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10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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15 | 15 | | An act relating to utility terrain vehicles; amending 2 |
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16 | 16 | | s. 316.2123, F.S.; authorizing the operation of 3 |
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17 | 17 | | utility terrain vehicles on certain roadways; 4 |
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18 | 18 | | providing applicability of certain operator 5 |
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19 | 19 | | requirements; amending s. 320.01, F.S.; defining the 6 |
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20 | 20 | | term "utility terrain vehicle" or "UTV"; providing an 7 |
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21 | 21 | | effective date. 8 |
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23 | 23 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 |
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25 | 25 | | Section 1. Section 316.2123, Florida Statutes, is amended 12 |
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26 | 26 | | to read: 13 |
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27 | 27 | | 316.2123 Operation of an ATV or a UTV on certain 14 |
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28 | 28 | | roadways.— 15 |
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29 | 29 | | (1)(a) The operation of an ATV, as defined in s. 317.0003, 16 |
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30 | 30 | | upon the public roads or streets of this state is prohibited, 17 |
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31 | 31 | | except that an ATV may be operated during the daytime on an 18 |
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32 | 32 | | unpaved roadway where the posted speed limit is less than 35 19 |
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33 | 33 | | miles per hour. 20 |
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34 | 34 | | (b) A UTV, as defined in s. 320.01(46), may be operated 21 |
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35 | 35 | | during all hours, but only on nonfederal roadways where the 22 |
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36 | 36 | | posted speed limit is le ss than 55 miles per hour. 23 |
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37 | 37 | | (2) A county is exempt from this section if the governing 24 |
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38 | 38 | | body of the county, by majority vote, following a noticed public 25 |
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47 | 47 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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51 | 51 | | hearing, votes to exempt the county from this section. 26 |
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52 | 52 | | Alternatively, a county may, by majority vote aft er such a 27 |
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53 | 53 | | hearing, designate certain unpaved roadways where an ATV may be 28 |
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54 | 54 | | operated during the daytime as long as each such designated 29 |
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55 | 55 | | roadway has a posted speed limit of less than 35 miles per hour 30 |
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56 | 56 | | and is appropriately marked to indicate permissible ATV us e. 31 |
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57 | 57 | | (3) Any ATV or UTV operation that is permitted under 32 |
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58 | 58 | | subsection (1) or subsection (2) may be undertaken only by a 33 |
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59 | 59 | | licensed driver or a minor who is under the direct supervision 34 |
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60 | 60 | | of a licensed driver. The operator must provide proof of 35 |
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61 | 61 | | ownership under chapter 317 upon the request of a law 36 |
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62 | 62 | | enforcement officer. 37 |
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63 | 63 | | Section 2. Subsection (46) is added to section 320.01, 38 |
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64 | 64 | | Florida Statutes, to read: 39 |
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65 | 65 | | 320.01 Definitions, general. —As used in the Florida 40 |
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66 | 66 | | Statutes, except as otherwise provided, the term: 41 |
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67 | 67 | | (46) "Utility terrain vehicle" or "UTV" means a vehicle 42 |
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68 | 68 | | less than 70 inches in width which has at least two seats 43 |
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69 | 69 | | allowing passengers to sit in a side -by-side manner and which is 44 |
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70 | 70 | | equipped with headlamps, stop lamps, turn signals, taillamps, 45 |
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71 | 71 | | rearview mirrors, a w indshield, seat belts, and a horn. A UTV 46 |
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72 | 72 | | must comply with all insurance and license requirements of mini 47 |
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73 | 73 | | trucks pursuant to ss. 316.2122 and 320.0847. 48 |
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74 | 74 | | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 49 |
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