Street Legal ATV Inspection Criteria
Side by Side Type II
Effective October 1, 2008
An all terrain vehicle that is a type 1 or type II ATV May be Inspected and registered as a STREET LEGAL ATV: These 2 types are defined as:
- ATV Type I
- 50 inches or less in width, unladen dry weight of 800 lbs or less, having 3 or more low pressure tires, having a seat designed to be straddled, designed and capable to travel over unimproved terrain...
- ATV Type II
- Any other vehicle not defined as ATV Type I, motorcycle or snowmobile designed for or capable of travel over unimproved terrain. "All-Terrain Type II vehicle" does NOT include golf carts, any vehicle designed to carry a disabled person, any vehicle not specifically for recreation use, or farm tractors.
- They shall be equipped and meet all of the items to the right. which shall comply with with the regulations of the department (41-6a-1509).
ATV Safety Inspection Information
A safety inspection MUST be completed before being registered for the first time, regardless if it is a exempt model year. After the first year of registration, the ATV must follow the current safety inspection frequency of every other year. After it is eight(8) years old it will be required to have safety inspection every year.
The safety inspection Certificate, will have the 'ATV' watermark in the background. This watermark is present to assist the DMV with identifying the type of registration to Process.
All stations that perform ATV inspections may charge a customer up to a maximum of $9.00 per ATV inspection.
Every Street-legal ATV is required to be registered in order to operate under this new law. Upon registration, the ATV owner will be issued a license plate the same size as are issued to motorcycles.
Example of ATV Type I
All Requirements Below
Must
Be Met.
- One or more headlamps
- One or more tail lamps
- A tail or other lamp constructed Below<
- One or more headlamps>One or more stop lights on the rear
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- One or more tail lamps
- A tail or other lamp constructed Below
- One or more headlamps
- One or more stop lights on the rear
- Amber electric turn signals one on each side of the front and rear.
- A braking system other than a parking brake
- A horn or other warning device
- A muffler and a emission control system
- Rear view mirrors on the right and left side of the driver in accordance with U.C.A. 41-6a-1627 A Type I ATV requires only a left side mirror and a Type II ATV requires both a left and a right side mirror
- A windshield unless the operator wears eye protection while operating the vehicle
- A speedometer, illuminated for nighttime operations.
- Vehicles designed by the manufacturer for carrying one or more passengers, a seat designed for passengers, including a footrest and hand hold for each passenger.
- Vehicles with side by side seating. Seat belts for each vehicle occupant.
- Must not be less than 30 inches in width or exceed 70 inches in width. Measurements must be taken at the widest point of the vehicle, including tires.
- Drivers seat must not be less than 30 inches in height, or exceed 40 inches in height. This measurement must be made from the ground to the forward edge of the seating position when measured on a flat level surface.
- The tire tread depth must be a least 2/32 of an inch and the tires must not exceed 26 inches in height or be larger than the ATV manufacturer made available for the ATV model.
Special Drivers License Required
A driver's license with a motorcycle endorsement (M) will permit a person to operate a street legal ATV as well as a motorcycle. For those who do not ride motorcycles and want to operate a street legal ATV they must apply for the motorcycle endorsement (M) by passing the written knowledge test and the riding test. Once all testing is completed the operator will have an (M) endorsement and a (4) restriction. Those with this "M4" endorsement and restriction will only be allowed to operate the ATV and not be permitted to operate motorcycles. (
Insurance
Every ATV must be insured in order to operate as a street-legal ATV. The same insurance requirements that a motorcycle must have also apply to Street-legal ATV's.
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Operating Street Legal ATVs
An all-terrain type I or type II vehicle that meets the requirements of this section may be operated as a street-legal ATV on a street or highway that is a highway with one lane in each direction. Those highways that have the occasional passing lanes are still considered a highway with one lane in each direction. An operator of a street-legal all-terrain vehicle, when operating a street-legal all-terrain vehicle on a highway in accordance with this section, may not exceed the lesser of the posted speed limit or 45 miles per hour.
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CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) conversions for Diesel and Gasoline engines, and ATVs. CNG is selling for .88 cents per Gallon in St George