SCS/SB 876 - This act modifies the definitions of certain off-highway vehicles. This act provides that in addition to the other requirements specified in the definition, a vehicle need only meet the seating and handlebar requirements "or" the maximum width requirement to meet the definition of "all-terrain vehicle", and specifies that the width shall be measured from the outsides of the tire rims. (Sections 300.010(2), 301.010(1), 407.815(2), 407.1025(2), and 577.001(3)). Certain definitions, specifying that the vehicles are equipped with low-pressure tires, are amended to instead specify that the vehicles are equipped with "nonhighway" tires, and provisions specifying the vehicles are equipped with a seat designed to be straddled by the operator, and handlebars for steering control, are repealed under the act. These definitions are also modified to specify a maximum weight of 1,500 pounds rather than 600 pounds, (sections 300.010(2), 407.815(2), and 407.1025(2)) or rather than 1,000 pounds (section 577.001(3)). The enacted definitions of "all-terrain vehicle" are identical to one another.
The act also modifies the definition of "recreational off-highway vehicle" by specifying a maximum width of 80 inches, rather than 67 inches. The act also provides that the width shall be measured from the outsides of the tire rims, and specifies a maximum unladen dry weight of 3,500 pounds rather than 2,000 pounds. (Section 301.010(49))
Lastly, the definition of "utility vehicle" is modified to specify a maximum width of 80 inches, rather than 67 inches. The act also provides that the width shall be measured from the outsides of the tire rims, and specifies a maximum unladen dry weight of 3,500 pounds rather than 2,000 pounds. (Section 301.010(70))
This act is identical to provisions in the truly agreed to and finally passed SS#3/SCS/HB 1963 (2020), and similar to provisions in HB 2194 (2020).
ERIC VANDER WEERD