H.F. 2118 Section 1. Section 321I.10, Code 2024, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 2A. A registered off-road utility vehicle 3 may be operated on state park road systems, and may be 4 operated anywhere within the boundaries of a state park that a 5 motor vehicle required to be registered under chapter 321 is 6 authorized to operate. 7 EXPLANATION 8 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 9 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 10 Current law generally prohibits the operation of all-terrain 11 vehicles (ATVs) and off-road utility vehicles (UTVs) on 12 roadways and highways unless otherwise authorized by law. 13 Registered ATVs and UTVs are allowed to operate on undivided 14 two-lane primary highways that are not part of the interstate 15 road system between specified locations, on unpaved secondary 16 roads, on certain paved, undivided secondary roads between 17 specified locations, or on roads or streets otherwise 18 authorized by the county board of supervisors or a city. 19 This bill authorizes registered UTVs to be operated on 20 state park road systems, and anywhere within the boundaries of 21 a state park that a motor vehicle required to be registered 22 under Code chapter 321 (motor vehicles and law of the road) is 23 authorized to operate. “State park road system” means those 24 roads and streets wholly within the boundaries of state lands 25 operated as parks (Code section 306.3). 26 A person who violates Code section 321I.10 commits a simple 27 misdemeanor punishable by a scheduled fine of $70. 28 Pursuant to Code section 461A.36, the maximum speed limit 29 of all vehicles on state park roads and highways is 35 miles 30 per hour, unless a lower speed limit is posted. All driving 31 must be confined to designated roadways. A violation of this 32 provision is a simple misdemeanor punishable by a scheduled 33 fine under Code section 805.8A(5). The amount of the fine is 34 based on the vehicle’s speed in excess of the applicable limit. 35 -1- LSB 5609YH (1) 90 th/ns 1/ 1