Senate File 2064 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2064 BY SALMON A BILL FOR An Act relating to the display of a slow-moving vehicle 1 reflective device on all-terrain vehicles when operated on 2 a highway. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5134XS (3) 91 th/ns
S.F. 2064 Section 1. Section 321.234A, subsection 3, Code 2026, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 3. As provided in section 321.1 , an all-terrain vehicle is 3 a motor vehicle for purposes of this chapter . Therefore, an 4 all-terrain vehicle operated on a highway shall be equipped 5 with the parts, lamps, and other equipment in proper condition 6 and adjustment as required under this chapter for motor 7 vehicles, including but not limited to the parts, lamps, and 8 equipment required under sections 321.383, 321.386 , 321.387 , 9 321.404 , 321.432 , and 321.437 . 10 EXPLANATION 11 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 12 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 13 Under current law, an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) operated on 14 a highway must be equipped with the parts, lamps, and other 15 equipment in proper condition and adjustment as required for 16 motor vehicles. In addition, a person operating an ATV on 17 a highway is prohibited from operating the ATV at speeds in 18 excess of 35 miles per hour (MPH). Pursuant to Code section 19 321.383, when operated on a highway at a speed of 35 MPH 20 or less, any vehicle principally designed for use off the 21 highway is required to be identified with a reflective device 22 in accordance with the standards of the American society of 23 agricultural engineers. 24 This bill specifies that the existing requirements under 25 Code section 321.383 apply to ATVs when operated on a highway. 26 A person who operates a vehicle on a highway without 27 displaying a required slow-moving vehicle reflective device 28 commits a simple misdemeanor punishable by a $45 scheduled 29 fine. 30 -1- LSB 5134XS (3) 91 th/ns 1/ 1