AB 320 — Revises provisions governing the operation of large all-terrain vehicles on certain streets and highways. (BDR 43-196)

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320–ASSEMBLYMANSenator LEAVITTHardy MCHAPTER.......... ARCH 17, 2021 ____________ JOINT SPONSOR :

ENATOR H ARDY ____________ Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing the operation of large all-terrain vehicles on certain streets and highways.

(BDR 43-196) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

Existing law requires each board of county highway commissioners to lay out Existingand lawdesignate definesroads a “large all-terrain vehicle” as anymain, all-terraingeneral vehicleor thatminor includescounty seatingroads. capacity for at least two people abreast and:

(1)(NRS total403.170) includes seating capacity for at least fourtwo people;people abreast and:

(1) total seatingat capacity for at least four people;

(NRS 490.043) Under existing law, a person may operate a large all-terrain vehicle on any portion of a highway designated as a general county road or minor county road if the large all-terrain registeredvehicle: with the Department of Motor Vehicles as a motor vehicle intended to be operated upon the highways of this State.

Existing(1) lawhas also provides that the governingequipment bodyrequired offor a city or county which contains all or a portion of a highway designated as a general county road or a minor county road may prohibit the operation of a large all-terrain vehicle on any portion of such a road.highway;

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(NRS 490.105) This bill authorizes a person to operate a large all-terrain vehicle on a city street within a city or township whose population is less than 25,000 (currently all cities except Carson City, Henderson, Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Reno and Sparks) or on a portion of a highway that has been designated as a main county road if:

(1) the the large all-terrain vehicle hasis registered with the equipmentDepartment requiredof forMotor operationVehicles onas a highway;motor vehicle intended to be operated upon the highways of this State;

and (2)(3) the largegoverning all-terrainbody vehicleof isthe registeredcity or county with jurisdiction over the Departmentstreet ofor Motorhighway Vehiclesenacts asan aordinance motoror vehicleresolution intendedauthorizing tothe beoperation operatedof uponlarge theall-terrain highwaysvehicles on any portion of thissuch State.a street or highway.

SectionEXPLANATION 2– authorizesMatter thein governingbolded bodyitalics ofis thenew; city, county or township having on any portion of such a street.to prohibit the operation of a large all-terrain vehicle THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

NRS(Deleted 490.043by isamendment.) herebySec. amended to read as follows:

490.043 “Large all-terrain vehicle” means any all-terrain vehicle that has non-straddle seats and includes seating capacity for at least two people .

[abreast and:

1.

Total seating capacity for at least four people;

or 2.

A truck bed.] Sec.

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person may operate a large all-terrain vehicle on any portion of a highway that has been designated in accordance with NRS 403.170 as a main county road, general county road or minor county road if the large all-terrain vehicle:

and - 81st Session (2021) – 2 – (b) Is registered by the Department in accordance with NRS 490.0825 as a motor vehicle intended to be operated upon the highways of this State.

The governing body of a city or county within which is located a highway or portion of a highway that has been designated in accordance with NRS 403.170 as a main county road, general county road or minorminored county road may by ordinance or resolution prohibit the operation of large all-terrain vehicles on any portion of such a road.

ExceptA as otherwise provided in this subsection, a person may operate a large all-terrain vehicle on a city street within a city or township whose population is less than 25,000 ifor theon largea all-portion terrainof vehiclea satisfieshighway thethat requirementshas ofbeen paragraphsdesignated (a)as anda (b)main ofcounty subsectionroad 1.if:

(a) The governinglarge bodyall-terrain ofvehicle thesatisfies city, county or township having jurisdiction over such a street may by ordinance or resolution prohibit the operationrequirements of largeparagraphs all-terrain(a) vehiclesand on(b) any portion of suchsubsection a1; street.

Hand -(b) *AB320_R1*The governing body of the city or the governing body of the county having jurisdiction over the street or highway enacts an ordinance or resolution authorizing the operation of large all- terrain vehicles on any portion of such a street or highway.

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