Utah Code § 53-3-505.5

Behind-the-wheel training requirements
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(1) Except as provided under Subsection (2), a driver education course under this part or Title
53G, Chapter 10, Part 5, Driver Education Classes, that is used to satisfy the driver training
requirement under Section 53-3-204 shall require each student to complete at least six hours
of behind-the-wheel driving a dual-control motor vehicle with a certified instructor seated in the
front seat next to the student driver.
(2) Up to three hours of the behind-the-wheel driving may be substituted as follows:
(a) two hours of range driving on an approved driving range under Section 53G-10-502 equals
one hour of the behind-the-wheel driving required under Subsection (1);
(b) two hours of driving simulation practice on a driving simulation device that is fully interactive
as set forth in rules made under Section 53-3-505, equals one hour of the behind-the-wheel
driving required under Subsection (1); and
(c) four hours of driving simulation practice on a driving simulation device that is not fully
interactive as set forth in rules made under Section 53-3-505, equals one hour of the
behind-the-wheel driving required under Subsection (1), with a maximum of one hour of the
behind-the-wheel driving required under Subsection (1) that may be substituted under this
Subsection (2)(c).

(3) The behind-the-wheel driving required under Subsection (1) shall include, if feasible, driving on
interstate and other multilane highways.

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