Kei trucks in Utah go on the road as street-legal novel vehicles

Read from Utah's own statutes and motor vehicle office.

Utah registers kei class trucks as novel vehicles and by October 2025 counted 231 of them. A truck 25 years or older imported for road use runs on Utah roads as a street-legal novel vehicle at up to 50 miles per hour after a first safety inspection, never on an interstate. A newer truck imported as governed off-road equipment works under Utah's off-highway rules on farms, ranches, private land and public trails.

Road use with limitsNewer trucks, off highway vehicleFrom Port of Los Angeles

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Which truck are you buying?

Utah treats the two kinds of kei truck differently. Pick yours and this answers for it.

a truck 25 years or older imported for road use under the federal age exemptions

Road use with limits

Title. Titled and registered through the Utah DMV as a novel vehicle after Tax Commission approval.

Registration. Street-legal novel vehicle registration after a first safety inspection.

No faster than the posted limit or 50 miles per hour, whichever is lower.
Never on an interstate highway.
On a highway posted over 50 miles per hour, the extreme right of the roadway with reflectors or reflective tape front and back on both sides.
The street-legal equipment list in 41-6a-1509(5)(b).

The rule for a 25 year truckle.utah.gov, read 28 October 2026

What about a truck 25 years or older?

Equipped to the street-legal list and through a first safety inspection it registers as a street-legal novel vehicle. It may go no faster than the posted limit or 50 miles per hour, whichever is lower. It never uses an interstate.

a newer truck imported as off road equipment, governed to 25 miles per hour and carrying an EPA certified nonroad engine

Off highway vehicle

Where it can run

Private land and farms. Public land and trails open to off-highway vehicles. Travel beside the road between the owner's agricultural parcels as an implement of husbandry, never along or across an interstate.

Title. Registered as a novel vehicle, which Utah governs under its off-highway vehicle chapter. The division may issue a title.

Registration. OHV registration for public land, trails, streets and highways. An off-highway implement of husbandry sticker for agricultural use.

Utah's type II and type III ATV classes leave out any vehicle not specifically designed or modified primarily for recreational use on unimproved terrain. Type II also needs low pressure tires of 10 pounds per square inch or less with a rollover protection system.
On public land, trails, streets or highways the operator must reach every control and hold a division safety certificate or be in an approved course.
An operator under 18 without a driver license on a public highway open to motor vehicles must be under the direct supervision of a person at least 18, within 300 feet with visual contact.
The operator rules do not apply to an off-highway implement of husbandry.
An implement of husbandry travels adjacent to a roadway between the owner's agricultural parcels, on the roadway with due care only where adjacent travel is impractical.
Federal law admits this truck as nonroad equipment governed to 25 miles per hour, never as a road vehicle.

The rule for a newer off road truckle.utah.gov, read 28 October 2026

Read from a secondary source or an older page. Confirm it with the office before you rely on it.

A newer truck comes in only as nonroad equipment, permanently governed to a top speed and with a nonroad engine certified by EPA before import. It pays the same 25 percent truck duty. What that engine needs.

What about a newer truck imported as off-road equipment?

It registers as a novel vehicle under Utah's off-highway vehicle rules. Used for agriculture it can carry an off-highway implement of husbandry sticker and travel beside the road between the owner's farm parcels. On public land and trails it carries OHV registration. Federal law admits it as nonroad equipment, not a road vehicle.

Owning one

Owning one in Utah.

For a 25 year road truck. The first title step by step, the papers, every fee the statute sets, tax, insurance, emissions and the rest. Each line carries its cite, read 28 October 2026.

The first title

To confirm

The Utah Division of Motor Vehicles, the Motor Vehicle Division of the Utah State Tax Commission, at a DMV office, 801 297 7780 or toll free 800 368 8824. The division decides from the truck's VIN, or from the owner's description, whether it fits an existing vehicle category or registers as a novel vehicle, Utah Code 41-27-201(2) to (4). An owner who disagrees may appeal to the Tax Commission within 14 days, 41-27-202(1). The VIN inspection may be signed by a DMV employee, a peace officer or law enforcement employee, a Utah licensed dealer, a certified safety inspector or another inspector the division authorizes, 41-1a-802(1). The safety inspection for a street-legal novel vehicle is done only by a safety inspector certified by the Utah Highway Patrol at a station holding a patrol permit, 53-8-206(1).

Confirm the truck is 25 years or more from its manufacture date, the age at which 49 U.S.C. 30112(b)(9) lifts the federal safety import bar, and keep proof of that date. Utah writes no age rule of its own for an imported truck. It asks instead, for any vehicle under 6,000 pounds GVWR not originally manufactured for sale in the United States, for a signed statement at registration that the vehicle complies with all federal laws and regulations applicable to it, Utah Code 41-1a-225(1).
Keep every stamped paper from the port, CBP Form 7501, DOT Form HS-7 declared under Box 1 and EPA Form 3520-1 declared under code E, with the bill of lading and the bill of sale. No Utah statute or DMV page read names these forms. They are the evidence behind the federal compliance statement in 41-1a-225(1).
Keep the Japanese export certificate and have it translated. When the document that evidences ownership is not printed in English, the applicant provides a certified English translation at registration, 41-1a-225(2). The owner of a foreign vehicle registered outside Utah surrenders the foreign registration and title papers to the division, 41-1a-224(2). The application states that the truck is a foreign vehicle, 41-1a-224(1).
Insure the truck before it is driven on a highway, a quasi-public road or a parking area, 41-12a-301(2)(a). To move it before it is registered, the division may issue a 96 hour in-transit permit, for which a Utah resident shows insurance, 41-3-305(2) and (3). It may also issue a temporary permit of up to 120 days pending compliance with federal emission and safety standards, 41-1a-225(3) and 41-1a-211.
Have the identification number inspected and recorded on Form TC-661, Certificate of Inspection. The division accepts no first registration and no title application for a vehicle not titled in Utah without it, 41-1a-204(1) and 41-1a-511. The inspector physically inspects the number, records it on a division form and verifies the facts in the application, 41-1a-802(2).
Complete Form TC-656, Vehicle Application for Utah Title and Registration, revision 7/26, with a government issued ID number for every owner. Its vehicle type list has no novel vehicle box. An owner whose vehicle the division cannot place from its VIN gives the division a description of the vehicle, including its purpose, 41-27-201(3). Enter the odometer reading. The form takes kilometers and converts them to miles on the title.
The division identifies the category from the VIN. If it cannot, or the truck fits no category or its category is unclear, it registers the truck as a novel vehicle, 41-27-201(2) to (4). It may issue a title, 41-27-201(8). The DMV's novel vehicle page says a novel vehicle must be approved by the appropriate entities at the Tax Commission before it is titled or registered. An owner who disagrees may appeal to the Tax Commission within 14 days, 41-27-202(1).
For road use, equip the truck to the street-legal list in 41-6a-1509(5)(b) and pass a safety inspection before the first street-legal registration, 53-8-205(1)(c) and 41-1a-205(2). A truck that will never use a street skips this step and is governed by the off-highway vehicle chapter, 41-27-201(9).
Pay the $6 title fee, 41-1a-1210, with the $1 registration fee and the $1 fee in lieu of property tax, 41-27-201(5). The Tax Commission collects the sales or use tax at the same time on a vehicle not sold by a Utah licensed dealer, 59-12-107(7). The division issues a registration sticker or a license plate, 41-27-201(6).

The inspection. Every imported truck gets one identification number inspection before its first Utah title and registration, recorded on Form TC-661, Utah Code 41-1a-204(1) and 41-1a-802(2). The form has 17 boxes for the VIN, HIN or serial number and lists Frame among the places the number may be found. Only a DMV employee of Utah or another state, a designated contractor, a law enforcement employee, a licensed dealer, a certified safety inspector or a person the DMV authorizes in writing may sign it. A truck registered as a street-legal novel vehicle also passes a safety inspection the first time it is registered that way, 53-8-205(1)(c) and 41-1a-205(2). The DMV's inspections page lists the vehicles that need a safety inspection and leaves out street-legal novel vehicles, while its novel vehicle page and the statute both require it. The statute governs.

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The papers

Tick them off as you gather them. Nothing here is sent.

Form TC-656, Vehicle Application for Utah Title and Registration, revision 7/26, with government issued identification for every owner listed
Form TC-661, Certificate of Inspection, the identification number inspection, Utah Code 41-1a-204, 41-1a-511 and 41-1a-802
A signed statement that the truck complies with all federal laws and regulations applicable to it, 41-1a-225(1). No Utah form for the statement was found
The Japanese export certificate as the evidence of ownership and foreign registration, surrendered to the division, 41-1a-224(2), with a certified English translation, 41-1a-225(2)
The federal entry papers, CBP Form 7501 entry summary, DOT Form HS-7 declared under Box 1 and EPA Form 3520-1 declared under code E, as the evidence behind the federal compliance statement
The bill of sale, on which the sales or use tax is figured, 59-12-104(13)(b)(iv), with a receipt for any sales or use tax paid to another state, 59-12-104(26)
Proof of the manufacture date, since the federal 25 year exemption runs from it
The safety inspection certificate, for a first street-legal novel vehicle registration only, 53-8-205(1)(c)
Proof of insurance if the truck will be driven on a road, 41-12a-301(2)(a). Form TC-656 has every owner certify that insurance will be kept to operate the truck on a highway, quasi-public road or parking area in Utah

The frame numberUtah titles a vehicle under the number its maker put on itTo confirm

Utah titles a vehicle under the number its maker put on it. If a vehicle has a permanent manufacturer's identification number, that number is used as its identification number, and the division assigns a number only to a vehicle with no permanent manufacturer's number, Utah Code 41-1a-803(1)(a) and (b). A state assigned number is otherwise for a vehicle whose number has been altered, removed or defaced or was never placed on it, 41-1a-801(1). The code defines the identification number as the identifying number assigned by the manufacturer or by the division, 41-1a-102(32)(a). A Japanese frame number such as DA63T-123456 is the number the maker stamped on the frame, so the statute reads as titling the truck under it. Form TC-661 gives the number 17 boxes and lists Frame as a location, and Form TC-656 has one VIN field. The novel vehicle route most likely starts here, since the division identifies a vehicle's category from its VIN and, when it cannot, asks the owner to describe the vehicle and its purpose, 41-27-201(2) and (3). If the division does assign a number, the owner stamps it on the truck as directed, a qualified inspector confirms it and it becomes the truck's number once the owner applies for title, 41-1a-801(2) to (4). From 1 January 2027 the division also checks the number on an application for a new Utah title against the national motor vehicle title information system when the applicant has no title or another state's title, 41-1a-513(3) as amended by 2026 HB 228. A truck never titled in the United States most likely has no record there. The section brands a title from that check only when a contributing jurisdiction reports a salvage brand, a total loss or damage. No DMV page read says which number a kei truck is titled under. Whichever it is goes on the insurance policy.

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Fees set by statuteTitle $6Registration $1

The state's own amounts, as its code read on 28 October 2026. The first figure in each line is the one that applies at title.

