SSB 3089 (LSB 5395XC (2) 90)

SENATE FILE _____ 

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION BILL BY CHAIRPERSON KLIMESH)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the speed limit applicable to all-terrain vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 321.234A, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  A person operating an all-terrain vehicle on a highway shall have a valid driver’s license and operate the vehicle at speeds of thirty-five miles per hour or less. In addition, a person operating an all-terrain vehicle on a highway pursuant to subsection 1, paragraphs “b” through “g”, shall be at least eighteen years of age and have financial liability coverage in effect for the vehicle and carry proof of such financial liability coverage in accordance with section 321.20B.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill strikes the 35-mile-per-hour (MPH) speed limit for a person operating an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) on a highway. However, if an ATV is operated at speeds of 35 MPH or less between sunrise and sunset, and the operation is incidental to the vehicle’s use for agricultural purposes, the ATV is still considered an implement of husbandry and exempt from registration, licensing, and certain vehicle equipment requirements. Under Code chapter 321, an ATV is a motor vehicle and subject to the applicable speed limit on the highway.