H.B. 277

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OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE USE
2 2000 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Michael R. Styler
5 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; ALLOWING LOCAL ORDINANCES TO
6 PROVIDE RESTRICTIONS RELATED TO THE OPERATION OF OFF-HIGHWAY
7 VEHICLES BY MINORS.
8 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
9 AMENDS:
10 41-22-10.5, as last amended by Chapter 16, Laws of Utah 1996
11 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
12 Section 1. Section 41-22-10.5 is amended to read:
13 41-22-10.5. Local ordinances -- Designating routes -- Supervision.
14 (1) A municipality or county may adopt ordinances:
15 (a) designating certain streets and highways as off-highway vehicle routes for the specific
16 purpose of allowing off-highway vehicle operators to gain direct access to or from a private or
17 public area open for off-highway vehicle use[.]; and
18 (b) requiring an operator who is under 16 years of age to be under the direct visual
19 supervision of an adult who is at least 18 years of age.
20 (2) [These routes] A route designated under Subsection (1) may not be along, across, or
21 within the boundaries of an interstate freeway or limited access highway.
22 (3) A person may not operate an off-highway vehicle on any street or highway for any
23 other purpose than to gain direct access to or from a private or public area open for off-highway
24 vehicle use.
25 (4) Subsection (3) does not apply to off-highway implements of husbandry [under] used
26 in accordance with Section 41-22-5.5 [, when used in accordance with said section].

Legislative Review Note
as of 1-27-00 1:50 PM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

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