South Jordan, UT

South Jordan caps home occupation traffic at twelve one-way vehicle trips per day, covering customer and client visits plus deliveries, under City Code § 5.38.020.

South Jordan treats in-home child care as a licensed home occupation, capping preschools at 12 students in two daily sessions and allowing only one licensed home-childcare business per…

South Jordan requires a City business license for home occupations involving in-home child or adult care, preschools, or client visits; other minor home businesses may operate without…

South Jordan bars exterior advertising for home occupations except a single nameplate up to two square feet, and monument signs are never allowed for home-based businesses.

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…

South Jordan permits ADUs only in A-5, A-1, R-1.8, R-2.5, R-3, R-4 and R-5 zones, with minimum lot sizes, parking, and setback rules for internal units and detached guesthouses.

South Jordan lets a low backyard shed sit as close as 5 feet from the side property line and 3 feet from the rear, but the rear setback grows with the structure's height.

South Jordan bans renting an internal accessory dwelling unit for stays under 30 consecutive days, keeping IADUs restricted to long-term occupancy under the city's Accessory Dwelling…

South Jordan requires the property owner of record to live on-site as their legal residence for any accessory dwelling unit, tracking Utah's statewide internal-ADU owner-occupancy…

An existing garage in unincorporated Salt Lake County can become an accessory dwelling unit, but it must meet every ADU standard and pass building-code safety upgrades first.

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…

South Jordan requires a City permit before building any collector-street fence or any fence over six feet tall; a shorter, interior-lot fence generally doesn't need one under City Code…

South Jordan limits front-yard fencing in residential zones to nonobscuring wrought iron or vinyl picket up to four feet, or masonry/solid vinyl up to three feet: no other materials…

South Jordan requires a building permit and licensed engineer's design for most retaining walls, caps a single wall at nine feet, and limits terraced walls to a combined eighteen feet…

South Jordan caps rear and side yard fences at 6 feet, while front yard fences top out at 4 feet for open styles or 3 feet for solid masonry and hedges.

Under Utah Code Section 4-26-103, a qualifying grazing or agricultural landowner can require an adjoining qualified landowner to pay half the cost of a partition fence, and recover…

South Jordan makes it unlawful for an owner to let a dog or other animal bark, whine, or howl excessively, continuously, or at untimely hours; a first violation is an infraction under…

South Jordan prohibits operating a motor vehicle with its dynamic braking device, a compression-release 'Jake brake', engaged anywhere in the city, except to avoid imminent danger.

South Jordan bans mechanical parking-lot sweeping, commercial trash pickup, and construction or land-development activity between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. citywide to curb nighttime…

South Jordan's zoning code sets no citywide decibel limit for general noise; the sole numeric dBA cap applies to wind energy conversion systems, capped at 45 decibels at any property…

Salt Lake County's Airport Overlay Zone divides land around county airports into five noise-based Airport Restriction Zones, A through E, keyed to how much aircraft noise the area…

South Jordan caps household pets at two per species over four months old per dwelling; owning a third dog, cat, or other pet of the same species violates § 6.08.060 and is a class B…

South Jordan requires owners to keep any female cat in heat confined indoors: the only cat-specific rule in the code, since cats, unlike dogs, need no city license.

South Jordan requires every dog to be restrained by a leash no longer than six feet, a secure enclosure, or direct owner supervision on the owner's own property; violators face a class…

South Jordan requires all commercial veterinary, grooming and boarding operations to run inside a fully enclosed building, with no discernible noise or odor beyond the lot line under…

South Jordan allows honeybee hives as an accessory use on residential lots of at least a quarter acre, caps colonies by lot size, and sets 25-foot setbacks from property lines.

South Jordan bans keeping, selling, buying, or giving away any 'wild animal', including big cats, wolves, bears, venomous snakes, and raccoons, under § 6.08.050, with narrow exceptions…

South Jordan allows up to six chickens per residential lot of at least 10,000 square feet for family food production, bans roosters, and requires a City permit and coop setbacks.

