H.B. 277 Enrolled

OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE USE
2000 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Michael R. Styler
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; ALLOWING LOCAL ORDINANCES TO
PROVIDE RESTRICTIONS RELATED TO THE OPERATION OF OFF-HIGHWAY
VEHICLES BY MINORS.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
AMENDS:
41-22-10.5, as last amended by Chapter 16, Laws of Utah 1996
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 41-22-10.5 is amended to read:
41-22-10.5. Local ordinances -- Designating routes -- Supervision.
(1) A municipality or county may adopt ordinances designating certain streets and
highways as off-highway vehicle routes for the specific purpose of allowing off-highway vehicle
operators to gain direct access to or from a private or public area open for off-highway vehicle use.
(2) A municipality may adopt an ordinance requiring an operator who is under 16 years of
age to be under the direct visual supervision of an adult who is at least 18 years of age while using
a route designated under Subsection (1).
[(2) These routes] (3) A route designated under Subsection (1) may not be along, across,
or within the boundaries of an interstate freeway or limited access highway.
[(3)] (4) A person may not operate an off-highway vehicle on any street or highway for any
other purpose than to gain direct access to or from a private or public area open for off-highway
vehicle use.
[(4)] (5) Subsection [(3)] (4) does not apply to off-highway implements of husbandry
[under] used in accordance with Section 41-22-5.5 [, when used in accordance with said section].