The following items are
examples of off highway or recreational vehicles, regardless of whether they
are gas or electric powered. This list is not all inclusive:
Four Wheelers or
Quads
Three Wheelers
Dirt Bikes
Go Carts
All Terrain Utility
Vehicles (whether wheeled or tracked)
Colorado Revised
Statute 33-14.5-101 gives the following definition:
Off
Highway vehicle means any self propelled vehicle which is designated to
travel on wheels or tracks in contact with the ground, which is designed
primarily for use off of the public highways, and which is generally and
commonly used to transport persons for recreational purposes. It does not
include vehicles designed for travel in or on the water, snowmobiles,
military vehicles, golf carts, wheel chairs, or vehicles used for
agriculture, logging or mining.
Summary of laws
regarding the use of Off Highway Vehicles in Broomfield:
Off Highway vehicles
MAY NOT be ridden on public roadways.
Off Highway vehicles
MAY NOT be ridden on bike trails, parks, fields, or recreational areas.
Off Highway vehicles
MAY be ridden on private property with the property owner's consent;
however, the surface must be improved, not dirt or grass. There is an
exception for private property owners for maintenance, construction or
patrol on their property.
Are Off Highway
Vehicles required to be registered?
YES. Depending on where you plan to
operate your vehicle, you may need to register it. If you are unsure
if you need to register your vehicle, please contact Colorado State Parks
Registration Unit at 303-791-1920. You may obtain the registration
application form at
www.parks.state.co.us.
Can Off Highway
Vehicles be ridden on public roadways?
NO. Colorado Revised Statute 33-14.5-108
states in part:
…Off highway vehicles may not be operated upon any public streets, roads,
or highways except in the following circumstances: when designated for
that specific use by the appropriate government agency, while crossing a
roadway, railroad tracks, bridge or culvert, or for agricultural purposes.
Can Off Highway
Vehicles be ridden in parks or lake areas?
NO. Broomfield Municipal Code 10-16-020, Motorized Vehicles Restricted,
lists areas in which motor vehicles or recreational vehicles are
prohibited. It states in part:
(E) On any other publicly or privately owned parks, ball fields,
recreational areas, bike trails, horse trails, lake areas, easements,
sidewalk, or other areas dedicated to or commonly used for pedestrian or
bicycle traffic.
Can a parent give
permission to a child to ride an Off Highway Vehicle in a park, field or
recreational area?
NO. Broomfield Municipal Code 10-16-040, Responsibility of Adults for
Minors, reads:
It shall be unlawful for any parent, guardian, or any adult to authorize,
assist, permit, or encourage any minor to operate any motor vehicle or
recreational vehicle in violation of the provisions of this chapter.
Can I ride my Off
Highway Vehicle on my own property?
YES; only under the following circumstances.
Broomfield Municipal Code
10-16-030(A), Exceptions, reads:
Motorized
apparatus or vehicles used for maintenance of, construction on, or patrol
of the properties delineated in section 10-16-020 shall not be prohibited or regulated by the provisions of this chapter;
reasonable travel on the property by the owner of said property not
generating noise or dust pollution, erosion or fire hazards is likewise
permitted.
For
more information on Broomfield
Municipal Ordinance, please visit Title 10, Chapter 16 of the
Broomfield Municipal Code.