South Jordan does not ban any dog breed by name; instead § 6.12.070 lets the city petition a court to declare an individual dog 'vicious' based on documented behavior, triggering…

Salt Lake County doesn't require every pet to carry a microchip, but any animal impounded by the county must be microchipped before it's released back to its owner, under Code…

In South Jordan's Redwood Road Mixed Use zones, loading areas must sit at the rear of buildings and stay separated from customer and employee parking, per City Code Section 17.54.180.

South Jordan bars trucks from parking anywhere in the city by default, and residential and P-C zones allow no truck parking at all except while actively loading or unloading cargo.

South Jordan bars parking in an alley or public lane that leaves less than 10 feet of roadway clear or blocks a driveway entrance, and lets the city post no-parking signs on streets…

South Jordan requires RVs, boats, campers, and trailers on single-family lots to sit behind the front of the house, 8 feet off the street in a side yard, and screened by a 6-foot…

South Jordan's nuisance ordinance bars parking or storing inoperative, unregistered, abandoned, wrecked, or dismantled vehicles, boats, trailers, or vehicle parts, including RVs, on…

From November 1 to March 1, South Jordan bans on-street parking on odd-numbered-address sides during any snow event and for 24 hours after, pushing overnight parking to even-numbered…

South Jordan paints and maintains curb markings on city streets to signal parking restrictions, with red meaning no stopping at any time and yellow meaning parking only as posted signs…

South Jordan bars most watercraft, trailers, campers and RVs from front or street-side yards unless set back and screened, with a 72-hour exception.

Salt Lake County Code §11.26.010 lets residents in the unincorporated county petition the county council to designate their neighborhood a permit-only, on-street parking area…

From November through April, Salt Lake County Code §11.20.130 bans parking on any county street in the unincorporated area whenever it is snowing or snow is already on the street. A…

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…

South Jordan requires anyone operating a hotel, motel, or short term rental to keep a guest register recording each guest's name, residence, and vehicle information, with failure to…

Salt Lake County does not require an owner or host to live on site at a licensed short-term rental. Instead, Code §5.19.070(C) requires every licensee to name a responsible party based…

Salt Lake County sets no county-written guest number for short-term rentals; instead §5.19.080 requires a permanent nameplate sign near the front entrance stating the building's…

Short-term rentals in unincorporated Salt Lake County must be laid out so noise and foot traffic don't substantially intrude on neighbors, with written neighbor consent if access is…

A short-term rental in unincorporated Salt Lake County pays the same annual fee as a general business license, set in the county's consolidated fee schedule, not a flat dollar amount…

South Jordan requires property owners to prune park-strip trees to keep sidewalks and roads clear, with set minimum clearance heights.

South Jordan can order mandatory outdoor watering restrictions during a declared water shortage. Phase III bars outdoor watering and vehicle washing, Phase IV adds pools, fountains and…

South Jordan's Tree Stewardship Ordinance bars anyone from damaging, paving too close to, or piling material against a city-owned tree in parks and street park strips.

South Jordan caps new lawn at 250 square feet or 35% of the landscaped area and requires Localscapes-style planting beds with regionally adapted plants instead of turf in most yards.

South Jordan property owners can't let weeds grow past six inches, and poison ivy, poison oak or poison sumac are banned outright at any height.

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…

South Jordan requires a city license for every retail fireworks stand and sets strict siting buffers: 100 feet from schools and flammable-liquid sites, 50 feet from any other building.

South Jordan treats a fire hazard or unlawful burning on any property as a public nuisance the city can abate, cite and prosecute under its nuisance abatement chapter.

Salt Lake County Code §15.32.050(F) requires every rental property owner in the unincorporated county to "provide smoke detectors and fire extinguishers as required by code." If a…

Salt Lake County lets residents build recreational campfires without a permit as long as a responsible person controls the fire, it fits an eight-foot fire ring, and it isn't a…

In unincorporated Salt Lake County mobile home parks, LP-gas containers must be securely fastened against overturning, and no vessel can be stored inside or under a structure without…

Open flames, unenclosed smoking, and fireworks are banned within 300 feet of Salt Lake County's designated wildland-urban interface areas to cut wildfire risk.

All pool and spa drains in South Jordan must comply with the federal Virginia Graeme Baker Act: anti-entrapment covers and, where required, secondary safety systems.

