Amendment No. 366

Assembly Amendment to Assembly Bill No. 157 (BDR 43-1350)

Proposed by: Committee on Transportation

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Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends: Summary: Title: Preamble: Joint Sponsorship:

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Amend section 1, pages 1 and 2, by deleting lines 2 through 16 on page 1 and lines 1 through 4 on page 2 and inserting:

"484.473 [A]

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person shall not , with regard to a vehicle being operated on a paved highway, ride [on any vehicle] upon or within any portion [thereof] of the vehicle that is primarily designed or intended for carrying goods or other cargo or that is otherwise not designed or intended for the use of passengers [. This provision does not apply to an employee engaged in the necessary discharge of a duty, or to a person or persons riding within truck bodies and space intended for merchandise.] , including, without limitation, upon the bed of a flatbed truck, within the bed of a pickup truck or within a camper shell or slide-in camper.

2. A person may ride upon the bed of a flatbed truck, within the bed of a pickup truck or within a camper shell or slide-in camper if the person is:

(a) Eighteen years of age or older; or

(b) Under 18 years of age and the vehicle is:

(1) Not being operated on a freeway or other road which has two or more lanes for traffic traveling in one direction;

(2) Being used in the course of farming or ranching; or

(3) Being driven in a parade authorized by a local authority.

3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a citation must be issued to the driver of the vehicle in or upon which a person is riding in violation of subsection 1:

(a) Upon the bed of a flatbed truck or within the bed of a pickup truck.

(b) Within a camper shell or slide-in camper.

A citation may be issued pursuant to paragraph (b) only if the violation is discovered when the vehicle is halted or its driver arrested for another alleged violation or offense.

4. If a driver is cited pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 3, the driver shall be punished by a fine of at least $35 but not more than $100.

5. If a driver is cited pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 3, the driver shall be punished by a fine of not more than $25 or by a sentence to perform a certain number of hours of work for the community.".

Amend section 1, page 2, line 5, by deleting "4." and inserting "6.".

Amend section 1, page 2, line 11, by deleting "5." and inserting "7.".

Amend the title of the bill, first line, by deleting "in" and inserting:

"upon the bed of a flatbed truck, within".

Amend the summary of the bill, first line, by deleting:

"in certain portions of pickup truck." and inserting:

"upon or within certain portions of certain vehicles.".