-1a-102. See Utah Code 53-3-102
  • 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
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, any province or territory of Canada, or Mexico. See Utah Code 53-3-402
  • 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
     (1)(a) the person has a CDL issued by any state in accordance with the minimum federal standards for the issuance of commercial motor vehicle driver licenses;
     (1)(b) the person’s license is not denied, suspended, revoked, or canceled;
     (1)(c) the person is not disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle; and
     (1)(d) the person has a valid medical certification status.
(2) This section supersedes any provision to the contrary.