UT DMV Driver Records and Services 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A Utah driver's license is lost or stolen. What is the correct way to replace it?
- Wait until the license expires and renew normally
- Report it to the county sheriff, who issues a new one
- Request a duplicate from the Driver License Division and pay the duplicate fee (Correct answer)
- Print a temporary copy at home
Correct answer: Request a duplicate from the Driver License Division and pay the duplicate fee
A duplicate license is issued by the Utah Driver License Division after the driver applies and pays the duplicate fee.
Question 2: How long is a standard Utah driver license valid before it must be renewed?
- Eight years (Correct answer)
- Four years
- Two years
- Twelve years
Correct answer: Eight years
Standard Utah driver licenses are valid for eight years for most adult drivers.
Question 3: What typically happens to your Utah license if you fail to appear in court or fail to pay a traffic fine?
- Your vehicle registration is canceled instead
- You automatically get points but keep full privileges
- The court can request the DLD suspend your license until you resolve the citation (Correct answer)
- Nothing, as long as you avoid new tickets
Correct answer: The court can request the DLD suspend your license until you resolve the citation
Failing to appear or pay allows the court to notify the Driver License Division, which can suspend the license until the matter is resolved.
Question 4: After a Utah license suspension ends, what must a driver usually do before legally driving again?
- Retake only the vision test
- Simply wait for the suspension period to pass
- Buy a new vehicle registration
- Pay the reinstatement fee and meet any other listed requirements (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Pay the reinstatement fee and meet any other listed requirements
A suspended license is not automatically restored; the driver must pay the reinstatement fee and satisfy all reinstatement requirements first.
Question 5: Which of these is a permitted reason for an employer to obtain an employee's Utah driving record?
- Marketing new products to the employee
- Checking a coworker's personal life
- Curiosity about an employee's past
- Verifying the record of an employee who drives as part of the job (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Verifying the record of an employee who drives as part of the job
Employers may lawfully obtain driving records for employees whose job duties include driving, which is a permitted use under privacy law.
Question 6: What is Utah's electronic insurance verification program used for?
- Tracking vehicle emissions results
- Setting insurance premium prices
- Matching vehicle registrations against insurance databases to catch uninsured motorists (Correct answer)
- Issuing driver licenses faster
Correct answer: Matching vehicle registrations against insurance databases to catch uninsured motorists
Utah's Uninsured Motorist Identification Database compares registrations with insurer data to identify vehicles lacking required coverage.
Question 7: A driver under 21 in Utah is convicted of an alcohol offense. What does the 'Not a Drop' law mean for their record and license?
- They receive a warning for a first offense
- Only points are added, with no suspension
- Only a BAC over 0.08 affects the license
- Any measurable alcohol while driving leads to license suspension (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Any measurable alcohol while driving leads to license suspension
Utah's Not a Drop law imposes a license suspension on drivers under 21 who drive with any measurable amount of alcohol.
UT DMV Driver Records and Services 3
A Utah driver's license is lost or stolen.
What is the correct way to replace it?