Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB423: Hit and Run and DUI Offense Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 24, 2026
This bill increases the penalty for leaving the scene of an accident and modifies deadlines for an administrative driver license hearing following an individual's arrest for driving under the influence.
What the bill says
An act or practice of severe forms of trafficking in persons as defined and described in 22 U.S.C. Sec. 7102(11). (6) (a) Subject to Subsection (6)(b) , a driver of a commercial motor vehicle who holds or is required to hold a CDL is disqualified for not less than: (i) 60 days from driving a commercial motor vehicle if the driver is convicted of two serious traffic violations; and (ii) 120 days if the driver is convicted of three or more serious traffic violations. (b) The disqualifications under Subsection (6)(a) are effective only if the serious traffic violations: (i) occur within three yea.
From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:
an act or practice of severe forms of trafficking in persons as defined and described in 22 U.S.C. Sec. 7102(11). (6) (a) Subject to Subsection (6)(b) , a driver of a commercial motor vehicle who holds or is required to hold a CDL is disqualified for not less than: (i) 60 days from driving a commercial motor vehicle if the driver is convicted of two serious traffic violations; and (ii) 120 days if the driver is convicted of three or more serious traffic violations. (b) The disqualifications under Subsection (6)(a) are effective only if the serious traffic violations: (i) occur within three years of each other; (ii) arise from separate incidents; and (iii) involve the use or operation of a commercial motor vehicle. (c) If a driver of a commercial motor vehicle who holds or is required to hold a CDL is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle and the division receives notice of a subsequent conviction for a serious traffic violation that results in an additional disqualification period under this Subsection (6) , the subsequent disqualification period is effective beginning on the ending date of the current serious traffic violation disqualification period. (7) (a) A driver of a commercial motor vehicle who is convicted of violating an out-of-service order while driving a commercial motor vehicle is disqualified from …