Lehi, UT

Lehi follows Utah state fireworks windows (July 2–5, July 22–25). Fireworks are prohibited north of SR-92 (Timpanogos Hwy), along the Dry Creek corridor from 1200 East to Center St…

Lehi has adopted the 2018 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code as its local wildfire construction standard under City Code section 10-2-1(E), with the Fire Marshal serving as…

On large lots where cutting every weed is impractical, Lehi's weed control inspector can order a defensible strip instead: at least 25 feet of cleared vegetation around every structure…

Lehi allows residential recreational fire pits per Utah fire code standards: 3-foot maximum diameter, 2-foot flame height, 25-foot clearance from structures. Spark arrestor screens…

Open burning in Lehi requires contacting the Fire Chief for permits. Burn permits are issued during April 1–May 31 and September 15–October 31 when the clearing index is 500+…

In Utah County's unincorporated Wildland/Urban Interface zone, Utah County Code § 6.11.060 requires a cleared vegetation buffer around every propane or fuel tank: low ground cover for…

Lehi City Code caps most households and businesses at three dogs and three cats, each four months or older, at any one time. The limit applies per residential lot or commercial…

Lehi City Code makes it unlawful for any domesticated animal, dogs included, to be at large anywhere within city limits. A dog counts as restrained only when it is on a leash or lead…

Lehi City Code does not restrict any dog breed by name. Instead it lets the city investigate and formally determine that a specific animal is vicious, and once that finding is made it…

Lehi bans keeping wild animals as pets outright. City Code Section 6-4E-5 makes it unlawful to sell, keep or purchase any wild animal, a defined list running from bears and coyotes to…

Lehi's Development Code sorts backyard animals into four categories and sets a hard number for each. Any lot with a single-family home may keep up to eight chickens, ducks, pheasants…

Lehi's Development Code defines a Veterinary Office as a facility providing medical, surgical, or grooming services, plus incidental boarding, entirely inside an enclosed building, and…

Lehi treats pet grooming as a commercial use under its Development Code, and Table 05.030-B lists "Pet Grooming Facility" among the businesses zoned for the city's nonresidential…

Lehi treats beekeeping as a permitted use with no cap on the number of hives, in every zoning district from the A-5 agricultural district down to the R-3 multifamily district…

Unincorporated Utah County makes it an infraction to let a cat run at large on another's property, requires rabies vaccination for cats over four months, but leaves county cat…

Lehi designates residential parking permit areas by city council map, requiring a permit to park in designated red zones on weekday school hours. Each qualifying residence gets two…

Lehi bars parking any vehicle on a public street for more than a consecutive 48-hour period under City Code section 7-1-1.A. Police can have a vehicle towed at the owner's expense once…

Lehi bars parking on any street during a snowstorm and for 48 hours after it ends, or whenever an inch or more of snow or ice has accumulated on the roadway, under City Code section…

Lehi City Code section 7-1-1 outlaws several specific ways of parking on a public street: for vehicle repairs beyond an emergency, on the portion of the street between the curb and the…

Lehi prohibits parking any vehicle of 16,000 pounds or more, any semitractor or semitrailer, or any vehicle that normally carries explosives, corrosives or flammable substances…

Lehi limits parking a motor home, trailer, camper, boat or other recreational vehicle on a public street to 12 hours, and only for loading or unloading, under City Code section…

Lehi declares it a nuisance to park or store an inoperative, unregistered, abandoned, wrecked or dismantled vehicle, boat, trailer or vehicle parts on a property or in the public right…

Lehi requires one loading space for every 10,000 square feet of floor area at wholesale, manufacturing and industrial buildings up to 100,000 square feet, with an added space per…

Every dwelling and occupied building in unincorporated Utah County needs a driveway at least 10 feet wide with a grade no steeper than 12 percent, approved by a county or state access…

Utah limits homeowners associations from banning an electric-vehicle charging station an owner installs on their own lot or limited common area. Community associations are governed by…

Utah caps what a nonconsensual tow can cost and how long you can be made to wait. Under the 2026 Non-Consent Towing Fee Schedule that UDOT publishes under Utah Code § 72-9-603(16), a…