Salt Lake County's amended building fee schedule treats residential swimming pools as an R-3/U occupancy requiring plan review before a building permit issues, with the review fee set…

South Jordan caps building footprint at 40% of the lot in most residential zones, rising to 50% in R-5 and 60% in the R-M zone.

South Jordan sets front, side and rear yard setbacks by zone, running from 8 feet in R-4/R-5 side yards up to 30 feet on R-1.8 front yards.

South Jordan limits main buildings in its residential zones to 35 feet and accessory buildings to 25 feet, under the development standards in City Code Section 17.40.020, covering the…

South Jordan requires mobile food vendors to hold a City business license, a Salt Lake Valley health permit, and a fire safety inspection before operating anywhere in city limits.

South Jordan's mobile food vendor rules explicitly exclude vending carts, so sidewalk cart vending isn't subject to the truck-specific zoning, hours, or licensing chapter: only the…

South Jordan limits mobile food vending to eight commercial and mixed-use zones, plus schools, churches, parks, and City property with written permission, not plain residential areas.

Recyclables set at the curb in South Jordan stay legally yours until the City empties the bin: anyone else who scavenges them first is committing an infraction.

South Jordan requires every occupied home to sign up for city curbside refuse and recycling collection instead of self-hauling, unless the City itself rules curbside pickup unfeasible…

South Jordan residents must set curbside carts out no earlier than the evening before and by 6:30 AM on pickup day, then pull them back in that same day.

South Jordan treats a garbage can left in the street more than 24 hours after collection day as a nuisance the city can cite and fine.

South Jordan does not collect couches, appliances or other bulk items in weekly curbside carts: residents must request and schedule a paid Special Service Waste Program pickup instead.

South Jordan bans placing a solid waste container on sidewalks, roadways, alleyways or parking lots where it blocks pedestrians or traffic, with narrow exceptions for the city's own…

South Jordan bans dumping solid waste anywhere in the city, even on your own property with permission, unless it goes to a licensed hauler's container, transfer station, or the…

South Jordan requires a permit from the building official for any work the adopted construction codes cover; performing that work without one is a class B misdemeanor under the city's…

South Jordan adopts the state-adopted National Electrical Code as its electrical code and requires a permit for covered electrical work.

South Jordan requires written building-official approval at each successive construction stage before work can advance to the next.

South Jordan adopts the state-adopted plumbing code as part of its construction codes and requires a permit for covered plumbing work.

South Jordan has no local lead-paint ordinance, but federal law requires landlords of pre-1978 housing to disclose known lead-based paint hazards and provide the EPA pamphlet 'Protect…

South Jordan requires every massage business to hold a City license per premises, undergo background checks, and operate only between 8:00 AM and 10:00 PM.

South Jordan requires a city license for tow truck operators, vehicle immobilizers, and tow lots, and limits nonconsent private-property tows to properties with specific posted signage.

South Jordan requires a sexually oriented business license to operate and bars these businesses from locating within 1,000 feet of another such business, a residence, church, school…

Pawnbrokers in South Jordan must obtain a city business license, pass a police department background check, and post a $2,500 surety bond before opening, under Chapter 5.48 of the city…

South Jordan allows tattoo parlors as a personal-service use citywide but expressly bars them, along with massage therapy, from the Redwood Road Mixed Use Research and Development zone.

South Jordan prohibits operating an auto repair or body shop as a home occupation, only allowing residents to store, service, or repair vehicles registered to someone living in the…

Secondhand merchandise dealers in South Jordan need a city license, must keep their inventory within their principal line of business, and must enclose any outdoor storage with a solid…

Running a retail tobacco specialty business, including a vape or e-cig shop, in unincorporated Salt Lake County without a county license is unlawful under Code §5.21.020. The county…

South Jordan's zoning code lets private HOA covenants impose stricter rules than the city's own standards. Whichever restriction is tougher controls, and the city's zoning title will…

South Jordan requires every homeowners' and common interest community association within city limits to register with the city by January 15 each year and report board changes.

South Jordan fines an HOA up to $50 for missing its annual registration, and bars the association from passing that fine to members as an added assessment.

