The Utah Highway Patrol is dedicated to ensuring the safety of all who travel Utah's roadways through professional enforcement, education, and emergency response.
The Patrol operates from three posts covering the greater Salt Lake Valley.
098 Union Road, West Jordan, UT
810 Popular Street, Salt Lake City, UT
546 Route 13 (Northbound Lanes), Salt Lake City, UT
The senior leadership overseeing the Utah Highway Patrol's daily operations and long-term direction.
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Beyond road patrol, the UHP maintains eight specialized divisions.
Led by Captain Isaiah Marshall, the State Bureau of Investigations exists to conduct professional, detailed, and proactive investigations while protecting the people of Utah from complex and organized criminal activity.
Provides dignitary and close protection services for the Governor, visiting officials, and other high-priority individuals across the state.
Trains and evaluates newly hired Troopers through structured ride-alongs, ensuring every graduate meets the Patrol's standards before independent patrol.
Deploys certified K9 teams for narcotics detection, tracking, and apprehension in support of patrol and investigative operations.
Provides aerial pursuit support, traffic monitoring, and search-and-rescue coverage across Utah's highways and backcountry.
Targets high-risk corridors with focused saturation patrols to reduce speeding, impaired driving, and other traffic fatalities.
The Patrol's tactical unit, responding to high-risk warrant service, barricaded subjects, and other critical incidents statewide.
Enforces wildlife, boating, and off-highway vehicle laws to protect Utah's public lands and natural resources.
A quick reference for lesser-known Utah traffic laws every driver should know.
Front side windows must allow more than 43% light transmission; windshields may only be tinted along the top strip above the manufacturer's AS-1 line.
Drivers approaching a stationary emergency, utility, or tow vehicle with lights active must move over a lane when safe to do so, or slow to a safe speed if they cannot.
Operating a vehicle in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property, including excessive speed, unsafe lane changes, and street racing, constitutes reckless driving.
Headlights must emit white or amber light only. Blue, red, purple, or other colored headlight output is prohibited on public roadways.
Underglow and other auxiliary lighting visible from the roadway may not emit red or blue light, which are reserved for emergency vehicles.