R27. Government Operations, Fleet Operations.R27-10. Identification Markings for State Motor Vehicles.
R27-10-1. Authority and Purpose.
(1) Pursuant to Subsection 63A-9-601(5), the division is responsible for ensuring that state vehicles for agencies are marked as required by Section 41-1a-407. If "EX" license plates are required, then the identification mark is also required.
(2) This rule is authorized by Subsection 63A-9-601(1)(c).
R27-10-2. Identification Markings.
(1) The standard identification mark shall be a likeness of the Great Seal of the state of Utah.
(a) Light-, Medium-, and Heavy-duty trucks, service vehicles, and off-road equipment shall be clearly marked, on each front door, with an eight-inch State Seal. At the option of the entity operating the state vehicle or equipment, the identification mark may include a banner not more than four inches high which may bear the agency's logo and the name of the department or division. All identification markings must be approved by the division before use.
(b) Non-law enforcement passenger vehicles shall be marked with a translucent identification sticker, four inches in diameter on the furthest rearward window in the lower-most rearward corner, on each side of the vehicle.
(2) Identification mark requirements are not intended to preclude other markings used to identify special purpose vehicles.
(3) Vehicles used for law enforcement purposes may, at the discretion of the operating agency, display a likeness of the Great Seal of the state of Utah in the center of a gold star for identification purposes. Other emergency response vehicles are not precluded from displaying additional appropriate markings. At the option of the agency, the State Seal may be placed on the front door above any molding and, where practicable, shall be at least four inches below the window. The optional banner portion of the identification mark shall be placed immediately below the State Seal.
(4) Identification markings shall clearly identify vehicles or equipment as being the property of the state. Additional markings should be applied with discretion so as not to detract from that intent.
R27-10-3. License Plates.
(1) Every vehicle owned, operated, or leased for the exclusive use of the state shall bear a license plate displaying the letters "EX."
(2) Plates issued to Utah Highway Patrol vehicles may bear the capital letters "UHP" a beehive logo, and the call number of the vehicle for which the plate is issued. In lieu of the identification mark described in this rule, the Utah Highway Patrol may use a substitute identification mark of its own specification.
R27-10-4. Exceptions.
(1) Neither the "EX" license plates nor the standard identification marks need be displayed on state vehicles if:
(a) the state vehicle is in the direct service of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Auditor, or State Treasurer;
(b) the state vehicle is used in official investigative work where secrecy is essential;
(c) the state vehicle is provided to an official as part of a compensation package allowing unlimited personal use of that vehicle; or
(d) the personal security of the state vehicle's occupants would be jeopardized if the identification mark were in place.
(2) If a vehicle does not have EX plates, the agency must assist the division with annual registration requirements.
(3) An agency marker that does not meet the specifications of Section R27-10-3 must be approved by the division.
KEY: motor vehicles
Date of Last Change: February 21, 2023
Notice of Continuation: August 3, 2026
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 41-1a-407; 63A-9-401; 63A-9-601(1)(c)