Fee	Amount	What the statute says
Title	$6	$6 for each original certificate of title, Utah Code 41-1a-1210, read 28 October 2026. The DMV's summary of common fees lists the same $6. The division may title a novel vehicle, 41-27-201(8).
Registration	$1	$1 a year, deposited into the Transportation Fund, and an annual $1 fee in lieu of property tax under 59-2-405, Utah Code 41-27-201(5)(a) and (b), read 28 October 2026. The Tax Commission's report to the Transportation Interim Committee, heard 15 October 2025, says the annual registration fees of a vehicle classified as a novel vehicle are limited to those two amounts. If the Tax Commission reclassifies a truck on appeal, the fee for the new class is reduced by what the owner already paid, 41-27-202(2)(c).
Plates	see note	No statutory amount. A license plate fee is set in the state fee schedule under 63J-1-504, Utah Code 41-1a-1211(1)(a), and $1 of it goes to the Motor Vehicle Safety Impact Restricted Account and $1 to the Transportation Fund, 41-1a-1211(1)(b). A postage fee is added when a plate is mailed, 41-1a-1211(8), and plates are distributed from a central location, 41-1a-401(1)(f). Read 28 October 2026.
Identification number inspection	see note	Identification number inspection. No fee may be charged an applicant for registration under chapter 1a for it, Utah Code 41-1a-1213, and the DMV's inspections page says a DMV employee does it at no extra charge. Read 28 October 2026.
Safety inspection	see note	Safety inspection, at the first street-legal registration only. No statutory amount. Since 6 May 2026 a permitted station may charge a reasonable fee for labor and must post it before the inspection, 53-8-206(4), after 2026 HB 192 removed the old limits of $14 for motorcycles and street-legal ATVs, $30 for motor vehicles and $40 for four wheel drive, split axle and similar vehicles. The Utah Highway Patrol's passenger vehicle and light truck inspection manual, effective 1 November 2025, still prints those three amounts. The statute governs. Read 28 October 2026.
Temporary and in-transit permits	see note	Temporary and in-transit permits. No statutory amount was found. The DMV lists $6 for a standard temporary permit and $2.50 for a 96 hour in-transit permit under 41-3-305, which sets no fee. Read 28 October 2026.
Registration add-ons written for a chapter 1a registration	see note	Registration add-ons written for a chapter 1a registration. The automobile driver education fee is $2.50, 41-1a-1204(2)(a). The uninsured motorist identification fee is $1, 41-1a-1218(1)(a). A county corridor fee runs up to $10, 41-1a-1222(2)(a), and the DMV lists it in Salt Lake, Davis, Utah, Weber, Summit, Wasatch, Iron, Box Elder, Washington, Tooele and Morgan counties. A local emissions compliance fee runs up to $3 in an emissions county, 41-1a-1223(1)(a), and the DMV lists it at $3 in Salt Lake, Davis and Cache and $2 in Utah and Weber. Each applies at registration under chapter 1a. A novel vehicle registers under chapter 27, whose fees the Tax Commission describes as limited to $1 and $1. Whether the DMV collects any of these on a novel vehicle was not found. Read 28 October 2026.
OHV registration fees	see note	OHV registration fees. An off-highway vehicle registered under 41-22-3 pays a registration fee the Division of Outdoor Recreation sets at no more than $35, 41-22-8(1)(a)(i). It adds $1 for the Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Fund, 41-22-8(3). An education fee set in the fee schedule comes on top, 41-22-33, with 50 cents for search and rescue, 41-22-34. A novel vehicle pays the fees of 41-27-201(5) instead, so these should not reach a kei truck. Not confirmed with the DMV. Read 28 October 2026.
Registration reinstatement after a revocation for no insurance	see note	Registration reinstatement after a revocation for no insurance, $100, 41-1a-1220(1)(a), waived when the truck was insured at the time. Read 28 October 2026.
For comparison only	see note	For comparison only, an ordinary light truck. A motor vehicle of 14,000 pounds or less pays a $44 registration fee plus $7, both adjusted each January for inflation, 41-1a-1206(1)(b) and (3). Its age based uniform fee in lieu of property tax is $10 at 12 or more years, 59-2-405.1(3)(a), which the DMV's 2026 table lists for model years 2014 and older. The chapter 1a add-ons above come on top. A kei truck registered as a novel vehicle pays none of the first two. Read 28 October 2026.

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Tax at title4.85 percent state rate at title

Utah levies sales and use tax on a vehicle bought in Utah and on one bought elsewhere, abroad included, and then stored or used here, Utah Code 59-12-103(1)(a) and (l). On a vehicle not sold by a Utah licensed dealer the buyer pays it to the Tax Commission, which collects it when the truck is titled or registered, 59-12-107(7). A private sale is taxed too, on the bill of sale or, without one, on a fair market value the Tax Commission sets, 59-12-104(13)(b)(iv). The state rate is 4.85 percent, 4.70 percent under 59-12-103(2)(a)(i)(A) and 0.15 percent under 59-12-103(6)(a), plus any supplemental state rate and the local rates. The DMV applies the rate of the place where the truck is registered, or of the dealer's location for a dealer sale. The Tax Commission's October 2026 rate chart puts the combined rate at 6.35 percent in unincorporated Beaver County and 8.45 percent in Salt Lake City. Sales or use tax paid to another state or its subdivisions is credited and Utah collects any difference, 59-12-104(26). The statute names no credit for tax paid in a foreign country. A delivery charge stated separately on the invoice is outside the price, 59-12-102(109)(c)(ii)(B). Whether customs duty paid by a buyer who imports directly is part of the price was not found. The DMV says Utah has no exemption for sales between family members and that understated prices are audited. The yearly charge after that is the $1 fee in lieu of property tax in fees, 41-27-201(5)(a). Read 28 October 2026.

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Insurance30/65/25 minimum

The minimums. $30,000 for bodily injury to or death of one person, $65,000 for two or more persons and $25,000 for damage to the property of others in one accident, 30/65/25, or a single limit of $90,000, for a policy issued or renewed on or after 1 January 2025, Utah Code 31A-22-304(2), read 28 October 2026. The 25/65/15 limits, or a single $80,000 limit, remain only for a policy issued or renewed on or before 31 December 2024 and for a self-insured private rental fleet, 31A-22-304(1) and (3). A policy bought to meet the requirement also carries personal injury protection of at least $3,000 per person for medical expenses, 31A-22-302(1)(d) and 31A-22-307(1)(a). It includes uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage unless they are waived in writing, 31A-22-302(1)(b) and (c). The exception from personal injury protection names motorcycles, off-highway vehicles, street-legal ATVs, trailers and semitrailers, 31A-22-302(2). It does not name novel vehicles.

When it is required. Every resident owner of a motor vehicle keeps owner's or operator's security in effect whenever it is operated on a highway, a quasi-public road or a parking area in Utah, Utah Code 41-12a-301(2)(a). The chapter's motor vehicle is every self-propelled vehicle designed for use upon a highway, 41-12a-103(4), which a kei truck is, so a street-legal novel vehicle on Utah roads needs it. Since 6 May 2026, when 2026 HB 57 struck the words "or registered" from that subsection, a truck that is registered but never driven in those places is outside the duty. The section excuses an off-highway vehicle registered under 41-22-3 when it runs on a highway designated open to OHVs or crosses one, 41-12a-301(5)(a). It also excuses an off-highway implement of husbandry, 41-12a-301(5)(b). Whether a novel vehicle that is not street legal shares the OHV exception was not found. A truck kept on private land has no statutory insurance duty. A Utah resident needs insurance to get a 96 hour in-transit permit, 41-3-305(3).

Proof goes with the truck on paper or a phone, 41-12a-302(1)(a) and (6)(c). Driving a truck that needs security without it is a class C misdemeanor with a fine of not less than $400, and not less than $1,000 for a second offense within three years, 41-12a-302(3) and (4). Utah compares its registrations with insurers' reports in the uninsured motorist identification database, and a vehicle shown uninsured for three consecutive months gets two notices to show proof of security or of an exemption and then loses its registration, 41-12a-803 and 41-12a-804, with a $100 reinstatement fee, 41-1a-1220. The DMV's insurance page, updated 30 September 2026, still says insurance must be kept on every registered vehicle for the whole registration period, that a stored truck without insurance has its registration cancelled and that the offense is a class B misdemeanor. The statutes as read on 28 October 2026 tie the duty to operating the truck and make the offense class C, 41-12a-301(2)(a) and 41-12a-302(3). They let an owner answer the database notice with proof of an exemption, 41-12a-804(1)(b). The statutes govern.

What the insurer will ask. An insurer reports the make, year and vehicle identification number of each insured vehicle to the database, Utah Code 31A-22-315(3)(a)(ii), and the DMV names an error in the recorded VIN as one reason an owner gets a no insurance letter. For a kei truck the number is the frame number exactly as it appears on Form TC-661 and the Utah title, or a state assigned number if the division gives one, and the policy and the title must match character for character. An insurer will also need to know how Utah registered the truck. A street-legal novel vehicle is not among the vehicles whose policies may leave out personal injury protection, 31A-22-302(2), so a policy written as for an off-highway vehicle may not meet the requirement on the road. That is a reading of the statute, not an insurer's rule.

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EmissionsTested in named areasExempt

Salt Lake County, whole county, a county program. The DMV's inspections page gives the 2026 schedule. Model years 1996 to 2020 test every year. Model years 2022 and 2024 test this year while 2021, 2023, 2025 and 2026 do not. Model years 1995 and older are exempt
Davis County, whole county, the same 2026 schedule as Salt Lake County
Utah County, whole county, the same 2026 schedule, plus diesel model years 1998 to 2021. Its list also exempts a vehicle with an engine of 650 cc or less, which a 660 cc kei engine exceeds
Weber County, whole county, the same 2026 schedule
Cache County, whole county. Model years 2021 to 2026 are not tested and 1996 to 2020 test every two years, by odd or even model year
No emissions test in Beaver, Box Elder, Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Iron, Juab, Kane, Millard, Morgan, Piute, Rich, San Juan, Sanpete, Sevier, Summit, Tooele, Uintah, Wasatch, Washington or Wayne County. A county runs a program only when federal law requires it or air quality standards need it, Utah Code 41-6a-1642(1)

A kei truck. Exempt. A vehicle registered as a novel vehicle under 41-27-201 is exempt from every county emissions inspection program, Utah Code 41-6a-1642(4)(d), and the DMV's inspections page lists novel vehicles among the exemptions in all five counties. From 1 October 2026 a vehicle with a model year of 1995 or older is exempt too, 41-6a-1642(4)(b), which 2026 HB 22 put in place of the old vintage vehicle and 1967 rules. A 25 year truck of model year 1996 to 2001 would be tested in the five counties only if it were registered as something other than a novel vehicle. Even then, a vehicle a county verifies has no OBD-II system, for a reason other than tampering, is exempt for life once the DMV records its number, 41-6a-1642(15) to (17). A truck built for the Japanese market in those years most likely has none, which is an inference and not a county finding. Read 28 October 2026.

