Utah Admin. Code R650-214-1 - Temporary Registration

(1) A dealer may apply to the Division of Motor Vehicles for a temporary registration for a motorboat or sailboat sold by the dealer's business.

(2) A temporary registration issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles is valid for a period not to exceed 45 days from date of issue.

(3) A dealer may not apply for a temporary registration for any a motorboat or sailboat held for sale in the dealer's inventory.

(4) A dealer may not apply for more than one temporary registration for any one motorboat or sailboat sold.

(5)

(a) A dealer shall maintain a record of each temporary registration the dealer obtains.

(b) The record required by Subsection (5)(a) shall contain a description of the vessel sold, the name and address of the purchaser, and the date the Division of Motor Vehicles issued the temporary registration.

(6) A dealer shall during business hours make available for inspection and audit by authorized agents of the division temporary registration records the dealer maintains pursuant to Subsection (5)(a).

(7)

(a) If the division reasonably believes that a dealer has failed to comply with any of the provisions set out in Subsections R650-214-1(1) through R650-214-1(6), the division may, after notice to the dealer and a hearing, temporarily suspend the dealer's ability to apply for a temporary registration.

(b) Within 15 days of the division's suspension, the dealer shall surrender all unissued temporary registrations to the Division of Motor Vehicles.

(8) The division may grant to a vessel owner a temporary permit to operate a vessel for which application for registration has been made or, in the case of a newly purchased vessel, will be made if:

(a) the vessel owner provides the division with evidence of ownership; and

(b) the vessel owner pays the registration fee set by the division.

(9) A vessel owner may operate a vessel under a temporary permit issued by the division pending issuance of a registration pursuant to Section 73-18-7.

(10) A vessel owner operating a vessel under a temporary permit issued by the division shall display the temporary permit on the vessel.

(11) A vessel owner operating a vessel under a temporary permit issued pursuant to this rule is subject to all other statutes, rules, and regulations applicable to the use and operation of a vessel on the waterways of this state.

(12)

(a) The division may issue a relocation permit that allows a vessel owner to operate a vessel for purposes of testing the vessel's mechanical worthiness or seaworthiness.

(b) A vessel owner may operate a vessel on a waterway under a relocation permit for a period not to exceed 96 hours.

(c) The division may issue a relocation permit without requiring a property tax clearance for the vessel subject to the permit.

(d) A vessel owner operating a vessel under a relocation permit is subject to all other statutes, rules, and regulations intended to control the use and operation of vessels on the waterways of this state.

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R650-214-1

Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-02, effective 1/9/2024