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OK SB1833
Bill
Status
2/6/2012
Primary Sponsor
Greg Childers
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AI Summary
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Amends Oklahoma law to regulate all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and off-highway vehicles by establishing equipment requirements including brakes, headlights/taillights, mufflers, spark arrestors, safety flags, steering stabilizers, and floorboards.
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Requires protective headgear for operators and passengers under 18 years old and mandates protective eyewear for all operators unless equipped with a windshield.
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Establishes registration requirements for ATVs and off-highway vehicles and requires an ATV plate for vehicles driven on public roadways, with exceptions for off-highway vehicle special events.
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Restricts licensed ATVs to operation only on roads with posted speed limits of 50 mph or less and prohibits operation on the interstate highway system.
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Requires mandatory off-highway vehicle safety and environmental ethics education courses, establishes liability protections for recreational land use, and imposes penalties including fines or community restitution for violations; effective November 1, 2012.
Legislative Description
Motor vehicles; setting certain requirements for certain off-highway vehicles. Effective date.
Motor Vehicles and Transportation
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Public Safety
2/8/2012