ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-sixth Legislature

First Regular Session

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SB1100: all-terrain vehicles; definition

Sponsor: Senator Carroll, LD 28

Caucus & COW

Overview

Changes the definition of an all-terrain vehicle to a recreational off-highway vehicle with a maximum unladen weight of 3,500 pounds, rather than 2,500 pounds.

History

An all-terrain vehicle is either:

1)   A motor vehicle that:

a)   is designed primarily for recreational nonhighway all-terrain travel;

b)   is 50 or fewer inches in width;

c)   has an unladen weight of 1,200 pounds or less;

d)   travels on three or more nonhighway tires; and

e)   is operated on a public highway; or

2)   A recreational off-highway vehicle that:

a)   is designed primarily for recreational nonhighway all-terrain travel;

b)   is 80 or fewer inches in width;

c)   has an unladen weight of 2,500 pounds or less;

d)   travels on four or more nonhighway tires;

e)   has a steering wheel for steering control;

f) has a rollover protective structure; and

g)   has an occupant retention system (A.R.S. § 28-101).

A person may not operate or allow the operation of an all-terrain vehicle or off-highway vehicle in Arizona without either a resident or nonresident off-highway vehicle user indicia issued by the Arizona Department of Transportation if the vehicle: 1) is designed by the manufacturer primarily for travel over unimproved terrain; and 2) has an unladen weight of 2,500 pounds or less (A.R.S. § 28-1177).

Provisions

1.   ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteModifies the definition of an all-terrain vehicle to require a recreational off-highway vehicle to have an unladen weight of 3,500 pounds or less, rather than 2,500 pounds or less. (Sec. 1)

2.   Increases the maximum unladen weight, from 2,500 to 3,500 pounds, for an all-terrain vehicle or off-highway vehicle that must register for a resident or nonresident off-highway vehicle user indicia and that is subject to a vehicle license tax of $3. (Sec. 2-3)

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