House File 374

                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  KURTENBACH


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                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the operation of an all=terrain vehicle with a
  2    passenger.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 2049YH 80
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PAG LIN

  1  1    Section 1.  Section 321G.1, subsection 1, unnumbered
  1  2 paragraph 1, Code 2003, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    1.  "All=terrain vehicle" means a motorized flotation=tire
  1  4 vehicle with not less than three low pressure tires, but not
  1  5 more than six low pressure tires, or a two=wheeled off=road
  1  6 motorcycle, that is limited in engine displacement to less
  1  7 than eight hundred cubic centimeters and in total dry weight
  1  8 to less than seven eight hundred fifty pounds and that has a
  1  9 seat or saddle designed to be straddled by the operator and
  1 10 handlebars for steering control.
  1 11    Sec. 2.  Section 321G.13, subsection 3, Code 2003, is
  1 12 amended to read as follows:
  1 13    3.  A person shall not operate an all=terrain vehicle while
  1 14 carrying a passenger with more persons on the vehicle than it
  1 15 was designed to carry.
  1 16                           EXPLANATION
  1 17    This bill prohibits the operation of an all=terrain vehicle
  1 18 with more persons on the vehicle than it was designed to
  1 19 carry.  Current law does not allow operation of an all=terrain
  1 20 vehicle with a passenger on board, regardless of the vehicle's
  1 21 design.  The bill amends the definition of "all=terrain
  1 22 vehicle" to allow for the additional dry weight of all=terrain
  1 23 vehicles designed for more than one person.
  1 24 LSB 2049YH 80
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