ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

House: TI DP 7-0-0-0

HB2114: motorcycle registration requirements; safety fund

Sponsor: Representatives Martinez: Gress, Hernandez C

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Overview

Requires the Director of the Governor's Office of Highway (GOH Director) to use up to 75% of Motorcycle Safety Fund (Fund) monies to implement and support voluntary motorcycle education, awareness and training and up to 25% for scholarships for motorcycle education programs for persons from rural or low-income areas. Allows the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to issue or renew a registration for a motorcycle only if at least one of the registered owners of the motorcycle has a class M license.

History

Laws 1996, Chapter 76 established the Fund, consisting of monies from gifts, grants and other donations and from the $1 fee per motorcycle registration deposited by the ADOT Director into the Fund. The GOH Director must administer the Fund. Up to 10% of Fund monies may be used for administrative costs. Fund monies are subject to legislative appropriation and are exempt from lapsing.

The GOH Director must use Fund monies to implement and support voluntary motorcycle education, awareness, training and other programs and allows the GOH Director to use these monies to cover the cost of materials for motorcycle safety, education and awareness programs. Fund monies may only be used for purposes prescribed by statute and may not be appropriated or transferred by the Legislature to fund general operations or to otherwise meet the obligations of the state General Fund (A.R.S. § 28-2010).

Provisions

1. Directs the GOH Director to use up to 75% of Fund monies to implement and support voluntary motorcycle education, awareness, training and other programs. (Sec. 1)

2. Instructs the GOH Director to use up to 25% of Fund monies for scholarships for motorcycle driver education programs for persons who are from rural or low-income areas to increase access to motorcycle training programs. (Sec. 1)

3. Permits ADOT to issue or renew a registration for a motorcycle only if at least one of the registered owners of the motorcycle has a class M driver license, except ADOT may issue a 30-day temporary registration if the person shows valid proof of enrollment in a motorcycle training program approved by ADOT. (Sec. 2)

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