OK Guys here is the deal. We gots a proposed IA Bill ALLOWING ATVs t be legally driven on the public roadways! It is being proposed by CHAMBERS, MERTZ, HUSEMAN, and ALONS. Lets write these guys and our local senator House rep in support of this bill. Will let us ride ATVs in traffic, to work and in winter when our bikes are stored we can ride our ATV's.
For me my reps are:
State Senator
Senator Larry Noble (Republican - 35)
Iowa Legislature
Second Floor, State Capitol
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: (515) 281-3371
WebSite:
http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do?id=6446
Email:
larry.noble@legis.state.ia.us
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State Representative
Representative Carmine Boal (Republican - 70)
Iowa Legislature
Second Floor, State Capitol
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: (515) 281-3221
Home Phone: (515) 964-3335
WebSite:
http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do?id=65
Email:
Carmine.Boal@legis.state.ia.us
You can GO HERE and find yours:
http://www.legis.state.ia.us/aspx/Le...latorInfo.aspx
House File 121
HOUSE FILE
BY CHAMBERS, MERTZ, HUSEMAN,
and ALONS
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to the operation of all=terrain vehicles in
2 cities of a certain size, providing a fee, and making
3 penalties applicable.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 Section 1. Section 321.20B, subsection 6, Code 2007, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 6. This section does not apply to a snowmobile or
1 4 all=terrain vehicle, except an all=terrain vehicle operated as
1 5 provided in section 321.234A, subsection 2, or to a motor
1 6 vehicle identified in section 321.18, subsections 1 through 6,
1 7 and subsection 8.
1 8 Sec. 2. Section 321.109, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
1 9 2007, is amended to read as follows:
1 10 a. The annual fee for all motor vehicles including
1 11 vehicles designated by manufacturers as station wagons, and
1 12 1993 and subsequent model years for multipurpose vehicles,
1 13 except motor trucks, motor homes, ambulances, hearses,
1 14 motorcycles, motorized bicycles, all=terrain vehicles, and
1 15 1992 and older model years for multipurpose vehicles, shall be
1 16 equal to one percent of the value as fixed by the department
1 17 plus forty cents for each one hundred pounds or fraction
1 18 thereof of weight of vehicle, as fixed by the department. The
1 19 weight of a motor vehicle, fixed by the department for
1 20 registration purposes, shall include the weight of a battery,
1 21 heater, bumpers, spare tire, and wheel. Provided, however,
1 22 that for any new vehicle purchased in this state by a
1 23 nonresident for removal to the nonresident's state of
1 24 residence the purchaser may make application to the county
1 25 treasurer in the county of purchase for a transit plate for
1 26 which a fee of ten dollars shall be paid. And provided,
1 27 however, that for any used vehicle held by a registered dealer
1 28 and not currently registered in this state, or for any vehicle
1 29 held by an individual and currently registered in this state,
1 30 when purchased in this state by a nonresident for removal to
1 31 the nonresident's state of residence, the purchaser may make
1 32 application to the county treasurer in the county of purchase
1 33 for a transit plate for which a fee of three dollars shall be
1 34 paid. The county treasurer shall issue a nontransferable
1 35 certificate of registration for which no refund shall be
2 1 allowed; and the transit plates shall be void thirty days
2 2 after issuance. Such purchaser may apply for a certificate of
2 3 title by surrendering the manufacturer's or importer's
2 4 certificate or certificate of title, duly assigned as provided
2 5 in this chapter. In this event, the treasurer in the county
2 6 of purchase shall, when satisfied with the genuineness and
2 7 regularity of the application, and upon payment of a fee of
2 8 ten dollars, issue a certificate of title in the name and
2 9 address of the nonresident purchaser delivering the title to
2 10 the owner. If there is a security interest noted on the
2 11 title, the county treasurer shall mail to the secured party an
2 12 acknowledgment of the notation of the security interest. The
2 13 county treasurer shall not release a security interest that
2 14 has been noted on a title issued to a nonresident purchaser as
2 15 provided in this paragraph. The application requirements of
2 16 section 321.20 apply to a title issued as provided in this
2 17 subsection, except that a natural person who applies for a
2 18 certificate of title shall provide either the person's social
2 19 security number, passport number, or driver's license number,
2 20 whether the license was issued by this state, another state,
2 21 or another country. The provisions of this subsection
2 22 relating to multipurpose vehicles are effective January 1,
2 23 1993, for all 1993 and subsequent model years. The annual
2 24 registration fee for multipurpose vehicles that are 1992 model
2 25 years and older shall be in accordance with section 321.124.
