SF 2064 (LSB 5134XS (3) 91)

SENATE FILE 2064

BY  SALMON

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the display of a slow-moving vehicle reflective device on all-terrain vehicles when operated on a highway.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 321.234A, subsection 3, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  As provided in section 321.1, an all-terrain vehicle is a motor vehicle for purposes of this chapter. Therefore, an all-terrain vehicle operated on a highway shall be equipped with the parts, lamps, and other equipment in proper condition and adjustment as required under this chapter for motor vehicles, including but not limited to the parts, lamps, and equipment required under sections 321.383, 321.386, 321.387, 321.404, 321.432, and 321.437.
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, an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) operated on a highway must be equipped with the parts, lamps, and other equipment in proper condition and adjustment as required for motor vehicles. In addition, a person operating an ATV on a highway is prohibited from operating the ATV at speeds in excess of 35 miles per hour (MPH). Pursuant to Code section 321.383, when operated on a highway at a speed of 35 MPH or less, any vehicle principally designed for use off the highway is required to be identified with a reflective device in accordance with the standards of the American society of agricultural engineers.
   This bill specifies that the existing requirements under Code section 321.383 apply to ATVs when operated on a highway.
   A person who operates a vehicle on a highway without displaying a required slow-moving vehicle reflective device commits a simple misdemeanor punishable by a $45 scheduled fine.