Florida Statute 261.03 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XVIII
PUBLIC LANDS AND PROPERTY

Chapter 261
OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE SAFETY AND RECREATION

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F.S. 261.03

261.03 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:

(1) “Advisory committee” means the Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Advisory Committee created by s. 261.04.

(2) “ATV” means any motorized off-highway or all-terrain vehicle 55 inches or less in width which has a dry weight of 1,500 pounds or less, is designed to travel on three or more nonhighway tires, and is manufactured for recreational use by one or more persons.

(3) “Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

(4) “OHM” or “off-highway motorcycle” means any motor vehicle used off the roads or highways of this state that has a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and is designed to travel with not more than two wheels in contact with the ground, but excludes a tractor, an electric bicycle, or a moped.

(5) “Off-highway vehicle” means any ATV, two-rider ATV, ROV, or OHM that is used off the roads or highways of this state and that is not registered and licensed for highway use under chapter 320.

(6) “Program” means the Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Program.

(7) “Public lands” means lands within the state that are available for public use and that are owned, operated, or managed by a federal, state, county, or municipal governmental entity.

(8) “ROV” means any motorized recreational off-highway vehicle 80 inches or less in width which has a dry weight of 3,500 pounds or less, is designed to travel on four or more nonhighway tires, and is manufactured for recreational use by one or more persons. The term does not include a golf cart as defined in ss. 316.003 and 320.01 or a low-speed vehicle as defined in s. 320.01.

(9) “System” means the off-highway vehicle recreation areas and trails on public lands within the state.

(10) “Trust fund” means the Incidental Trust Fund of the Florida Forest Service.

(11) “Two-rider ATV” means any ATV that is specifically designed by the manufacturer for a single operator and one passenger.

History.—s. 53, ch. 2002-295; s. 26, ch. 2005-164; s. 1, ch. 2009-137; s. 1, ch. 2010-198; s. 42, ch. 2010-223; s. 66, ch. 2011-206; s. 12, ch. 2012-7; s. 77, ch. 2013-160; s. 1, ch. 2014-187; s. 1, ch. 2019-19; s. 1, ch. 2020-69; s. 1, ch. 2022-93.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 261.03

Total Results: 18

McDonald v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-07-14

Citation: 40 So. 3d 849, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 10344, 2010 WL 2756991

Snippet: required to register as a career offender. See § 775.261(3)(a), Fla. Stat. (2009). Once the defendant became

In re Amendments to the Florida Rules of Practice & Procedure for Traffic Courts

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1992-10-22

Citation: 608 So. 2d 451, 17 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 668, 1992 Fla. LEXIS 1825, 1992 WL 301685

Snippet: permitted to establish — compliance—with—Section—32⅛-261(3)(a), Florida Statutes. (b) Limited- Discovery for

State v. Johnston

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1989-12-13

Citation: 553 So. 2d 730, 1989 WL 151465

Snippet: his implied consent warnings under section 322.261(3)(d), Florida Statutes (1987). Reasoning that section

Solomon v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1989-02-07

Citation: 538 So. 2d 931, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 377, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 469, 1989 WL 8336

Snippet: for which the person stands charged. Section 322.261(3), Fla.Stat. Section 322.-261(5) provides that the

Florida Bar

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1988-08-25

Citation: 536 So. 2d 181, 1988 Fla. LEXIS 1471, 1988 WL 143332

Snippet: permitted to establish compliance with Section 322.-261(3)(a), Florida Statutes. (b) LIMITED DISCOVERY FOR

Florida Bar

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1988-08-25

Citation: 530 So. 2d 274, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 510, 1988 Fla. LEXIS 885, 1988 WL 90343

Snippet: permitted to establish compliance with F.S. 322.261(3)(a), Florida Statutes. LIMITED DISCOVERY FOR IMPLIED

State, Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles v. Bell

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1987-03-04

Citation: 505 So. 2d 472, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 708, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 7134

Snippet: license would be suspended. Pursuant to section 322.261(3) Bell made a timely request for an implied consent

Mall Bank v. STATE EX REL. DEPT.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1985-01-03

Citation: 462 So. 2d 519, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 94

Snippet: herein specified. Pursuant to said Section 631.261(3), the Department then filed a petition in Leon County

State v. Demarzo

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1984-07-11

Citation: 453 So. 2d 850, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 14295

Snippet: proceedings be furnished to the state attorney. § 322.261(3). In addition, Section 27.02, Florida Statutes (1981)

Grant v. Brown

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1983-03-16

Citation: 429 So. 2d 1229

Snippet: given absent a test in compliance with section 322.261.[3] Accordingly, the judgment appealed is AFFIRMED

ST. v. Falls Chase Spec. Taxing Dist.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1983-01-21

Citation: 424 So. 2d 787

Snippet: construction industry, and lay citizens." Section 20.261(3), Fla. Stat. (1979). The Commission's rules provided

Peterson v. State Department of Environmental Regulation

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1977-10-05

Citation: 350 So. 2d 544, 1977 Fla. App. LEXIS 16965

Snippet: Administrative Procedure Act. In 1975, by Section 20.261(3), Florida Statutes (1975), the legislature created

Peterson v. ST., DEPT. OF ENVTL. REG.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1977-10-05

Citation: 350 So. 2d 544

Snippet: Administrative Procedure Act. In 1975, by Section 20.261(3), Florida Statutes (1975), the legislature created

Ago

Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1977-09-13

Snippet: Department of Environmental Regulation. See s. 20.261(3), F. S. Section 8 of Ch. 75-22 transferred the Department

Ago

Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1976-11-29

Snippet: of Investigation Officer — Pursuant to F. S. 473.261(3), the Board may designate investigating officers

Becker v. King

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1975-01-17

Citation: 307 So. 2d 855

Snippet: before entry of judgment, supplemented at 68 A.L.R. 261. [3] See Sahler v. Sahler, 154 Fla. 206, 17 So.2d

Burr v. Florida East Coast Railway Co.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1919-03-18

Citation: 77 Fla. 259, 81 So. 464

Snippet: City of Tallahassee, in the said County of Leon; *261“3. That the complainant is a railroad corporation

Thiesen v. Gulf, Florida & Alabama Railway Co.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1917-11-03

Citation: 75 Fla. 28

Snippet: described afc extending back 267 3-12 feet, instead of 261 3-12 as theretofore. It is reasonable to assume that