41-6a-1120. Mobile carrier device.

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Effective 5/14/2019

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

Enacted by Chapter 391 , 2019 General Session