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Safety inspectionUtah has had no periodic safety inspection for most private vehicles..To confirm

Utah has had no periodic safety inspection for most private vehicles since 1 January 2018, when the DMV says it stopped being a condition of registration. Annual inspections remain for commercial vehicles, ground transportation vehicles, vehicles with three or more axles or pulling a trailer, combination units, buses or vans for hire and taxis, Utah Code 53-8-205(1)(d) to (f). A kei truck registered as a street-legal novel vehicle passes one safety inspection, the first time it is registered as street legal, 53-8-205(1)(c) and 41-1a-205(2), and 41-6a-1509(4) ties the street-legal novel vehicle to that inspection. Only a safety inspector certified by the Utah Highway Patrol, at a station holding a patrol permit, may do it, 53-8-206(1), and the station issues the certificate, 53-8-205(2). It checks the street-legal equipment list of 41-6a-1509(5)(b), set out in equipment below. The patrol's two inspection manuals, both effective 1 November 2025, cover motorcycles and ATVs and passenger vehicles, light trucks and type III ATVs. Neither mentions novel vehicles, so which station type takes a kei truck was not found. No inspection follows on a schedule. An officer with reasonable cause may stop and inspect a vehicle that looks unsafe or not equipped as the law requires and order it to get a safety inspection certificate within 14 days, 53-8-209(1) and (2). A truck that is not street legal needs no safety inspection. From 1 January 2027 a vehicle that has or qualifies for a gray market title brand may earn a compliant gray market brand once it is altered to meet federal and state safety standards and passes a safety inspection under 53-8-205, 41-1a-1004(1)(c) as amended by 2026 HB 228.

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Licence, equipment and renewalClass D driver licence, the class for motor vehicles that are not..

The licence

Class D driver licence, the class for motor vehicles that are not commercial motor vehicles or motorcycles, Utah Code 53-3-102(3). A licence is needed to drive a motor vehicle on a highway, 53-3-202(1). The street-legal novel vehicle subsection, 41-6a-1509(4), does not cite the licence act the way the street-legal ATV subsection does, 41-6a-1509(3)(b)(i), so the duty rests on 53-3-202 and on the code's motor vehicle, a self-propelled vehicle intended primarily for use and operation on the highways, 41-1a-102(43). A novel vehicle that is not street legal, driven on public land, trails or roads open to OHVs, calls for the OHV safety certificate of 41-22-30(2)(b) instead, and an operator under 18 without a driver licence on a public highway open to motor vehicles needs the direct supervision of someone 18 or older within 300 feet, 41-22-30(1) and (2)(c). No endorsement is needed for a kei truck.

On the road

Two headlamps that meet 41-6a-1603, lighted from sunset to sunrise and whenever persons and vehicles are not clearly discernible at 1,000 feet, Utah Code 41-6a-1509(5)(b)(i) and 41-6a-1603(1)
Two tail lamps and a tail lamp or other lamp that lights the rear plate with white light, 41-6a-1509(5)(b)(ii) and (iii)
One or more red reflectors on the rear and two stop lamps on the rear, 41-6a-1509(5)(b)(iv) and (v)
Amber or red electric turn signals, one on each side of the front and rear, 41-6a-1509(5)(b)(vi)
A braking system other than a parking brake that meets 41-6a-1623, whose service brakes stop the truck within 40 feet from 20 miles per hour on a level, dry, smooth, hard surface, 41-6a-1509(5)(b)(vii) and 41-6a-1623(1)(a)
A horn or other warning device that meets 41-6a-1625, audible under normal conditions at 200 feet, 41-6a-1509(5)(b)(viii) and 41-6a-1625(1)
A muffler and emission control system that meets 41-6a-1626, with the muffler in good working order and constant operation and no cutout or bypass, 41-6a-1509(5)(b)(ix) and 41-6a-1626(1)
Rearview mirrors on the right and left side of the driver under 41-6a-1627, 41-6a-1509(5)(b)(x)
A windshield, unless the operator wears eye protection, 41-6a-1509(5)(b)(xi)
A speedometer illuminated for nighttime operation, 41-6a-1509(5)(b)(xii). The section does not say it must read in miles per hour
A seat designed for passengers where the maker built the truck to carry them, and a seatbelt for each occupant in side-by-side seating, 41-6a-1509(5)(b)(xiii) and (xiv)
A seat between 20 and 40 inches high, measured at the forward edge of the seat bottom, 41-6a-1509(5)(b)(xv)
Tires no more than 44 inches high with at least 2/32 inch of tread, 41-6a-1509(5)(b)(xvi)
On a highway posted over 50 miles per hour, a reflector or reflective tape on the front and back of both sides, with the truck kept to the extreme right of the roadway, 41-6a-1509(7)(b)
Federal motor vehicle safety standards do not supersede 41-6a-1509 for a street-legal novel vehicle, 41-6a-1601(6)(a)(ii). Three rules do not apply to a street-legal novel vehicle, 41-6a-1629(2)(c). They are the fender rule for a widened wheel track in 41-6a-1631(2), the bumper rule in 41-6a-1632 and the mudguard rule in 41-6a-1633
No vehicle may be driven on a highway in an unsafe condition or without the equipment the traffic code requires, 41-6a-1601(1)(a)
Off the road under the OHV chapter, brakes that stop and hold the truck, headlights and taillights between sunset and sunrise, a noise control device and a spark arrestor, 41-22-10.7(1), except for an off-highway implement of husbandry used only in agricultural operations and never on a highway, 41-22-10.7(4)

Plates and renewal

The division issues a novel vehicle a registration sticker or a license plate, as appropriate, Utah Code 41-27-201(6). An ordinary vehicle gets one plate, or two on the owner's request, 41-1a-401(1)(a)(iv) and (d)(ii), and an off-highway vehicle gets one tan OHV plate for the rear, 41-22-3(4), which the DMV says is not street legal. Which plate a street-legal novel vehicle carries was not found. Both novel vehicle fees are annual, 41-27-201(5), so the registration renews every year, and the division sends a notice at least 30 days before it expires, 41-1a-203(1). A chapter 1a registration runs 12 months from the first day of the month it is issued, 41-1a-215(1). Renewal is online, at a renewal station or at a DMV office. A seller may pass the plate to the buyer with the truck, 41-1a-401(1)(c), and the Tax Commission's 2025 report flags buyers driving on the seller's plate without registering, so a buyer registers the truck in their own name.

The off highway decalNo separate OHV registrationTo confirm

The decal. No separate OHV registration. A novel vehicle is registered once, under Utah Code 41-27-201, and receives a registration sticker or plate, 41-27-201(6). One that is not street legal is then governed by the off-highway vehicle chapter except where the novel vehicle chapter says otherwise, 41-27-201(9). The OHV registration of 41-22-3 and its tan plate belong to snowmobiles, type I, II and III ATVs and off-highway motorcycles, 41-22-2, and types II and III leave out any vehicle not designed primarily for recreation on unimproved terrain, so a kei truck is none of these. Whether the DMV issues a novel vehicle the tan OHV plate was not found. An OHV owned by a nonresident needs Utah's nonresident OHV permit on public land, trails, streets or highways, 41-22-35(1), and the Division of Outdoor Recreation says that from 8 September 2026 this includes an out-of-state OHV registered as street legal at home.

The course. An OHV operator on public land, trails, streets or highways must hold a safety certificate issued or approved by the Division of Outdoor Recreation or be in an approved course under an instructor, Utah Code 41-22-30(2)(b), and an operator 18 or older on public lands must have completed an approved course or the one-time course, 41-22-31(3). The division must offer the program online, 41-22-31(1)(b)(iv), and its page describes the adult course as free, online, under 30 minutes and good for life. The course rules do not reach the operator of an off-highway implement of husbandry, 41-22-30(4) and 41-22-31(4). Because 41-27-201(9) applies the OHV chapter to every novel vehicle, a driver who takes a kei truck that is not street legal onto public land or an OHV route should hold the certificate. Whether the division expects it of a street-legal novel vehicle on a road was not found.

A 25 year kei truck equipped to the street-legal list and through its first safety inspection is a street-legal novel vehicle. It may use any street or highway in Utah except an interstate and, in a county of the first class, a highway near a grade separation posted over 50 miles per hour, at no more than the posted limit or 50 miles per hour, whichever is lower, Utah Code 41-6a-1509(2) and (7), and the OHV route rules do not hold it back, 41-22-10.3(4). A kei truck registered as a novel vehicle but not made street legal falls under the OHV chapter, 41-27-201(9). It may use only streets and highways designated or posted open to OHVs and crosses others at a right angle after a complete stop, 41-22-10.3(1) and 41-22-10.5. It needs brakes, night lights, a noise control device and a spark arrestor, 41-22-10.7(1). It works farms, ranches and private land, where no registration is needed, 41-22-3(1)(a). An off-highway implement of husbandry used for agriculture is excused from OHV registration and insurance when it runs as 41-22-5.5 allows, 41-22-9(1)(e) and 41-12a-301(5)(b), but the class names only ATVs, off-highway motorcycles and snowmobiles, 41-22-2, so whether a kei truck can claim it was not found.

Sources, 17

Questions

Is a kei truck street legal in Utah?

Yes, as a street-legal novel vehicle. Utah registers kei trucks as novel vehicles, and one equipped to Utah's street-legal list that passes a safety inspection at its first street-legal registration may use Utah streets and highways. A truck that is not made street legal is governed by Utah's off-highway vehicle rules and works farms, ranches, private land and the roads and trails open to OHVs.

How fast can it go and where?

No faster than the posted limit or 50 miles per hour, whichever is lower, on any Utah street or highway except an interstate. In a county of the first class it also stays off a highway near a grade separation posted over 50. On a highway posted over 50 it keeps to the extreme right and carries reflectors or reflective tape front and back on both sides.

Do I need a safety inspection?

Once, if you register it as street legal. Utah requires a safety inspection the first time a novel vehicle is registered as a street-legal novel vehicle, done by an inspector certified by the Utah Highway Patrol at a permitted station, which may charge a reasonable labor fee it posts in advance. It checks the street-legal equipment list. No yearly safety inspection follows, and a truck that is not street legal needs none.

What does the DMV need to title an imported kei truck?

Form TC-656 with ID for every owner, a VIN inspection on Form TC-661, the Japanese export certificate with a certified English translation, a signed statement that the truck complies with all federal laws that apply to it and the bill of sale. Bring the stamped entry papers, CBP Form 7501, DOT Form HS-7 and EPA Form 3520-1, as the evidence behind that statement. The DMV decides whether the truck registers as a novel vehicle, and you may appeal its decision to the Tax Commission within 14 days.

My truck has a frame number, not a 17 character VIN. Can Utah title it?

Utah uses a vehicle's permanent manufacturer's number as its identification number and assigns a state number only when there is none or it was altered or removed, so a Japanese frame number reads as the number for the title. The VIN inspection records it. When the DMV cannot place a vehicle from its number it asks you to describe the vehicle and its purpose. Whatever number the title carries is the number your insurance policy must carry.

Does a kei truck need an emissions test in Utah?

No, not while it is registered as a novel vehicle. Utah law exempts novel vehicles from the emissions programs in Cache, Davis, Salt Lake, Utah and Weber counties, the only counties that test. The other 24 counties do not test, and model years 1995 and older are exempt everywhere.

