HB0013 • 2022

Off-road recreational vehicle operation.

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; specifying requirements for operating an off-road vehicle near an interstate; 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: Transportation
Last action: 2022-03-11
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2022

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide a detailed summary or text of the bill's provisions, so some details are inferred from the title and context.

Rules for Off-road Vehicles Near Interstates

The bill sets rules for operating off-road recreational vehicles near interstate highways in Wyoming.

What This Bill Does

Limits where off-road recreational vehicles can be driven near interstates.
Requires drivers to have a valid driver's license and display proper identification on their vehicle.
Allows off-road vehicles to use trails next to interstates if there is a physical barrier between the trail and highway.
Prohibits crossing an interstate from these trails unless at a designated crossing point.

Who It Names or Affects

People who drive off-road recreational vehicles near interstates in Wyoming.

Terms To Know

Off-road recreational vehicle: A type of vehicle designed for use on rough terrain, not regular roads.
Public road right-of-way: The entire area that makes up a street or highway, including the part used by vehicles and any shoulders or medians.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if someone breaks these rules.
It is unclear how many trails will be designated for off-road vehicle use near interstates.
This bill did not pass in the current session and is marked as inactive.

Bill History

2022-03-11 House
H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4
2022-02-25 House
H No report prior to CoW Cutoff
2022-02-17 House
H08 - Transportation:Do Pass Failed 4-4-1-0-0
2022-02-15 House
H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation 59-1-0-0-0
2022-02-11 House
H Received for Introduction
2021-12-20 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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22LSO-0041
2022
STATE OF WYOMING
22LSO-0041
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0013

Off-road recreational vehicle operation.

Sponsored by: Joint Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; specifying requirements for operating an off-road vehicle near an interstate; 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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5
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124(c) and 31
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5
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1601(c) and (e) are amended to read:

31
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5
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124.

Off
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road recreational vehicles; multipurpose vehicles; limitation on use; equipment.

(c)

Off
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road recreational vehicles shall not be operated on
the roadway or right
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of
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way of an
interstate
highways
highway except in accordance with W.S. 31
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5
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1601
.

31
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5
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1601.

Operation on highways.

(c)

As used in this section, "public road right
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of
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way" means the entire right
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of
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way of a street, road or highway within Wyoming, including the traveled portions, banks, ditches, shoulders and medians of a street, road or highway
except as provided in subsection (e) of this section
.

(e)

Off
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road recreational vehicles
as defined in W.S. 31
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1
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101(a)(xv)(K)
shall not be operated on
the roadway or right
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of
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way of an
interstate
highways
highway except that an off
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road vehicle under this subsection:

(i)

May operate adjacent to the interstate roadway on a trail where there is a physical barrier between the trail and the interstate highway and the trail is designated, marked or signed as a Wyoming off
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road
recreational vehicle trail pursuant to W.S. 31
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2
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701 through 31
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2
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707, provided:

(A)

The off
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road vehicle is operated by a person with a valid class of driver's license for the type of motor vehicle being operated; and

(B)

The off
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road vehicle displays a license plate pursuant to W.S. 31
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2
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232 or an off
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road recreational vehicle decal pursuant to W.S. 31
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2
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702 through 31
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2
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704
.

(ii)

Shall not cross the interstate roadway for any reason, except through an opening in the physical barrier between the trail and the interstate highway at a designated crossing in the marked or signed Wyoming off
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road recreational vehicle trail.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2022
.

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