Utah Admin. Code R909-2-34 - Special Mobile Equipment

(1) Special mobile equipment or SME refers to vehicles:

(a) not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property;

(b) not designed to operate in traffic; and

(c) only incidentally operated or moved over the highways.

(2) Special mobile equipment exempt from registration includes:

(a) farm tractors; and

(b) offroad motorized construction or maintenance equipment including backhoes, bulldozers, compactors, graders, loaders, road rollers, tractors, trenchers, and ditch digging apparatus.

(3) Heavy equipment designed for off-highway uses such as scrapers, loaders, off -highway cranes, and rock trucks, but not tracked vehicles may be issued single trip permits to operate under their own power, on approved routes other than interstate highways, as follows:

(a) the distance traveled must not generally exceed 20 miles;

(b) only daylight operations are authorized, and oversize restrictions apply;

(c) weights must comply with the bridge formula for non-divisible loads;

(d) single axles equipped with single tires must not be authorized to exceed 40,000 pounds;

(e) a minimum of one pilot escort vehicle is required; and

(f) special mobile equipment must be routed by the division.

(4) Special mobile equipment or SME affidavit. Persons who operate or cause to operate an SME exempt from registration must submit a completed special mobile equipment affidavit to the division.

(a) To be deemed complete, an affidavit must be on the form provided by the division and required fields filled in. Affidavits will be available at ports of entry. Affidavits must be turned into a port of entry.

(b) Special mobile equipment exempt from registration must carry a copy of the approved affidavit in the vehicle at all times.

(c) Vehicles that are not special mobile equipment must register with the Utah State Tax Commission before operating the vehicle on a public highway.

(d) Upon receipt of a denial of special mobile equipment, if the owner or operator wishes to appeal the decision of the division, a petition may be filed with the department, within 30 days.

(i) A response to an appeal from the department will be made in writing within 30 days.

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Utah Admin. Code R909-2-34

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2017-21, effective 10/10/2017 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-1, effective 12/12/2018 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-02, effective 12/31/2019 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-02, effective 1/10/2023 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-21, effective 10/22/2024