Lehi sets hard dBA ceilings by zoning classification and time of day. Residential and agricultural properties cap continuous and intermittent noise at 85 dBA by day and 55 dBA at…

Lehi's noise code splits every day into a daytime window, 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., and a night window, 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Every decibel table in the noise chapter drops sharply…

City and state roadway construction projects in Lehi are exempt from the general noise chapter only during typical working hours of 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Working outside that window…

Lehi makes it unlawful to operate a vehicle with its engine compression brake, or 'jake brake,' engaged anywhere in the city except to avoid imminent danger, under City Code section…

Lehi City Code treats a dog that barks, whines or howls excessively, continuously or at untimely hours as a nuisance animal, and keeping a nuisance animal in the city is unlawful. The…

Amplified music is a named "Public Disturbance Noise" in Lehi, capped at 65 dBA daytime and 55 dBA nighttime in residential zones, with a hard 105 dBA ceiling in bars, restaurants and…

Every short-term rental in Lehi needs a current business license under Development Code Section 12.240.E, displayed inside the rental so guests can see it, on top of proving the home…

Lehi puts the burden on the host, not the City, to set STR noise limits: Development Code Section 12.240.H requires the owner to establish and enforce curfew and quiet hours reasonable…

Lehi lets short-term rentals operate in every residential zone, but Development Code Section 12.240.C requires the owner, an employee, or a designated point of contact to be able to…

Lehi requires all short-term rental parking to be off-street and to meet Table 37.070's parking counts under Development Code Section 12.240.G, though a host can use the home's own…

Lehi ties every short-term rental's annual business license renewal to its complaint history: Development Code Section 12.240.F requires the applicant to show any valid complaint about…

Lehi allows short-term rentals in every residential zone, but only out of the operator's own home. Development Code Section 12.240.B requires the property to be the applicant's primary…

Lehi caps every short-term rental at 10 renters at a time, or fewer if off-street parking cannot support that many guests. Development Code Section 12.240.D sets the hard ceiling, and…

Utah imposes a state-administered transient room tax framework under Title 59, Chapter 12, Part 3, applying to lodging rentals under 30 days. Counties may levy up to 4.25% county TRT…

Barbed wire is allowed in Lehi only on agricultural land in the A-5, A-1 and RA-1 zones and for security purposes in the LI and PF zones, plus temporarily anywhere during construction…

A fence up to six feet needs no special review in Lehi, but going higher requires approval. A fence between six and eight feet needs Zoning Administrator sign-off for grade or safety…

Lehi caps fences, walls and hedges at six feet citywide, drops that to 36 inches within 15 feet of a front property line or on a street-facing side yard, and bars any obstruction over…

Lehi requires a building permit and a site-specific engineered design for any retaining wall that holds back 4 feet or more of fill. The Building Division reviews stamped calculations…

Once Lehi accepts a required agricultural buffer fence a year after it goes in, the City steps out of the picture entirely. Maintenance and repair become a private matter between the…

Lehi requires an active ADU license for as long as an accessory dwelling unit is rented, and Section 26.030(H) forces a choice: a property may hold both an ADU permit and a Short-Term…

Before a Lehi accessory dwelling unit can be built, the owner must clear a separate Building Division review beyond Planning Division approval, and Section 26.030(G) requires paying…

Lehi allows one accessory dwelling unit in an owner-occupied single-family detached home, but only after Planning Division permits and approvals are obtained. The lot must be at least…

Lehi will not license an accessory dwelling unit unless the owner of the primary home actually lives there. Section 26.030(A) requires the owner to sign and record an affidavit against…

Lehi bars accessory buildings and sheds from any required front yard and from utility easements, caps rear-yard coverage at 30 percent of the lot, and scales side and rear setbacks to…

Utah regulates tiny homes through the State Construction Code. Tiny homes on permanent foundations must meet the IRC including Appendix Q for dwellings under 400 square feet. Tiny…

Lehi requires a Home Occupation Permit before running any business from a residence. The activity must stay secondary and incidental to residential use, fit in 25% or less of the…

