House
File
697
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
697
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
540)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
operation
of
an
all-terrain
vehicle
1
modified
to
carry
an
additional
person
as
a
passenger.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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2598HV
(1)
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th/ns
H.F.
697
Section
1.
Section
321I.14,
subsection
3,
paragraph
b,
Code
1
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
b.
Paragraph
“a”
does
not
apply
to
a
person
who
operates
an
3
all-terrain
vehicle
as
part
of
a
farm
operation
as
defined
in
4
section
352.2
,
or
a
person
who
operates
an
all-terrain
vehicle
5
modified
to
carry
no
more
than
one
additional
person
so
long
6
as
the
modification
is
an
aftermarket
product
or
original
7
equipment
manufacturer
product
that
is
both
specifically
8
designed
to
carry
a
person
as
a
passenger
on
the
type
of
9
all-terrain
vehicle
to
which
the
product
is
secured
and
is
10
manufactured
for
commercial
sale
.
11
EXPLANATION
12
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
13
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
14
Under
current
law,
a
person
is
prohibited
from
operating
an
15
all-terrain
vehicle
(ATV)
with
more
persons
on
the
ATV
than
16
the
ATV
was
designed
to
carry,
unless
the
person
is
operating
17
an
ATV
as
part
of
a
farm
operation.
A
person
who
violates
18
this
provision
commits
a
simple
misdemeanor
punishable
by
a
19
scheduled
fine
of
$135.
20
This
bill
provides
an
exception
to
the
ATV
passenger
limit
21
for
a
person
operating
an
ATV
that
is
modified
to
carry
no
22
more
than
one
additional
person
so
long
as
the
modification
23
is
an
aftermarket
product
or
original
equipment
manufacturer
24
product
that
is
both
specifically
designed
to
carry
a
person
as
25
a
passenger
on
the
type
of
ATV
to
which
the
product
is
secured
26
and
is
manufactured
for
commercial
sale.
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