AN ACT relating to street-legal special purpose vehicles.
What changed between versions
Local governments can now adopt ordinances to allow or prohibit street-legal special purpose vehicles on highways within their jurisdiction, replacing the previous blanket prohibition.
Added definition of 'local government' to include cities, counties, charter county governments, urban-county governments, consolidated local governments, and unified local governments.
Excluded vehicles primarily used for farm or agricultural activities from the definition of street-legal special purpose vehicles.
New safety requirement added requiring roll bars or roll cages for all street-legal special purpose vehicles, and seatbelt assemblies conforming to federal standards for multi-passenger vehicles.
Changed registration plate requirement from 'standard motorcycle registration plate' to 'motorcycle registration plate' for street-legal special purpose vehicles.
Added requirement for inspection by a certified inspector as a condition for registration of street-legal special purpose vehicles.
Changed prohibition on travel distance from 20 miles on highways with centerline pavement markings to 20 miles on highways within local government jurisdictions where operation is not allowed by local ordinance.