Lehi bans signs and product displays entirely for home occupations. Section 20.020(L) allows no exterior advertising of any kind, a flat prohibition rather than a size or number limit…

Lehi ties customer visits to parking, not a flat headcount. Section 20.040(A) caps a home occupation at six parking spaces occupied at once by patrons, counting both off-street and…

Lehi caps home-based child or adult daycare at 12 people at a time under Section 20.040(G) and requires a Utah Department of Health certificate plus an annual fire life safety…

Utah runs two separate home food routes and the cottage food one is the registered route. Utah Code 4-5-501(4) requires the operator to register with the Department of Agriculture and…

Utah Code § 26B-7-416 lets a resident sell ready-to-eat meals cooked in a home kitchen once the local health department issues a microenterprise home kitchen permit. The core operating…

Lehi property owners must keep trees and shrubs pruned clear of sidewalks and sight lines: 15 feet of clearance above streets, 8 feet above sidewalks, and dead or hazardous limbs…

Felling an entire public or private tree so it falls onto or across a Lehi street, sidewalk, or alley requires written permission from Public Works first, and the Public Works Director…

Lehi caps rock mulch at 60% of required landscaping for multi-family, institutional, commercial and industrial sites and recommends drought-tolerant, native plants for the rest, while…

Lehi uses a phased water shortage management plan. Phase 3 limits watering to twice weekly. Secondary irrigation season is April 15–October 15. Smart controllers and drip irrigation…

In unincorporated Utah County, owners and occupants must control injurious and noxious weeds on their own property or face a written notice from the County Board of Health demanding…

Utah Code 73-3-1.5 lets homeowners capture rainwater on their own parcel. Up to 200 gallons in two covered containers needs no registration; storing more, up to a 2,500-gallon maximum…

Anyone going door to door in Lehi to sell goods or services must get a certificate from the City's Licensing Officer before knocking on a single door. The application requires a…

Lehi residents can block door-to-door solicitors by posting a "No Solicitation" sign near the front door or property line. Solicitors must check for the sign at every residence, and…

Lehi treats an undiscovered or uncorrected leak, break or malfunction in a user's secondary (pressurized irrigation) water plumbing as prohibited waste of water. Users get a presumed…

New single-family landscapes in Lehi cannot put more than 35% of the total landscaped area into lawn, and new institutional or multi-family landscapes are capped at 20%, with narrow…

Lehi confines sexually oriented businesses to zones set by Development Code section 12.190 and requires a separate sexually oriented business license plus a bond on top of a general…

Lehi retailers selling tobacco or e-cigarettes to anyone under 21 face escalating civil penalties up to $1,000 plus a possible tobacco permit suspension or revocation. The Utah County…

Lehi City requires anyone who tows vehicles or boots cars for compensation within city limits to hold a Lehi City business license or file a certificate with the city, backed by a…

Utah County requires anyone operating a massage parlor or working as a masseur in the unincorporated county to hold a county license, bans opposite-sex treatments outside licensed…

Pawnbrokers in unincorporated Utah County must write up a serially numbered pawn ticket in triplicate for every loan or purchase, hold the item for 30 days before disposing of it, and…

Secondhand, junk, and precious-metal dealers in unincorporated Utah County must log every transaction in a bound ink ledger and can only trade between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., never on…

Unincorporated Utah County will not permit a residential auto repair, body, or paint shop as a home occupation under any circumstances. UCLUO 8.20 names automotive repair, body work…

Lehi regulates stormwater system design, construction, illicit discharges and inspections citywide under a dedicated 2018 ordinance built to satisfy NPDES/UPDES permit requirements…

Lehi requires a Floodplain Development Permit for any construction, fill, or alteration within a FEMA-mapped special flood hazard area. The Stormwater Engineer serves as Floodplain…

New and substantially improved homes in Lehi's mapped flood zones must have their lowest floor, including any basement, elevated at least one foot above the base flood elevation, with…

Lehi requires a grading permit before disturbing more than one acre of land or moving more than two feet of fill or cut, and every permit application must map erosion and sedimentation…

In unincorporated Utah County's Wildland/Urban Interface zone, Utah County Code § 6.11.060 sets exact defensible-space clearances: grass kept under 5 inches within 30 feet of a…

