Off-road vehicle definition.

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

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Travel
Last action: 2011-02-15
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2011

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2011-02-15 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2011-02-15 Governor
Governor Signed SEA0005
2011-02-11 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0005
2011-02-11 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0005
2011-02-10 LSO
Assigned Number SEA0005
2011-02-10 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2011-02-09 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2011-02-08 House
H Passed CoW
2011-02-04 House
H Placed on General File
2011-02-04 House
H06 Recommended Do Pass
2011-01-31 House
H Introduced and Referred to H06
2011-01-21 House
H Received for Introduction
2011-01-21 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2011-01-20 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2011-01-19 Senate
S Passed CoW
2011-01-18 Senate
S Placed on General File
2011-01-18 Senate
S06 Recommended Do Pass
2011-01-11 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S06
2011-01-11 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2010-12-15 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
SF0031
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
11LSO-0140
Effective Date:

7/1/2011

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0005

Chapter No.:
9

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and
Cultural Resources Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Off-road
vehicle definition.

Subject:
Amending
the definition of off-road recreational

vehicles.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under current law an off-road
vehicle is defined by physical characteristics including length, unladen
weight, tire size and seat shape.

This act amends the
definition to remove tire size and seat shape characteristics and increases the
unladen weight dimension to 1,100 pounds.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0031

ENROLLED ACT NO. 5, SENATE

SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2011 GENERAL SESSION

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

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

Section 1.

W.S. 31
‑
1
‑
101(a)(xv)(K)(I)
is
amended to read:

31
‑
1
‑
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) inches or less in width
,

and
has an unladen weight of
nine hundred (900)

one thousand one hundred (1,100)
pounds or less
;

and is designed to be ridden astride upon a seat or saddle and 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) 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, 2011.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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