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33	28		ENGROSSED HOUSE
34	29		BILL NO. 1419 By: West (Josh) of the House
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38	33		Woods of the Senate
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43	38		An Act relating to motor vehicles; amending 47 O.S.
44	39		2021, Section 1-171.1, which relates to street -legal
45	40		utility vehicles; modifying definition; amending 47
46	41		O.S. 2021, Section 11-1116, which relates to self-
47	42		propelled or motor-driven and operated vehicles;
48	43		updating statutory reference; authorizing use of
49	44		certain vehicles on certain U.S. highways; and
50	45		providing an effective date .
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55	50		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF T HE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
56	51		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1 -171.1, is
57	52		amended to read as follows:
58	53		Section 1-171.1. Street-legal utility vehicle.
59	54		A. A "street-legal utility vehicle " is any motor vehicle
60	55		having:
61	56		1. A bench seat or side-by-side seat for the use of each rider;
62	57		2. Four wheels in contact with the ground, but excluding a
63	58		tractor;
64	59		3. A combustion engine with a piston or rotor displacement of
65	60		four hundred cubic centimeters ( 400 cc) or greater and capable of
	61	+	maintaining speeds of forty-five (45) fifty (50) miles per hour or
	62	+	greater;
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93		-	maintaining speeds of forty-five (45) fifty (50) miles per hour or
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95	89		4. For each occupant, safety belts or safety shoulder harnesses
96	90		which shall be of a type and shall be installed pursuant to 49
97	91		C.F.R., Section 571.208 et seq.; and
98	92		5. All equipment required by the provisions of Sections 12 -201
99	93		through 12-232 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes this title, with
100	94		respect to equipment on vehicles.
101	95		B. A street-legal utility vehicle operated on the streets and
102	96		highways of this state shall be registered a s a motor vehicle.
103	97		C. The operator of a street -legal utility vehicle shall not be
104	98		required to have an "M" endorsement on the Class D license pursuant
105	99		to Section 6-110.1 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes this title.
106	100		The operator shall be at least sixte en (16) years of age and hold a
107	101		valid Oklahoma driver license.
108	102		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 11 -1116, is
109	103		amended to read as follows:
110	104		Section 11-1116. A. The self-propelled or motor-driven and
111	105		operated vehicles desc ribed in this section shall be prohibited from
112	106		operating or shall be limited in operation on the streets and
113	107		highways of this state.
114	108		B. Self-propelled or motor-driven cycles, known and commonly
115	109		referred to as "minibikes" and other similar trade names, sha ll be
	110	+	prohibited from operating on the streets and highways of this state,
	111	+	except:
	112	+	1. When used in a parade; or
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143		-	prohibited from operating on the streets and highways of this state,
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145		-	1. When used in a parade; or
146	139		2. When registered, as required by subsection E of Section 1151
147	140		of this title, and operated in this state by food vendor services
148	141		upon streets having a speed limit of thirty (30) miles per hour or
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150	143		All minibikes offered for sale in this state shall bear the
151	144		following notice to the customer: "This machine is not manufactured
152	145		or sold for operation on the public streets or highways. Since it
153	146		is not provided with equipment required by law for street or highway
154	147		use, all persons are cautioned that any operation of this vehicle
155	148		upon a public street or highway will be in violation of the motor
156	149		vehicle laws of this state and will subject the violato r to arrest."
157	150		C. Golf carts and utility vehicles, as defined by Section 1102
158	151		of this title, shall not be operated on the streets and highways of
159	152		this state except:
160	153		1. Golf carts or utility vehicles owned by the Oklahoma Tourism
161	154		and Recreation Department, and operated by employees or agents of
162	155		the Department or employees of independent management companies
163	156		working on behalf of the Department, may be operated on the streets
164	157		and highways of this state during daylight hour s or under rules
165	158		developed by the Okl ahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission, when
166	159		the streets and highways are located within the boundaries of a
	160	+	state park. The Department shall have warning signs placed at the
	161	+	entrance and other locations at those state parks allowing golf
	162	+	carts or utility vehicles to be operated on the streets and highways
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194		-	state park. The Department shall have warning signs placed at the
195		-	entrance and other locations at those state parks allowing golf
196		-	carts or utility vehicles to be operated on the streets and highways
197	189		of this state located within the boundaries of those state parks.
