Submitted by Youngsville Police Department
With summer approaching, the Youngsville Police Department is reminding its residents of Youngsville’s City Ordinance (Sec. 22-58.) on using golf carts and slow-moving vehicles.
YPD advises that children are prohibited from driving golf carts in subdivisions due to safety concerns. Officers will stop any golf carts found to be operated by an unlicensed driver with zero tolerance.
Below are some of the highlights of Youngsville’s City Ordinance. Please see the included link to answer any other questions related to the ordinance or registration of golf carts. YPD states at no time are four-wheelers or any other unregistered all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) allowed on public roadways. These types of vehicles will be subject to tow on-site, and the operator will be cited.
Youngsville City Ordinance – ARTICLE III. – USE OF GOLF CARTS AND SLOW MOVING VEHICLES
Sec. 22-58. – Use of golf carts and slow moving vehicles.
- Before golf carts or slow-moving vehicles can be operated on the designated streets, roads, pathways, or highways within the jurisdiction of the city, the owner thereof must purchase and maintain liability insurance in at least the minimum amount required by the state for a licensed motor vehicle which said vehicles. Proof of insurance must be provided to the city at the time of application for a permit to operate vehicles.
- The golf cart or slow-moving vehicle owner and registrant must sign a release from liability for the city.
- Any person who drives or operates a golf cart or slow-moving vehicle on the streets, roads, pathways, or designated highway paths within the city jurisdiction shall hold a valid driver’s license issued by the state Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), and said operator should have this driver’s license on their person at all times while driving or operating said vehicles.
- Golf carts and slow-moving vehicles may be operated only during daylight hours, between sunrise and sunset.