Anyone building a marina, mooring dock, or boat launch along Utah Lake or another water body in unincorporated Utah County needs a permit from the Zoning Administrator under UCLUO…

Lehi levies a 1% transient room tax on rents charged to guests at hotels, motels, motor courts, inns, bed and breakfasts, condominiums and resort homes. Operators must file quarterly…

Lehi bans leaving vehicles, machinery or other objects on a street, alley or sidewalk in a way that blocks passage, and separately bans congregating on a public sidewalk so as to…

Placing a driveway, pipeline, sign, billboard, or other structure inside a county road right-of-way in unincorporated Utah County requires prior permission from the County Commission…

Lehi requires the occupant or owner of any property abutting a platted street to keep the sidewalk in front of the premises clean of weeds, ice, snow, rubbish and obstructions. There…

Lehi caps weeds, vegetation and grass at nine inches on any lot, vacant or occupied, and a dedicated weed control inspector can order an owner to cut a strip at least 25 feet around…

Lehi treats a building left unfit for human habitation, abandoned or partially destroyed for six months or more, or falling into serious disrepair as a nuisance the city can order…

Lehi City Code Section 7-2-3 requires skateboarders on sidewalks to yield to pedestrians and signal before passing, lets the city post streets and sidewalks off limits to skateboards…

Lehi bans smoking, including e-cigarettes, in every city park, cemetery and rail station, and within 50 feet of any outdoor gathering of 100 or more people on city property. Police can…

Lehi City Code makes it an infraction to loiter on business or commercial property without lawful reason once the property owner has given notice against trespassing, whether by…

Lehi's aggressive solicitation ordinance, City Code chapter 6-7, bans panhandling within 30 feet of a bank or ATM, blocking pedestrians or vehicles, touching people, using threats or…

Lehi's noise chapter lets the city hold a host responsible for a loud party even if someone else made the actual noise: the property owner, tenant or person in control of the premises…

Lehi treats public urination and defecation as a listed nuisance. A property whose environment causes, encourages or allows people to urinate or defecate on it or on adjacent public…

Drinking or possessing beer, liquor, or any alcoholic beverage in a public park in unincorporated Utah County is an infraction under Code 4.09.050, capped at a $750 fine with no jail…

Lehi enforces the 2018 International Plumbing Code as its plumbing standard under City Code section 10-2-1(F), with the Assistant Building Official as the authority having…

Lehi has adopted the 2017 National Electrical Code as its electrical standard under City Code section 10-2-1(H), with the Assistant Building Official acting as the authority having…

City Code section 10-3-1 requires an automatic fire sprinkler system in new homes built under the International Residential Code when any one of six conditions is met, from a…

Lehi requires a valid building permit before any construction, removal, or alteration of a structure begins. The Development Code makes an approved final site plan or subdivision plat…

A commercial daycare in a Lehi residential zone must look like an ordinary house and cannot exceed 16 children at a time. Development Code Section 12.200 also bars daycares from…

Utah County Code § 8.18.080 gives anyone seeking a single-family residential building permit the right to request review of an inspection performed by the county's building inspector…

Lehi bars, restaurants, discotheques and dance halls cannot sustain sound above 105 dBA at any time. Once a venue hits that ceiling, the code forces a mandatory 10-minute break at or…

Lehi exempts fire and burglar alarms from its noise chapter, but the exemption carves out continuous vehicle alarms by name. A car alarm that keeps sounding is treated as ordinary…

Lehi classifies delivery and commercial vehicle noise as "Sounds of Commerce and Industry," the mildest of its three noise categories. The city works with businesses to muffle it…

Lehi City Code bars charcoal grills, propane burners and other open-flame cookers from being operated on combustible balconies or within ten feet of combustible construction. The rule…

Lehi bans being in any city park or recreation area between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. under City Code section 6-5-6. The only way around it is written permission granted in advance by the…

Unincorporated Utah County bans minors under 16 from public streets and sidewalks between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m., and sets a longer, weekend-adjusted curfew for 16- and 17-year-olds under…

