Utah Code: Title 41 – Traffic Code
Type of DUID Law: Under the influence: Incapacity/Zero Tolerance
- 41-6a-502 Driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or a combination of both…
- A person may not operate or be in actual physical control of a vehicle within this state if the person:
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(b) is under the influence of alcohol, any drug, or the combined influence of alcohol and any drug to a degree that renders the person incapable of safely operating a vehicle
- 41-6a-517. Definitions—Driving with any measurable controlled substance in the body—Penalties—Arrest without warrant. …
(2) In cases not amounting to a violation of Section 41-6a-502, a person may not operate or be in actual physical control of a motor vehicle within this state if the person has any measurable controlled substance or metabolite of a controlled substance in the person’s body.
Type of Drugs Prohibited: Any drug or controlled substance
*Reference: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
UTAH*
- Marijuana use in vehicle Utah does not allow the recreational or medicinal use of marijuana
Reference: Drugged Driving: 2016 Summary of Key Provisions of State Laws
DUI Arrest Statistics and Utah Drunk Driving Statistics
| DUI Arrest Statistics | Data | |
| Average number of people arrested annually for drunk driving | 1,500,000 | |
| Utah DUI’s | 6,894 | 2,817,222 |
* Sources: State Justice Department, Federal Highway Administration
