Utah Code

Utah Code § 77-23-103 (2026)

Circumstances permitting an administrative traffic checkpoint

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A motor vehicle may be stopped and the occupants detained by an enforcement officer when the enforcement officer:

is acting pursuant to a duly authorized search warrant or arrest warrant;
has probable cause to arrest or search;
has reasonable suspicion that criminal activity has occurred or is occurring;
is acting under emergency circumstances; or
is acting pursuant to duly authorized administrative traffic checkpoint authority granted by a magistrate in accordance with Section 77-23-104.

Enacted by Chapter 72, 1992 General Session

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1998–1998 · leading case: State v. DeHerrera, 965 P.2d 501 (Utah Ct. App. 1998).
State v. DeHerrera, 965 P.2d 501 (Utah Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 4× “The statutes authorizing administrative traffic checkpoint plans, see Utah Code Ann. §§ 77-23-103 (5), -104 (1995), have not been declared unconstitutional.”
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