SB 230 – VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
01/30/14 0095s
05/22/14 1885EBA
2014 SESSION
10/06
SENATE BILL 230
AN ACT relative to the definition of utility terrain vehicles.
SPONSORS: Sen. Woodburn, Dist 1; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Rep. Karrick, Merr 25; Rep.?Flanagan, Hills 26; Rep. Suzanne Smith, Graf 8; Rep. Theberge, Coos 3; Rep.?Rideout, Coos 7
The bill adds a definition of a utility terrain vehicle used as an off highway recreational vehicle.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01/30/14 0095s
05/22/14 1885EBA
14-2647
10/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen
AN ACT relative to the definition of utility terrain vehicles.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Off Highway Recreational Vehicle. Amend RSA 215-A:1, VI to read as follows:
VI. “Off highway recreational vehicle” means any mechanically propelled vehicle used for pleasure or recreational purposes running on rubber tires, tracks, or cushion of air and dependent on the ground or surface for travel, or other unimproved terrain whether covered by ice or snow or not, where the operator sits in or on the vehicle. All legally registered motorized vehicles when used for off highway recreational purposes shall fall within the meaning of this definition; provided that, when said motor vehicle is being used for transportation purposes only, it shall be deemed that said motor vehicle is not being used for recreational purposes. For purposes of this chapter “off highway recreational vehicle” shall be abbreviated as OHRV. OHRVs shall include utility terrain vehicles and shall not include snowmobiles as defined in RSA 215-C.
2 Definition Added; Utility Terrain Vehicle. Amend RSA 215-A:1 by inserting after paragraph XXII the following new paragraph:
XXIII. “Utility terrain vehicle” means any mechanically propelled vehicle which is designed or adapted for travel over surfaces other than maintained roads with one or more tires or tracks equipped with a rollover protection system and/or safety belts, having capacity for passengers or other payloads, not in excess of 1,700 pounds net vehicle weight, and not to exceed 62 inches in overall width, excluding side mirrors. For purposes of this chapter, “utility terrain vehicle” shall include but not be limited to side-by-side, ROV, gator, buggy, and OHV and abbreviated as UTV, and all vehicles within this definition shall be classified as off highway recreational vehicles.
3 Contingency. If HB 1104-FN of the 2014 regular legislative session becomes law, then RSA?215-A:1, XXIII as inserted by section 2 of this act shall be renumbered as RSA 215-A:1, XXIV. 4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.