Allowing the operation of all-terrain vehicles and off-road utility vehicles on all secondary roads, and making penalties applicable

Current law allows the operation of all-terrain vehicles on secondary roads under certain conditions.10(2), an all-terrain or off-road utility vehicle may be operated on portions of secondary roads designated by the county board of supervisors for such use during a specified time. This bill provides that all-terrain vehicles may be operated on secondary roads at all times without a designation by the county board of supervisors. A person operating an all-terrain vehicle on a highway must have a valid driver’s license and the all-terrain vehicle must be operated at a speed of miles per hour or less. 1(4) includes off-road utility vehicles. Operating an all-terrain vehicle or off-road utility vehicle in violation of these requirements is punishable by a scheduled fine of $50.13, an all-terrain vehicle operated during the hours of darkness must display a lighted headlight and taillight. For purposes of Code chapter 321I, an operator of an off-road utility vehicle is subject to the same provisions governing the operation of all-terrain vehicles. Operating an all-terrain or off-road utility vehicle in violation of this requirement is punishable by a scheduled fine of $20.10(5)(e).