AB 516

This bill provides that a county, city, town, or village (local authority) may post

a speed limit that is applicable only to all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and utility terrain

vehicles (UTVs).

Under current law generally, local authorities must place and maintain

standard signs giving notice of speed limits for vehicles operated on highways under

their jurisdiction. With limited exceptions, local authorities may not modify

statutorily established speed limits.

Under current law, a local authority may designate a highway under its

jurisdiction as an ATV route, subject to the requirement that the authority marks the

route with required signs. Under the bill, if a local authority designates a highway

under its jurisdiction as an ATV route, the local authority may post a speed limit,

applicable only to ATVs and UTVs that is lower than the statutorily established

speed limit for that highway.