House Amendment 8514


PAG LIN

     1  1    Amend Senate File 2381, as passed by the Senate, as
     1  2 follows:
     1  3 #1.  Page 5, before line 1 by inserting:
     1  4    <Sec. ___.  Section 321.1, subsection 4, Code
     1  5 Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows:
     1  6    4.  "All=terrain vehicle" means a motor vehicle
     1  7 designed to travel on three or more wheels and designed
     1  8 primarily for off=road recreational use but not
     1  9 including. "All=terrain vehicle" includes off=road
     1 10 utility vehicles as defined in section 321I.1, but does
     1 11 not include farm tractors or equipment, construction
     1 12 equipment, forestry vehicles, or lawn and grounds
     1 13 maintenance vehicles.>
     1 14 #2.  Page 5, after line 8 by inserting:
     1 15    <Sec. ___.  Section 321.234A, subsection 1, Code
     1 16 2009, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
     1 17    NEW PARAGRAPH.  f.  The all=terrain vehicle is
     1 18 operated on a county roadway in accordance with section
     1 19 321I.10, subsection 2, or a city street in accordance
     1 20 with section 321I.10, subsection 3.>
     1 21 #3.  Page 7, after line 7 by inserting:
     1 22    <Sec. ___.  Section 321I.10, subsections 1, 2,
     1 23 and 3, Code Supplement 2009, are amended to read as
     1 24 follows:
     1 25    1.  A person shall not operate an all=terrain
     1 26 vehicle or off=road utility vehicle upon roadways or
     1 27 highways except as provided in section 321.234A and
     1 28 this section.
     1 29    2.  A registered all=terrain vehicle or off=road
     1 30 utility vehicle may be operated on the roadways of
     1 31 that portion of county highways designated by the
     1 32 county board of supervisors for such use during a
     1 33 specified period.  The county board of supervisors
     1 34 shall evaluate the traffic conditions on all county
     1 35 highways and designate roadways on which all=terrain
     1 36 vehicles or off=road utility vehicles may be operated
     1 37 for the specified period without unduly interfering
     1 38 with or constituting an undue hazard to conventional
     1 39 motor vehicle traffic.  In designating such roadways,
     1 40 the board may authorize all=terrain vehicles and
     1 41 off=road utility vehicles to stop at service stations
     1 42 or convenience stores along a designated roadway.
     1 43 Counties authorizing the use of roadways by all=terrain
     1 44 vehicles or off=road utility vehicles shall be exempt
     1 45 from liability for such use causing injury or damage to
     1 46 persons or property.
     1 47    3.  Cities may designate streets under the
     1 48 jurisdiction of cities within their respective
     1 49 corporate limits which may be used for the sport
     1 50 of driving operation of registered all=terrain
     2  1 vehicles or registered off=road utility vehicles.
     2  2 In designating such streets, the city may authorize
     2  3 all=terrain vehicles and off=road utility vehicles to
     2  4 stop at service stations or convenience stores along
     2  5 a designated street. Cities authorizing the use of
     2  6 streets by all=terrain vehicles or off=road utility
     2  7 vehicles shall be exempt from liability for such use
     2  8 causing injury or damage to persons or property.
     2  9    Sec. ___.  Section 322D.1, subsection 1, Code 2009,
     2 10 is amended to read as follows:
     2 11    1.  "All=terrain vehicle" means the same as defined
     2 12 in section 321I.1 a motor vehicle designed to travel
     2 13 on three or more wheels and designed primarily for
     2 14 off=road recreational use but not including farm
     2 15 tractors or equipment, construction equipment, forestry
     2 16 vehicles, or lawn and grounds maintenance vehicles.>
     2 17 #4.  By renumbering as necessary.


                                        
          QUIRK of Chickasaw
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