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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 22, 2022
AS AMENDED
SENATE BILL NO. 1528 By: Newhouse of the Senate
and
Boatman of the House
An Act relating to motor vehicles; amending 47 O.S.
2021, Section 11-1116, which relates to self-
propelled or motor-driven cycles and operated
vehicles on streets, highways, and roadways with in
unincorporated areas ; removing prohibition on
operating certain vehicles on certain highways; and
providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 11 -1116, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 11-1116. A. The self-propelled or motor-driven and
operated vehicles des cribed in this section shall be prohibited f rom
operating or shall be limited in operat ion on the streets and
highways of this sta te.
B. Self-propelled or motor-driven cycles, known and commonly
referred to as "minibikes" and other similar trade names, sh all be
prohibited from operating on the stre ets and highways of this state,
except:
1. When used in a parade; or
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2. When registered, as required by subsection E of Section 1151
of this title, and operated in this state by food vendor services
upon streets having a speed limit of thirty (30) miles per hour or
less.
All minibikes offered for sale in this state shall bear the
following notice to the customer: "This machine is not manufactured
or sold for operation on the public streets or highways . Since it
is not provided with equipment required by law for street or highway
use, all persons are cautioned that any operation of thi s vehicle
upon a public street or highway will be in violation of the motor
vehicle laws of this state and will subject the violat or to arrest."
C. Golf carts and utility ve hicles, as defined by Section 1102
of this title, shall not be operated on the st reets and highways of
this state except:
1. Golf carts or utility vehicles owned by the Oklahoma Tourism
and Recreation Department , and operated by employees or agents of
the Department or employees of independent man agement companies
working on behalf of the Department, may be operated on the streets
and highways of this state during daylight hours or under rules
developed by the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission, wh en
the streets and highways are located wit hin the boundaries of a
state park. The Department shall have warning signs placed at the
entrance and other locations at those state parks allowing golf
carts or utility vehicles to be operated on the streets an d highways
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of this state located within the boundaries of those state parks .
The warning signs shall state that golf carts and utility vehicles
may be operating on streets and highways and that motor vehicle
operators shall take special precautions to be alert for the
presence of golf carts or uti lity vehicles on the streets and
highways;
2. The municipal governing body has adopted an ordinance
governing the operation of golf carts and/or utility vehicles on
city streets; provided, such ordinances shall i nclude necessary
vehicle lighting and safet y requirements;
3. Golf carts or utility vehicles may operate on state highways
only if making a perpendicular crossing of a state highway located
within the boundaries of a municipality which has adopted an
ordinance governing the operation of golf carts and/or utility
vehicles;
4. The board of county commissioners of a county has approved
the operation of golf cart and/or utility vehicle traffic on
roadways within the county, and:
a. the roadway has a posted sp eed limit of twenty-five
(25) miles per hour or less,
b. the roadway is located in an unincorporated area, and
c. appropriate signage, cautioning motorists of the
possibility of golf cart or utility vehicle traf fic,
is erected by the board of county commis sioners; or
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5. Street-legal utility vehicl es that are registered as a m otor
vehicle pursuant to subsection B of Section 1 of this act 1-171.1 of
this title may be operated on the streets and highways of this
state. Provided, however, street-legal Street-legal utility
vehicles shall may not be operated on the National System of
Interstate and Defense Highways or U.S. highways so long as they
conform to U.S. highway code and regulations.
D. All-terrain vehicles shall not be opera ted on the streets
and highways of this state, except:
1. On unpaved roads which are located within the boundaries of
any property of the For est Service of the United States Department
of Agriculture;
2. On highways if:
a. the vehicle needs to make a dir ect crossing of the
highway while the vehicle is traveling upon a
regularly traveled trail and needs to continue tr avel
from one area of the t rail to another and, if the
vehicle comes to a comple te stop, yields the right -of-
way to all oncoming traffic that constitutes an
immediate hazard, and crosses the highway at an angle
of approximately ninety (90) degrees to the d irection
of the street or highway. This exception shall not
apply to divided highways or highways with a posted
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speed limit of more than thi rty-five (35) miles per
hour in the area of the crossing,
b. the vehicle needs to travel on a highway in order to
cross a railroad track . In that event, the all-
terrain vehicle may travel for n ot more than three
hundred (300) feet on a highway to cross a railroad
track,
c. the operator of the all-terrain vehicle making the
crossing at a highway has a valid driver lice nse, and
d. the operator of the vehicle makes a crossing on a
highway during daylight hours only;
3. On streets and highways within a munici pality if the
municipal governing body has adopted an ordinance governing the
operation of golf carts, utility vehi cles or all-terrain vehicles on
streets and highways within the municipality ; or
4. On roadways within unincorporated areas of a county if t hose
roadways are not part of the state highway system or the National
System of Interstate and Defense Highways ; provided, however, that
the driver is a licensed driver.
E. Mopeds, as defined by Section 1-133.2 of this title, may be
operated on the stree ts and highways of this state if:
1. The municipal governing body has adopte d an ordinance
governing the operation of mopeds on city streets; provided, such
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ordinances shall include neces sary vehicle lighting and safety
requirements; or
2. The board of county commissioners of a county has approved
the operation of mopeds on roadw ays within the county, not including
roadways within a municipali ty.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
February 22, 2022 - DO PASS AS AMENDED