SB158,10,119 (e) 1. Whether the law enforcement officer had probable cause to believe the
10person was violating or had violated the intoxicated operation of an all-terrain
11vehicle or a lightweight utility vehicle law.
SB158,10,1312 2. Whether the person was lawfully placed under arrest for violating the
13intoxicated operation of an all-terrain vehicle or a lightweight utility vehicle law.
SB158, s. 7 14Section 7. 23.33 (4t) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB158,10,1815 23.33 (4t) Report arrest to department. If a law enforcement officer arrests
16a person for a violation of the intoxicated operation of an all-terrain vehicle or a
17lightweight utility vehicle
law or the refusal law, the law enforcement officer shall
18notify the department of the arrest as soon as practicable.
SB158, s. 8 19Section 8. 23.33 (4x) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB158,10,2120 23.33 (4x) (title) Officer's action after arrest for operating an all-terrain
21vehicle
or a lightweight utility vehicle while under influence of intoxicant.
SB158, s. 9 22Section 9. 23.33 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB158,11,223 23.33 (6) Equipment requirements. (a) A person who operates an all-terrain
24vehicle or a lightweight utility vehicle during hours of darkness or during daylight

1hours on any highway right-of-way is required to display a lighted headlamp and
2tail lamp on the all-terrain vehicle or the lightweight utility vehicle.
SB158,11,63 (b) The headlamp on an all-terrain vehicle or a lightweight utility vehicle is
4required to display a white light of sufficient illuminating power to reveal any
5person, vehicle or substantial object at a distance of at least 200 feet ahead of the
6all-terrain vehicle or the lightweight utility vehicle.
SB158,11,97 (c) The tail lamp on an all-terrain vehicle or a lightweight utility vehicle is
8required to display a red light plainly visible during hours of darkness from a
9distance of 500 feet to the rear.
SB158,11,1110 (d) Every all-terrain vehicle and lightweight utility vehicle is required to be
11equipped with at least one brake operated either by hand or by foot.
SB158,11,1412 (e) Every all-terrain vehicle and lightweight utility vehicle is required to be
13equipped with a functioning muffler to prevent excessive or unusual noise and with
14a functioning spark arrester of a type approved by the U.S. forest service.
SB158, s. 10 15Section 10. 340.01 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB158,11,1816 340.01 (4) (a) Type 1 is a motor vehicle designed and used primarily for carrying
17persons but which does not come within the definition of a motor bus, motorcycle,
18moped or, motor bicycle, or low-speed vehicle.
SB158, s. 11 19Section 11. 340.01 (19d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB158,11,2320 340.01 (19d) "Golf cart" means a vehicle whose speed attainable in one mile
21does not exceed 20 miles per hour on a paved, level surface, and is designed and
22intended to convey one or more persons and equipment to play the game of golf in an
23area designated as a golf course.
SB158, s. 12 24Section 12. 340.01 (25r) of the statutes is created to read:
SB158,12,9
1340.01 (25r) "Lightweight utility vehicle" means an engine-driven device
2having a gross weight of more than 700 pounds but not more than 1,999 pounds that
3is designed to travel on four or more low-pressure tires, is equipped with a cargo
4area, and is used primarily off a highway. For the purposes of this subsection, a "low
5pressure tire" is a tire that is designed to be mounted on a rim with a maximum
6diameter of 13 inches and to be inflated with an operating pressure not to exceed 8
7pounds per square inch as recommended by the manufacturer. The definition of
8"lightweight utility vehicle" does not include golf carts, low-speed vehicles, or
9off-road utility vehicles.
SB158, s. 13 10Section 13. 340.01 (27m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB158,12,1411 340.01 (27m) "Low-speed vehicle" means a low-speed vehicle, as defined in 49
12CFR 571.3
, that satisfies the equipment standards under 49 CFR 571.500 and that
13was originally manufactured to meet the applicable equipment standards under 49
14CFR 571.500
. "Low-speed vehicle" does not include a golf cart.
SB158, s. 14 15Section 14. 340.01 (35) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB158,12,2216 340.01 (35) "Motor vehicle" means a vehicle, including a combination of 2 or
17more vehicles or an articulated vehicle, which is self-propelled, except a vehicle
18operated exclusively on a rail. "Motor vehicle" includes, without limitation, a
19commercial motor vehicle or a vehicle which is propelled by electric power obtained
20from overhead trolley wires but not operated on rails. A snowmobile , a lightweight
21utility vehicle,
and an all-terrain vehicle shall only be considered motor vehicles for
22purposes made specifically applicable by statute.
SB158, s. 15 23Section 15. 345.11 (1r) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB158,13,524 345.11 (1r) The uniform traffic citation or the citation form under s. 23.54 shall
25be used for violations of s. 23.33 relating to highway use or ordinances in conformity

1with that section if the violation is committed on a highway, but no points may be
2assessed against the driving record of the operator of an all-terrain vehicle or a
3lightweight utility vehicle
. When the uniform traffic citation is used, the report of
4conviction shall be forwarded to the department. When the citation form under s.
523.54 is used, the procedure in ss. 23.50 to 23.85 applies.
SB158, s. 16 6Section 16. 346.02 (11m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB158,13,127 346.02 (11m) Applicability to lightweight utility vehicles. The operator of
8a lightweight utility vehicle on a roadway is subject to ss. 346.04, 346.06, 346.11,
9346.14 (1), 346.18, 346.19, 346.20, 346.21, 346.26, 346.27, 346.33, 346.35, 346.37,
10346.39, 346.40, 346.44, 346.46, 346.47, 346.48, 346.50 (1) (b), 346.51, 346.52, 346.53,
11346.54, 346.55, 346.87, 346.88, 346.89, 346.90, 346.91, 346.92 (1), and 346.94 (1) and
12(9) but is not subject to any other provision of this chapter.
SB158, s. 17 13Section 17. 347.24 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB158,13,1614 347.24 (1) (c) An implement of husbandry which is an all-terrain vehicle or a
15lightweight utility vehicle
need only comply with the lamp requirements established
16under s. 23.33 (6).
SB158, s. 18 17Section 18. 347.415 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB158,13,2318 347.415 (1g) In this section, "odometer" means an instrument for measuring
19and recording the actual distance that a motor vehicle, snowmobile, or all-terrain
20vehicle, or lightweight utility vehicle has traveled while in operation, but does not
21include any auxiliary instrument designed to be reset to zero to measure and record
22the actual distance that a motor vehicle, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle, or
23lightweight utility vehicle
has traveled on trips.
SB158, s. 19 24Section 19. 347.415 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB158,14,4
1347.415 (1m) No person may, either personally or through an agent, remove,
2replace, disconnect, reset, tamper with, alter, or fail to connect the odometer of any
3motor vehicle, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle , or lightweight utility vehicle with
4the intent to change or affect the number of miles indicated thereon.
SB158,14,55 (End)
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