HOAs in Salt Lake County (Salt Lake City, West Valley City, West Jordan, Sandy, Murray) are governed by the Utah Community Association Act (Utah Code Title 57, Chapter 8a). Section…

Utah Code §57-8a-208(4) gives any lot owner 30 days to request an informal hearing before the board after notice of a fine. Section 57-8a-208(5) lets the owner appeal an adverse…

HOA architectural review committees (ARCs) in Salt Lake County HOAs operate under Utah Code §57-8a-218 (limits on rules and design criteria), §57-8a-217 (rulemaking procedure), and…

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…

South Jordan imposes a 1% municipal transient room tax on tourist homes, hotels, motels, and trailer court accommodations rented for stays under 30 consecutive days, collected by the…

South Jordan requires a city license to operate residential rental housing of four or more units, with the application reviewed by the health and fire departments before approval.

Landlords in unincorporated Salt Lake County must keep rental units safe, sanitary and code-compliant under the county's Fit Premises ordinance, covering everything from structural…

Utah is an at-will, no-just-cause eviction state, and Salt Lake County is preempted from imposing just-cause requirements on private residential landlords. A landlord in Salt Lake…

Salt Lake County and every city within it (Salt Lake City, West Valley City, West Jordan, Sandy, Murray, Taylorsville, South Jordan, Draper, Riverton, Cottonwood Heights, Holladay…

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…

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 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…

South Jordan code lists publicly urinating or defecating on any property or adjacent public place as a nuisance condition enforceable by the city's code compliance officer, with…

South Jordan makes it an infraction to congregate on sidewalks, stairways, doorways, or windows in a way that blocks people from entering, leaving, or passing by nearby buildings and…

South Jordan prohibits possessing or consuming alcohol anywhere in city parks, trails, and open spaces, treating it as a prohibited activity alongside smoking and open fires.

South Jordan bans smoking outright in every city park, trail, and open space, listing it among prohibited activities enforced under the city's parks chapter.

Accosting another person in a public place, or a place open to the public, for the purpose of begging is disorderly conduct in unincorporated Salt Lake County under County Code…

South Jordan requires anyone organizing a parade or other formation on a public street to obtain a special event permit filed at least 30 days in advance.

South Jordan exempts block parties from its special event permit, but the host must still get written authorization from the police chief before closing any public street.

South Jordan requires facility reservations for its parks under a rental policy the city manager administers, governing access to pavilions, fields, and other bookable spaces.

Salt Lake County treats movie and television filming as an 'entertainment event' under its special events ordinance, so any unincorporated-area film shoot involving more than 50 people…

South Jordan requires a city license for any residential rental property with four or more units, and won't issue it until the health and fire departments inspect and approve the…

Salt Lake County's Fit Premises ordinance sets fixed deadlines for landlords to fix specific defects once a tenant gives written notice, from 24-hour toilet repairs to 96-hour window…

South Jordan makes it unlawful to camp or sleep overnight on any public property -- streets, parks, sidewalks, and city-owned land -- unless the area is specifically designated for…

South Jordan bars drivers from using marked bicycle lanes as turning lanes or driving, parking, or stopping in them, allowing only a brief crossing to turn and requiring drivers to…

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)…

South Jordan closes its parks, trails, and open spaces overnight, opening them to the public only between 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. each day.

South Jordan bars minors under 16 from streets, sidewalks, and public places between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., and minors under 18 between 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m., with liability…

South Jordan does not require a sign permit for holiday lights and decorations that carry no commercial message, and business holiday lighting is also exempt from the city's commercial…

South Jordan limits freestanding pylon signs facing the I-15 freeway to qualifying retail uses in the C-F Zone, allowed by right within 100 feet of the I-15 right-of-way and only with…

South Jordan allows temporary garage sale signs up to four square feet on the seller's own property, permit-free, for no more than seven consecutive days or twenty-one total days a…

South Jordan lets businesses cover up to half of a window with temporary promotional displays without a permit, while neon or illuminated window signs are capped at two square feet…

South Jordan allows electronic message signs only as part of an approved pylon or monument sign in specific commercial zones, capped at 50% of the allowed sign area, with static…

Political signs in unincorporated Salt Lake County don't need a building permit, County Code §19.82.070 exempts them along with property signs and nameplates, but they still face real…

South Jordan requires a land disturbance permit before any grading, and the application must include a civil-engineer-stamped grading plan and drainage plan meeting the city's design…

New and substantially improved residential structures in South Jordan's mapped flood hazard areas must have their lowest floor, including any basement, built at or above the FEMA base…

South Jordan won't issue a building permit, subdivision approval, or other development permit unless the project includes drainage facilities adequate to carry away runoff, storm and…

South Jordan participates in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and enforces floodplain development standards for properties in FEMA-designated Special Flood Hazard Areas…

No permit is needed to create or maintain the defensible space Utah's Wildland-Urban Interface Code requires around structures in Salt Lake County's foothills and canyons.

