Bill Text: IA SF2128 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act concerning the definition of off-road utility vehicle for purposes of regulation by the department of natural resources. (Formerly SF 2058.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-24 - Withdrawn. S.J. 314. [SF2128 Detail]
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
2058)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
concerning
the
definition
of
off-road
utility
vehicle
1
for
purposes
of
regulation
by
the
department
of
natural
2
resources.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321I.1,
subsection
17,
paragraph
a,
Code
1
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
a.
“Off-road
utility
vehicle”
means
a
motorized
vehicle
with
3
not
less
than
four
and
not
more
than
eight
nonhighway
tires
or
4
rubberized
tracks
that
is
limited
in
engine
displacement
to
5
less
than
one
thousand
five
hundred
cubic
centimeters
and
in
6
total
dry
weight
to
not
more
than
two
thousand
pounds
and
that
7
has
a
seat
that
is
of
bucket
or
bench
design,
not
intended
to
8
be
straddled
by
the
operator,
and
a
steering
wheel
or
control
9
levers
for
control.
“Off-road
utility
vehicle”
includes
the
10
following
vehicles:
11
(1)
“Off-road
utility
vehicle
——
type
1”
means
an
off-road
12
utility
vehicle
with
a
total
dry
weight
of
one
thousand
two
13
hundred
pounds
or
less
and
a
width
of
fifty
inches
or
less.
14
(2)
“Off-road
utility
vehicle
——
type
2”
means
an
off-road
15
utility
vehicle,
other
than
a
type
1
off-road
utility
vehicle,
16
with
a
total
dry
weight
of
two
thousand
pounds
or
less,
and
a
17
width
of
sixty-five
inches
or
less.
18
(3)
“
Off-road
utility
vehicle
——
type
3”
means
an
off-road
19
utility
vehicle
with
a
total
dry
weight
of
more
than
two
20
thousand
pounds
or
a
width
of
more
than
sixty-five
inches,
or
21
both.
22
EXPLANATION
23
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
24
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
25
This
bill
revises
the
definition
of
“off-road
utility
26
vehicle”
in
Code
chapter
321I,
which
provides
for
the
27
registration
and
regulation
of
all-terrain
and
off-road
utility
28
vehicles
by
the
department
of
natural
resources
and
authorizes
29
and
limits
the
use
of
those
vehicles
on
designated
riding
30
areas
and
trails.
“Off-road
utility
vehicle”
is
defined
as
a
31
motorized
vehicle
with
not
less
than
four
and
not
more
than
32
eight
nonhighway
tires
or
rubberized
tracks,
a
bucket
or
bench
33
seat,
and
a
steering
wheel
or
control
levers.
The
current
34
definition
of
“off-road
utility
vehicle”
includes
vehicles
with
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an
engine
displacement
of
less
than
1,500
cubic
centimeters
and
1
a
total
dry
weight
of
less
than
2,000
pounds.
The
bill
strikes
2
the
limitation
on
engine
size
and
establishes
three
off-road
3
utility
vehicle
classifications
based
on
weight
and
width
as
4
follows:
5
“Off-road
utility
vehicle
——
type
1”
includes
vehicles
with
6
a
total
dry
weight
of
1,200
pounds
or
less
and
a
width
of
50
7
inches
or
less.
8
“Off-road
utility
vehicle
——
type
2”
includes
vehicles,
9
other
than
type
1
vehicles,
with
a
total
dry
weight
of
2,000
10
pounds
or
less
and
a
width
of
65
inches
or
less.
11
“Off-road
utility
vehicle
——
type
3”
includes
vehicles
with
12
a
total
dry
weight
of
more
than
2,000
pounds
or
a
width
of
more
13
than
65
inches,
or
both.
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