Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session
operation of all-terrain vehicles by persons who are under 12 years of age.
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a minor under the age of 12 may operate an all-terrain
vehicle (ATV) only if the minor either is operating the ATV under adult supervision
for an agricultural purpose or is operating a small ATV on a Department of Natural
Resources-designated ATV trail and is subject to continuous verbal direction or
control by a parent. Under the bill, a minor under the age of 12 may also operate a
small ATV on an ATV route that is directly connected to an ATV trail or on the frozen
surface of bodies of water that are open to the public under the continuous verbal
direction or control by a parent. An ATV route is a sidewalk or part of a highway
designated for use by ATVs while an ATV trail is a corridor designated for ATV use
that is away from a highway.