South Jordan's public services department must promptly repair any leak, break, or equipment failure in the city water system, while property owners are on the hook for keeping their…

Any lawn or turf area in Salt Lake County's landscape plans must be planted with drought-tolerant grass and must be at least 10 feet wide.

South Jordan directs that trees planted in park strips match the City's street tree list and follow its construction standards.

South Jordan's Urban Forester can identify and preserve historic trees and nominate them to the Utah Heritage Tree Register.

For wireless communication facility equipment in South Jordan, security lighting on shelters, cabinets, and ground equipment is allowed only if it's appropriately down-shielded so the…

South Jordan requires all commercial lighting fixtures attached to a building to be fully shielded or angled so light doesn't spill onto neighboring property, and caps any single…

Billboard lighting in unincorporated Salt Lake County is confined to the sign face itself: Code §19.82.185.H bars any lighting source that is directly visible to passersby. Internally…

South Jordan owners, occupants, or agents must clear sidewalk snow and ice within a reasonable time, and by 8 AM after an evening storm.

South Jordan's nuisance code treats deteriorated, abandoned, or unsafe buildings as a public nuisance, covering dry rot, termite damage, broken windows, and construction left…

South Jordan's nuisance ordinance lists weeds on vacant lots, other property, sidewalks, and street edges as a public nuisance whenever they create a fire hazard or unsightly…

South Jordan's street department, not the abutting property owner, is responsible for repairing public sidewalks and reporting defects for repair.

South Jordan requires an encroachment permit before anyone builds, places, or maintains structures like curbs, sidewalks, signs, or pipelines in the public right of way.

South Jordan bans placing trash, building material, or merchandise on sidewalks and public ways next to your property without the city engineer's written permission.

South Jordan exempts garage and yard sales from its home occupation licensing rules but limits them to four calendar days per year per property under City Code § 5.38.010, with any…

South Jordan caps refuse on any property at 20 days, and an inspector can order hazardous piles that could breed rodents or insects removed within 24 hours.

South Jordan's Historic Preservation Committee designates buildings and sites at least 50 years old to a city historic sites list and landmark register, triggering review before…

South Jordan's A-5 and A-1 agricultural zones set minimum lot sizes of five and one acre, and each lot is limited to a single primary dwelling.

Utah Code 78B-6-1101 protects established agricultural operations from nuisance lawsuits when surrounding land uses change toward residential development.

Recreational drone flying in Salt Lake County is governed primarily by FAA Part 107 / 49 USC §44809 (TRUST test, sub-400 ft AGL, visual line of sight, no flight in controlled airspace…

Commercial drone work in Salt Lake County (real estate photography, construction progress mapping, inspections, surveying, ski-resort marketing) requires the FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot…

Salt Lake County Code Chapter 5.17 requires anyone engaged in door-to-door residential solicitation in unincorporated Salt Lake County to register with the County Licensing Official…

Salt Lake County Code §5.17.140 gives any resident the right to post a 'No Solicitation' sign at the main entrance door or on the property line near the walkway, and requires every…

Cluster developments in unincorporated Salt Lake County's Foothills and Canyons Overlay Zone can earn a density bonus of up to 25 percent over the underlying zone's base density…

Blocking or closing any street or sidewalk in unincorporated Salt Lake County for a film shoot or other special event is unlawful without a special event permit and payment of the…

Salt Lake County Code section 9.72.140(C)(1) exempts devices used mainly to prepare food, such as outdoor grills, smokers and fireplaces, from the county's open-burning permit…

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 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…

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…

Utah's State Construction Code adopts uniform electrical and structural standards for rooftop solar installations. The Utah Solar Access Act limits unreasonable local restrictions, and…

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…