Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 204-1-5 - Equipment Requirements5.1. No person shall operate any vehicle or ride a trail animal that does not comply in all respects with the equipment and special restrictions set out in this section.5.2. When operated from sunset to sunrise or at other times when visibility is limited by conditions of darkness, every vehicle shall be equipped with at least one lighted white headlight directed toward the front of the vehicle, which shall be of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least 200 feet and at least one lighted red taillight or at least one red reflector which shall be clearly visible from the rear.5.3. Every ATV, UTV, ORV, motorcycle, and snowmobile shall be equipped with a United States Forest Service qualified type spark arrester.5.4. No person shall operate any ATV, UTV, ORV, or motorcycle or snowmobile after it has been determined that the vehicle emits noise in excess of 96dBA at 20 inches using the SAE J1287 (July 1998) test procedure until the vehicle's exhaust system has been repaired or modified and the vehicle has been retested to show compliance with the noise standard.5.5. No owner or driver of an ATV, UTV, ORV, motorcycle, or snowmobile shall refuse to submit the vehicle to testing in accordance with the SAE J1287 test procedure at the request of any ranger or other law enforcement officer.5.6. Every UTV shall be equipped with a manufacturer installed safety belt without modification for the driver and all passengers meeting, at a minimum, applicable federal motor vehicle standards.5.7. Every ORV shall be equipped with safety belt(s), each with at least three points of restraint meeting, at a minimum, federal motor vehicle standards for the driver and all passengers.5.8. A ranger or other law enforcement officer, having determined that a vehicle is not in compliance with this subsection, may permit the vehicle to be operated as necessary, by a direct route designated by the officer, to return the vehicle to its home base, its highway transport vehicle, or to a place where the vehicle can be repaired. The vehicle shall be operated only at low speed so as to minimize noise emission.