§ 41-1a-110. Authority of division to suspend or revoke registration, certificate of title, license plate, or permit.

1/1/2027 (1) Except as provided in Subsections (3) and (4), the division may suspend or revoke a registration, certificate of title, license plate, or permit if: (a) the division is satisfied that a registration, certificate of title, license plate, or permit was fraudulently procured or erroneously issued; (b) the division determines that a registered vehicle is mechanically unfit or unsafe to be operated or moved upon the highways; (c) a registered vehicle has been dismantled; (d) the division determines that the required fee has not been paid and the fee is not paid upon reasonable notice and demand; (e) a registration decal, license plate, or permit is knowingly displayed upon a vehicle other than the one for which issued; (f) the division determines that the owner has committed any offense under this chapter involving the registration, certificate of title, registration card, license plate, registration decal, or permit; (g) the division receives notification by the Department of Transportation that the owner has committed any offence under Title 72, Chapter 9, Motor Carrier Safety Act; or (h) the division determines a vehicle owner used an improper address to avoid an emissions inspection as described in Subsection 41-6a-1642(14). (2) (a) The division shall revoke the registration of a vehicle if the division receives notification by the: (i) Department of Public Safety that a person: (A) has been convicted of operating a registered motor vehicle in violation of Section 41-12a-301 or 41-12a-302; or (B) is under an administrative action taken by the Department of Public Safety for operating a registered motor vehicle in violation of Section 41-12a-301; (ii) designated agent that the owner of a motor vehicle: (A) has failed to provide satisfactory proof of owner's or operator's security to the designated agent after the second notice provided under Section 41-12a-804; or (B) provided a false or fraudulent statement to the designated agent; or (iii) designated agent that, during the months of April through October, the owner of a motorboat: (A) has failed to provide satisfactory proof of owner's or operator's security to the designated agent after the second notice provided under Section 41-12a-804; or (B) provided a false or fraudulent statement to the designated agent. (b) The division shall notify the Driver License Division if the division revokes the registration of a vehicle under Subsection (2)(a)(ii)(A). (3) The division may not suspend or revoke the registration of a vessel or outboard motor unless authorized under Section 73-18-7.3. (4) The division may not suspend or revoke the registration of an off-highway vehicle unless authorized under Section 41-22-17. (5) The division shall charge a registration reinstatement fee under Section 41-1a-1220, if the registration is revoked under Subsection (2). (6) Except as provided in Subsections (3), (4), and (7), the division may suspend or revoke a registered vehicle's registration if the division is notified by a local health department, as defined in Section 26A-1-102, that the registered vehicle is unable to meet state or local air emissions standards or violates Subsection 41-6a-1626(2)(a) or (b). (7) The division may not suspend or revoke a registered vehicle's registration under Subsection (6) if the registered vehicle has a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating that is greater than 26,000 pounds.