Bill Text: IA SF50 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the operation of all=terrain vehicles on highways, providing a registration fee, and making a penalty applicable.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-31 - END OF 2011 ACTIONS [SF50 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-SF50-Introduced.html
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BY
KETTERING
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
operation
of
all-terrain
vehicles
on
1
highways,
providing
a
registration
fee,
and
making
a
penalty
2
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.117,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
1
as
follows:
2
321.117
Motorcycle,
all-terrain
vehicle,
motorized
bicycle,
3
ambulance,
and
hearse
fees.
4
For
all
motorcycles
the
annual
registration
fee
shall
5
be
twenty
dollars.
For
all
motorized
bicycles
the
annual
6
registration
fee
shall
be
seven
dollars.
When
the
motorcycle
7
is
more
than
five
model
years
old,
the
annual
registration
fee
8
shall
be
ten
dollars.
9
1.
The
annual
registration
fee
for
a
motorcycle
is
twenty
10
dollars.
When
the
motorcycle
is
more
than
five
model
years
11
old,
the
fee
is
ten
dollars.
Notwithstanding
section
321.1,
12
subsection
40,
for
purposes
of
registration
under
this
section,
13
“motorcycle”
includes
an
all-terrain
vehicle
as
provided
in
14
section
321.234A,
subsection
4A.
15
2.
The
annual
registration
fee
for
a
motorized
bicycle
is
16
seven
dollars.
17
3.
The
annual
registration
fee
for
ambulances
and
hearses
18
shall
be
is
fifty
dollars.
Passenger
car
plates
shall
be
19
issued
for
ambulances
and
hearses.
20
Sec.
2.
Section
321.234A,
subsection
2,
Code
2011,
is
21
amended
to
read
as
follows:
22
2.
a.
A
person
operating
an
all-terrain
vehicle
on
a
23
highway
shall
have
a
valid
driver’s
license
and
the
;
however,
a
24
person
operating
an
all-terrain
vehicle
registered
pursuant
to
25
subsection
4A
is
not
required
to
have
a
license
valid
for
the
26
operation
of
a
motorcycle.
27
b.
Unless
registered
pursuant
to
subsection
4A,
an
28
all-terrain
vehicle
shall
be
operated
at
speeds
of
thirty-five
29
miles
per
hour
or
less.
30
Sec.
3.
Section
321.234A,
Code
2011,
is
amended
by
adding
31
the
following
new
subsection:
32
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4A.
a.
An
all-terrain
vehicle
with
four
or
33
more
wheels
and
a
combustion
engine
having
a
piston
or
rotor
34
displacement
of
two
hundred
centimeters
or
more
may
be
issued
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a
certificate
of
title
under
this
chapter
and
registered
as
1
a
motorcycle
pursuant
to
section
321.117
to
be
operated
on
2
highways.
An
all-terrain
vehicle
registered
as
a
motorcycle
is
3
subject
to
the
lighting
and
equipment
requirements
applicable
4
to
motorcycles
under
this
chapter.
5
b.
A
person
shall
not
operate
an
all-terrain
vehicle
6
registered
as
a
motorcycle
on
an
interstate.
7
Sec.
4.
Section
321I.1,
subsection
16,
paragraph
b,
Code
8
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
b.
An
owner
of
an
off-road
utility
vehicle
may
register
or
10
title
an
off-road
utility
vehicle
in
order
to
legally
operate
11
the
off-road
vehicle
on
public
ice,
a
designated
riding
area,
12
or
a
designated
riding
trail
or
as
provided
in
section
321I.10
.
13
The
operator
of
an
off-road
utility
vehicle
is
subject
to
14
provisions
governing
the
operation
of
all-terrain
vehicles
15
in
section
321.234A
and
this
chapter
,
but
is
exempt
from
the
16
safety
instruction
and
certification
program
requirements
of
17
sections
321I.25
and
321I.26
.
An
operator
of
an
off-road
18
utility
vehicle
shall
not
operate
the
vehicle
on
a
designated
19
riding
area
or
designated
riding
trail
unless
the
department
20
has
posted
signage
indicating
the
riding
area
or
trail
is
21
open
to
the
operation
of
off-road
utility
vehicles.
Off-road
22
utility
vehicles
are
exempt
from
the
dealer
registration
and
23
titling
requirements
of
this
chapter
.
A
motorized
vehicle
that
24
was
previously
titled
under
chapter
321,
other
than
section
25
321.234A,
subsection
4A,
or
is
currently
titled
under
chapter
26
321
shall
not
be
registered
or
operated
as
an
off-road
utility
27
vehicle.
28
Sec.
5.
Section
321I.9,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2011,
29
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
30
Registration
under
this
chapter
shall
not
be
required
for
31
the
following
described
all-terrain
vehicles:
32
Sec.
6.
Section
321I.9,
Code
2011,
is
amended
by
adding
the
33
following
new
subsection:
34
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4.
All-terrain
vehicles,
as
defined
in
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section
321.1,
which
are
titled
and
registered
in
accordance
1
with
section
321.234A,
subsection
4A.
2
Sec.
7.
Section
321I.10,
subsections
1,
2,
and
3,
Code
2011,
3
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
1.
A
person
shall
not
operate
an
all-terrain
vehicle
or
5
off-road
utility
vehicle
upon
roadways
or
highways
except
as
6
provided
in
section
321.234A
and
this
section
.
7
2.
