Bill Text: VA HB66 | 2022 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Secondary roads; use of certain utility vehicles.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-15 - Left in Transportation [HB66 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2022-HB66-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 66 Offered January 12, 2022 Prefiled January 4, 2022 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 13.1 of Chapter 8 of Title 46.2 a section numbered 46.2-916.4, relating to use of utility vehicles on secondary roads. ---------- Patron-- Edmunds ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 13.1 of Chapter 8 of Title 46.2 a section numbered 46.2-916.4 as follows:

§46.2-916.4. Use of certain utility vehicles on secondary roads.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person with a valid driver's license and insurance may operate a utility vehicle that has been registered as an off-road vehicle on a secondary road of the Commonwealth in a county with a population of 100,000 or less, based on the most recent census report from the United States Census Bureau, if the utility vehicle is equipped with:

1. Side-by-side seating;

2. A protective roll bar;

3. A steering wheel;

4. Functioning head lights, tail lights, and brake lights;

5. A driver's side mirror;

6. A rear view mirror;

7. A horn; and

8. A muffler.