FAQs • City and County of Broomfield, CO • CivicEngage

Can a parent give permission to a child to ride an Off Highway Vehicle in a park, field or recreational area?: NO. Broomfield Municipal Code 10-16-040, Responsibility of Adults for Minors, reads:
It shall be unlawful for any parent, guardian, or any adult to authorize, assist, permit, or encourage any minor to operate any motor vehicle or recreational vehicle in violation of the provisions of this chapter.

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1. Are Off Highway Vehicles required to be registered?: YES. Depending on where you plan to operate your vehicle, you may need to register it. If you are unsure if you need to register your vehicle, please contact Colorado State Parks Registration Unit at 303-791-1920. You may obtain the registration application form at www.parks.state.co.us.

2. Can Off Highway Vehicles be ridden on public roadways?: NO. Colorado Revised Statute 33-14.5-108 states in part:
Off highway vehicles may not be operated upon any public streets, roads, or highways except in the following circumstances: when designated for that specific use by the appropriate government agency, while crossing a roadway, railroad tracks, bridge or culvert, or for agricultural purposes.

3. Can Off Highway Vehicles be ridden in parks or lake areas?: NO. Broomfield Municipal Code 10-16-020, Motorized Vehicles Restricted, lists areas in which motor vehicles or recreational vehicles are prohibited. It states in part:
(E) On any other publicly or privately owned parks, ball fields, recreational areas, bike trails, horse trails, lake areas, easements, sidewalk, or other areas dedicated to or commonly used for pedestrian or bicycle traffic.

4. Can a parent give permission to a child to ride an Off Highway Vehicle in a park, field or recreational area?: NO. Broomfield Municipal Code 10-16-040, Responsibility of Adults for Minors, reads:
It shall be unlawful for any parent, guardian, or any adult to authorize, assist, permit, or encourage any minor to operate any motor vehicle or recreational vehicle in violation of the provisions of this chapter.

5. Can I ride my Off Highway Vehicle on my own property?: YES; only under the following circumstances. Broomfield Municipal Code 10-16-030(A), Exceptions, reads:
Motorized apparatus or vehicles used for maintenance of, construction on, or patrol of the properties delineated in section 10-16-020 shall not be prohibited or regulated by the provisions of this chapter; reasonable travel on the property by the owner of said property not generating noise or dust pollution, erosion or fire hazards is likewise permitted.