SF 333 (LSB 2719XS (3) 91)

SENATE FILE 333

BY  SWEENEY

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to golf carts operated on city streets.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 321.247, subsection 1, paragraphs a and c, Code 2025, are amended to read as follows:
   a.  Incorporated areas may, upon approval of their governing body, allow A local authority shall not prohibit the operation of golf carts on city streets by persons possessing a valid driver’s license. However, a golf cart shall not be operated upon on a city street which is a primary road extension through the city but shall be allowed to cross a city street which is a primary road extension through the city.
   c.  Golf carts operated on city streets shall be equipped with adequate brakes and shall meet any other safety requirements imposed by the governing body of the local authority.
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, incorporated areas are authorized to allow the operation of golf carts on city streets by persons possessing a valid driver’s license. However, a golf cart is prohibited from being operated on a city street which is a primary road extension through the city but is allowed to cross such a primary road extension. Golf carts are not subject to the vehicle registration requirements under Code chapter 321 (motor vehicles and law of the road).
   This bill prohibits local authorities from prohibiting the operation of golf carts on city streets by persons possessing a valid driver’s license.
   The restrictions on the operation of a golf cart on city streets under current law remain applicable, including that golf carts must be equipped with a slow moving vehicle sign and a bicycle safety flag, must be operated only from sunrise to sunset, and must be equipped with adequate brakes and meet any other safety requirements imposed by the local authority.