Bill Text: FL S1024 | 2014 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Off-highway Vehicles
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2014-06-20 - Chapter No. 2014-187 [S1024 Detail]
Download: Florida-2014-S1024-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Off-highway Vehicles
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2014-06-20 - Chapter No. 2014-187 [S1024 Detail]
Download: Florida-2014-S1024-Comm_Sub.html
Florida Senate - 2014 CS for SB 1024 By the Committee on Transportation; and Senator Dean 596-02585-14 20141024c1 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to off-highway vehicles; amending s. 3 261.03, F.S.; revising the terms “ATV” and “ROV”; 4 amending s. 261.20, F.S.; revising a violation for 5 carrying an operator and more than a single passenger 6 on certain off-highway vehicles to prohibit carrying 7 more passengers than the vehicle is designed to carry; 8 amending a penalty provision to apply to off-highway 9 vehicles; amending s. 316.2074, F.S.; revising the 10 term “all-terrain vehicle”; amending s. 317.0003, 11 F.S.; providing an effective date. 12 13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14 15 Section 1. Subsections (2) and (8) of section 261.03, 16 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 17 261.03 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term: 18 (2) “ATV” means any motorized off-highway or all-terrain 19 vehicle 50 inches or less in width, having a dry weight of 1,200 20 pounds or less, designed to travel on three or more nonhighway 21 tires, and manufactured for recreational use by one or more 22 personshaving a seat designed to be straddled by the operator23and handlebars for steering control, and intended for use by a24single operator with no passenger. 25 (8) “ROV” means any motorized recreational off-highway 26 vehicle 6564inches or less in width, having a dry weight of 27 2,000 pounds or less, designed to travel on four or more 28 nonhighway tires,having nonstraddle seating and a steering29wheel,and manufactured for recreational use by one or more 30 persons. The term “ROV” does not include a golf cart as defined 31 in ss. 320.01 and 316.003(68)or a low-speed vehicle as defined 32 in s. 320.01. 33 Section 2. Subsections (5) and (6) of section 261.20, 34 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 35 261.20 Operations of off-highway vehicles on public lands; 36 restrictions; safety courses; required equipment; prohibited 37 acts; penalties.— 38 (5) It is a violation of this section: 39 (a) To carry more passengersa passengeron an off-highway 40 vehicle than, unlessthe machine is specifically designed by the 41 manufacturer to carryan operator and a single passenger. 42 (b) To operate an off-highway vehicle while under the 43 influence of alcohol, a controlled substance, or any 44 prescription or over-the-counter drug that impairs vision or 45 motor condition. 46 (c) For a person who has not attained 16 years of age, to 47 operate an off-highway vehicle without wearing eye protection, 48 over-the-ankle boots, and a safety helmet that is approved by 49 the United States Department of Transportation or Snell Memorial 50 Foundation. 51 (d) To operate an off-highway vehicle in a careless or 52 reckless manner that endangers or causes injury or damage to 53 another person or property. 54 (6) Any person who violates this section commits a 55 noncriminal infraction and is subject to a fine of not less than 56 $100 and may have his or her privilege to operate an off-highway 57 vehicleATVon public lands revoked. However, a person who 58 commits such acts with intent to defraud, or who commits a 59 second or subsequent violation, is subject to a fine of not less 60 than $500 and may have his or her privilege to operate an off 61 highway vehicleATVon public lands revoked. 62 Section 3. Subsection (2) of section 316.2074, Florida 63 Statutes, is amended to read: 64 316.2074 All-terrain vehicles.— 65 (2) As used in this section, the term “all-terrain vehicle” 66 means any motorized off-highway vehicle 50 inches or less in 67 width, having a dry weight of 1,200 pounds or less, designed to 68 travel on three or more nonhighway tires, and manufactured for 69 recreational use by one or more personshaving a seat designed70to be straddled by the operator and handlebars for steering71control, and intended for use by a single operator with no72passenger. For the purposes of this section, “all-terrain 73 vehicle” also includes aany“two-rider ATV” as defined in s. 74 317.0003. 75 Section 4. Subsections (1) and (9) of section 317.0003, 76 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 77 317.0003 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term: 78 (1) “ATV” means any motorized off-highway or all-terrain 79 vehicle 50 inches or less in width, having a dry weight of 1,200 80 pounds or less, designed to travel on three or more nonhighway 81 tires, and manufactured for recreational use by one or more 82 personshaving a seat designed to be straddled by the operator83and handlebars for steering control, and intended for use by a84single operator and with no passenger. 85 (9) “ROV” means any motorized recreational off-highway 86 vehicle 6564inches or less in width, having a dry weight of 87 2,000 pounds or less, designed to travel on four or more 88 nonhighway tires,having nonstraddle seating and a steering89wheel,and manufactured for recreational use by one or more 90 persons. The term “ROV” does not include a golf cart as defined 91 in ss. 320.01 and 316.003(68)or a low-speed vehicle as defined 92 in s. 320.01. 93 Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.