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Statutes > Utah > Title-41 > Chapter-01a > 41-1a-140141-1a-1401. Report of stolen and recovered vehicles, vessels, and outboard motorsby officials.
(1) (a) A peace officer, upon receiving reliable information that a vehicle, vessel, oroutboard motor has been stolen, shall immediately report the theft to the Criminal Investigationsand Technical Services Division of the Department of Public Safety, established in Section53-10-103.
(b) An officer, upon receiving information that a vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor,which he has previously reported as stolen, has been recovered, shall immediately report therecovery to the local law enforcement agency and to the Criminal Investigations and TechnicalServices Division.
(2) A report of a stolen vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor taken by a law enforcementagency shall include a written advisement to the reporting party of the provisions of Section76-8-506, and a statement affirming the theft of the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor signed bythe person reporting the theft and witnessed by the person taking the report.
(3) The following information regarding the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor shall beincluded in the report and shall be sent to the Criminal Investigations and Technical ServicesDivision:
(a) the registered owner;
(b) the person reporting the theft;
(c) the year, make, model, and color;
(d) the identification number;
(e) the estimated present value;
(f) the license number and state of registration;
(g) the date, time, and place of the theft; and
(h) the name, address, telephone number, policy number, and agent's name of theinsurance company insuring the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor.
(4) If a member of any law enforcement agency confirms that a stolen vehicle, vessel, oroutboard motor has been recovered, he shall send the following information regarding therecovered vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor to the Criminal Investigations and TechnicalServices Division:
(a) the date, time, and place of recovery;
(b) the condition of the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor; and
(c) the names of peace officers and any other persons involved in the recovery.
(5) (a) Upon receipt of a report of a stolen vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor, theCriminal Investigations and Technical Services Division shall place a notice of theft in the masterfile computer.
(b) Upon receipt of a report that a stolen vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor has beenrecovered, the Criminal Investigations and Technical Services Division shall remove the notice oftheft of the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor from the master file computer.
(6) (a) Except as provided in Section 41-1a-1005, the division shall refuse to register ortransfer title to a stolen vehicle until the vehicle is recovered.
(b) (i) If the recovered vehicle is a salvage vehicle as defined in Section 41-1a-1001, thenTitle 41, Chapter 1a, Part 10, Salvage Vehicles - Junk and Dismantled Vehicles, applies.
(ii) The division may issue an unbranded certificate of title for a recovered vehicle if thevehicle has not suffered major damage in more than one major component part.
Amended by Chapter 263, 1998 General Session
