srothstein wrote:Many of these definitions differ, but the one in 501.002 specifically includes an ATV designed to be used off road as a motor vehicle.
TTC 501.002
(14) "Motor vehicle" means:
(A) any motor driven or propelled vehicle required to be registered under the laws of this state;
(B) a trailer or semitrailer, other than manufactured housing, that has a gross vehicle weight that exceeds 4,000 pounds;
(C) a house trailer;
(D)
an all-terrain vehicle or a recreational off-highway vehicle, as those terms are defined by Section 502.001, designed by the manufacturer for off-highway use that is not required to be registered under the laws of this state; or
(E) a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or moped that is not required to be registered under the laws of this state, other than a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or moped designed for and used exclusively on a golf course.
TTC 502.001
(1) "All-terrain vehicle" means a
motor vehicle that is:
(13) "
Motor vehicle" means a
vehicle that is self-propelled.
(24) "
Vehicle" means a device in or by which a person or property is or may be transported or drawn
on a public highway, other than a device used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks.
After reading that, the only thing I'm sure of is I wouldn't want to have to try to convince a jury that MPA allows me to carry on an ATV (on land I don't own/control without a CHL) because my layman's interpretation of the law is more correct than the interpretation of the prosecutor, who has presumably graduated law school and passed the bar exam.