2 26 Sec. 3. Section 321.117, Code 2007, is amended to read as
2 27 follows:
2 28 321.117 MOTORCYCLE, ALL=TERRAIN VEHICLE, AMBULANCE, AND
2 29 HEARSE FEES.
2 30 For all motorcycles the annual registration fee shall be is
2 31 twenty dollars. For all motorized bicycles the annual
2 32 registration fee shall be is seven dollars. When the a
2 33 motorcycle is more than five model years old, the annual
2 34 registration fee shall be is ten dollars. The annual
2 35 registration fee for all=terrain vehicles operated under
3 1 section 321.234A, subsection 2, is twenty dollars. The annual
3 2 registration fee for ambulances and hearses shall be is fifty
3 3 dollars. Passenger car plates shall be issued for ambulances
3 4 and hearses.
3 5 Sec. 4. Section 321.166, subsection 1, unnumbered
3 6 paragraph 1, Code 2007, is amended to read as follows:
3 7 Registration plates shall be of metal and of a size not to
3 8 exceed six inches by twelve inches, except that the size of
3 9 plates issued for use on all=terrain vehicles operated under
3 10 section 321.234A, subsection 2, motorized bicycles,
3 11 motorcycles, motorcycle trailers, and trailers with an empty
3 12 weight of two thousand pounds or less shall be established by
3 13 the department.
3 14 Sec. 5. Section 321.166, subsections 3 and 4, Code 2007,
3 15 are amended to read as follows:
3 16 3. The registration plate number shall be displayed in
3 17 characters which shall not exceed a height of four inches nor
3 18 a stroke width exceeding five=eighths of an inch. Special
3 19 plates issued to dealers shall display the alphabetical
3 20 character "D", which shall be of the same size as the
3 21 characters in the registration plate. The registration plate
3 22 number issued for all=terrain vehicles operated under section
3 23 321.234A, subsection 2, motorized bicycles, motorcycles,
3 24 trailers with an empty weight of two thousand pounds or less,
3 25 and motorcycle trailers shall be a size prescribed by the
3 26 department.
3 27 4. The registration plate number, except on all=terrain
3 28 vehicles operated under section 321.234A, subsection 2,
3 29 motorized bicycle bicycles, motorcycle motorcycles, motorcycle
3 30 trailer trailers, and trailers with an empty weight of two
3 31 thousand pounds or less shall be of sufficient size to be
3 32 readable from a distance of one hundred feet during daylight.
3 33 Sec. 6. Section 321.234A, Code 2007, is amended to read as
3 34 follows:
3 35 321.234A ALL=TERRAIN VEHICLES == HIGHWAY USE == OPERATION
4 1 IN CITIES.
4 2 1. All=terrain vehicles Except as provided in subsection
4 3 2, an all=terrain vehicle shall not be operated on a highway
4 4 unless one or more of the following conditions apply:
4 5 a. The operation is between sunrise and sunset and is
4 6 incidental to the vehicle's use for agricultural purposes.
4 7 b. The operation is incidental to the vehicle's use for
4 8 the purpose of surveying by a licensed engineer or land
4 9 surveyor.
4 10 c. The all=terrain vehicle is operated by an employee or
4 11 agent of a political subdivision or public utility for the
4 12 purpose of construction or maintenance on or adjacent to the
4 13 highway.
4 14 d. The all=terrain vehicle is operated by an employee or
4 15 agent of a public agency as defined in section 34.1 for the
4 16 purpose of providing emergency services or rescue.
4 17 e. The all=terrain vehicle is operated for the purpose of
4 18 mowing, installing approved trail signs, or providing
4 19 maintenance on a snowmobile trail or all=terrain vehicle trail
4 20 designated by the department of natural resources.
4 21 2. a. An all=terrain vehicle may be operated on a highway
4 22 within a city with a population of six thousand or less that
4 23 has authorized such operation pursuant to section 321.246,
4 24 provided all of the following conditions are met:
4 25 (1) The all=terrain vehicle is registered as a motor
4 26 vehicle under chapter 321 and bears the license plates
4 27 required under section 321.166.
