HB1920 Summary

• Authorizes operation of street-legal all-terrain vehicles (modified ATVs meeting equipment standards) on public streets and highways, except interstate highways, controlled access highways, and roads with speed limits over 55 mph.

• Requires street-legal ATVs to be registered with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission for $24.00 annually, with $5.00 going to administration and remaining fees transferred to a new Concealed Handgun Carry Fee-Reduction Fund.

• Mandates street-legal ATV operators be at least 16 years old with either a motorcycle operator's license or an intermediate driver's license plus completion of a street-legal ATV education and safety program.

• Establishes the Street-Legal All-Terrain Vehicle Education and Safety Program through the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, requiring at least 10 hours of hands-on instruction and a written examination, with a maximum enrollment fee of $200.

• Creates the Concealed Handgun Carry Fee-Reduction Fund, allocating 50% of registration fees to reduce concealed handgun carry permit fees and 50% to offset program administration costs.