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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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