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SENATE
FILE
333
BY
SWEENEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
golf
carts
operated
on
city
streets.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.247,
subsection
1,
paragraphs
a
and
1
c,
Code
2025,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
a.
Incorporated
areas
may,
upon
approval
of
their
governing
3
body,
allow
A
local
authority
shall
not
prohibit
the
operation
4
of
golf
carts
on
city
streets
by
persons
possessing
a
valid
5
driver’s
license.
However,
a
golf
cart
shall
not
be
operated
6
upon
on
a
city
street
which
is
a
primary
road
extension
through
7
the
city
but
shall
be
allowed
to
cross
a
city
street
which
is
a
8
primary
road
extension
through
the
city.
9
c.
Golf
carts
operated
on
city
streets
shall
be
equipped
10
with
adequate
brakes
and
shall
meet
any
other
safety
11
requirements
imposed
by
the
governing
body
of
the
local
12
authority
.
13
EXPLANATION
14
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
15
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
16
Under
current
law,
incorporated
areas
are
authorized
to
17
allow
the
operation
of
golf
carts
on
city
streets
by
persons
18
possessing
a
valid
driver’s
license.
However,
a
golf
cart
is
19
prohibited
from
being
operated
on
a
city
street
which
is
a
20
primary
road
extension
through
the
city
but
is
allowed
to
cross
21
such
a
primary
road
extension.
Golf
carts
are
not
subject
to
22
the
vehicle
registration
requirements
under
Code
chapter
321
23
(motor
vehicles
and
law
of
the
road).
24
This
bill
prohibits
local
authorities
from
prohibiting
the
25
operation
of
golf
carts
on
city
streets
by
persons
possessing
a
26
valid
driver’s
license.
27
The
restrictions
on
the
operation
of
a
golf
cart
on
city
28
streets
under
current
law
remain
applicable,
including
that
29
golf
carts
must
be
equipped
with
a
slow
moving
vehicle
sign
and
30
a
bicycle
safety
flag,
must
be
operated
only
from
sunrise
to
31
sunset,
and
must
be
equipped
with
adequate
brakes
and
meet
any
32
other
safety
requirements
imposed
by
the
local
authority.
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