Bill Text: IA HF7 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the operation of off-road utility vehicles on certain primary roads and making penalties applicable.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-01-17 - Introduced, referred to Transportation. H.J. 87. [HF7 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF7-Introduced.html
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BY
JONES
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
operation
of
off-road
utility
vehicles
1
on
certain
primary
roads
and
making
penalties
applicable.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.234A,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
h.
The
all-terrain
vehicle
is
an
off-road
3
utility
vehicle
operated
on
a
primary
road
in
accordance
with
4
section
321I.10,
subsection
6.
5
Sec.
2.
Section
321.234A,
subsection
2,
Code
2019,
is
6
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
2.
A
person
operating
an
all-terrain
vehicle
on
a
highway
8
shall
have
a
valid
driver’s
license
and
the
vehicle
shall
be
9
operated
at
speeds
of
thirty-five
miles
per
hour
or
less.
The
10
speed
limit
in
this
subsection
shall
not
apply
to
a
person
11
operating
an
off-road
utility
vehicle
on
a
primary
road
in
12
accordance
with
section
321I.10,
subsection
6.
13
Sec.
3.
Section
321I.10,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
14
following
new
subsection:
15
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6.
An
off-road
utility
vehicle
may
be
16
operated
on
a
primary
road
if
the
off-road
utility
vehicle
is
17
equipped
with
a
bicycle
safety
flag
and
is
operated
at
speeds
18
of
forty-five
miles
per
hour
or
less
only
from
sunrise
to
19
sunset.
For
purposes
of
this
paragraph,
“primary
road”
means
20
the
same
as
defined
in
section
306.3,
except
that
it
does
not
21
include
an
interstate
road.
22
EXPLANATION
23
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
24
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
25
This
bill
relates
to
the
operation
of
off-road
utility
26
vehicles
on
certain
primary
roads
and
makes
certain
penalties
27
applicable.
28
Currently,
Code
sections
321.234A
(all-terrain
vehicles
——
29
highway
use)
and
321I.10
(all-terrain
vehicle
operation
on
30
roadways,
highways,
and
trails)
prohibit
the
operation
of
an
31
off-road
utility
vehicle
on
primary
roads
subject
to
certain
32
exceptions.
33
Under
Code
section
321.234A(2),
a
person
operating
an
34
off-road
utility
vehicle
on
any
highway
is
required
to
have
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a
valid
driver’s
license
and
to
operate
the
off-road
utility
1
vehicle
at
speeds
of
35
miles
per
hour
or
less.
The
bill
2
provides
that
this
speed
limitation
does
not
apply
to
a
person
3
operating
an
off-road
utility
vehicle
on
a
primary
road
if
the
4
vehicle
is
equipped
with
a
bicycle
safety
flag
and
is
operated
5
at
speeds
of
45
miles
per
hour
or
less
from
sunrise
to
sunset.
6
A
person
who
operates
an
off-road
utility
vehicle
in
7
violation
of
the
provisions
of
the
bill
is
subject
to
8
scheduled
fines
of
$50
pursuant
to
Code
sections
805.8A(3)
and
9
805.8B(2A)(b)(2).
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