What does it cost to title and register a kei truck in Utah?

The statutes set a $6 title fee and, for a novel vehicle, a $1 registration fee and a $1 fee in lieu of property tax each year. The plate fee and the safety inspection fee are set outside the statutes. Sales or use tax is due at title on a truck not bought from a Utah dealer, 4.85 percent state plus local rates, with credit for tax paid to another state and none written for tax paid abroad.

What insurance does a kei truck need in Utah?

Liability of at least $30,000 for one person's injury, $65,000 for two or more and $25,000 for property, with at least $3,000 of personal injury protection, whenever the truck is driven on a road, a quasi-public road or a parking area. Uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage come with the policy unless you waive them in writing. Utah checks insurers' reports against registrations by identification number, so the policy must carry the frame number exactly as the title does. A truck kept on private land has no statutory insurance duty.

The official pages

Buying from out of state

What Utah says about a seller from elsewhere.

If you buy from a seller in another state, Utah's rule below says what applies.

Utah's rule, as read

A dealer licensed in another state "may only sell motor vehicles in this state to licensed dealers ... or manufacturers, and only at their places of business". A retail sale in Utah to a Utah consumer by a Colorado dealer is outside that allowance.

Utah State Tax Commission, Motor Vehicle Enforcement Divisiondmv.utah.gov, read 28 October 2026

The public record as read on 28 October 2026, not legal advice.

County by county

The rules in detail.

Where a newer off road truck or a UTV can run in Utah, county by county, as each county's and town's own acts read. Every county on the map above opens its own page.

Statewide

Utah sorts a kei truck by how it is registered, and the route layer in this file only matters for one of the ways. A truck registered as a street-legal novel vehicle may run on any street or highway in Utah under 41-6a-1509(2), no faster than the posted limit or 50 mph, never on an interstate and, in a county of the first class, which today is Salt Lake County alone, never on a highway near a grade separation posted over 50 mph, so no county or town OHV route governs it. That is the road for a 25 year truck equipped to the street-legal list and through its first safety inspection. A governed newer truck is not an OHV on its face, because Utah's type II class needs low pressure tires and a rollover protection system and types II and III leave out any vehicle not designed or modified primarily for recreation on unimproved terrain. Registered as a novel vehicle but not street legal it falls under the OHV chapter by 41-27-201(9), and then it may use only streets and highways designated or posted open to OHVs under 41-22-10.1 and 41-22-10.5, crossing others at a right angle after a full stop under 41-22-10.3. Those designations are the county roads and town streets below. Whether the DMV will register a governed nonroad truck as a street-legal novel vehicle is decided case by case, and this file does not assume it will.

Utah Code 41-22-10.5, 41-22-10.3 and 41-6a-1509le.utah.gov, read 28 October 2026

Beaver County To confirm

Beaver County's code opens no county road to OHVs although a state map calls its routes open, and Milford lets OHVs take the most direct way to riding areas but not along SR 21 or SR 257.

In town Some

To confirm Beaver. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Some Milford. City roads are closed to OHVs unless shown open on the city's Off-Highway Vehicle Travel Map or by signs, except that an OHV may take the most direct route from a residence or motel to an area open to OHVs on any city road other than a state road. OHVs are barred from SR 21 and SR 257. The map was not read. Milford City Code 9.42.060, Ordinance 8-2007 as amended 7 August 2007, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Minersville. The town code returns two hits for OHV terms on Municode that were not opened in this pass. not read, read 28 October 2026

County roads To confirm

The county code's public safety, traffic and public ways titles carry no OHV chapter and designate no road. A Utah State Parks map of the Mineral Mountains says all recommended routes under county jurisdiction are open to OHV travel, which is a summary and not an act. none read, read 28 October 2026

State highways Crossings only

Milford's code bars OHVs from SR 21 and SR 257 inside the city. Milford City Code 9.42.060, read 28 October 2026

Box Elder County To confirm

Box Elder County's own code was not found, Corinne opens its town streets to OHVs and Brigham City allows only street-legal ATVs.

In town Open

To confirm Bear River City. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed Brigham City. Every public street is open to street-legal ATVs driven by a licensed driver sixteen or older. No street is designated for other OHVs. Brigham City Code 73.001 and 71.006, read 28 October 2026
Open Corinne. All town streets and roads are OHV routes except roads that belong to the state. Nobody under eight may drive, a driver under sixteen needs a licensed adult in direct sight and a driver sixteen or older needs a licence. Corinne Municipal Code 6.2.3, Ordinance 07-03 of 15 May 2007, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Deweyville. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed Elwood. The town's code on American Legal was walked chapter by chapter through its traffic, public safety and public ways titles and no chapter or section heading concerns OHVs, so no street is designated and 41-22-10.5(5) keeps streets closed to them. A rule under a general heading could have been missed. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Fielding. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed Garland. The town's code on American Legal was walked chapter by chapter through its traffic, public safety and public ways titles and no chapter or section heading concerns OHVs, so no street is designated and 41-22-10.5(5) keeps streets closed to them. A rule under a general heading could have been missed. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed Honeyville. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Howell. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Mantua. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Perry. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Plymouth. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Portage. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Snowville. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed Tremonton. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municode and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed Willard. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026

County roads To confirm

The Box Elder County code was not found online in this pass, on Municode, American Legal, Municipal Code Online, Code Publishing or eCode360, so whether it opens county roads to OHVs is unknown.

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Cache County Towns only

Cache County's code opens no county road to OHVs, while Mendon, Providence and Richmond open their town streets apart from the state highways through them.

In town Open

To confirm Amalga. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed Clarkston. The town's code on American Legal was walked chapter by chapter through its traffic, public safety and public ways titles and no chapter or section heading concerns OHVs, so no street is designated and 41-22-10.5(5) keeps streets closed to them. A rule under a general heading could have been missed. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Cornish. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Hyde Park. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed Hyrum. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed Lewiston. The town's code on American Legal was walked chapter by chapter through its traffic, public safety and public ways titles and no chapter or section heading concerns OHVs, so no street is designated and 41-22-10.5(5) keeps streets closed to them. A rule under a general heading could have been missed. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed Logan. The town's code on American Legal was walked chapter by chapter through its traffic, public safety and public ways titles and no chapter or section heading concerns OHVs, so no street is designated and 41-22-10.5(5) keeps streets closed to them. A rule under a general heading could have been missed. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Open Mendon. Every city street is an OHV route except 100 West, which is SR 23 and may be crossed. OHVs keep to 20 mph on the roadway and undeveloped shoulder and stay out of parks and the Town Square. Mendon City Code 10.14.020, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Millville. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Newton. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed Nibley. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed North Logan. The code adopts the state snowmobile and ATV chapter and designates no street, so streets are closed to OHVs under 41-22-10.5(5). North Logan City Code 11-212, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Paradise. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Open Providence. Every city street is an OHV route except SR 165, County Road 238 (200 West, 100 North from 100 West to 200 West and 100 West north of 100 North) and 100 North west of 200 West, all of which may be crossed. OHVs keep to the posted limit. Providence City Code 5-9-3, Ordinance 06-2022 of 21 September 2022, read 28 October 2026
Open Richmond. OHVs may use every city street and road except 200 West (US 91) and Main Street west of 200 West (SR 142), which they may cross by the most direct way. Richmond City Code 11-395, Ordinance 2019-2 of 19 February 2019, read 28 October 2026
To confirm River Heights. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed Smithfield. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Trenton. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed Wellsville. The town's code on American Legal was walked chapter by chapter through its traffic, public safety and public ways titles and no chapter or section heading concerns OHVs, so no street is designated and 41-22-10.5(5) keeps streets closed to them. A rule under a general heading could have been missed. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026

County roads Closed

The Cache County code on Municipal Code Online was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain and designates no county road, so under Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) county roads are closed to OHVs. 41-22-10.1 also lets a county open roads by sign or map without an ordinance, and none was looked for. no OHV designation found in the county code, read 28 October 2026

State highways Crossings only

Mendon's code keeps OHVs off 100 West (SR 23) except to cross. Mendon City Code 10.14.020, read 28 October 2026
Providence's code keeps OHVs off SR 165 except to cross. Providence City Code 5-9-3, read 28 October 2026
Richmond's code lets OHVs cross US 91 (200 West) and SR 142 by the most direct way but not travel along them. Richmond City Code 11-395, read 28 October 2026

Carbon County To confirm

Carbon County's own code was not found, and Price lets OHVs use mapped routes to reach riding land and other streets only to reach those routes.

In town Some

To confirm East Carbon. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Helper. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Some Price. OHVs may use the routes on exhibit A of the ordinance to reach land open to OHVs, and other streets only to reach the nearest of those routes. The police chief may allow other streets on request. The exhibit was not read. Price City Code Chapter 10.10, Ordinance 2007-003, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Scofield. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Wellington. The town's code was not read in this pass.

County roads To confirm

The Carbon County code was not found online in this pass, on Municode, American Legal, Municipal Code Online, Code Publishing or eCode360, so whether it opens county roads to OHVs is unknown.

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Daggett County To confirm

Daggett County's code adopts the state OHV act without naming any open county road, and Manila's and Dutch John's codes were not read.

In town To confirm

To confirm Dutch John. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Manila. The town's code was not read in this pass.

County roads To confirm

The county code adopts the state OHV act, requires street-legal ATV and utility vehicle equipment and bars OHVs from the interstate, but designates no county road. Daggett is a rural county where designation by map or sign under 41-22-10.1 is likely and was not checked. Daggett County Code Chapter 5-3 (Ordinance 06-09 of 16 May 2006) and 5-1-11 (Ordinance 18-11 of 15 May 2018), read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Davis County To confirm

Davis County's code opens no county road to OHVs and no town code read here opens a street to them, though six towns were not read.

In town To confirm

To confirm Bountiful. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed Centerville. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed Clearfield. The town's code on American Legal was walked chapter by chapter through its traffic, public safety and public ways titles and no chapter or section heading concerns OHVs, so no street is designated and 41-22-10.5(5) keeps streets closed to them. A rule under a general heading could have been missed. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed Clinton. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed Farmington. The town's code on American Legal was walked chapter by chapter through its traffic, public safety and public ways titles and no chapter or section heading concerns OHVs, so no street is designated and 41-22-10.5(5) keeps streets closed to them. A rule under a general heading could have been missed. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Fruit Heights. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed Kaysville. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municode and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Layton. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed North Salt Lake. The code bars motorized vehicles and ATVs from all property except public streets when permitted and a few private settings, and permits no street for OHVs. North Salt Lake City Code 6-1-5, Ordinance 03-11 of 21 October 2003, read 28 October 2026
Closed South Weber. The town's code on American Legal was walked chapter by chapter through its traffic, public safety and public ways titles and no chapter or section heading concerns OHVs, so no street is designated and 41-22-10.5(5) keeps streets closed to them. A rule under a general heading could have been missed. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed Sunset. The town's code on American Legal was walked chapter by chapter through its traffic, public safety and public ways titles and no chapter or section heading concerns OHVs, so no street is designated and 41-22-10.5(5) keeps streets closed to them. A rule under a general heading could have been missed. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Syracuse. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed West Bountiful. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
To confirm West Point. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Woods Cross. The town's code was not read in this pass.

