Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB289: Motor Vehicle Accident Liability Amendments
Status: Chaptered, March 24, 2026
This bill addresses the civil liability of a person who caused a motor vehicle accident and provided emergency care for the motor vehicle accident.
What the bill says
An act or omission by the person rendering the emergency care , unless the person is grossly negligent or caused the emergency . (b) Subsection (2)(a) does not apply if: (i) the person is grossly negligent when rendering the emergency care; or (ii) the emergency is not a motor vehicle accident and the person caused the emergency. (3) (a) A person who gratuitously, and in good faith, assists a governmental agency or political subdivision in an activity described in Subsections (3)(a)(i) through (iii) is not liable for any civil damages or penalties as a result of any act or omission, unless the.
From the introduced text:
an act or omission by the person rendering the emergency care , unless the person is grossly negligent or caused the emergency . (b) Subsection (2)(a) does not apply if: (i) the person is grossly negligent when rendering the emergency care; or (ii) the emergency is not a motor vehicle accident and the person caused the emergency. (3) (a) A person who gratuitously, and in good faith, assists a governmental agency or political subdivision in an activity described in Subsections (3)(a)(i) through (iii) is not liable for any civil damages or penalties as a result of any act or omission, unless the person rendering assistance is grossly negligent in: (i) implementing measures to control the causes of epidemic and communicable diseases and other conditions significantly affecting the public health, or necessary to protect the public health as set out in Title 26A, Chapter 1, Local Health Departments ; (ii) investigating and controlling suspected bioterrorism and disease as set out in Title 26B, Chapter 7, Part 3, Treatment, Isolation, and Quarantine Procedures for Communicable Diseases ; and (iii) responding to a national, state, or local emergency, a public health emergency as defined in Section 26B-7-301 , or a declaration by the president of the United States or other federal official requesting public health-related activities. (b) The immunity in this Subsection (3) …