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Section 1120 - Mobile carrier device.

UT Code § 41-6a-1120 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) "Mobile carrier" means an electrically powered device that: (a) is operated on a sidewalk or crosswalk; (b) is intended primarily for the transport of property while remaining within 25 feet of the human operator; (c) weighs less than 150 pounds, excluding cargo; (d) has a maximum speed of 12.5 miles per hour; (e) is equipped with a technology to transport personal property with the active monitoring of a personal property owner; and (f) is primarily designed to remain within 25 feet of the personal property owner.

(a) is operated on a sidewalk or crosswalk;

(b) is intended primarily for the transport of property while remaining within 25 feet of the human operator;

(c) weighs less than 150 pounds, excluding cargo;

(d) has a maximum speed of 12.5 miles per hour;

(e) is equipped with a technology to transport personal property with the active monitoring of a personal property owner; and

(f) is primarily designed to remain within 25 feet of the personal property owner.

(2) A mobile carrier is not a vehicle or personal delivery device as defined in Section 41-6a-1119.

(3) A mobile carrier may be operated on a sidewalk or crosswalk if all of the following requirements are met: (a) the mobile carrier is operated in accordance with the local ordinances, if any, established by the local highway authority; (b) the mobile carrier remains at all times within 25 feet of the human operator while the mobile carrier is in motion; (c) the mobile carrier is equipped with a braking system that enables the mobile carrier to come to a controlled stop; and (d) if the mobile carrier is being operated between sunset and sunrise, a light on both the front and rear of the mobile carrier that is visible on all sides of the mobile carrier in clear weather from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front and rear of the mobile carrier when directly in front of low beams of headlights on a motor vehicle.

(a) the mobile carrier is operated in accordance with the local ordinances, if any, established by the local highway authority;

(b) the mobile carrier remains at all times within 25 feet of the human operator while the mobile carrier is in motion;

(c) the mobile carrier is equipped with a braking system that enables the mobile carrier to come to a controlled stop; and

(d) if the mobile carrier is being operated between sunset and sunrise, a light on both the front and rear of the mobile carrier that is visible on all sides of the mobile carrier in clear weather from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front and rear of the mobile carrier when directly in front of low beams of headlights on a motor vehicle.

(4) A personal property owner monitoring the mobile carrier may not allow a mobile carrier to: (a) fail to comply with a traffic or pedestrian control device or signal; (b) unreasonably interfere with a pedestrian or traffic; (c) transport hazardous material; or (d) operate on a street or highway, except when crossing the street or highway within a crosswalk.

(a) fail to comply with a traffic or pedestrian control device or signal;

(b) unreasonably interfere with a pedestrian or traffic;

(c) transport hazardous material; or

(d) operate on a street or highway, except when crossing the street or highway within a crosswalk.

(5) A mobile carrier has the rights and obligations applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances, except that a mobile carrier shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian on a sidewalk or crosswalk.

(6) A personal property owner may not operate a mobile carrier unless the person complies with this section.

(7) A violation of this section is an infraction.

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Section 1120 - Mobile carrier device.