41-1a-206 - Payment of property taxes or in lieu fees before registration.
41-1a-206. Payment of property taxes or in lieu fees before registration.
(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), the division before issuing any registrationshall require from every applicant for the registration a certificate from the county assessor inwhich the vehicle has situs for taxation that:
(a) the property tax or in lieu fee on the vehicle for the current registration period hasbeen paid;
(b) in the assessor's opinion the tax or in lieu fee is a lien on real property sufficient tosecure the payment of the tax; or
(c) the vehicle is exempt by law from payment of property tax or the in lieu fee for thecurrent registration period.
(2) The requirements of Subsection (1) do not apply to the registration of ambulances,peace officer patrol vehicles, fire engines, passenger cars and trucks owned and used by theUnited States government or by the state of Utah or by any of its political subdivisions, andmotor vehicles assessed by the commission under Section 59-2-201.
Amended by Chapter 164, 2006 General Session