HF 697 (LSB 2598HV (1) 91)

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 modified to carry an additional person as a passenger.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 321I.14, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:
   b.  Paragraph “a” does not apply to a person who operates an all-terrain vehicle as part of a farm operation as defined in section 352.2, or a person who operates an all-terrain vehicle modified to carry no more than one additional person so long as the modification is an aftermarket product or original equipment manufacturer product that is both specifically designed to carry a person as a passenger on the type of all-terrain vehicle to which the product is secured and is manufactured for commercial sale.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   Under current law, a person is prohibited from operating an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) with more persons on the ATV than the ATV was designed to carry, unless the person is operating an ATV as part of a farm operation. A person who violates this provision commits a simple misdemeanor punishable by a scheduled fine of $135.
   This bill provides an exception to the ATV passenger limit for a person operating an ATV that is modified to carry no more than one additional person so long as the modification is an aftermarket product or original equipment manufacturer product that is both specifically designed to carry a person as a passenger on the type of ATV to which the product is secured and is manufactured for commercial sale.