WI Statutes – 23.33 (1) Definitions of a UTV
Sounds a little crazy, but I enjoy reading through the Wisconsin Statutes once in a while. Below is the excerpt on the definition of a UTV in Wisconsin. Take a look and familiarize yourselves with it – note the size and weight requirements too, as I still see a lot of FB comments asking if their oversized, out-of-state machine can be ridden here on our Wisconsin trails….
23.33 (1) (ng) “Utility terrain vehicle” means any of the following:
1. A commercially designed and manufactured motor driven device that does not meet federal motor vehicle safety standards in effect on July 1, 2012, that is not a golf cart, low-speed vehicle, dune buggy, mini-truck, or tracked vehicle, that is designed to be used primarily off of a highway, and that has, and was originally manufactured with, all of the following:
a. A weight, without fluids, of 3,000 pounds or less.
b. Four or more tires.
d. A steering wheel.
e. A tail light.
f. A brake light.
g. Two headlights.
h. A width of not more than 65 inches as measured laterally between the outermost wheel rim on each side of the vehicle, exclusive of tires, mirrors, and accessories that are not essential to the vehicle’s basic operation.
j. A system of seat belts, or a similar system, for restraining each occupant of the device in the event of an accident.
k. A system of structural members designed to reduce the likelihood that an occupant would be crushed as the result of a rollover of the device.
2. A commercially designed and manufactured motor driven device to which all of the following applies:
a. It does not meet federal motor vehicle safety standards in effect on July 1, 2012; is not a golf cart, low-speed vehicle, dune buggy, mini-truck, or tracked vehicle; is designed to be used primarily off of a highway; and has, and was originally manufactured with, a weight, without fluids, of not more than 3,000 pounds.
b. It has a width of 65 inches or less as measured laterally between the outermost wheel rim on each side of the vehicle, exclusive of tires, mirrors, and accessories that are not essential to the vehicle’s basic operation.
c. It is equipped with a seat designed to be straddled by the operator.
d. It travels on 3 or more tires.
e. It is not an all-terrain vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (2g). See below….
340.01 (2g) “All-terrain vehicle” means a commercially designed and manufactured motor-driven device that has a weight, without fluids, of 900 pounds or less, has a width of not more than 50 inches as measured laterally between the outermost wheel rim on each side of the vehicle, exclusive of tires, mirrors, and accessories that are not essential to the vehicle’s basic operation, is equipped with a seat designed to be straddled by the operator, and travels on 3 or more tires