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SB 1208: ATVs; off-highway vehicles

PRIME SPONSOR: Senator Pratt, LD 8

BILL STATUS: Chaptered

               

Legend: ADOT – Arizona Department of Transportation ATV – All-Terrain Vehicle OHV – Off-Highway Vehicle Amendments – BOLD and Stricken (Committee)

Abstract

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteRelating to OHV and ATV size requirements.

Provisions

1.       Increases the size of recreational OHVs that may qualify as ATVs by increasing the maximum:

a.       Width from 65 to 80 inches; and

b.       Unladen weight from 1,800 to 2,500 pounds. (Sec. 1)

2.       Requires a recreational OHV to have the following to qualify as an ATV:

a.       A steering wheel for steering control;

b.       A rollover protective structure; and

c.        An occupant retention system. (Sec. 1)

3.       Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1, 2)

Current Law

A vehicle is classified as an ATV if it is designed primarily for recreational nonhighway all-terrain travel and is either a:

a)      Motor vehicle that is up to 50 inches wide, has an unladen weight of up to 1,200 pounds, travels on 3 or more nonhighway tires, and is operated on a public highway; or

b)     Recreational OHV that is up to 65 inches wide, has an unladen weight of up to 1,800 pounds, and travels on 4 or more nonhighway tires (A.R.S. § 28-101).

 

 

 

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Fifty-third Legislature                  SB 1208

Second Regular Session                               Version 4: Chaptered

 

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