A
registered
all-terrain
vehicle
or
off-road
utility
8
vehicle
may
be
operated
on
the
roadways
of
that
portion
of
9
county
highways
designated
by
the
county
board
of
supervisors
10
for
such
use
during
a
specified
period.
The
county
board
of
11
supervisors
shall
evaluate
the
traffic
conditions
on
all
county
12
highways
and
designate
roadways
on
which
all-terrain
vehicles
13
or
off-road
utility
vehicles
may
be
operated
for
the
specified
14
period
without
unduly
interfering
with
or
constituting
an
undue
15
hazard
to
conventional
motor
vehicle
traffic.
In
designating
16
such
roadways,
the
board
may
authorize
all-terrain
vehicles
17
and
off-road
utility
vehicles
to
stop
at
service
stations
or
18
convenience
stores
along
a
designated
roadway.
19
3.
Cities
may
designate
streets
under
the
jurisdiction
20
of
cities
within
their
respective
corporate
limits
which
may
21
be
used
for
the
operation
of
registered
all-terrain
vehicles
22
or
registered
off-road
utility
vehicles
.
In
designating
23
such
streets,
the
city
may
authorize
all-terrain
vehicles
24
and
off-road
utility
vehicles
to
stop
at
service
stations
or
25
convenience
stores
along
a
designated
street.
26
Sec.
8.
Section
321I.31,
subsection
1,
Code
2011,
is
amended
27
to
read
as
follows:
28
1.
The
owner
of
an
all-terrain
vehicle
acquired
on
or
29
after
January
1,
2000,
other
than
an
all-terrain
vehicle
used
30
exclusively
as
a
farm
implement
or
,
an
all-terrain
vehicle
31
titled
and
registered
in
accordance
with
section
321.234A,
32
subsection
4A,
or
a
motorcycle
previously
issued
a
title
33
pursuant
to
chapter
321
,
shall
apply
to
the
county
recorder
34
of
the
county
in
which
the
owner
resides
for
a
certificate
of
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title
for
the
all-terrain
vehicle.
The
owner
of
an
all-terrain
1
vehicle
used
exclusively
as
a
farm
implement
may
obtain
2
a
certificate
of
title.
A
person
who
owns
an
all-terrain
3
vehicle
that
is
not
required
to
have
a
certificate
of
title
4
may
apply
for
and
receive
a
certificate
of
title
for
the
5
all-terrain
vehicle
and,
subsequently,
the
all-terrain
vehicle
6
shall
be
subject
to
the
requirements
of
this
chapter
as
if
7
the
all-terrain
vehicle
were
required
to
be
titled.
All
8
all-terrain
vehicles
that
are
titled
shall
be
registered.
9
EXPLANATION
10
This
bill
allows
all-terrain
vehicles
of
a
certain
size
to
be
11
operated
on
noninterstate
highways.
12
Under
the
bill,
an
all-terrain
vehicle
that
has
four
or
13
more
wheels
and
a
combustion
engine
having
a
piston
or
rotor
14
displacement
of
200
centimeters
or
more
may
be
issued
a
15
certificate
of
title
by
the
county
treasurer
and
registered
16
as
a
motorcycle
for
operation
on
highways,
subject
to
the
17
lighting
and
equipment
requirements
applicable
to
motorcycles.
18
The
annual
registration
fee
is
$20,
and
when
the
vehicle
is
19
more
than
five
model
years
old,
the
fee
is
reduced
to
$10.
20
Pursuant
to
current
law,
a
vehicle
subject
to
registration
is
21
also
subject
to
a
fee
for
new
registration
in
the
amount
of
5
22
percent
of
the
purchase
price,
payable
upon
application
for
a
23
new
registration
and
certificate
of
title.
24
Currently,
a
person
operating
an
all-terrain
vehicle
on
a
25
highway
is
required
to
have
a
valid
driver’s
license.
The
26
bill
specifies
that
a
person
who
operates
an
all-terrain
27
vehicle
registered
as
a
motorcycle
is
required
to
have
28
a
driver’s
license
but
is
not
required
to
be
licensed
to
29
operate
a
motorcycle.
The
bill
specifies
that
an
all-terrain
30
vehicle
registered
as
a
motorcycle
is
not
subject
to
the
31
35-mile-per-hour
speed
limitation
applicable
to
unregistered
32
all-terrain
vehicles,
but
operation
is
restricted
to
33
noninterstate
highways.
34
The
bill
makes
conforming
amendments
to
provide
that
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an
all-terrain
vehicle
that
is
titled
and
registered
as
a
1
motorcycle
for
operation
on
highways
under
Code
chapter
321
2
is
exempt
from
the
registration
requirements
for
all-terrain
3
vehicles
administered
by
the
department
of
natural
resources
4
under
Code
chapter
321I.
5
Provisions
in
Code
chapter
321I
concerning
the
regulation
6
of
all-terrain
vehicle
and
off-road
utility
vehicle
operation
7
on
city
and
county
roads
are
amended
by
the
bill
to
eliminate
8
unnecessary
references
to
off-road
utility
vehicles.
Under
9
Code
chapter
321I,
unless
specified
otherwise,
off-road
utility
10
vehicles
are
subject
to
provisions
governing
the
operation
of
11
all-terrain
vehicles.
12
A
violation
of
provisions
governing
the
operation
of
13
all-terrain
vehicles
on
a
highway
is
a
simple
misdemeanor,
14
punishable
by
a
scheduled
fine
of
$50.
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