County roads Closed

The Davis County code on Municipal Code Online was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain and designates no county road, so under Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) county roads are closed to OHVs. 41-22-10.1 also lets a county open roads by sign or map without an ordinance, and none was looked for. Its hits are definitions in the vehicle emissions and parking chapters. no OHV designation found in the county code, read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Duchesne County Roads open

Duchesne County opens nearly every county road to OHVs below 45 mph apart from a handful of named roads, and Myton opens its streets with three crossings of US 40.

In town Open

To confirm Altamont. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Open Duchesne. Every city street is an allowable OHV route except US 40, known as Main Street, read in a search summary of a page on the city's own site and not in the code. Duchesne City ordinance as posted on the city site, read 28 October 2026
Open Myton. Every city street, road and alley is an OHV route except US 40, which may be crossed at Main Street, 100 North and 300 North. Myton City Code 72.03, Ordinance 061115-001 of 11 June 2015, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Roosevelt. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Tabiona. The town's code was not read in this pass.

County roads Open

Every class B county road is open to OHVs and street-legal ATVs except North Cove Road, Wells Draw Road north of Five Mile Draw Road, Antelope Canyon, Sowers Canyon and Cottonwood Canyon roads north of Township 5 South, 3000 West (Hancock Cove Road) between Highway 40 and 4000 North, Pariette Road and any county road posted 45 mph or more. Every class D road is open. Duchesne County Code Chapter 5-3, Ordinance 09-275 of 13 July 2009, read 28 October 2026

State highways Crossings only

Myton's code keeps OHVs off US 40 except at three crossings, Main Street, 100 North and 300 North. Myton City Code 72.03, read 28 October 2026

Chapter 5-3: on a county road no faster than the posted limit or 45 mphChapter 5-3: a street-legal ATV on a county B road meets Utah Code 41-6a-1509 in licensing and equipment

Emery County To confirm

Emery County's own code was not found, Ferron opens mapped streets to ATVs and Green River opens every street but only to reach state and federal land outside town.

In town Some

To confirm Castle Dale. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Clawson. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Cleveland. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Elmo. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Emery. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Some Ferron. ATVs may use the streets shown on the map attached to the ordinance and the most direct route from any home to them. Cruising, more than four trips in a day, is barred. The map was not read. Ferron City Code 6-2-2, read 28 October 2026
Some Green River. Every street is a permissible OHV route, used only to reach approved trails and roads on state and federal land outside the city. A driver sixteen or older needs a licence and a younger driver a licensed adult in direct sight. Green River City Code 6-1-4, Ordinance 04-03 of 14 September 2004, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Huntington. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Orangeville. The town's code was not read in this pass.

County roads To confirm

The Emery County code was not found online in this pass, on Municode, American Legal, Municipal Code Online, Code Publishing or eCode360, so whether it opens county roads to OHVs is unknown.

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Garfield County Some routes

Garfield County opens the county roads on its OHV route map, and Escalante and Panguitch open their streets for trips to riding areas, Panguitch apart from Main Street and Center Street.

In town Some

To confirm Antimony. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed Boulder. The town's code on American Legal was walked chapter by chapter through its traffic, public safety and public ways titles and no chapter or section heading concerns OHVs, so no street is designated and 41-22-10.5(5) keeps streets closed to them. A rule under a general heading could have been missed. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Bryce Canyon City. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Cannonville. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Some Escalante. Every city street is an OHV route for reaching an area open to OHVs, unless posted closed. OHVs keep to 15 mph. Escalante City Code 6.08.040, Ordinance 2003-2 as amended by Ordinance 2005-02 of 15 February 2005, read 28 October 2026
Closed Hatch. The town's code on American Legal was walked chapter by chapter through its traffic, public safety and public ways titles and no chapter or section heading concerns OHVs, so no street is designated and 41-22-10.5(5) keeps streets closed to them. A rule under a general heading could have been missed. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Henrieville. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Some Panguitch. Every city street except Center Street and Main Street is an OHV route for reaching an area open to OHVs, unless posted closed. OHVs keep to 15 mph. Panguitch City Code 10.20.030, Ordinance No. 2005-3 of 26 January 2005 and Ordinance 2018-5 of 13 February 2018, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Tropic. The town's code was not read in this pass.

County roads Some

Only the roads on the Garfield County OHV Ordinance Route Map are open to OHVs. The County Commission keeps the map, and an OHV on one of those roads is street legal public traffic. The map was not read, so the roads it shows are not listed here. Garfield County Code 70.01, Ordinance 2007-3 passed 9 April 2007, code current through Ordinance 2026-2 of 23 March 2026, read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

70.02: nobody under eight on the county road system70.02: an OHV education certificate for drivers eight to fifteen70.02: a driver licence or OHV education certificate from sixteen70.02: a helmet for every rider under eighteen70.02: under twelve on a class B road or under fourteen on a paved major collector only with an adult eighteen or older within speaking distance

Grand County To confirm

Grand County's code names no county road for OHVs and Moab's code has no OHV route, so only street-legal vehicles are sure of the road here.

In town To confirm

To confirm Castle Valley. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed Moab. A search of the Moab Municipal Code for off-highway, all-terrain and OHV returns nothing, so no street is designated and 41-22-10.5(5) keeps streets closed to OHVs. Street-legal ATVs and street-legal novel vehicles may use them under state law. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026

County roads To confirm

A search of the Grand County code on eCode360 for off-highway and OHV returns nothing. The county set OHV speed limits on county B roads in Ordinance 616 of 2020 and later repealed it, which implies OHVs use county roads under some other designation that was not found. none read, read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Iron County Roads open

Iron County opens every county B and D road to OHVs at up to 25 mph, while Cedar City and Parowan allow only set routes to riding areas.

In town Some

To confirm Brian Head. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Some Cedar City. City roads are closed to OHVs unless shown open on the city's Off-Highway Vehicle Travel Map or by signs, except that an OHV may take the most direct route from a residence or motel to an area open to OHVs on any city road other than a state road. OHVs are barred from SR 56, SR 130, SR 14 and SR 289. A divided road or one of more than two lanes is crossed only at a signalled intersection. The map was not read. Cedar City Code Chapter 35B, Ordinances 0813-08-1 and 0921-11-1, amended by Ordinance 0507-25-2 of 7 May 2025, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Enoch. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed Kanarraville. The town's code on American Legal was walked chapter by chapter through its traffic, public safety and public ways titles and no chapter or section heading concerns OHVs, so no street is designated and 41-22-10.5(5) keeps streets closed to them. A rule under a general heading could have been missed. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Paragonah. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Some Parowan. OHVs may use only the most direct roads to and from homes, farms and businesses and the roads leading to the mountains and riding areas, named as 600 West, 300 East, 300 South, 400 North, 700 North and Airport Road. They keep to 25 mph with headlights on and may not use city roads for recreation. Parowan City Code 10.04.070, read 28 October 2026

County roads Open

Every class B county road that is not a limited access highway and every class D county road is open to street-legal ATVs and to general and limited OHV use, shown on the Iron County Off-Highway Vehicle Road Map. Iron County Code 12.04.080, Ordinance No. 2010-8 of 27 September 2010, read 28 October 2026

State highways Crossings only

Cedar City's code bars OHVs from SR 56, SR 130, SR 14 and SR 289 inside the city. Cedar City Code 35B-3, read 28 October 2026

12.04.080: under sixteen only under the direct visual supervision of an adult eighteen or older within 300 feet12.04.080: an OHV that is not street legal no faster than the posted limit or 25 mph on a county road, at the extreme right with a reflector where the limit is higher12.04.080: a street-legal ATV no faster than the posted limit or 45 mph12.04.080: state OHV and traffic law

Juab County To confirm

Juab County's own code was not found, and the Levan and Rocky Ridge codes searched here open no street to OHVs.

In town To confirm

To confirm Eureka. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed Levan. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Mona. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Nephi. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed Rocky Ridge. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026

County roads To confirm

The Juab County code was not found online in this pass, on Municode, American Legal, Municipal Code Online, Code Publishing or eCode360, so whether it opens county roads to OHVs is unknown.

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Kane County Some routes

Kane County opens the county roads it signs or maps for OHVs and takes a DMV safety inspected and licensed vehicle on them as readily as a registered OHV.

In town To confirm

To confirm Alton. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed Big Water. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Glendale. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Kanab. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Orderville. The town's code was not read in this pass.

County roads Some

Registered OHVs may use the county road system where the county posts signs or designates roads by map or description, and an OHV on a designated route is a street legal vehicle. No map or list was read, so the roads are not named here. Kane County Code Title 5 Chapter 1, Ordinance 2005-3 of 8 August 2005, read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

5-1-6: every vehicle on the OHV road system safety inspected and licensed by the DMV or registered as an OHV5-1-6: a nonresident OHV decal5-1-7: brakes, lights from sunset to sunrise, a noise control device and a spark arrester5-1-7: a red or orange flag eight feet up on the Coral Pink Sand Dunes5-1-4: nobody under eight, a certificate from eight to fifteen, a licence or certificate from sixteen, a helmet under eighteen and adult supervision under sixteen

Millard County Some routes

Millard County opens a list of named county roads as OHV access routes, and Fillmore and Lynndyl open their own streets.

In town Open

Some Delta. OHVs may use only the streets the city council designates by resolution, and may take the most direct route from a neighbourhood to one of them. The resolution was not read. Delta Municipal Code 10.12.040, Ordinance 14-260 of 19 June 2014, read 28 October 2026
Open Fillmore. Registered OHVs may use all city land, streets, highways and trails, all designated open, but never an interstate. Nobody under eight may drive and drivers eight to fifteen need a safety certificate. Fillmore City Code 6-3-2, Ordinance 19-03 of 19 February 2019, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Hinckley. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Holden. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Kanosh. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Leamington. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Open Lynndyl. Every town roadway is open to OHVs except US 6 and SR 132. OHVs keep to 15 mph on the outer four feet of the road with headlights on where fitted, and drivers aged eight to eleven ride with an adult on another vehicle. Lynndyl Town Code 18.04.010, Ordinance 2021-01 of 2 June 2021, read 28 October 2026
Closed Meadow. The town's code on American Legal was walked chapter by chapter through its traffic, public safety and public ways titles and no chapter or section heading concerns OHVs, so no street is designated and 41-22-10.5(5) keeps streets closed to them. A rule under a general heading could have been missed. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Some Oak City. Every town roadway except Main Street (SR 125) is open to OHVs only for reaching an area open to OHVs. OHVs stay out of parks, cemeteries and ballfields and off sidewalks. Oak City Town Code 71.03, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Scipio. The town's code was not read in this pass.

