2013 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 60 - MOTOR VEHICLES
60-6,355 - All-terrain vehicle, defined; utility-type vehicle, defined.

60-6,355. All-terrain vehicle, defined; utility-type vehicle, defined.

(1) For purposes of sections 60-6,355 to 60-6,362:

(a) All-terrain vehicle means any motorized off-highway vehicle which (i) is fifty inches or less in width, (ii) has a dry weight of nine hundred pounds or less, (iii) travels on three or more low-pressure tires, (iv) is designed for operator use only with no passengers or is specifically designed by the original manufacturer for the operator and one passenger, (v) has a seat or saddle designed to be straddled by the operator, and (vi) has handlebars or any other steering assembly for steering control; and

(b)(i) Utility-type vehicle means any motorized off-highway vehicle which (A) is not less than forty-eight inches nor more than seventy-four inches in width, (B) is not more than one hundred eighty inches, including the bumper, in length, (C) has a dry weight of not less than nine hundred pounds nor more than two thousand pounds, (D) travels on four or more low-pressure tires, and (E) is equipped with a steering wheel and bench or bucket-type seating designed for at least two people to sit side-by-side.

(ii) Utility-type vehicle does not include golf car vehicles or low-speed vehicles.

(2) All-terrain vehicles and utility-type vehicles which have been modified to include additional equipment not required by sections 60-6,357 and 60-6,358 shall not be required to be registered under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act.

Source

Laws 1987, LB 80, § 1;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 60-2801;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 451;
Laws 2003, LB 333, § 33;
Laws 2005, LB 274, § 250;
Laws 2010, LB650, § 39;
Laws 2012, LB1155, § 24;
Laws 2013, LB223, § 3.
Effective Date: September 6, 2013

Cross References

Motor Vehicle Registration Act, see section 60-301.