Lehi makes it unlawful for a property owner or occupant to dispose of solid waste or recycling material any way other than through the city's own collection rules, and requires every…

Lehi treats a garbage can left at the curb more than 24 hours after collection day as a nuisance, and every solid waste, recycling and green waste receptacle must stay covered except…

Lehi requires solid waste and green waste to be removed from every private residence at least once a week, and twice a week from markets, restaurants, hotels, hospitals and similar…

Lehi City runs a separate green waste collection service for grass, brush, branches, leaves and small trees under Chapter 5-1 of the city code. Green waste must go only in the…

Every residential property in Lehi must be enrolled in the city's solid waste and recycling removal service, and every resident pays the rate the city council sets by resolution…

Lehi limits recycling carts to specific materials: newsprint, aluminum, tin and other metal cans, plastics, mixed paper and cardboard. Hazardous waste, dangerous waste and anything…

It is unlawful to dump, bury or place solid waste, or any other offensive substance, on any lot, street, alley or waterway within Lehi city limits. Lehi City Code § 5-1-4 bans the…

Lehi requires dumpsters and other refuse storage areas to be visually screened by an enclosure built of the same material as the primary building, or another approved material. Open…

Lehi has no standalone rodent-control ordinance; it controls rodent habitat by regulating overgrown vegetation. City code declares weeds, vegetation and grass a nuisance whenever they…

Lehi City requires a special event permit before any block party, festival, or gathering that closes a street or otherwise uses city property in a way that interferes with normal…

Lehi treats street fairs, festivals and outdoor concerts as temporary uses that need a Temporary Use Permit from the Zoning Administrator before the event happens, under Development…

Utah County requires an event permit before a parade, procession, or other organized gathering of 50 or more people uses any county road. Utah County Code § 7.05.030 bars staging a…

Lehi's Development Code shields existing farms from nuisance friction with new subdivisions. Any development built next to agricultural land must fence the boundary, and the final plat…

Lehi sets aside three zones, Agriculture-5, Agriculture-1, and R-1-22, specifically to keep large-lot land available for farming and ranching. Development in or next to those zones…

Lehi requires all new outdoor lighting to be fully shielded and aimed downward, shuts most fixtures off by 10 p.m. or an hour after closing, and caps color temperature at 3,000 Kelvin…

Lehi defines light trespass as light falling where it is not wanted or needed and caps it at 0.2 foot-candles measured at a residential property line. Residential fixtures over ten…

A converted digital billboard in Lehi can't push nighttime brightness more than 0.3 foot-candles over the sign it replaced, must carry an automatic sensor that dims the display as…

Lehi allows roof-mounted solar panels as a permitted use on any structure in any zoning district, so no conditional use hearing is needed. Panels are capped at a 10 kW output for homes…

Utah Code § 57-8a-701(2)(a) says no governing document other than a declaration may prohibit a detached dwelling owner from installing a solar energy system, which is the crucial…

Lehi's Planned Community (PC) Zone lets developers exceed the base density of three units per acre by up to 40 percent by providing amenities the city values, from recreation…

Lehi's Development Code sets binding design standards for downtown streets, sidewalks, plazas, and fencing under Section 37.050, built directly on the 2007 Downtown Lehi Revitalization…

Lehi requires every food truck operator to hold a City business license under Title 4, plus a current annual fire safety inspection and a current annual health department permit for…

Food trucks in Lehi may set up wherever the Development Code allows as a temporary use, but never on a street with a speed limit over 35 mph, never on a landscaped parking strip, and…

Lehi designates individual properties as Landmark Sites when they impart high artistic, historic, or cultural values and meet the Development Code's 50-year-age and integrity tests…

Lehi keeps cannabis cultivation, production and medical pharmacy businesses well away from where people gather. Development Code Section 12.130.M.3 bars any cannabis-related business…

Lehi's community forestry code defines invasive species and lets the Urban Forester order removal of any Public Tree or vegetation in the public right-of-way that qualifies, without…

Planting a tree in the Lehi park strip between curb and sidewalk requires a free Parks Department permit, a strip at least seven feet wide, and centering the tree in the strip to keep…