County roads Some

Named county roads are OHV routes for reaching areas open to OHVs, among them the East Frontage Road from Scipio to Wild Goose Road and on to the forest, the gravel road from the Eight Mile overpass on I-15 to Highway 125 near Oak City, the West Frontage Road to Holden, Whiskey Creek Road, Wide Canyon Road and the road south to the Frampton Heights turnoff in Fillmore. Millard County Code Chapter 7-7, 2005 Code, read 28 October 2026

State highways Crossings only

Lynndyl's code keeps OHVs off US 6 and SR 132, and Oak City's off Main Street (SR 125). Lynndyl Town Code 18.04.010 and Oak City Town Code 71.03, read 28 October 2026

7-7-2: an operator under sixteen under the direct visual supervision of an adult eighteen or older

Morgan County None found

Neither Morgan County's code nor Morgan City's opens a road to OHVs, so only street-legal vehicles may drive here.

In town Closed

Closed Morgan. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026

County roads Closed

The Morgan County code on American Legal was walked chapter by chapter outside its land use titles and no chapter or section heading concerns OHVs, so no county road is designated and 41-22-10.5(5) keeps county roads closed to them. Designation by sign or map under 41-22-10.1 was not looked for. no OHV designation found in the county code, read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Piute County To confirm

Piute County's code and the codes of Circleville, Junction, Kingston and Marysvale on the Paiute ATV Trail were not found or read in this pass.

In town To confirm

To confirm Circleville. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Junction. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Kingston. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Marysvale. The town's code was not read in this pass.

County roads To confirm

The Piute County code was not found online in this pass, on Municode, American Legal, Municipal Code Online, Code Publishing or eCode360, so whether it opens county roads to OHVs is unknown.

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Rich County Roads open

Rich County opens every county road outside its towns to registered OHVs unless signed closed, and its four towns' codes were not read.

In town To confirm

To confirm Garden City. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Laketown. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Randolph. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Woodruff. The town's code was not read in this pass.

County roads Open

Every unpaved and every paved county road in unincorporated Rich County is open to currently registered OHVs unless closed by posted signs. The designation does not reach state roads or roads inside town limits. Rich County Ordinance Designating Certain Roads for Off-Highway Vehicle Use, adopted September 2022, amending Ordinance 86-5, read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Ordinance of 2022: current OHV registrationOrdinance of 2022: minors under the safety and supervision rules of Utah Code 41-22-30

Salt Lake County To confirm

Salt Lake County's code opens no road to OHVs and none of the twenty town codes read here opens a street to them, while Salt Lake County, a county of the first class, also bars street-legal vehicles from highways near grade separations posted over 50 mph.

In town To confirm

Closed Alta. The town's code on American Legal was walked chapter by chapter through its traffic, public safety and public ways titles and no chapter or section heading concerns OHVs, so no street is designated and 41-22-10.5(5) keeps streets closed to them. A rule under a general heading could have been missed. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed Bluffdale. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed Brighton. The town code was searched for all-terrain and designates no street. Two of the three searches did not return, so this rests on one search. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed Copperton. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed Cottonwood Heights. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed Draper. The town's code on American Legal was walked chapter by chapter through its traffic, public safety and public ways titles and no chapter or section heading concerns OHVs, so no street is designated and 41-22-10.5(5) keeps streets closed to them. A rule under a general heading could have been missed. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed Emigration Canyon. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed Herriman. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed Holladay. The town's code on American Legal was walked chapter by chapter through its traffic, public safety and public ways titles and no chapter or section heading concerns OHVs, so no street is designated and 41-22-10.5(5) keeps streets closed to them. A rule under a general heading could have been missed. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed Kearns. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed Magna. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Midvale. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed Millcreek. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed Murray. The town's code on American Legal was walked chapter by chapter through its traffic, public safety and public ways titles and no chapter or section heading concerns OHVs, so no street is designated and 41-22-10.5(5) keeps streets closed to them. A rule under a general heading could have been missed. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Riverton. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed Salt Lake City. The town's code on American Legal was walked chapter by chapter through its traffic, public safety and public ways titles and no chapter or section heading concerns OHVs, so no street is designated and 41-22-10.5(5) keeps streets closed to them. A rule under a general heading could have been missed. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed Sandy. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. Chapter 14-12 bars low profile vehicles from public property. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed South Jordan. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed South Salt Lake. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municode and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. Its only hits are definitions. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed Taylorsville. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed West Jordan. The town's code on American Legal was walked chapter by chapter through its traffic, public safety and public ways titles and no chapter or section heading concerns OHVs, so no street is designated and 41-22-10.5(5) keeps streets closed to them. A rule under a general heading could have been missed. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
To confirm West Valley City. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed White City. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026

County roads Closed

The Salt Lake County code on Municode was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain and designates no county road, so under Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) county roads are closed to OHVs. 41-22-10.1 also lets a county open roads by sign or map without an ordinance, and none was looked for. no OHV designation found in the county code, read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

San Juan County Some routes

San Juan County opens the county roads on its OHV road map to OHVs and to DMV inspected and licensed vehicles alike, and Monticello opens every street but US 191 and US 491.

In town Open

To confirm Blanding. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed Bluff. A Municode search for OHV terms returned one hit outside the traffic title and nothing designates a street. The hit was not opened. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Open Monticello. Every city street except US 191 and US 491 is open to OHVs, apart from 200 West between 200 South and 400 North. The two highways may be crossed at designated intersections other than Main and Center. Monticello City Code 6-2-3, Ordinance 2009-14 as amended by Ordinance 2025-03 of 8 July 2025, read 28 October 2026

County roads Some

The county opens the class B and class D roads shown on its Off-Highway Vehicle Road Map, kept by the commission and the county IT department. The map was not read, so the roads are not listed here. San Juan County Code Chapter 71, Ordinance 2012-1 passed 6 August 2012, read 28 October 2026

State highways Crossings only

Monticello's code keeps OHVs off US 191 and US 491 except to cross at designated intersections other than Main and Center. Monticello City Code 6-2-3, read 28 October 2026

71.005: every vehicle on the OHV road system safety inspected and licensed by the DMV, registered as an OHV or registered in the owner's home state71.005: a nonresident OHV permit71.003: nobody under eight, nobody eight to thirteen on a paved access road, certificates for younger riders of type I machines

Sanpete County To confirm

Sanpete County's own code was not found, while Ephraim, Gunnison, Manti, Mayfield and Spring City open their streets to OHVs, most of them keeping OHVs to crossings on the state highways through town.

In town Open

To confirm Centerfield. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Open Ephraim. A licensed driver may take an OHV on city streets to go from one place to another except Main Street, Center Street and 100 North, which are state roads and may only be crossed. OHVs keep to 15 mph at the far right of the lane. Ephraim City Code 6.08.040, Ordinance 08-02 of 17 September 2008, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Fairview. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Fayette. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Fountain Green. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Open Gunnison. Every city street is open for general OHV use at 20 mph. The code notes that Main Street is US 89 and SR 28 and 600 South is SR 137, which are not the city's to open. Gunnison City Code 6.20.060.6, Ordinance 2004-7 as amended by Ordinance 2015-3 of 4 February 2015, read 28 October 2026
Open Manti. ATVs may use every city street except Main Street, which they may cross only at intersections, at 25 mph. Manti City Code 10.08.020, amended by Ordinance 08-05-21-1 of 21 May 2008, read 28 October 2026
Open Mayfield. Every town street is an approved OHV route. OHVs stay off road shoulders and out of ditches. Mayfield Town Code 10.04.030, Ordinances 2008-09-2 and 2008-09-3, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Moroni. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Mount Pleasant. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Open Spring City. Every roadway is open to OHVs except Main Street from 100 North to 300 North and from Center Street to the south boundary. The code says SR 117 is open only to OHVs that meet the requirements for highway operation. OHVs keep to 15 mph. Spring City Code 6-2-4, Ordinance 2009-02 effective 29 April 2009, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Sterling. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Wales. The town's code was not read in this pass.

County roads To confirm

The Sanpete County code was not found online in this pass, on Municode, American Legal, Municipal Code Online, Code Publishing or eCode360, so whether it opens county roads to OHVs is unknown.

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Sevier County To confirm

Sevier County's code names no OHV road although the Paiute ATV Trail runs through it, and Richfield's and most towns' codes were not read.

In town To confirm

To confirm Annabella. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed Aurora. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Central Valley. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Elsinore. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Glenwood. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Joseph. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Koosharem. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Monroe. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Redmond. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Richfield. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Salina. The town's code on Municipal Code Online refused access in this pass.
Closed Sigurd. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026

County roads To confirm

The Sevier County code on American Legal was walked chapter by chapter outside its land use titles and no chapter or section heading concerns OHVs. Sevier County lies on the Paiute ATV Trail, so county roads are likely open by sign, map or an uncodified resolution, none of which was found. none read, read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Summit County To confirm

Summit County's code opens no road to OHVs, and Park City, Kamas and Oakley open no street to them.

In town To confirm

Closed Coalville. A Municode search for OHV terms returned hits only outside the traffic title and none designates a street. The hits were not opened. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Francis. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Henefer. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed Kamas. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municode and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed Oakley. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed Park City. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026

County roads Closed

The Summit County code on Municode was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain and designates no county road, so under Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) county roads are closed to OHVs. 41-22-10.1 also lets a county open roads by sign or map without an ordinance, and none was looked for. Its hits are land use sections only. no OHV designation found in the county code, read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Tooele County To confirm

Tooele County's own code was not found, and Grantsville lets licensed drivers ride from home to trails but keeps OHVs off SR 138 and SR 112 except at four crossings.

In town Some

To confirm Erda. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Some Grantsville. A licensed driver may use city streets only to travel from home to designated trails or recreation areas. SR 138 and SR 112 are closed to OHVs and may be crossed only at West Street, Cooley Street, Center Street and Hale Street. OHVs keep to 20 mph and stay off the streets from an hour after sunset to sunrise, except at city events and from 1 August to 31 December. Grantsville City Code Chapter 17-4, Ordinance 2024-17 of 19 June 2024 and Ordinance 2025-21 of 2 April 2025, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Lake Point. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Rush Valley. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed Stockton. The town's code on American Legal was walked chapter by chapter through its traffic, public safety and public ways titles and no chapter or section heading concerns OHVs, so no street is designated and 41-22-10.5(5) keeps streets closed to them. A rule under a general heading could have been missed. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Tooele. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Vernon. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Wendover. The town's code was not read in this pass.

County roads To confirm

The Tooele County code was not found online in this pass, on Municode, American Legal, Municipal Code Online, Code Publishing or eCode360, so whether it opens county roads to OHVs is unknown.

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Uintah County Roads open

Uintah County opens nearly every county road to OHVs below 45 mph, Ballard opens all its streets and Vernal opens its streets off the highways for trips to riding areas.

