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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 321.36 REGISTRATION OF ALL- 1 2 TERRAIN VEHICLES OPERATION. 1 3 1. Notwithstanding section 321.234A, section 321G.9, or 1 4 any other provision of chapter 321 or 321G to the contrary, a 1 5 person shall not operate an all-terrain vehicle on public 1 6 roads of this state other than as provided in section 321.234A 1 7 or chapter 321G unless the all-terrain vehicle is registered 1 8 under this section, in addition to being registered and titled 1 9 as provided in chapter 321G. An owner of an all-terrain 1 10 vehicle subject to registration under this section shall make 1 11 application to the county treasurer of the county of the 1 12 owner's residence, or if the owner is a nonresident, to the 1 13 county treasurer of the county in which the all-terrain 1 14 vehicle is primarily used. 1 15 2. An application for registration under this section 1 16 shall be accompanied by a registration fee of twenty-five 1 17 dollars and a copy of the current registration certificate 1 18 issued for the all-terrain vehicle under section 321G.4. The 1 19 application shall contain the information required under 1 20 section 321.20, subsections 1 through 3. The department shall 1 21 adopt rules providing for the registration under this section 1 22 of all-terrain vehicles that are exempt from the registration 1 23 requirements of chapter 321G pursuant to section 321G.8. 1 24 3. Upon receipt of the application, the county treasurer 1 25 shall, when satisfied as to the application's genuineness and 1 26 regularity, issue a registration receipt, and file the 1 27 application. The registration receipt shall be delivered to 1 28 the owner and shall contain the date issued, the name and 1 29 address of the owner, the registration number assigned to the 1 30 vehicle, and a description of the all-terrain vehicle as 1 31 determined by the department. 1 32 4. The county treasurer shall maintain in the county 1 33 record system information contained on the registration 1 34 receipt. The information shall be accessible by registration 1 35 number and shall be open for public inspection during 2 1 reasonable business hours. Copies the department requires 2 2 shall be sent to the department in the manner and at the time 2 3 the department requests. 2 4 5. An all-terrain vehicle registered under this section 2 5 shall be registered for the registration year. The provisions 2 6 of this chapter applicable to the registration of other motor 2 7 vehicles under this chapter shall also apply to the 2 8 registration of all-terrain vehicles under this section, as 2 9 provided by rule of the department. 2 10 6. The county treasurer, upon receiving an application for 2 11 registration under this section, shall issue to the owner one 2 12 registration plate for the all-terrain vehicle. The 2 13 provisions of this chapter applicable to other motor vehicle 2 14 registration plates issued under this chapter shall also apply 2 15 to registration plates issued under this section, as provided 2 16 by rule of the department. 2 17 7. The operator of an all-terrain vehicle registered under 2 18 this section shall possess a driver's license valid for 2 19 operation of the all-terrain vehicle on public roads of the 2 20 state and shall obey all traffic laws applicable to motor 2 21 vehicles when operating the motor vehicle on such public 2 22 roads, as provided by rule of the department. 2 23 8. The department shall adopt rules to implement this 2 24 section. 2 25 Sec. 2. Section 321G.3, Code 2001, is amended to read as 2 26 follows: 2 27 321G.3 REGISTRATION AND NUMBERING REQUIRED. 2 28 1. Each all-terrain vehicle and snowmobile used on public 2 29 land or ice of this state shall be currently registered and 2 30 numbered. A person shall not operate, maintain, or give 2 31 permission for the operation or maintenance of an all-terrain 2 32 vehicle or snowmobile on public land or ice unless the all- 2 33 terrain vehicle or snowmobile is numbered in accordance with 2 34 this chapter, or in accordance with applicable federal laws, 2 35 or in accordance with an approved numbering system of another 3 1 state, and unless the identifying number set forth in the 3 2 registration is displayed on each side of the forward half of 3 3 the snowmobile and on the rear fender of the all-terrain 3 4 vehicle. 3 5 2. A registration number shall be assigned, without 3 6 payment of fee, to all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles owned 3 7 by the state of Iowa or its political subdivisions upon 3 8 application for the number, and the assigned registration 3 9 number shall be displayed on the all-terrain vehicle or 3 10 snowmobile as required under section 321G.5. 3 11 3. In addition to registering an all-terrain vehicle 3 12 pursuant to this chapter, a person shall register an all- 3 13 terrain vehicle as provided in section 321.36 for operation of 3 14 the all-terrain vehicle on public roads other than as provided 3 15 in section 321.234A or this chapter. 3 16 EXPLANATION 3 17 This bill creates new Code section 321.36, providing for 3 18 the registration of all-terrain vehicles for operation on 3 19 public roads in this state in a manner other than already 3 20 allowed by law. Currently, Code section 321.234A allows all- 3 21 terrain vehicles to be operated on a public road during 3 22 daylight when the operation on the public road is incidental 3 23 to the vehicle's use for agricultural purposes and if the 3 24 vehicle operator follows the speed and safety flag 3 25 requirements. In addition, Code section 321G.9 currently 3 26 allows all-terrain vehicles to be operated on public roads in 3 27 limited circumstances, such as direct crossings of public 3 28 roads, operation on city or county roads that have not been 3 29 plowed during the snow season, and operation on roads in an 3 30 emergency when snow on the road renders travel by conventional 3 31 motor vehicles impractical. 3 32 The bill requires an all-terrain vehicle to be registered 3 33 with the appropriate county treasurer essentially in the same 3 34 manner as motor vehicles are registered under Code chapter 321 3 35 if the all-terrain vehicle is to be operated on public roads 4 1 in a manner other than allowed under Code section 321.234A or 4 2 321G.9, or Code chapter 321G, in addition to being registered 4 3 and titled under Code chapter 321G. The registration and 4 4 vehicle operation provisions of Code chapter 321 apply to 4 5 operation of an all-terrain vehicle on public roads, as 4 6 provided by rule of the state department of transportation. 4 7 A violation of any of the bill's provisions is a simple 4 8 misdemeanor punishable by confinement for no more than 30 days 4 9 or a fine of at least $50 but not more than $500 or by both. 4 10 LSB 2754HH 79 4 11 nh/cf/24
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