Chapter 75: All – Terrain Vehicles And Snowmobiles

§ 75.03 General Regulations

The text in force on August 17, 2022, and every version since 2010.

Unofficial compilation built from the City's published 2010 Code chapters and the text of adopted ordinances. Effective dates are inferred from adoption records; scanned chapters were OCR'd. The City of Tiffin's adopted Code of Ordinances governs. Not legal advice.

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75.03 GENERAL REGULATIONS

Persons operating an ATV or an Off-road utility vehicle on a street or highway shall have a valid driver’s license, be at least eighteen (18) years of age, and must have financial liability coverage in effect for the vehicle and carry proof of such financial liability coverage in accordance with Section 321.20B of the Code of Iowa. An ATV and an Off-road utility vehicle operated on a street or highway must have the equipment required by State law and shall not be operated on any street at a speed in excess of the posted speed limit with a maximum speed of thirty-five (35) miles per hour. An ATV and an Off-road utility vehicle shall display lighted headlamps as required by State law at all times while the vehicle is operated on a street or highway. No person shall operate an ATV, Off-road motorcycle or Off-road utility vehicle within the City in violation of Chapter 321 or Chapter 321I of the Code of Iowa or a snowmobile within the City in violation of the provisions of Chapter 321G of the Code of Iowa or in violation of rules established by the Natural Resource Commission of the Department of Natural Resources governing their registration, equipment and manner of operation.

(Code of Iowa, Ch. 321, Ch. 321G & Ch. 321I)

Ord. 2022-497, adopted August 16, 2022; in effect on publication (August 17, 2022) · source page

Confirmed by the city's current text: the 2026 draft recodification (August 2026, not adopted) has the same words (§ 75.03, p. 178), apart from citations and number style. This ordinance's text was consolidated because the later text agrees with it.

In the 2026 draft (a comparison with a draft, not adopted): § 75.03 — wording changed, citations or formatting only · compare

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Aug 11, 2010Aug 17, 2022 2010 Code base text · text p. 1
Aug 17, 2022today Ord. 2022-497 section replaced · text p. 2

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