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53-3-105
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Driver License Amendments for Unhoused Individuals
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Jen Plumb
House Sponsor: Stephanie Gricius
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill provides a fee waiver for an individual applying for a driver license who is
experiencing homelessness.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
provides a fee waiver for an individual who is experiencing homelessness who is
applying for a driver license;
provides the verification needed for the application to qualify for the fee waiver; and
makes other technical changes for consistency.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
53-3-105
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 471
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
53-3-105
is amended to read:
53-3-105
. Fees for licenses, renewals, extensions, reinstatements, rescheduling,
and identification cards.
Except as provided in Subsection
(39)
, the following fees apply under this chapter:
(1)
An original class D license application under Section
53-3-205
is $52.
(2)
An original provisional license application for a class D license under Section
53-3-205
is $39.
(3)
An original limited term license application under Section
53-3-205
is $32.
(4)
An original application for a motorcycle endorsement under Section
53-3-205
is $18.
(5)
An original application for a taxicab endorsement under Section
53-3-205
is $14.
(6)
A learner permit application under Section
53-3-210.5
is $19.
(7)
A renewal of a class D license under Section
53-3-214
is $52 unless Subsection
(12)
applies.
(8)
A renewal of a provisional license application for a class D license under Section
53-3-214
is $52.
(9)
A renewal of a limited term license application under Section
53-3-214
is $32.
(10)
A renewal of a motorcycle endorsement under Section
53-3-214
is $18.
(11)
A renewal of a taxicab endorsement under Section
53-3-214
is $14.
(12)
A renewal of a class D license for an individual 65 and older under Section
53-3-214
is
$27.
(13)
An extension of a class D license under Section
53-3-214
is $42 unless Subsection
(17)
applies.
(14)
An extension of a provisional license application for a class D license under Section
53-3-214
is $42.
(15)
An extension of a motorcycle endorsement under Section
53-3-214
is $18.
(16)
An extension of a taxicab endorsement under Section
53-3-214
is $14.
(17)
An extension of a class D license for an individual 65 and older under Section
53-3-214
is $22.
(18)
An original or renewal application for a commercial class A, B, or C license or an
original or renewal of a provisional commercial class A or B license under Part 4,
Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, is $52.
(19)
A commercial class A, B, or C license skills test is $78.
(20)
Each original CDL endorsement for passengers, hazardous material, double or triple
trailers, or tankers is $9.
(21)
An original CDL endorsement for a school bus under Part 4, Uniform Commercial
Driver License Act, is $9.
(22)
A renewal of a CDL endorsement under Part 4, Uniform Commercial Driver License
Act, is $9.
(23)
(a)
A retake of a CDL knowledge test provided for in Section
53-3-205
is $26.
(b)
A retake of a CDL skills test provided for in Section
53-3-205
is $52.
(24)
A retake of a CDL endorsement test provided for in Section
53-3-205
is $9.
(25)
A duplicate class A, B, C, or D license certificate under Section
53-3-215
is $23.
(26)
(a)
A license reinstatement application under Section
53-3-205
is $40.
(b)
A license reinstatement application under Section
53-3-205
for an alcohol, drug, or
combination of alcohol and any drug-related offense is $45 in addition to the fee
under Subsection
(26)(a)
.
(27)
(a)
An administrative fee for license reinstatement after an alcohol, drug, or
combination of alcohol and any drug-related offense under Section
41-6a-520
,
53-3-223
, or
53-3-231
or an alcohol, drug, or combination of alcohol and any
drug-related offense under Part 4, Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, is $255.
(b)
This administrative fee is in addition to the fees under Subsection
(26)
.
(28)
(a)
An administrative fee for providing the driving record of a driver under Section
53-3-104
or
53-3-420
is $8.
(b)
The division may not charge for a report furnished under Section
53-3-104
to a
municipal, county, state, or federal agency.
(29)
A rescheduling fee under Section
53-3-205
or
53-3-407
is $25.
(30)
(a)
Except as provided under Subsections
(30)(b)
and
(c)
, an identification card
application under Section
53-3-808
is $23.
(b)
An identification card application under Section
53-3-808
for a person with a
disability, as defined in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 12102, is $17.
