House File 2242 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2242 BY MAY , ALONS , WATTS , and QUIRK A BILL FOR An Act relating to the operation of all-terrain vehicles on 1 highways, providing a registration fee, and making a penalty 2 applicable. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5504YH (1) 83 dea/nh

H.F. 2242 Section 1. Section 321.117, Code 2009, is amended to read 1 as follows: 2 321.117 Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle, motorized 3 bicycle, ambulance, and hearse fees. 4 For all motorcycles the annual registration fee shall 5 be twenty dollars. For all motorized bicycles the annual 6 registration fee shall be seven dollars. When the motorcycle 7 is more than five model years old, the annual registration fee 8 shall be ten dollars. 9 1. The annual registration fee for a motorcycle is twenty 10 dollars. When the motorcycle is more than five model years 11 old, the fee is ten dollars. For purposes of registration 12 under this section, “motorcycle” includes an all-terrain vehicle 13 as provided in section 321.234A, subsection 4A. 14 2. The annual registration fee for a motorized bicycle is 15 seven dollars. 16 3. The annual registration fee for ambulances and hearses 17 shall be is fifty dollars. Passenger car plates shall be 18 issued for ambulances and hearses. 19 Sec. 2. Section 321.234A, subsection 2, Code 2009, is 20 amended to read as follows: 21 2. A person operating an all-terrain vehicle on a highway 22 shall have a valid driver’s license and the . Unless registered 23 pursuant to subsection 4A, an all-terrain vehicle shall be 24 operated at speeds of thirty-five miles per hour or less. 25 Sec. 3. Section 321.234A, Code 2009, is amended by adding 26 the following new subsection: 27 NEW SUBSECTION . 4A. a. An all-terrain vehicle with four or 28 more wheels and a combustion engine having a piston or rotor 29 displacement of two hundred centimeters or more may be issued 30 a certificate of title under this chapter and registered as 31 a motorcycle pursuant to section 321.117 to be operated on 32 highways. An all-terrain vehicle registered as a motorcycle is 33 subject to the lighting and equipment requirements applicable 34 to motorcycles under this chapter. 35 -1- LSB 5504YH (1) 83 dea/nh 1/ 3

H.F. 2242 b. A person shall not operate an all-terrain vehicle 1 registered as a motorcycle on an interstate. 2 Sec. 4. Section 321I.9, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2009, 3 is amended to read as follows: 4 Registration under this chapter shall not be required for 5 the following described all-terrain vehicles: 6 Sec. 5. Section 321I.9, Code 2009, is amended by adding the 7 following new subsection: 8 NEW SUBSECTION . 4. All-terrain vehicles, as defined in 9 section 321.1, which are titled and registered in accordance 10 with section 321.234A, subsection 4A. 11 Sec. 6. Section 321I.31, subsection 1, Code 2009, is amended 12 to read as follows: 13 1. The owner of an all-terrain vehicle acquired on or 14 after January 1, 2000, other than an all-terrain vehicle used 15 exclusively as a farm implement or , an all-terrain vehicle 16 titled and registered in accordance with section 321.234A, 17 subsection 4A, or a motorcycle previously issued a title 18 pursuant to chapter 321, shall apply to the county recorder 19 of the county in which the owner resides for a certificate of 20 title for the all-terrain vehicle. The owner of an all-terrain 21 vehicle used exclusively as a farm implement may obtain 22 a certificate of title. A person who owns an all-terrain 23 vehicle that is not required to have a certificate of title 24 may apply for and receive a certificate of title for the 25 all-terrain vehicle and, subsequently, the all-terrain vehicle 26 shall be subject to the requirements of this chapter as if 27 the all-terrain vehicle were required to be titled. All 28 all-terrain vehicles that are titled shall be registered. 29 EXPLANATION 30 This bill allows all-terrain vehicles of a certain size to be 31 operated on noninterstate highways. 32 Under the bill, an all-terrain vehicle that has four or 33 more wheels and a combustion engine having a piston or rotor 34 displacement of 200 centimeters or more may be issued a 35 -2- LSB 5504YH (1) 83 dea/nh 2/ 3

H.F. 2242 certificate of title by the county treasurer and registered 1 as a motorcycle for operation on highways, subject to the 2 lighting and equipment requirements applicable to motorcycles. 3 The annual registration fee is $20, and when the vehicle is 4 more than five model years old, the fee is reduced to $10. 5 Pursuant to current law, a vehicle subject to registration is 6 also subject to a fee for new registration in the amount of 5 7 percent of the purchase price, payable upon application for a 8 new registration and certificate of title. 9 Currently, a person operating an all-terrain vehicle on 10 a highway is required to have a valid driver’s license and 11 limit the vehicle’s speed to 35 miles per hour or less. The 12 bill specifies that an all-terrain vehicle registered as 13 a motorcycle is not subject to the 35-mile-per-hour speed 14 limitation, but operation is restricted to noninterstate 15 highways. 16 The bill makes conforming amendments to provide that 17 an all-terrain vehicle that is titled and registered as a 18 motorcycle for operation on highways under Code chapter 321 19 is exempt from the registration requirements for all-terrain 20 vehicles and off-road utility vehicles administered by the 21 department of natural resources under Code chapter 321I. 22 A violation of provisions governing the operation of 23 all-terrain vehicles on a highway is a simple misdemeanor, 24 punishable by a scheduled fine of $50. 25 -3- LSB 5504YH (1) 83 dea/nh 3/ 3