In town Open

Open Ballard. Every street in the city is a permissible OHV route. A driver sixteen or older needs a valid licence and a younger driver needs a licensed adult in direct sight. Ballard Municipal Code 10.06.020, renumbered by Ordinance 20160719-002 of 19 July 2016, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Naples. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Some Vernal. Every public street in the city except Highway 40, Highway 191 and Highway 121 is open for limited OHV use, meaning travel to or from an area open to OHVs, and only for OHVs insured to the state minimums. Vernal City Code 9.60.110, Ordinance 2020-15 of 2 December 2020, read 28 October 2026

County roads Open

Every class B county road is open to OHVs and street-legal ATVs except Chepeta Grove Road, Glen Bench Loop, Old Bonanza Highway, Red Wash Highway, Randlett Highway, Seep Ridge Road, Stanton Road, Whiterocks Highway, three streets in the Air Village Hills Subdivision and any county road posted 45 mph or more. Every class D road is open. The chapter does not reach state highways. Uintah County Code Chapter 10.44, Ordinance No. 06-18-2012, O1, adopted 9 July 2012, read 28 October 2026

State highways Crossings only

Vernal's code keeps OHVs off Highway 40, Highway 191 and Highway 121 inside the city. Vernal City Code 9.60.110, read 28 October 2026

10.44.050: on a county road no faster than the posted limit or 45 mph10.44.060: under sixteen under the direct visual supervision of an adult eighteen or older10.44.040: a street-legal ATV meets Utah Code 41-6a-1509 in licensing and equipment

Utah County Towns only

Utah County's code opens no county road to OHVs, Elk Ridge and Santaquin open their streets and Highland names Kei trucks among the side by sides that may run its streets once street legal.

In town Open

Closed Alpine. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed American Fork. No street is opened to OHVs. Every city street is open to street-legal type I and type II ATVs except streets with more than one lane each way, among them State Street, Pioneer Crossing, North County Boulevard, 100 East, parts of 500 East, 900 West and Main Street. American Fork Municipal Code 10.04.120, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Cedar Fort. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed Cedar Hills. The code opens streets to street-legal ATVs only and designates none for other OHVs. Cedar Hills City Code 5-2-6, read by heading only, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Eagle Mountain. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Open Elk Ridge. Every public street is designated for OHV use, for any purpose. Elk Ridge City Code 6-2-3, Ordinance 08-16 effective 31 December 2008, read 28 October 2026
Closed Fairfield. The town's code on American Legal was walked chapter by chapter through its traffic, public safety and public ways titles and no chapter or section heading concerns OHVs, so no street is designated and 41-22-10.5(5) keeps streets closed to them. A rule under a general heading could have been missed. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Genola. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed Goshen. The town's code on American Legal was walked chapter by chapter through its traffic, public safety and public ways titles and no chapter or section heading concerns OHVs, so no street is designated and 41-22-10.5(5) keeps streets closed to them. A rule under a general heading could have been missed. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed Highland. No street is opened to OHVs. Every public street is open to street-legal type I and type II ATVs, and the code describes type II as side by side vehicles also known as mini trucks, Kei trucks or side by sides, which must meet every state requirement to be driven on Highland streets. Highland City Code 10.08.080, read 28 October 2026
Closed Lehi. The code's only rule on these vehicles governs street-legal ATVs and designates no street for other OHVs. Lehi City Code 7-2-6, read by heading only, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Lindon. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed Mapleton. The town's code on American Legal was walked chapter by chapter through its traffic, public safety and public ways titles and no chapter or section heading concerns OHVs, so no street is designated and 41-22-10.5(5) keeps streets closed to them. A rule under a general heading could have been missed. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Orem. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed Payson. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed Pleasant Grove. The code borrows state OHV rules on public land and trespass and designates no street. Pleasant Grove City Code Chapter 6-8, Ordinance 2003-14 of 19 August 2003, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Provo. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Salem. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Open Santaquin. OHV use is allowed on public streets other than state and federal highways for a licensed driver. An OHV that is not street legal keeps to 15 mph on the outside edge of the asphalt and stays off the streets between sunset and sunrise. Santaquin City Code 6.08.020, last amended by Ordinance 11-01-2021 of 16 November 2021, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Saratoga Springs. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed Spanish Fork. The code's section 10.04.015 governs street-legal ATVs only and no street is designated for other OHVs. Spanish Fork Municipal Code 10.04.015, not opened, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Springville. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed Vineyard. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Woodland Hills. The town's code was not read in this pass.

County roads Closed

The county code adopts the state OHV act and a search for OHV returns nothing else, so no county road is designated and 41-22-10.5(5) keeps county roads closed to OHVs. Designation by sign or map under 41-22-10.1 was not looked for. Utah County Code 8.07.010, read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Wasatch County To confirm

Wasatch County's code opens no road to OHVs and Heber, Midway and Hideout open no street to them.

In town To confirm

To confirm Charleston. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Daniel. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed Heber. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. Its only hits are parking and a list of prohibitions. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed Hideout. The town adopts the state OHV act and designates no street, so its streets are closed to OHVs under 41-22-10.5(5). Hideout Town Code 7.10.010, Ordinance 20-02 of 23 January 2020, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Independence. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Interlaken. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed Midway. The code's chapter 8.06 governs street-legal ATVs only and no street is designated for other OHVs. Midway City Code Chapter 8.06, not opened, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Wallsburg. The town's code was not read in this pass.

County roads Closed

The Wasatch County code on Municipal Code Online was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain and designates no county road, so under Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) county roads are closed to OHVs. 41-22-10.1 also lets a county open roads by sign or map without an ordinance, and none was looked for. no OHV designation found in the county code, read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Washington County Roads open

Washington County opens every county road to OHVs except roads under the Forest Service, while its towns run from Apple Valley's open streets to Hildale's street legal only rule.

In town Open

Open Apple Valley. Every town street is an OHV route unless posted closed, and the code also names Main Street from the south border to the north border an official OHV route. OHVs keep to 20 mph and street-legal vehicles to the posted limit or 45 mph. Whether Main Street carries a state highway the town cannot open was not checked. Apple Valley Town Code Chapter 13.03, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Enterprise. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Closed Hildale. Public and city roads are open to street-legal ATVs and street-legal OHVs unless signed closed, and any OHV that is not street legal is prohibited inside city limits. Hildale City Code Chapter 74, sections 74-3 and 74-5, read 28 October 2026
Some Hurricane. OHVs may use city streets only by the most direct route to or from an area open to OHVs or for fuel, maintenance or supplies. They may not travel along or across SR 7 or SR 9 except by an overpass, an underpass or a signalled intersection. Street-legal ATVs are exempt from the section. Hurricane City Code 7-1-8, last amended by Ordinance No. 2022-23 of 3 June 2022, code current through Ordinance No. 2026-22, read 28 October 2026
Closed Ivins. The code adopts the state OHV act and designates no street. Ivins City Code 9.05.101, read 28 October 2026
Some La Verkin. Every public street in the city is open to OHVs except SR 17 and SR 9, which may be crossed at Main Street and SR 9, but only to reach riding areas away from town, between 6 am and 10 pm, at 25 mph or the posted limit if lower. La Verkin City Code 6-2-3 and 6-2-4, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Leeds. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm New Harmony. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Rockville. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Some Santa Clara. The only OHV routes are streets posted 25 mph or less used to reach the South Hills, and only to get to or from an area open to OHVs. OHVs keep to 15 mph with a licensed driver sixteen or older. Santa Clara City Code 9.04.020(H), Ordinance 2009-15, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Springdale. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm St. George. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Some Toquerville. OHVs may use Ash Creek Drive, Berry Lane, Center, Cholla, Hunter Lane, Old Church, Pioneer Road south of Berry and on along the frontage road to SR 17, Springs Drive, Sunset Avenue and Westfield Road. Other streets serve only as the shortest way from home to one of them. Toquerville City Code 6-3-2, Ordinance 01-12-06 of 12 January 2006, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Virgin. The town code has an OHV chapter, 10.08, with its own speed and supervision sections, but it was not read in this pass. Virgin Town Code Chapter 10.08, not read, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Washington. A walk of the traffic and police chapters found no OHV chapter, but a city news item points to an article 5-2F-3 inside a chapter, which was not read. Washington City Code, article 5-2F-3 not read, read 28 October 2026

County roads Open

In unincorporated Washington County every county road is open for general OHV use except roads along, across or within an interstate or limited access highway. Roads under the Forest Service are left out unless they are claimed R.S. 2477 roads or county roads by prescriptive use. Washington County Code 6-1-3, Ordinance 2008-967-O of 3 November 2008, amended by Ordinances 2024-1248-O of 16 January 2024 and 2024-1260-O of 21 May 2024, read 28 October 2026

State highways Crossings only

Hurricane's code bars OHVs from SR 7 and SR 9 except at an overpass, an underpass or a signalled intersection. Hurricane City Code 7-1-8, read 28 October 2026
La Verkin's code keeps OHVs off SR 17 and SR 9 except the crossing at Main Street and SR 9. La Verkin City Code 6-2-4, read 28 October 2026

6-1-3: current OHV registration6-1-3: brakes, lights from sunset to sunrise, a noise control device and a spark arrester6-1-3: a DOT helmet for riders under eighteen on a type I ATV or motorcycle6-1-3: supervision, a safety certificate or a driver licence

Wayne County To confirm

Wayne County's own code was not found, Torrey opens every street but Highway 24 and Hanksville is reported to open every street but Highways 24 and 95.

In town Open

To confirm Bicknell. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Open Hanksville. Every town street is open to OHVs except Highway 24 and Highway 95, read in a search summary of the town's own ordinance page and not on the page itself. Hanksville town ordinance on motor vehicles and traffic, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Loa. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Lyman. The town's code was not read in this pass.
Open Torrey. Every street and highway in town is open to OHVs except Highway 24. OHVs keep to 15 mph with no more than two riders. Torrey Town Code 6-2-3, ordinance of 10 October 2002, read 28 October 2026

County roads To confirm

The Wayne County code was not found online in this pass, on Municode, American Legal, Municipal Code Online, Code Publishing or eCode360, so whether it opens county roads to OHVs is unknown.

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Weber County To confirm

Weber County's code opens no county road to OHVs and no town code read here opens a street to them, though Riverdale's OHV chapter and four other towns were not read.

In town To confirm

Closed Farr West. The town's code on American Legal was walked chapter by chapter through its traffic, public safety and public ways titles and no chapter or section heading concerns OHVs, so no street is designated and 41-22-10.5(5) keeps streets closed to them. A rule under a general heading could have been missed. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed Harrisville. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed Hooper. The code adopts the state street-legal ATV rules for city streets and designates no street for other OHVs. Hooper City Code 8-1-2, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Huntsville. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Marriott-Slaterville. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm North Ogden. The city's code on Municipal Code Online refused access in this pass.
Closed Ogden. The code adopts the state OHV act and designates no street. Ogden City Code 10-1-6, Ordinance 94-60, read 28 October 2026
Closed Plain City. The town's code on American Legal was walked chapter by chapter through its traffic, public safety and public ways titles and no chapter or section heading concerns OHVs, so no street is designated and 41-22-10.5(5) keeps streets closed to them. A rule under a general heading could have been missed. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Pleasant View. The town's code was not read in this pass.
To confirm Riverdale. The city code has an off highway vehicles chapter, 6-6, but it was not read in this pass. Riverdale City Code Chapter 6-6, not read, read 28 October 2026
Closed Roy. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed South Ogden. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed Uintah. The town's code on American Legal was walked chapter by chapter through its traffic, public safety and public ways titles and no chapter or section heading concerns OHVs, so no street is designated and 41-22-10.5(5) keeps streets closed to them. A rule under a general heading could have been missed. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed Washington Terrace. The town's code was searched for off-highway, off highway and all-terrain on Municipal Code Online and designates no street for OHVs, so Utah Code 41-22-10.5(5) keeps its streets closed to them. A street-legal ATV or street-legal novel vehicle may still use them under 41-6a-1509. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026
Closed West Haven. The town's code on American Legal was walked chapter by chapter through its traffic, public safety and public ways titles and no chapter or section heading concerns OHVs, so no street is designated and 41-22-10.5(5) keeps streets closed to them. A rule under a general heading could have been missed. no OHV designation found in the code, read 28 October 2026

County roads Closed

The county code adopts the state OHV act by reference and Title 32 Roads says nothing of OHVs, so no county road is designated and 41-22-10.5(5) keeps county roads closed to OHVs. Designation by sign or map under 41-22-10.1 was not looked for. Weber County Code Title 42 Chapter 3, Ordinance No. 2006-6 of 4 April 2006, read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Engines and EPA

Why the engine decides which truck comes in.

