41-6a-706.5. Definitions -- Operation of motor vehicle near a vulnerable user of a highway prohibited -- Endangering a vulnerable user of a highway prohibited.

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Effective 5/6/2026

(1)As used in this section, "vulnerable user of a highway" means:

(a)a pedestrian, including a person engaged in work upon a highway or upon utilities facilities along a highway or providing emergency services within the right-of-way of a highway;

(b)a person riding an animal; or

(c)a person operating any of the following on a highway:

(i)a farm tractor or implement of husbandry, without an enclosed shell;

(ii)a skateboard;

(iii)roller skates;

(iv)in-line skates;

(v)a bicycle;

(vi)an electric assisted bicycle;

(vii)an electric personal assistive mobility device;

(viii)a high power electric device;

(ix)a moped;

(x)a motor assisted scooter;

(xi)a motorcycle;

(xii)a manual wheelchair; or

(xiii)a golf cart.

(2)An operator of a motor vehicle may not knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly:

(a)operate a motor vehicle within three feet of a vulnerable user of a highway;

(b)distract or attempt to distract a vulnerable user of a highway for the purpose of causing violence or injury to the vulnerable user of a highway;

(c)force or attempt to force a vulnerable user of a highway off of the roadway for a purpose unrelated to public safety; or

(d)cause a motor vehicle to emit an excessive amount of exhaust in a manner that distracts or endangers a vulnerable user of a highway.

(a)Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b) , a violation of Subsection

(2)is an infraction.

(b)A violation of Subsection

(2)that results in bodily injury to the vulnerable user of a highway is a class C misdemeanor.

Amended by Chapter 334 , 2026 General Session