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Low-Speed Vehicles: Modified or Altered Vehicles

21254.  A motor vehicle that was originally designated as a low-speed vehicle and that has been modified or altered to exceed 25 miles per hour shall not qualify for the relaxed federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards established for low-speed vehicles and instead shall meet all federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for a passenger vehicle.

Added Sec. 6, Ch. 140, Stats. 1999. Effective January 1, 2000.