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SB 876 - This act modifies the definitions of certain off-highway vehicles. The act modifies definitions of an "all-terrain vehicle" to specify a maximum width of 55 inches rather than 50 inches, and specifies that the width shall be measured from the outsides of the tire rims. (Sections 300.010(2), 301.010(1), 407.815(2), 407.1025(2), and 577.001(3)). Certain definitions, specifying that the vehicles are equipped with low-pressure tires, are amended to instead specify that the vehicles are equipped with "nonhighway" tires, and provisions specifying the vehicles are equipped with a seat designed to be straddled by the operator, and handlebars for steering control, are repealed under the act. These definitions are also modified to specify a maximum weight of 1,500 pounds rather than 600 pounds, (sections 300.010(2), 407.815(2), and 407.1025(2)) or rather than 1,000 pounds (section 577.001(3)). The enacted definitions of "all-terrain vehicle" are identical to one another. The act also modifies the definition of "recreational off-highway vehicle" to specify a minimum width of 55 inches, rather than 50 inches, and a maximum width of 80 inches, rather than 67 inches. The act also provides that the width shall be measured from the outsides of the tire rims, and specifies a maximum unladen dry weight of 2,500 pounds rather than 2,000 pounds. (Section 301.010(49)) Lastly, the definition of "utility vehicle" is modified to specify a minimum width of 55 inches, rather than 50 inches, and a maximum width of 80 inches, rather than 67 inches. The act also provides that the width shall be measured from the outsides of the tire rims, and specifies a maximum unladen dry weight of 2,500 pounds rather than 2,000 pounds. (Section 301.010(70)) ERIC VANDER WEERD
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