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Senate Bill No. 15

An act to specify areas where you can off-road.

[Introduced by Shad_A January 1, 2019. Approved by Governor January 4, 2019.]


Be it enacted by the Senate of the State of Mayflower in Congress assembled,

SECTION I. LONG TITLE; SEVERABILITY; EFFECTIVE DATE

  • (a) An act to specify areas where civilians and law enforcement can off-road.
  • (b) Specific areas shall be designated where civilians and law enforcement cannot off-road.
  • (a) This act shall go in affect once the Governor of Mayflower signs it into law. This Act will end once a new bill has replaced it, this bill is altered, or this bill is repealed by a vote of the State Senate.

SECTION II. DEFINITIONS

  • (a) Off-roading: Driving off of a main roadway, or driving on a trail.

SECTION III. DOCUMENTATION; ENFORCEMENT

  • (a) Off-roading shall be illegal in areas in city limits of Lander and Plymouth.
  • (b) Off-roading shall be illegal in the area from the Mayflower State Police Barracks, through West Point, up to the West Point Bridge which leads to the County Jail.
  • (c) Off-roading shall be kept legal in the State Park.
  • (d) Off-roading shall be illegal around the New Haven County Fire Department (from Plymouth Gorge, to the Beltway Overpass next to the MSP Barracks, and to the railroad tracks next to the Fire Department).
  • (e) A new crime shall be named, which would be named “Off-roading in an incorporated area”.
  • (f) Law enforcement officers shall be allowed to off-road if responding to an emergency, or pursuing a suspect.
  • (g) This crime shall be classified as a Misdemeanor, and punishable by a fine of $90, or by 5 minutes in the County Jail.
  • (h) This newly established law shall be incorporated into the Mayflower Criminal code, and shall be listed under the “Vehicle Code” section.

SECTION IV. TIMEFRAME

  • (a) This Act shall be in effect from when the Governor signs it into law to when the Governor, Judicial Official, or a Legislative Official deems it shall no longer be in effect by using their appropriate, prescribed powers.

SECTION V. NULLIFICATION

  • (a) This bill shall be nullified if it conflicts with any newly signed act.

Last update: May 7, 2020