Lehi has no local heritage-tree designation of its own: heritage trees are defined and designated at the state level, and the City's role under its forestry code is limited to…

Lehi's sign ordinance exempts holiday decorations and illuminated building accents from sign-permit requirements entirely, so residents and businesses can hang lights, wreaths, and…

Political signs in Lehi need no sign permit at all: Section 23.070.J of the Development Code lists political signs among the exemptions from Chapter 23's permitting regulations, so…

A garage-sale sign under four square feet needs no permit under Lehi's Development Code, Section 23.070.R, but it still has to sit entirely on private property with the owner's written…

Lehi allows zero new billboards anywhere in the City: Section 23.110.C bans permits for new construction outright. Existing off-premises signs can convert to electronic displays only…

Lehi lets small commercial lots near I-15 put up a pylon sign, normally reserved for three-acre-plus parcels, if the site sits within 300 feet of the freeway right-of-way, within 1,000…

In Utah County's RA-5 Residential Agricultural Zone, the county's primary unincorporated residential zone, the maximum height for any structure is 40 feet, with narrow exceptions for…

Unincorporated Utah County's RR-5 Rural Residential Zone requires a 30-foot front yard setback and a 15-foot side and rear setback for every building and structure. Detached accessory…

In unincorporated Utah County's RR-5 Rural Residential Zone, accessory buildings such as barns, sheds and greenhouses cannot together cover more than 15% of the lot, measured by roofed…

Unincorporated Utah County requires a temporary use permit from the Zoning Administrator for any commercial filming lasting more than two days, valid up to six weeks and renewable…

Utah County bans camping or setting up a campsite anywhere on county property, whether inside an incorporated city or in unincorporated territory, unless the site is a designated…

Commercial drone use in Utah is governed primarily by FAA Part 107 with Utah's UAS preemption statute limiting local interference. State law adds restrictions for emergencies…

Utah expressly preempts local regulation of unmanned aircraft systems, reserving authority to the state and federal governments. Recreational drone operators must follow FAA rules and…

Utah Title 34 Chapter 40 establishes the state minimum wage and preempts local governments from enacting their own minimum wage ordinances.

Utah recognizes both a concealed firearm permit under Title 53 Chapter 5 and permitless concealed carry for qualifying adults statewide, preempting local restrictions.

Utah Code 53-5a-102 broadly preempts local firearm regulation, reserving authority to the Legislature with limited exceptions for state property and government buildings.

Utah generally allows open carry of firearms by adults who may lawfully possess them, with local regulation preempted by Utah Code 53-5a-102.

Utah's gambling statute defines a "lottery" to include any raffle or gift enterprise where entrants pay for a chance at a prize, and folds lottery directly into the criminal definition…

Utah Code § 76-9-1401(8) defines "gambling" as risking anything of value on a chance-based outcome tied to an agreement that someone will receive value: a definition with no exception…

Utah is one of only two states with zero legal gambling, and that includes sports betting: no retail sportsbooks, no mobile betting apps, and no daily-fantasy cash contests. Utah…

Utah's Community Association Act gives an HOA a statutory lien on a lot for unpaid assessments, collection costs, attorney fees, and qualifying fines (§ 57-8a-301). The association may…

Utah Code § 57-8a-227 gives a lot owner a records right with hard numbers attached: the association must answer a written request within 10 business days, may charge no more than 10…

A Utah HOA board may adopt and amend rules and design criteria under Utah Code § 57-8a-217, but only with 15 days' advance notice to owners, an open forum, and a copy of the change…

Utah Code § 57-8a-231(2) bars an association from enacting or enforcing a governing document that prohibits, or has the effect of prohibiting, the owner of a detached dwelling from…

Utah Code § 57-8a-802 overrides any contrary governing document and forbids a homeowners association from prohibiting a lot owner from installing or using an electric vehicle charging…

Utah Code § 57-8a-219 bars a homeowners association from prohibiting a lot owner's display of a United States flag inside the dwelling, on a limited common area, or on the lot, so long…

Utah Code § 57-8a-208 puts no dollar limit on an association fine. Subsection (3)(b) says only that the fine shall be in the amount provided for in the association's governing…

