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261.10 Criteria for recreation areas and trails;
20 limitation on liability.--
21 (1) Publicly owned or operated off-highway vehicle
22 recreation areas and trails shall be designated and maintained
23 for recreational travel by off-highway vehicles. These areas
24 and trails need not be generally suitable or maintained for
25 normal travel by conventional two-wheel-drive vehicles and
26 should not be designated as recreational footpaths. State
27 off-highway vehicle recreation areas and trails must be
28 selected and managed in accordance with this chapter.
29 (2) State agencies, water management districts,
30 counties, and municipalities, and officers and employees
31 thereof, which provide off-highway recreation areas and trails
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1 on publicly owned land are not liable for damage to personal
2 property or personal injury or death to any person resulting
3 from participation in the inherently dangerous risks of
4 off-highway vehicle recreation. This subsection does not limit
5 liability that would otherwise exist for an act of negligence
6 by a state agency, water management district, county, or
7 municipality, or officer or employee thereof, which is the
8 proximate cause of the damage, injury, or death. Nothing in
9 this subsection creates a duty of care or basis of liability
10 for death, personal injury, or damage to personal property,
11 nor shall anything in this subsection be deemed to be a waiver
12 of sovereign immunity under any circumstances.
13 Section 4. Effective July 1, 2008, section 261.20,
14 Florida Statutes, is created to read:
15 261.20 Operations of off-highway vehicles on public
16 lands; restrictions; safety courses; required equipment;
17 prohibited acts; penalties.--
18 (1) This section applies only to the operation of
19 off-highway vehicles on public lands.
20 (2) Any person operating an off-highway vehicle as
21 permitted in this section who has not attained 16 years of age
22 must be supervised by an adult while operating the off-highway
23 vehicle.
24 (3) Effective July 1, 2008, while operating an
25 off-highway vehicle, a person who has not attained 16 years of
26 age must have in his or her possession a certificate
27 evidencing the satisfactory completion of an approved
28 off-highway vehicle safety course in this state or another
29 jurisdiction. A nonresident who has not attained 16 years of
30 age and who is in this state temporarily for a period not to
31 exceed 30 days is exempt from this subsection. Nothing
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1 contained in this chapter shall prohibit an agency from
2 requiring additional safety-education courses for all
3 operators.
4 (4)(a) The department shall approve all off-highway
5 vehicle public safety-education programs required by this
6 chapter as a condition for operating on public lands.
7 (b) An off-highway vehicle must be equipped with a
8 spark arrester that is approved by the United States
9 Department of Agriculture Forest Service, a braking system,
10 and a muffler, all in operating condition.
11 (c) On and after July 1, 2008, off-highway vehicles,
12 when operating pursuant to this chapter, shall be equipped
13 with a silencer or other device which limits sound emissions.
14 Exhaust noise must not exceed 96 decibels in the A-weighting
15 scale for vehicles manufactured after January 1, 1986, or 99
16 decibels in the A-weighting scale for vehicles manufactured
17 before January 1, 1986, when measured from a distance of 20
18 inches using test procedures established by the Society of
19 Automotive Engineers under Standard J-1287. Off-highway
20 vehicle manufacturers or their agents prior to the sale to the
21 general public in this state of any new off-highway vehicle
22 model manufactured after January 1, 2008, shall provide to the
23 department revolutions-per-minute data needed to conduct the
24 J-1287 test, where applicable.
25 (d) An off-highway vehicle that is operated between
26 sunset and sunrise, or when visibility is reduced because of
27 rain, smoke, or smog, must display a lighted headlamp and
28 taillamp unless the use of such lights is prohibited by other
29 laws, such as a prohibition on the use of lights when hunting
30 at night.
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1 (e) An off-highway vehicle that is used in certain
2 organized and sanctioned competitive events being held on a
3 closed course may be exempted by departmental rule from any
4 equipment requirement in this subsection.
5 (5) It is a violation of this section:
6 (a) To carry a passenger on an off-highway vehicle,
7 unless the machine is specifically designed by the
8 manufacturer to carry an operator and a single passenger.
9 (b) To operate an off-highway vehicle while under the
10 influence of alcohol, a controlled substance, or any
11 prescription or over-the-counter drug that impairs vision or
12 motor condition.
13 (c) For a person who has not attained 16 years of age,
14 to operate an off-highway vehicle without wearing eye
15 protection, over-the-ankle boots, and a safety helmet that is
16 approved by the United States Department of Transportation or
17 Snell Memorial Foundation.
18 (d) To operate an off-highway vehicle in a careless or
19 reckless manner that endangers or causes injury or damage to
20 another person or property.
21 (6) Any person who violates this section commits a
22 noncriminal infraction and is subject to a fine of not less
23 than $100, and may have his or her privilege to operate an ATV
24 on public lands revoked. However, a person who commits such
25 acts with intent to defraud, or who commits a second or
26 subsequent violation, is subject to a fine of not less than
27 $500 and may have his or her privilege to operate an ATV on
28 public lands revoked.
29 (7) Public land managing agencies, through the course
30 of their management activities, are exempt from the provisions
31 of subsection (5)(a).
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http://www.flsenate.gov/cgi-bin/view_page.pl?Tab=session&Submenu=1&FT=D&File=sb1742c2.html&Directory=session/2006/Senate/bills/billtext/html/Thenscroll down to page 9 where it starts
