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AZ SB1393

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/2/2023

Primary Sponsor

Sine Kerr

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-sixth Legislature - First Regular Session (2023)

AI Summary

  • Requires operators of all-terrain vehicles and off-highway vehicles (under 2,500 pounds, designed for unimproved terrain) to obtain a valid resident or nonresident off-highway vehicle user indicia from the Department of Transportation.

  • Directs the director to set user fee amounts in cooperation with the Arizona Game and Fish Department and Arizona State Parks Board, with 70% deposited into the off-highway vehicle recreation fund and 30% into the newly created off-highway vehicle law enforcement safety fund.

  • Establishes the off-highway vehicle law enforcement safety fund to be distributed monthly to county sheriffs' offices for law enforcement and safety purposes, with allocations ranging from 3% to 18% per county based on specified percentages.

  • Allows vehicle owners with off-highway vehicle indicia to request highway registration without paying standard registration fees if they certify the vehicle meets highway equipment requirements and will be operated primarily off-highways.

  • Exempts off-highway vehicles used exclusively for agricultural, ranching, construction, mining, mining exploration, or building trade purposes from the user fee requirement.

Legislative Description

Off-highway vehicle user fees

Registration

Last Action

Senate read second time

2/9/2023

Committee Referrals

Rules2/2/2023
Transportation and Technology2/2/2023

Full Bill Text

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