Off-road recreational vehicles-definition.

WORKING DRAFT
2006
STATE OF
WYOMING
06LSO-0105

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0053

Off
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road recreational vehicles-definition.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Buchanan

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to off-road recreational vehicles; increasing the size of off-road recreational vehicles that may be registered and titled; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S. 31
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101(a)(xv)(E)(intro) is amended to read:

31
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101.

Definitions.

(a)

Except as otherwise provided, as used in this act:

(xv)

"Motor vehicle" means every vehicle which is self-propelled except vehicles moved solely by human power or motorized skateboards. The term includes the following vehicles as hereafter defined:

(E)

"Motorcycle" means every motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three (3) wheels in contact with the ground but which may have attached thereto a sidecar for the purpose of transporting a single passenger. For the purpose of registration and titling "motorcycle" includes motorized bicycles and scooters, but excludes mopeds, motorized skateboards and off
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road recreational vehicles as defined in subparagraph (K) of this paragraph. A recreational vehicle primarily designed for off
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road use which is
fifty (50)
sixty (60)
inches or less in width, has an unladen weight of
nine hundred (900)
one thousand four hundred (1,400)
pounds or less, has
at least
four (4)
low pressure
tires
,

as defined by subparagraph (K) of this paragraph,

is designed to be ridden
astride
upon
a seat or saddle, and is not a golf cart may be registered and titled under this act and is deemed to be:

Section 2.
This act is effective July 1, 2006.

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