Speaking of work, our team of experts can register your UTV on your behalf while you’re doing something way more fun than OMV paperwork. Head into Arkansas to ride in the Ozarks or just drive to work and turn heads in the parking lot. With a street legal UTV, you could do all that and more.

Imagine riding to Kisatchie, Zona, or High Lifter without needing a truck and trailer to get you there. Once registration is complete and the required equipment is installed, your UTV will be street legal in the state of Louisiana with an out-of-state registration (see How to Make Your UTV Street Legal). You can register in those states without ever leaving your home. In states like Montana and South Dakota, the vehicle categories allow UTVs to be registered as street legal vehicles. Mini-Trucks in Louisiana are required to register as Off-Road Vehicles and are not guaranteed any street legality in other states.Īdditional resources used to inform this guide are linked in the Laws, Codes, and Other Resources section below. If a person were to succeed in registering a UTV as a Mini-Truck in Louisiana, they would be restricted to roads marked 55 MPH or less and would not be allowed on interstates, controlled-access highways, multi-lane divided highways, or other roads where Mini-Trucks are prohibited by local jurisdictions. Louisiana defines a Mini-Truck as a “reduced dimension truck with a top speed of 65 MPH, equipped with a truck bed or compartment for hauling, and having an enclosed passenger cab.” UTVs with roll cages instead of full metal enclosures are unlikely to meet the latter requirement. Possibility of registering as a Mini-Truck Low-Speed Vehicles must have a top speed between 20 and 25 MPH Motorcycles cannot have more than three wheels Likewise, UTVs and similar OHVs cannot be registered as another class of vehicle. 32:1301 through 1310” which are Louisiana’s motor vehicle inspection requirements. Louisiana Statute 32:1252 states that All-Terrain Vehicles, a broad category that includes both ATVs and UTVs, “cannot be issued a registration certificate and license to operate on the public roads of this state because, at the time of manufacture, the vehicle does not meet the safety requirements prescribed by RS.

To register a UTV as a regular street legal vehicle through the Louisiana OMV, it would need to fit Louisiana’s definition of a street legal vehicle and pass a Louisiana motor vehicle inspection, however Louisiana’s laws do not allow for this. Why Louisiana Can’t Register UTVs as Street Legal

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