Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB336: Recovery Operations Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 19, 2026
This bill distinguishes recovery operations from normal towing operations and creates requirements for the operation and payment of recovery operators.
What the bill says
A bill described in this section is void; and (b) a bond requirement that applies to the recovery operator is void. Section 2. Section 72-1-102 is amended to read: 72-1-102 . Definitions. As used in this title: (1) "Circulator alley" means a publicly owned passageway: (a) with a right-of-way width of 20 feet or greater; (b) located within a master planned community; (c) established by the city having jurisdictional authority as part of the street network for traffic circulation that may also be used for: (i) garbage collection; (ii) access to residential garages; or (iii) access rear entrances.
From the enrolled text, March 12, 2026:
a bill described in this section is void; and (b) a bond requirement that applies to the recovery operator is void. Section 2. Section 72-1-102 is amended to read: 72-1-102 . Definitions. As used in this title: (1) "Circulator alley" means a publicly owned passageway: (a) with a right-of-way width of 20 feet or greater; (b) located within a master planned community; (c) established by the city having jurisdictional authority as part of the street network for traffic circulation that may also be used for: (i) garbage collection; (ii) access to residential garages; or (iii) access rear entrances to a commercial establishment; and (d) constructed with a bituminous or concrete pavement surface. (2) "Commission" means the Transportation Commission created under Section 72-1-301 . (3) "Construction" means the construction, reconstruction, replacement, and improvement of the highways, including the acquisition of rights-of-way and material sites. (4) "Department" means the Department of Transportation created in Section 72-1-201 . (5) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department appointed under Section 72-1-202 . (6) "Farm tractor" has the meaning set forth in means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-1a-102 . (7) "Federal aid primary highway" means that portion of connected main highways located within this state officially designated by the department and approved by the United States Secretary of …