The same three facts hold in Utah and every other state.

The 25 year truck

It comes in on age

A 25 year old kei truck in original configuration clears both agencies on age. No Registered Importer and no Independent Commercial Importer is needed.

EPA's provision asks only that the truck is in its original configuration with the same model of engine it left the factory with.

40 CFR 85.1511(f)(2)eCFR, read 28 October 2026

The newer truck

EPA asks for a certified engine

A newer kei truck comes in as nonroad equipment, permanently modified so its top speed is 25 mph or less, with its engine covered by an EPA certificate of conformity before it reaches US Customs. The governor stays for the life of the truck, and removing it is tampering, a federal offense.

Mini-trucks, importing used motor vehicles as nonroad vehiclesEPA, read 28 October 2026

Engine size

Why 30 kilowatts decides a newer truck's engine

EPA sorts nonroad gasoline engines by maximum power, not size. Every kei engine is under 1,000 cc, so an engine of 30 kW or less may certify to the small engine standards, and 30 kW is the line that decides. Today's stock kei engines are rated above it, and a speed governor does not lower an engine's maximum power.

Every kei engine family EPA has certified for mini trucks is a lower power certified configuration, between 14.46 and 29.9 kW, under part 90 or part 1054. A certified mini truck engine is that configuration, not the stock engine.

40 CFR 1054.1, the small engine ruleseCFR, read 28 October 2026 Small nonroad spark ignition engine certificatesEPA, read 28 October 2026

Utah, the five answers

Road, title, land, inspection and what is next.

The roadCan I drive it on the road?

Utah registers kei class trucks as novel vehicles and a novel vehicle equipped to the street-legal standard may run on Utah roads at up to 50 miles per hour, never on an interstate.

A street-legal novel vehicle may not exceed the posted speed limit or 50 miles per hour, whichever is lower.
It may not run on an interstate highway.
In a county of the first class it may not run on a highway near a grade-separated section where the posted limit is over 50 miles per hour.
On a highway posted over 50 miles per hour it keeps to the extreme right of the roadway and carries a reflector or reflective tape front and back on both sides.
Required equipment includes two headlamps, two tail lamps, a plate lamp, a red rear reflector, two stop lamps, front and rear turn signals, service brakes, a horn, a muffler and emission control system, left and right mirrors, a windshield or eye protection for the driver and an illuminated speedometer.
Seatbelts are required for each occupant in side-by-side seating, the seat sits between 20 and 40 inches high at the front edge and tires may not exceed 44 inches in height with at least 2/32 inch of tread.
A safety inspection is required the first time the truck is registered as a street-legal novel vehicle.
Nothing in the section opens an area that is closed to motor vehicle use.

Utah Code 41-27-101 and 41-27-201 (novel vehicle registration), 41-6a-1509(2), (4), (5)(b) and (7) (street-legal novel vehicle), 41-1a-205

The road rulele.utah.gov, read 28 October 2026

TitleHow do I title and register it?

Title and registration run through the Utah Division of Motor Vehicles. A vehicle that does not fit an existing category is approved as a novel vehicle by the Utah State Tax Commission before it is titled or registered.

The steps

Have the truck's VIN inspected on form TC-661, required for a first Utah title.
Apply on form TC-656 with government-issued identification for every owner listed.
The division looks for a vehicle category from the VIN. If it cannot place the truck, the owner describes the vehicle and its purpose.
A vehicle that fits no category, or whose category is unclear, is registered as a novel vehicle. The division may issue a title for it.
For road use, equip the truck to the street-legal list and pass the first safety inspection.
An owner who disagrees with the classification may appeal to the Tax Commission within 14 days.

The documents

Form TC-656, Application for Utah Title and Registration
Form TC-661, Certificate of Inspection, for the VIN inspection
Government-issued identification for each owner
Proof of ownership under the DMV's title requirements
Safety inspection certificate for street-legal registration
A signed statement that the vehicle complies with all federal laws and regulations applicable to it, required for a vehicle under 6,000 pounds GVWR not originally manufactured for sale in the United States, Utah Code 41-1a-225(1)
A certified English translation of the Japanese export certificate, 41-1a-225(2), and surrender of the foreign registration papers, 41-1a-224(2)

Utah Division of Motor Vehicles with the Utah State Tax Commission, 801 297 7780 or toll free 800 368 8824

Title and registrationdmv.utah.gov, read 28 October 2026

LandCan I use it on a farm or private land?

A novel vehicle not registered as street legal is governed by Utah's off-highway vehicle rules. Utah requires OHV registration to run on public land, trails, streets or highways and sets no registration for private land.

Class. Novel vehicle, under the off-highway vehicle chapter unless registered street legal

Registration. OHV registration for public land, trails, streets and highways under Utah Code 41-22-3. None for private land.

Off road usele.utah.gov, read 28 October 2026

On the farm

Utah issues an off-highway implement of husbandry sticker under Utah Code 41-22-5.5. A vehicle carrying it skips the county property tax certificate and the OHV plate but still displays an OHV registration sticker.

Farm usele.utah.gov, read 28 October 2026

Read from a secondary source or an older page. Confirm it with the office before you rely on it.

InspectionWhat inspection or insurance applies?

Safety. A safety inspection is required when a novel vehicle is first registered as a street-legal novel vehicle, Utah Code 53-8-205(1)(c) and 41-1a-205(2). No periodic safety inspection follows.

Emissions. A vehicle registered as a novel vehicle is exempt from the county emissions inspection programs, Utah Code 41-6a-1642(4)(d), read in the code as amended effective 1 October 2026.

Inspectionle.utah.gov, read 28 October 2026

Insurance. Utah requires owner's or operator's security on every motor vehicle, meaning every self-propelled vehicle designed for use upon a highway, whenever it is operated on a highway, a quasi-public road or a parking area, so a street-legal kei truck carries the same coverage as any car or truck, 30/65/25 liability with personal injury protection, Utah Code 41-12a-301(2)(a), 41-12a-103(4), 31A-22-302 and 31A-22-304(2).

Insurancele.utah.gov, read 28 October 2026

NextWhat is coming?

The Tax Commission reports novel vehicle registrations to the Transportation Interim Committee, which decides whether to propose legislation for a particular type of novel vehicle. A vehicle already registered as a novel vehicle stays one unless the Legislature changes the code.

Each October interim meeting

The bill or rulele.utah.gov, read 28 October 2026

2026 HB 228 adds title brands from 1 January 2027. One is gray market, for a motor vehicle manufactured outside the United States, not intended by its maker for sale here and not meeting federal or state safety or emissions standards. Another is compliant gray market, for such a vehicle once it is altered to meet federal and state safety standards and passes a safety inspection under 53-8-205. The branding section speaks of salvage vehicles, and whether the division will brand a kei truck titled as a novel vehicle was not found. The same bill has the division check every new Utah title application without a Utah title against the national title information system.

1 January 2027

The bill or rulele.utah.gov, read 28 October 2026

Read from a secondary source or an older page. Confirm it with the office before you rely on it.

Questions

Asked about Utah.

Can I drive a kei truck on Utah roads?

Yes, as a street-legal novel vehicle. It may go no faster than the posted limit or 50 miles per hour, whichever is lower. It may not use an interstate.

What does street legal take?

Lights, stop lamps, turn signals, brakes, a horn, a muffler, mirrors, a windshield, an illuminated speedometer, seatbelts for side-by-side seats and tires of the allowed size, then a safety inspection the first time it is registered street legal.

Who decides the truck is a novel vehicle?

The Utah DMV works from the VIN or the owner's description. A vehicle that fits no existing category is registered as a novel vehicle after approval at the Utah State Tax Commission. An owner may appeal the decision within 14 days.

Does it need an emissions test?

No. Utah law exempts a vehicle registered as a novel vehicle from the county emissions inspection programs.

Do I need to register it to use it on private land?

Utah's OHV registration reaches public land, trails, streets and highways. A truck that stays on private land is outside that requirement.

What about a truck 25 years or older?

What about a newer truck imported as off-road equipment?

Upgrades

Upgrades in Utah.

Height and lift. Unladen frame height may not exceed 24 inches for a GVWR under 4,500 lb and the body floor may not rise more than three inches above the frame top (Utah Code 41-6a-1631). Front axle blocks are barred (41-6a-1630).

Tires and fenders. If wheel track is widened the top 50 percent of the tires must be covered by fenders or extenders (Utah Code 41-6a-1631). A vehicle altered from the maker's frame height needs tire-wide mudguards or flaps (41-6a-1633). Spacers are barred except original equipment (41-6a-1630).

Lights. No more than two spot lamps and four lit front lamps are allowed (Utah Code 41-6a-1610 and 41-6a-1616). An auxiliary light on a public road must show white or amber to the front in a steady beam no brighter than the original lighting (41-6a-1604).

Modification and inspection. The Highway Patrol inspects doubtful vehicles for a permit of approval and the department must suspend registration of one altered in violation (Utah Code 41-6a-1630). A vehicle under 6,000 lb GVWR not made for sale in the United States needs a federal compliance statement (41-1a-225).

From the upgrades chapter of Mini Truck Roadbook, the 2026 to 2027 edition, with the statute after each rule.

Getting it there

Where Utah's truck comes ashore.

From the nearest port where a sailing from Japan is on record. Road miles are an estimate, the straight line times 1.2, not a routed drive.

Nearest port with a sailing from Japan on record

Port of Los Angeles

Los Angeles is the California door. Three container services sail from Kobe, Nagoya, Tokyo and Yokohama to San Pedro, and from there I-10 runs east to Phoenix and Texas, I-15 climbs north to Las Vegas and Utah and I-40 leaves Barstow for the middle of the country.

The road. I-10 to Fontana, California, then I-15 into Utah, read from the federal route log, not a routed drive.

about 700 road miles, straight line times 1.2

Sources

Every source read, 28 October 2026

The public record of Utah as read on 28 October 2026, not legal advice. Every kei truck pays the 25 percent truck duty, the chicken tax, whatever its age.

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