Bill Text: IA SF2158 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act allowing the operation of all-terrain vehicles and off-road utility vehicles on all secondary roads, and making penalties applicable.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-10 - Subcommittee Meeting: 02/11/2020 3:00PM Senate Lobbyist Lounge. [SF2158 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SF2158-Introduced.html
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BY
ZUMBACH
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
allowing
the
operation
of
all-terrain
vehicles
and
1
off-road
utility
vehicles
on
all
secondary
roads,
and
making
2
penalties
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.234A,
subsection
1,
paragraph
f,
1
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
f.
The
all-terrain
vehicle
is
operated
on
a
county
roadway
3
in
accordance
with
section
321I.10,
subsection
2
,
or
a
city
4
street
in
accordance
with
section
321I.10,
subsection
3
.
5
Sec.
2.
Section
321.234A,
subsection
1,
Code
2020,
is
6
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
7
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
h.
The
all-terrain
vehicle
is
operated
on
8
a
secondary
road.
9
Sec.
3.
Section
321I.10,
subsection
2,
Code
2020,
is
amended
10
by
striking
the
subsection.
11
Sec.
4.
Section
321I.10,
subsection
5,
paragraph
e,
Code
12
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
13
e.
The
crossing
is
made
from
a
street,
roadway,
or
highway
14
designated
as
an
all-terrain
vehicle
trail
by
a
state
agency
,
15
county,
or
city
,
or
from
a
secondary
road,
to
a
street,
16
roadway,
or
highway
designated
as
an
all-terrain
vehicle
trail
17
by
a
state
agency
,
county,
or
city
,
or
to
a
secondary
road
.
18
EXPLANATION
19
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
20
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
21
Current
law
allows
the
operation
of
all-terrain
vehicles
22
on
secondary
roads
under
certain
conditions.
Under
Code
23
sections
321.234A
and
321I.10(2),
an
all-terrain
or
off-road
24
utility
vehicle
may
be
operated
on
portions
of
secondary
roads
25
designated
by
the
county
board
of
supervisors
for
such
use
26
during
a
specified
time.
27
This
bill
provides
that
all-terrain
vehicles
may
be
operated
28
on
secondary
roads
at
all
times
without
a
designation
by
the
29
county
board
of
supervisors.
A
person
operating
an
all-terrain
30
vehicle
on
a
highway
must
have
a
valid
driver’s
license
and
the
31
all-terrain
vehicle
must
be
operated
at
a
speed
of
35
miles
per
32
hour
or
less.
The
definition
of
“all-terrain
vehicle”
in
Code
33
section
321.1(4)
includes
off-road
utility
vehicles.
Operating
34
an
all-terrain
vehicle
or
off-road
utility
vehicle
in
violation
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of
these
requirements
is
punishable
by
a
scheduled
fine
of
$50.
1
Pursuant
to
Code
section
321I.13,
an
all-terrain
vehicle
2
operated
during
the
hours
of
darkness
must
display
a
lighted
3
headlight
and
taillight.
For
purposes
of
Code
chapter
321I,
4
an
operator
of
an
off-road
utility
vehicle
is
subject
to
5
the
same
provisions
governing
the
operation
of
all-terrain
6
vehicles.
Operating
an
all-terrain
or
off-road
utility
vehicle
7
in
violation
of
this
requirement
is
punishable
by
a
scheduled
8
fine
of
$20.
9
The
bill
makes
a
conforming
change
to
Code
section
10
321I.10(5)(e).
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