HB 2042 -- Off-Highway Vehicles

Sponsor:  Brown (30)

This bill changes the law regarding off-highway vehicles.  In its
main provisions, the bill:

(1)  Requires a person when applying for an original certificate
of ownership for an off-highway vehicle to submit an affidavit
explaining how the vehicle was acquired and a photocopy of the
bill of sale establishing ownership of the vehicle;

(2)  Requires a nonresident to annually obtain and display a
permit from the Department of Revenue to operate an off-highway
vehicle on Missouri's off-highway vehicle public lands, Corps of
Engineers lands, or private for-profit off-highway vehicle parks
or trail systems in Missouri beginning January 1, 2011, or to
display a valid highway license on the vehicle.  The cost of the
permit will be $17.50 plus a $2.50 administration fee;

(3)  Requires the department to issue a numbered decal to be
prominently displayed on the right front fork, frame, or fender
of the off-highway vehicle;

(4)  Allows decals to be replaced by filing an affidavit
explaining the need for replacement and submitting an $8
replacement fee;

(5)  Specifies that all permits will expire on December 31 of the
registration year;

(6)  Exempts off-highway vehicles owned and operated by the
United States, another state, or any other political subdivision;
vehicles participating in officially sanctioned race events; and
licensed or unlicensed motorcycles from the permit requirements;
and

(7)  Creates the Off-highway Vehicle Public Lands Fund to be
administered by the Department of Natural Resources for the
deposit of all off-highway vehicle public lands user fees and $3
of the replacement fee as well as gifts, donations, bequests, or
appropriated funds.  Thirty-five percent of the moneys in the
fund must be spent for informational and educational programs
relating to safety, the environment, and the responsible use of
off-highway vehicle recreation.  The remaining 65% must be used
for the designation, construction, maintenance, renovation, and
repair of off-highway routes and trails; designation, management,
and acquisition of land for access roads and off-highway
recreation facilities and use areas; enforcement of off-highway
vehicle laws; off-highway vehicle-related informational and
environmental programs, information, signage, maps, and
responsible use programs; mitigation of damages to land,
revegetation, and the prevention and restoration of damages to
natural and cultural resources; and environmental, historical,
and cultural clearance or compliance activities.  Moneys in the
fund cannot be used to construct new off-highway vehicle trails
on environmentally or culturally sensitive land unless the
appropriate land management agency determines that the new
construction would benefit or protect cultural or sensitive
sites.

Anyone violating the provisions of the bill will be guilty of an
infraction.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 14, 2010 at 3:12 pm