198	190		The warning signs shall state that golf carts and utility vehicles
199	191		may be operating on streets and highways and that motor vehicle
200	192		operators shall take special precautions to be alert for the
201	193		presence of golf carts or utility vehicles on the streets and
202	194		highways;
203	195		2. The municipal governing body has adopted an ordinance
204		-	governing the ~~operatio n~~ of golf carts and/or or utility vehicles on
	196	+	governing the operation of golf carts and/or utility vehicles on
205	197		city streets; provided, such ordinances shall include necessary
206	198		vehicle lighting and safety requirements;
207	199		3. Golf carts or utility vehicles may operate on state highways
208	200		only if making a perpendicular crossing of a state h ighway located
209	201		within the boundaries of a municipality which has adopted an
210		-	ordinance governing the operation of golf carts and/or or utility
	202	+	ordinance governing the operation of golf carts and/or utility
211	203		vehicles;
212	204		4. The board of county commissioners of a county has approved
213		-	the operation of golf cart and/or or utility vehicle traffic on
	205	+	the operation of golf cart and/or utility vehicle traffic on
214	206		roadways within the county, and:
215	207		a. the roadway has a posted speed limit of twenty -five
216	208		(25) miles per hour or less,
217	209		b. the roadway is located in an unincorporated area, and
	210	+	c. appropriate signage, cautioning motorists of the
	211	+	possibility of golf cart or utility vehicle traffi c,
	212	+	is erected by the board of county commissioners; or
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245		-	c. appropriate signage, cautioning motorists o f the
246		-	possibility of golf cart or utility vehicle traffic,
247		-	is erected by the board of county commissioners; or
248	239		5. Street-legal utility vehicles that are registered as a motor
249	240		vehicle pursuant to subsection B of Section 1 1-171.1 of this act
250	241		title may be operated on the streets and highways of this state and
251	242		U.S. highways in counties whose population is less than seventy -five
252	243		thousand (75,000) according to the latest Federal Decennial Census .
253		-	Registered street-legal utility vehicles may be operated on
254		-	stretches of U.S. highways with posted speed limits of fifty (50)
255		-	miles per hour or less in counties with a population of more than
256		-	seventy-five thousand (75,000) according to the latest Federal
257		-	Decennial Census. Provided, however, street -legal utility vehicl es
258		-	shall not be operated on the National System of Interstate and
259		-	Defense Highways or U.S. highways.
	244	+	Provided, however, street -legal utility vehicles shall not be
	245	+	operated on the Natio nal System of Interstate and Defense Highways
	246	+	or U.S. highways.
260	247		D. All-terrain vehicles shall not be operated on the streets
261	248		and highways of this state, except:
262	249		1. On unpaved roads which are located within the boundaries of
263	250		any property of the Forest Service of the United States Department
264	251		of Agriculture;
265	252		2. On highways if:
266	253		a. the vehicle needs to make a direct crossing of the
267	254		highway while the vehicle is traveling upon a
268	255		regularly traveled trail and needs to continue travel
	256	+	from one area of the trail to another and, if the
	257	+	vehicle comes to a complete stop, yields the right -of-
	258	+	way to all oncoming traffic that constitutes an
	259	+	immediate hazard, and crosses the highway at an angle
	260	+	of approximately ninety (90) degrees to the direction
	261	+	of the street or highway. This exception shall not
	262	+	apply to divided highways or highways with a posted
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297		-	vehicle comes to a complete stop, yields the right -of-
298		-	way to all oncoming traffic that constitutes an
299		-	immediate hazard, and crosses the highway at an angle
300		-	of approximately ninety (90) degrees to th e direction
301		-	of the street or highway. This exception shall not
302		-	apply to divided highways or highways with a posted
303	289		speed limit of more than thirty -five (35) miles per
304	290		hour in the area of the crossing,
305	291		b. the vehicle needs to travel on a highway in order to
306	292		cross a railroad track. In that ev ent, the all-
307	293		terrain vehicle may trav el for not more than three
308	294		hundred (300) feet on a highway to cross a railroad
309	295		track,
310	296		c. the operator of the all -terrain vehicle making the
311	297		crossing at a highway has a valid driver license, and
312	298		d. the operator of the vehicle makes a crossing on a
313	299		highway during daylight hours only;
314	300		3. On streets and highways within a municipality if the
315	301		municipal governing body has adopted an ordinance governing the
316	302		operation of golf carts, utility vehicles or all -terrain vehicles on
317	303		streets and highways within the municip ality; or
318	304		4. On roadways within unincorporated areas of a county if those
319	305		roadways are not part of the state highway system or the National
	306	+	System of Interstate and Defense Highways; provided, however, that
	307	+	the driver is a licensed driver.
	308	+	E. Mopeds, as defined by Section 1 -133.2 of this title, may be
	309	+	operated on the streets and highways of this state if:
	310	+	1. The municipal governing body has adopted an ordinance
	311	+	governing the operation of mopeds on city streets; provid ed, such
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347		-	System of Interstate and Defense Highways ; provided, however, that
348		-	the driver is a licensed driver.
349		-	E. Mopeds, as defined by Section 1 -133.2 of this title, may be
350		-	operated on the streets and highways of this state if:
351		-	1. The municipal governing body has adopted an ordinance
352		-	governing the operat ion of mopeds on city streets; provided, such
353	338		ordinances shall include nec essary vehicle lighting and safety
354	339		requirements; or
355	340		2. The board of county commissioners of a county has approved
356	341		the operation of mopeds on roadways within the county, not including
357	342		roadways within a municipality.
358	343		SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
359		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON AERONAUTICS AND TRANSPORTATION
360		-	April 21, 2025 - DO PASS AS AMENDED
	344	+	Passed the House of Representatives the 10th day of March, 2025.
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	354	+	Passed the Senate the _____ day of __________, 2025.
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