Oklahoma 2022 Regular Session

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31		-	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33		-	2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
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36	29		BILL NO. 1528 By: Newhouse of the Senate
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45	38		An Act relating to utility vehicles; amending 47 O.S.
46	39		2021, Section 11-1116, which relates to self -
47	40		propelled or motor-driven and operated vehicles on
48	41		streets, highways, and roadways within unincorporated
49	42		areas; modifying statutory reference; prohibiting
50	43		certain vehicles exceeding specific speed when
51	44		operated on streets and highways; modi fying where
52	45		certain vehicles may be operated; and providing an
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57	50		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
58	51		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 11 -1116, is
59	52		amended to read as follows:
60	53		Section 11-1116. A. The self-propelled or motor-driven and
61	54		operated vehicles described in this section shall be prohibited from
62	55		operating or shall be limited in operation on the streets and
63	56		highways of this sta te.
64	57		B. Self-propelled or motor-driven cycles, known and commonly
65	58		referred to as "minibikes" and other similar trade names, shall be
	59	+	prohibited from operating on the streets and highways of this state,
	60	+	except:
	61	+	1. When used in a parade; or
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93		-	prohibited from operating on the streets and highways of this state,
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95		-	1. When used in a parade; or
96	88		2. When registered, as required by s ubsection E of Section 1151
97	89		of this title, and operated in this state b y food vendor services
98	90		upon streets having a speed limit of thirty (30) miles per hour or
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100	92		All minibikes offered for sale in this state shall bear the
101	93		following notice to the custo mer: "This machine is not manufactured
102	94		or sold for operation on the pub lic streets or highways . Since it
103	95		is not provided with equipment required by law for street or highway
104	96		use, all persons are cautioned that any operation of thi s vehicle
105	97		upon a public street or highway will be in violation of the motor
106	98		vehicle laws of this state and will subject the violator to arrest."
107	99		C. Golf carts and utility vehicles, as defined by Section 1102
108	100		of this title, shall not be operated on the st reets and highways of
109	101		this state except:
110	102		1. Golf carts or utility vehicles owned by the Oklahoma Tourism
111	103		and Recreation Department, and operated by employees or agents of
112	104		the Department or employees of independent management companies
113	105		working on behalf of the Department, may be op erated on the streets
114	106		and highways of this state during daylight hours or under rules
115	107		developed by the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission, when
116	108		the streets and highways are located within the boundaries of a
	109	+	state park. The Department shall have w arning signs placed at the
	110	+	entrance and other locations at those state parks allowing golf
	111	+	carts or utility vehicles to be operated on the streets and highways
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144		-	state park. The Department shall have w arning signs placed at the
145		-	entrance and other locations at those state parks allowing golf
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147	138		of this state located within the boundaries of those state parks .
148	139		The warning signs shall state that golf carts and utility vehicles
149	140		may be operating on streets and h ighways and that motor v ehicle
150	141		operators shall take special precautions to be alert for the
151	142		presence of golf carts or utility vehicles on the streets and
152	143		highways;
153	144		2. The municipal governing body has adopted an ordinance
154	145		governing the operation of golf ca rts and/or utility vehic les on
155	146		city streets; provided, such ordinances shall include necessary
156	147		vehicle lighting and safety requirements;
157	148		3. Golf carts or utility vehicles may operate o n state highways
158	149		only if making a perpendicular crossing of a state hig hway located
159	150		within the boundaries of a municipality which has adopted an
160	151		ordinance governing the operation of golf carts and/or utility
161	152		vehicles;
162	153		4. The board of county commissioners of a county has approved
163	154		the operation of golf cart and/or utility vehi cle traffic on
164	155		roadways within the county, and:
165	156		a. the roadway has a posted speed limit of twenty -five
166	157		(25) miles per hour or less,
167	158		b. the roadway is located in an unincorporated area, and
	159	+	c. appropriate signage, cautioning motorists of the
	160	+	possibility of golf cart or utility veh icle traffic,
	161	+	is erected by the board of county commissioners ; or
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198	188		5. Street-legal utility vehicles that are registered as a m otor
199	189		vehicle pursuant to subsection B of Section 1 1-171.1 of this act
200	190		title may be operated on the street s and highways of this s tate.
201	191		Provided, however, when traveling on U.S. highways street-legal
202	192		utility vehicles are restricted to those posted at fifty (5 0) miles
203	193		per hour or less. Street-legal utility vehicles shall not be
204	194		operated on the National System of I nterstate and Defense Highways
205	195		or U.S. highways.
206	196		D. All-terrain vehicles shall not be operated on the streets
207	197		and highways of this state, except:
208	198		1. On unpaved roads which are located within the boundaries of
209	199		any property of the Forest Service of the Uni ted States Department
210	200		of Agriculture;
211	201		2. On highways if:
212	202		a. the vehicle needs to make a direct crossing of the
213	203		highway while the vehicle is traveling upon a
214	204		regularly traveled trail and needs to continue travel
215	205		from one area of the trail to another and, i f the
216	206		vehicle comes to a complete stop, yields the right -of-
217	207		way to all oncoming traffic that constitutes an
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	209	+	of approximately ninety (90) degrees to the direction
	210	+	of the street or highway . This exception shall not
	211	+	apply to divided highways or highways with a posted
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246		-	of approximately ninety (90) degrees to the direction
247		-	of the street or highway . This exception shall not
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249	238		speed limit of more than thirty -five (35) miles per
250	239		hour in the area of the crossing,
251	240		b. the vehicle needs to travel on a highway in order to
252	241		cross a railroad track . In that event, the all -
253	242		terrain vehicle may travel for not more than three
254	243		hundred (300) feet on a highway to cross a railroad
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256	245		c. the operator of the all -terrain vehicle making the
257	246		crossing at a highway has a valid driver license, and
258	247		d. the operator of the vehicle makes a c rossing on a
259	248		highway during daylight hours only;
260	249		3. On streets and highways within a municipality if the
261	250		municipal governing body has adopted an ordinance governing the
262	251		operation of golf carts, utility vehicles or all -terrain vehicles on
263	252		streets and highways within the municipality; or
264	253		4. On roadways within unincorporated a reas of a county if those
265	254		roadways are not part of the state highway system or the National
266	255		System of Interstate and Defense Highways; provided, however, that
267	256		the driver is a licensed d river.
268	257		E. Mopeds, as defined by Section 1-133.2 of this title, may be
269	258		operated on the streets and highways of this state if:
	259	+	1. The municipal governing body has adopted an ordinance
	260	+	governing the operation of mopeds on city streets; provided, such
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297		-	1. The municipal governing body has adopted an ordinance
298		-	governing the operation of mopeds on city streets; provided, such
299	287		ordinances shall include necessary vehicle lighting and safety
300	288		requirements; or
301	289		2. The board of county commissioners of a county has approved
302	290		the operation of mopeds on roadways w ithin the county, not including
303	291		roadways within a municipality.
304	292		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
	293	+	Passed the Senate the 23rd day of March, 2022.
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306		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, dated 04/14/2022 -
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	297	+	Presiding Officer of the Senate
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	300	+	Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
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	305	+	Presiding Officer of the House
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