53-3-210.6 - Motorcycle learner permit.
53-3-210.6. Motorcycle learner permit.
(1) The division, upon receiving an application for a motorcycle learner permit, mayissue a motorcycle learner permit effective for six months to an applicant who:
(a) holds an original or provisional class D license, a CDL, or an out-of-state equivalentof an original or provisional class D license or a CDL; and
(b) has passed the motorcycle knowledge test.
(2) A motorcycle learner permit entitles an applicant to operate a motorcycle on ahighway subject to the restrictions in Subsection (3).
(3) (a) For the first two months from the date a motorcycle learner permit is issued, theoperator of a motorcycle holding the motorcycle learner permit may not operate a motorcycle:
(i) on a highway with a posted speed limit of more than 60 miles per hour;
(ii) with any passengers; or
(iii) during the nighttime hours after 10 p.m. and before 6 a.m.
(b) For the third through sixth months from the date a motorcycle learner permit isissued, the operator of a motorcycle holding the motorcycle learner permit may operate amotorcycle without any restrictions imposed under this Subsection (3).
(c) It is an affirmative defense to a charge that a person who has been issued amotorcycle learner permit is operating a motorcycle in violation of the restrictions underSubsection (3)(a) if the person is operating the motorcycle:
(i) for the operator's employment, including the trip to and from the operator's residenceand the operator's employment;
(ii) on assignment of a rancher or farmer and the operator is engaged in an agriculturaloperation; or
(iii) in an emergency.
(4) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, thedivision shall make rules governing the issuance of a motorcycle learner permit and establishingthe proof requirements for an applicant to demonstrate that the applicant has completed amotorcycle rider education program.
Enacted by Chapter 304, 2008 General Session