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AL SB255
Bill
Status
4/25/2023
Primary Sponsor
Keith Kelley
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AI Summary
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Allows off-road vehicles and recreational off-highway vehicles to be registered and operated on county roads with a speed limit of 55 mph or less if the vehicle meets specified equipment and safety requirements.
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Requires vehicles to be equipped with brakes, head and tail lamps, horn, roll bar, seat belts, spark arrester, muffler, and windshield or protective eyewear.
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Mandates operators be at least 16 years old with a valid driver's license and carry liability insurance meeting minimum requirements; operators must obey all motor vehicle duties under state law.
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Permits vehicles to cross state highways and non-county roads at approximately 90-degree angles, coming to a complete stop and yielding to oncoming traffic with headlights and taillights illuminated.
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Exempts vehicles from registration and safety requirements when operated on recreational trails, for agricultural purposes, or for wildlife management and law enforcement; establishes a $5 fee remitted to the county sheriff's fund for law enforcement purposes; violations are misdemeanors.
Legislative Description
Relating to all-terrain vehicles; to provide for the licensing and registration of certain off-road vehicles for use on certain public roads under certain conditions; to provide penalties for a violation; and to amend Section 32-12A-1, Code of Alabama 1975, as last amended by Act 2022-371, 2022 Regular Session, to further provide definitions; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.
Motor vehicles; all-terrain vehicles, use on public roads, authorized under certain conditions
Last Action
Amendment/Substitute by Senate County and Municipal Government RVL4MM-1
5/23/2023