4 28 (2) The operator of the all=terrain vehicle is at least
4 29 eighteen years of age and possesses a valid driver's license.
4 30 (3) The operator of the all=terrain vehicle is covered by
4 31 an owner's policy of liability insurance or other financial
4 32 liability coverage, as defined in section 321.1, in effect for
4 33 the all=terrain vehicle being operated.
4 34 (4) The all=terrain vehicle is equipped with rear lamps
4 35 and brake lights as described in sections 321.387 and 321.404,
5 1 and if operating during the times specified in section
5 2 321.384, with two headlamps as described in section 321.385.
5 3 b. The motor vehicle laws and penalties applicable to
5 4 operators of motor vehicles pursuant to this chapter apply to
5 5 a person operating, on a public highway, an all=terrain
5 6 vehicle registered as a motor vehicle, to the extent
5 7 practicably applicable. A violation of a provision of this
5 8 subsection not otherwise punishable under this chapter is
5 9 punishable as a scheduled violation as provided in subsection
5 10 5.
5 11 c. Registration and operation of an all=terrain vehicle
5 12 under this subsection does not constitute an exemption from
5 13 the provisions of chapter 321I.
5 14 2. 3. A person operating an all=terrain vehicle on a
5 15 highway shall have a valid driver's license and the vehicle
5 16 shall be operated at speeds of thirty=five miles per hour or
5 17 less.
5 18 3. 4. An all=terrain vehicle that is owned by the owner
5 19 of land adjacent to a highway, other than an interstate road,
5 20 may be operated by the owner of the all=terrain vehicle, or by
5 21 a member of the owner's family, on the portion of the highway
5 22 right=of=way that is between the shoulder of the roadway, or
5 23 at least five feet from the edge of the roadway, and the
5 24 owner's property line.
5 25 4. 5. A person convicted of a violation of this section
5 26 is guilty of a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled
5 27 violation under section 805.8A, subsection 3, paragraph "f".
5 28 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION. 321.246 ALL=TERRAIN VEHICLE
5 29 OPERATION IN CITIES.
5 30 A city with a population of six thousand or less may
5 31 authorize and regulate the operation of all=terrain vehicles
5 32 on streets and highways within the corporate limits of the
5 33 city, subject to the provisions of section 321.234A,
5 34 subsection 2.
5 35 Sec. 8. Section 321I.9, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2007,
6 1 is amended to read as follows:
6 2 Registration under this chapter shall not be required for
6 3 the following described all=terrain vehicles:
6 4 EXPLANATION
6 5 This bill modifies the prohibition on operation of all=
6 6 terrain vehicles on public highways by allowing a city with a
6 7 population of 6,000 or less to authorize and regulate the
6 8 operation of all=terrain vehicles within its corporate limits.
6 9 The person operating an all=terrain vehicle in such a city
6 10 must be at least 18 years of age and licensed as a motor
6 11 vehicle driver. The operator must be covered by liability
6 12 insurance or other financial liability coverage in effect for
6 13 the vehicle being operated.
6 14 The all=terrain vehicle must be equipped with rear lamps
6 15 and brake lights, and with two headlamps if conditions
6 16 warrant. The vehicle is required to be registered as a motor
6 17 vehicle under Code chapter 321. The all=terrain vehicle must
6 18 display registration plates of a size and design to be
6 19 established by the state department of transportation. The
6 20 annual fee for registration of an all=terrain vehicle as a
6 21 motor vehicle is $20.
6 22 A person operating an all=terrain vehicle registered as a
6 23 motor vehicle on city streets would be subject to the same
6 24 laws and penalties, including scheduled fines, that apply to
6 25 drivers of other motor vehicles, to the extent practicably
6 26 applicable. A violation of a provision of law uniquely
6 27 applicable to an all=terrain vehicle being operated as a motor
6 28 vehicle, not otherwise punishable as a motor vehicle offense,
6 29 would be a simple misdemeanor punishable by a scheduled fine
6 30 of $50.
6 31 Registration of an all=terrain vehicle for the purpose of
6 32 operating it on city streets would not exempt the owner from
6 33 the registration and regulation requirements administered by
6 34 the department of natural resources.
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