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SB 714 - Under the act, recreational off-highway vehicles shall not be operated on highways except for: (1) Governmental owned and operated recreational off-highway vehicles for official use; (2) Recreational off-highway vehicles operated for agricultural purposes or industrial on-premise purposes between sunrise and sunset; (3) Recreational off-highway vehicles operated within three miles of the operator's primary residence; (4) Recreational off-highway vehicles operated occasionally by handicapped persons for short distances only on the state secondary roads between the hours of sunrise and sunset. Under the act, no person shall operate a utility vehicle in a careless way so as to endanger the person or property of another or while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance. No person shall operate a recreational off-highway vehicle within any stream or river except by an operator who owns the property or has permission to be on the property on which the waterway flows through or when fording a low-water crossing. A person operating a recreational off-highway vehicle on a highway shall have a valid operator's or chauffeur's license. Under the terms of the act, an individual shall not operate a recreational off-highway vehicle upon on a highway in this state without displaying a lighted headlamp and a lighted tail lamp. A person may not operate a recreational off-highway vehicle upon a highway of this state unless such person wears a seat belt. When operated on a highway, a recreational off-highway vehicle shall be equipped with a roll bar or roll cage construction to reduce the risk of injury to an occupant of the vehicle in case of the vehicle's rollover. A violation of the act is a Class C misdemeanor. STEPHEN WITTE
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