(c)
A fee may not be charged for an identification card application if the individual
applying:
(i)
(A)
has not been issued a Utah driver license;
(B)
is indigent; and
(C)
is at least 18 years old;
(ii)
submits written verification that the individual is homeless, as defined in Section
26B-3-207
, a person who is homeless, as defined in Section
35A-5-302
, or a child
or youth who is homeless, as defined in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 11434a(2), from:
(A)
a homeless shelter, as defined in Section
35A-16-305
;
(B)
a permanent housing, permanent
,
supportive, or transitional facility, as
defined in Section
35A-5-302
;
(C)
the Department of Workforce Services;
or
(D)
a homeless service provider as verified by the Department of Workforce
Services as described in Section
26B-8-113
; or
(D)
(E)
a local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youth
designated under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii); or
(iii)
is under 26 years old and submits written verification that the individual:
(A)
is in the custody of the Division of Child and Family Services; or
(B)
was in the custody of the Division of Child and Family Services but is no
longer in the custody of the Division of Child and Family Services due to the
individual's age.
(31)
(a)
An extension of a regular identification card under Subsection
53-3-807
(4) for a
person with a disability, as defined in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 12102, is $17.
(b)
The fee described in Subsection
(31)(a)
is waived if the applicant submits written
verification that the individual is homeless, as defined in Section
26B-3-207
, or a
person who is homeless, as defined in Section
35A-5-302
, or a child or youth who is
homeless, as defined in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 11434a(2), from:
(i)
a homeless shelter, as defined in Section
35A-16-305
;
(ii)
a permanent housing, permanent
,
supportive, or transitional facility, as defined
in Section
35A-5-302
;
(iii)
the Department of Workforce Services;
(iv)
a homeless service provider as verified by the Department of Workforce Services
as described in Section
26B-8-113
; or
(v)
a local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youth designated
under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii).
(32)
(a)
An extension of a regular identification card under Subsection
53-3-807
(5) is
$23.
(b)
The fee described in Subsection
(32)(a)
is waived if the applicant submits written
verification that the individual is homeless, as defined in Section
26B-3-207
, or a
person who is homeless, as defined in Section
35A-5-302
, from:
(i)
a homeless shelter, as defined in Section
35A-16-305
;
(ii)
a permanent housing, permanent
,
supportive, or transitional facility, as defined
in Section
35A-5-302
;
(iii)
the Department of Workforce Services;
or
(iv)
a homeless service provider as verified by the Department of Workforce Services
as described in Section
26B-8-113
.
; or
(v)
a local education agency liaison for homeless children and youth designated
under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii).
(33)
In addition to any license application fees collected under this chapter, the division
shall impose on individuals submitting fingerprints in accordance with Section
53-3-205.5
the fees that the Bureau of Criminal Identification is authorized to collect for
the services the Bureau of Criminal Identification provides under Section
53-3-205.5
.
(34)
An original mobility vehicle permit application under Section
41-6a-1118
is $30.
(35)
A renewal of a mobility vehicle permit under Section
41-6a-1118
is $30.
(36)
A duplicate mobility vehicle permit under Section
41-6a-1118
is $12.
(37)
An original driving privilege card application under Section
53-3-207
is $32.
(38)
A renewal of a driving privilege card application under Section
53-3-207
is $23.
(39)
A fee may not be charged for an original class D license application, original
provisional license application for a class D license, or a learner permit application if the
individual applying
is
:
(a)
(i)
is
under the 26 years old; and
(b)
(ii)
submits written verification that the individual:
(i)
(A)
is in the custody of the Division of Child and Family Services; or
(ii)
(B)
was in the custody of the Division of Child and Family Services but is no
longer in the custody of the Division of Child and Family Services due to the
individual's age
.
; or
(b)
submits written verification that the individual is homeless, as defined in Section
26B-3-207
, or is a person who is homeless, as defined in Section
35A-5-302
, or a
child or youth who is homeless, as defined in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 11434a(2), from:
(i)
a homeless shelter, as defined in Section
35A-16-305
;
(ii)
a permanent housing, permanent supportive, or transitional facility, as defined in
Section
35A-5-302
;
(iii)
the Department of Workforce Services;
(iv)
a homeless service provider as verified by the Department of Workforce Services
as described in Section
26B-8-113
; or
(v)
a local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youth designated
under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii).
(40)
An administrative fee to add an interdicted person identifier to a license certificate
under Section
53-3-236
or identification card under Section
53-3-805
is $7.
Section 2.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
.
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