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HB0242 • 2009

Off-road vehicle definition.

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; amending the definition of an off-road recreational vehicle; and providing for an effective date.

Inactive

Wyoming marks this bill as inactive, which usually means it is no longer moving in the current session.

Sponsor
Representative Buchanan
Last action
2009-03-03
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2009-03-03 Senate

    S Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 7-3(c)

  2. 2009-02-06 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S08; No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff

  3. 2009-02-06 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  4. 2009-02-06 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  5. 2009-02-05 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  6. 2009-02-04 House

    H Passed CoW

  7. 2009-01-30 House

    H Placed on General File

  8. 2009-01-30 House

    H08 Recommended Do Pass

  9. 2009-01-22 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H08

  10. 2009-01-21 House

    H Received for Introduction

  11. 2009-01-20 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT
2009
STATE OF
WYOMING
09LSO-0509

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0242

Off
-
road vehicle definition.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Buchanan, Pedersen and Teeters and Senator(s) Bebout and Martin

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
motor vehicles; amending the definition of an off-road recreational vehicle;
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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1
‑
101(a)(xv)(K)(I) is amended to read:

31
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1
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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:

(K)

"Off-road recreational vehicle" means:

(I)

A recreational vehicle primarily designed for off-road use which is
fifty (50)

sixty (60)
inches or less in width, has an unladen weight of
nine hundred (900)

one thousand five hundred (1,500)
pounds or less
,

and

is designed to be ridden astride upon a seat or saddle
, or is
equipped
with a bench or bucket seat,
and

is designed
to travel on at least three (3) low pressure tires. A "low pressure tire" is a pneumatic tire at least six (6) inches in width, designed for use on wheels with a rim diameter of
twelve (12)

fourteen (14)
inches or less and having a manufacturer's recommended operating pressure of ten (10) pounds per square inch or less;

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2009.

(END)

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