Bill Text: IA SF2102 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to operation of an off-road utility vehicle by an unlicensed person at a designated off-highway vehicle riding area, and making penalties applicable.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-26 - Subcommittee: Brown, Lykam, and Zumbach. S.J. 152. [SF2102 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SF2102-Introduced.html
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BY
GREEN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
operation
of
an
off-road
utility
vehicle
by
1
an
unlicensed
person
at
a
designated
off-highway
vehicle
2
riding
area,
and
making
penalties
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321I.2,
subsection
1,
Code
2022,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0j.
Establishment
of
a
certified
education
3
course
for
the
safe
use
and
operation
of
off-road
utility
4
vehicles.
5
Sec.
2.
Section
321I.25,
subsections
1
and
4,
Code
2022,
are
6
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
1.
The
commission
shall
provide,
by
rules
adopted
pursuant
8
to
section
321I.2
,
for
the
establishment
of
certified
courses
9
of
instruction
to
be
conducted
throughout
the
state
for
the
10
safe
use
and
operation
of
all-terrain
vehicles
and
for
the
11
safe
handling
and
use
of
off-road
utility
vehicles
.
The
12
curriculum
shall
include
instruction
in
the
lawful
and
safe
13
use,
operation,
and
equipping
of
all-terrain
vehicles
or
14
off-road
utility
vehicles
consistent
with
this
chapter
and
15
rules
adopted
by
the
commission.
The
commission
may
establish
16
a
fee
for
the
course
which
that
shall
not
exceed
the
actual
17
cost
of
instruction
minus
moneys
received
by
the
department
18
from
education
certificate
fees
under
section
321I.26
.
19
4.
The
commission
shall
provide
education
material
relating
20
to
the
operation
of
all-terrain
vehicles
or
off-road
utility
21
vehicles
for
the
use
of
nonpublic
or
public
elementary
and
22
secondary
schools
in
this
state.
23
Sec.
3.
Section
321I.26,
subsections
1
and
5,
Code
2022,
are
24
amended
to
read
as
follows:
25
1.
a.
A
person
twelve
years
of
age
or
older
but
less
than
26
eighteen
years
of
age
shall
not
operate
an
all-terrain
vehicle
27
on
public
land,
public
ice,
a
designated
riding
trail,
or
28
land
purchased
with
all-terrain
vehicle
registration
funds
29
in
this
state
without
obtaining
a
valid
all-terrain
vehicle
30
education
certificate
approved
by
the
department
and
having
the
31
certificate
in
the
person’s
possession.
32
b.
A
person
twelve
years
of
age
or
older
who
does
not
33
possess
a
valid
driver’s
license
may
operate
an
off-road
34
utility
vehicle
at
an
off-highway
vehicle
riding
area
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designated
by
the
commission
by
rule
if
the
person
possesses
a
1
valid
off-road
utility
vehicle
education
certificate
approved
2
by
the
department.
3
5.
A
valid
all-terrain
vehicle
or
off-road
utility
vehicle
4
safety
or
education
certificate
or
license
issued
by
a
5
governmental
authority
of
another
state
shall
be
considered
a
6
valid
certificate
or
license
in
this
state
if
the
certification
7
or
licensing
requirements
of
the
governmental
authority
are
8
substantially
the
same
as
the
requirements
of
this
chapter
as
9
determined
by
the
commission.
10
Sec.
4.
Section
805.8B,
subsection
2A,
Code
2022,
is
amended
11
to
read
as
follows:
12
2A.
All-terrain
vehicle
and
off-road
utility
vehicle
13
violations.
14
a.
For
registration
or
user
permit
violations
under
section
15
321I.3,
subsection
1
,
the
scheduled
fine
is
seventy
dollars.
16
b.
(1)
For
operating
violations
under
sections
321I.12
and
17
321I.14,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“d”
,
the
scheduled
fine
is
18
thirty
dollars.
19
(2)
For
operating
violations
under
section
321I.10,
20
subsections
1
and
4
,
the
scheduled
fine
is
seventy
dollars.
21
(3)
For
operating
violations
under
section
321I.14,
22
subsection
1
,
paragraphs
“a”
,
“e”
,
“f”
,
“g”
,
and
“h”
,
and
23
section
321I.14,
subsections
2,
3,
4,
and
5
,
the
scheduled
fine
24
is
one
hundred
thirty-five
dollars.
25
c.
For
improper
or
defective
equipment
under
section
26
321I.13
,
the
scheduled
fine
is
thirty
dollars.
27
d.
For
violations
of
section
321I.20
,
the
scheduled
fine
is
28
thirty
dollars.
29
e.
For
decal
violations
under
section
321I.6
,
the
scheduled
30
fine
is
thirty
dollars.
31
f.
For
stop
signal
violations
under
section
321I.18
,
the
32
scheduled
fine
is
one
hundred
thirty-five
dollars.
33
g.
For
violations
of
section
321I.21
and
for
education
34
certificate
violations
under
section
321I.26,
subsection
1
,
the
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scheduled
fine
is
seventy
dollars.
1
h.
For
violations
of
section
321I.22
,
the
scheduled
fine
is
2
one
hundred
thirty-five
dollars.
3
EXPLANATION
4
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
5
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
6
This
bill
relates
to
the
operation
of
an
off-road
utility
7
vehicle
by
an
unlicensed
person
at
a
designated
off-highway
8
vehicle
riding
area.
9
The
bill
authorizes
the
natural
resource
commission
(NRC)
to
10
adopt
rules
to
establish
a
certified
education
course
for
the
11
safe
use
and
operation
of
off-road
utility
vehicles.
The
bill
12
requires
NRC
to
provide
certified
courses
of
instruction
to
be
13
conducted
throughout
the
state
for
the
safe
use
and
operation
14
of
off-road
utility
vehicles.
NRC
shall
provide
education
15
material
relating
to
the
operation
of
off-road
utility
vehicles
16
for
the
use
of
nonpublic
or
public
elementary
and
secondary
17
schools
in
the
state.
18
The
bill
allows
a
person
12
years
of
age
or
older
who
19
does
not
possess
a
valid
driver’s
license
to
operate
an
20
off-road
utility
vehicle
at
an
off-highway
vehicle
riding
area
21
designated
by
NRC
if
the
person
possesses
a
valid
off-road
22
utility
vehicle
education
certificate.
A
valid
off-road
23
utility
vehicle
safety
or
education
certificate
or
license
24
issued
by
a
governmental
authority
of
another
state
shall
be
25
considered
a
valid
certificate
or
license
in
this
state
if
the
26
certification
or
licensing
requirements
of
the
governmental
27
authority
are
substantially
the
same
as
the
requirements
of
28
this
chapter
as
determined
by
NRC.
29
An
unlicensed
person
who
operates
an
off-road
utility
30
vehicle
without
possessing
an
education
certificate
is
subject
31
to
a
scheduled
fine
of
$70.
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