Utah Code 73-18c-301. Requirement of owner’s or operator’s security
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(1) Each resident owner of a motorboat shall maintain owner’s or operator‘s security in effect at any time that the motorboat is operated on waters of the state.
Terms Used In Utah Code 73-18c-301
- Motorboat: includes personal watercraft regardless of the manufacturer listed horsepower. See Utah Code 73-18c-102
- Nonresident: means any person who is not a resident of Utah. See Utah Code 73-18c-102
- Operator: means the person who is in control of a motorboat while it is in use. See Utah Code 73-18c-102
- Owner: includes a person entitled to the use or possession of a motorboat subject to an interest by another person, reserved or created by agreement and securing payment or performance of an obligation. See Utah Code 73-18c-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
- United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Waters of the state: means any waters within the territorial limits of this state. See Utah Code 73-18c-102
(2) Each nonresident owner of a motorboat that has been physically present in this state for 90 or fewer days during the preceding 365 days shall maintain the type and amount of owner’s or operator’s security required in his or her place of residence at any time the motorboat is operated on waters of the state.
(3) Each nonresident owner of a motorboat that has been physically present in this state more than 90 days during the preceding 365 days shall thereafter maintain owner’s or operator’s security in effect at any time the motorboat is operated on waters of the state.
(4) The state and each of its political subdivisions and their respective departments, institutions, or agencies shall maintain owner’s or operator’s security in effect at any time their personal watercraft are operated on waters of the state.
(5) Any other state is considered a nonresident owner of its motorboat and is subject to Subsection (2) or (3) .
(6) The United States, any political subdivision of it, or any of its agencies may maintain owner’s or operator’s security in effect for their motorboats.