A Utah association can sell your home without a lawsuit, but Utah Code 57-8a-303 puts four separate locks on that power. It must deliver notice at least 30 calendar days before…

Utah Code § 57-8a-209(1)(a) expressly allows a homeowners association to cap the number and term of rentals or to prohibit rentals outright, so Utah runs the opposite way from states…

Utah allows sobriety checkpoints, but only with a magistrate's written authorisation obtained in advance. Utah Code Section 77-23-104 requires a command level officer to file a signed…

Utah wrote the protection directly into the interference offense. Utah Code Section 76-8-305(4) says that recording a peace officer with a camera, mobile phone or other photographic…

Utah is one of the states with a genuine stop-and-identify duty, but the duty is narrower than the questions an officer is allowed to ask. Utah Code Section 77-7-15 lets a peace…

Utah has no statute regulating consent to search a vehicle, no odour-based probable cause provision and no pretextual-stop reform. The one statutory limit on what a Utah officer may…

In Utah a golf cart may not be driven on any highway unless the municipality whose jurisdiction that highway sits in has passed an ordinance allowing it. Utah Code 41-6a-1510(1)(b)…

Utah eviction begins with a notice to quit under Utah Code 78B-6-802. Nonpayment of rent requires a 3-business-day pay-or-quit notice; lease violations require a 3-calendar-day…

The Utah Fit Premises Act requires owners to keep rentals fit for human habitation, with working electrical, heating, plumbing, and hot and cold water (Utah Code 57-22-3, 57-22-4)…

Utah does not require just-cause for eviction and uses a streamlined unlawful detainer process under Title 78B Chapter 6 Part 8. Landlords may terminate month-to-month tenancies with…

Under the Utah Fit Premises Act, a landlord must give the renter at least 24 hours' prior notice before entering the rental unit, unless the rental agreement provides otherwise (Utah…

Utah does cap residential late fees. Under the Fit Premises Act, an owner may not charge a late fee exceeding the greater of 10% of the rent or $75 (Utah Code 57-22-4(5)(a)). Any fee…

To end a month-to-month tenancy in Utah, the owner must serve notice to quit at least 15 calendar days before the end of the rental period (Utah Code 78B-6-802(1)(b)(i)). A tenancy at…

Utah prohibits local rent control. State law bars any county, city, or town from enacting an ordinance or resolution that controls rents or fees on private residential property unless…

Utah sets no statutory cap on how much a landlord can charge for a security deposit. After a tenant moves out, the landlord has 30 days to return the deposit and any prepaid rent, with…

Utah adverse possession requires continuous occupation and claim of land for seven years AND payment of all taxes levied and assessed on it during that period (Utah Code 78B-2-208…

As of March 25, 2025, Utah bans selling electronic cigarette products with any characterizing flavor other than tobacco or menthol. The ban applies to all retailers, and every vape…

Utah wrote a dedicated auxiliary lighting provision into the traffic code in 2024. Utah Code Section 41-6a-1604(7) says an auxiliary light installed on a motor vehicle may only be…

Utah has no statute naming dash cameras, so the answer comes from three provisions that do apply. Utah Code Section 41-6a-1635(2)(a) prohibits operating a motor vehicle with an object…

Utah runs two rules at once and they are not the same thing. Lane splitting, riding a motorcycle between clearly marked lanes while traffic is in motion, is flatly prohibited by Utah…

Utah Code 41-1a-403(2)(a) says an individual may not attach to or over a license plate a license plate cover. There is no tint qualifier, no transparency exception and no exception…

A radar detector is legal in a private vehicle in Utah. The Utah Code contains no provision on radar detectors at all; what it does contain is Section 41-6a-609, which prohibits radar…

Utah Code 41-6a-1636(3) makes any stud, cleat, spike or other non-rubber protuberance on a tire unlawful, and then Subsection (5)(a) carves out the one thing most Utah drivers want…

Utah Code Section 41-6a-1635(1) bars operating a motor vehicle with a windshield allowing less than 70% light transmittance or a front side window allowing less than 35%, with no more…