It’s “all” off highway vehicle “operators.” It’s doesn’t matter what the rig is per se. It’s the driver.
Utah Moab in May 2025
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It’s “all” off highway vehicle “operators.” It’s doesn’t matter what the rig is per se. It’s the driver.
We don’t have OHV’s. We have “passenger vehicles” that go “off highway.” If you go through the certificate program you’ll see it is concerned with safety off road and taking care of the biological and ecological environment. It tells you where to drive and not drive. How to drive. How to take a shit. Stuff like that.
They make it pretty clear Jeeps with plates don't need it to me?
"Does my car/jeep/truck, etc., need a Utah non-resident OHV permit?
If your machine is registered as a “passenger vehicle,” it does not require a Utah non-resident OHV permit because it is not considered an off-highway vehicle (OHV)."
"Does my car/jeep/truck, etc., need a Utah non-resident OHV permit?
If your machine is registered as a “passenger vehicle,” it does not require a Utah non-resident OHV permit because it is not considered an off-highway vehicle (OHV)."
IDK, but I just “thumbs upped” your post because we don’t need the permit.
It seems the argument is. Does the operator of a street licensed vehicle, being used as an OHV, need to take the OHV operator deal for the certification?
We can put the need for a permit to bed since it's not needed on street licensed passenger vehicles.
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Right. Do only OHV operators require a certificate to shit in the Utah desert? As best as I can tell, my Jeep that I will be operating is not an OHV.
Seems that you don't need it either as a "4x4's registered as a normal road vehicle" or maybe as a "passenger car-plated driver"
https://recreation.utah.gov/off-highway-vehicles/education/ohv-education-faqs/
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Their terminology is confusing. In some places they ‘seem’ to refer to our Jeep’s as Type III OHV’s (see your pic of the website on prior page in this thread) and in other places as licensed passenger vehicles rather than OHV’s. The point I think they are trying to make is that if you are going to be operating any motorized vehicle off highway then you need to take the certificate education program. No shitting without your certificate.
They should have someone qualified go over their website and define terms and make things clear. Right now it’s as clear as mud.
Their terminology is confusing. In some places they ‘seem’ to refer to our Jeep’s as Type III OHV’s (see your pic of the website on prior page in this thread) and in other places as licensed passenger vehicles rather than OHV’s. The point I think they are trying to make is that if you are going to be operating any motorized vehicle off highway then you need to take the certificate education program. No shitting without your certificate.
Government shouldn't needlessly overcomplicate things.
It’s required to work for the government to keep as many people as possible employed so they can answer all questions from the normal ‘working’ populace.
There are trails around Moab that do in fact require a permit. Elephant Hill is 1 such trail. There are others. Elephant Hill is within Canyonlands NP.
To make matters worse that’s a different “permit” than the other one. LOL