§ 75E.001.Definitions

Six definitions for a 2025 chapter, and the first is the most precise in the series.

"Motorized off-road vehicle" means a vehicle with two to four wheels, powered by a combustion engine or an electric motor, weighing 8,000 pounds or less, and designed to drive on unpaved roads and surfaces.

Four cumulative criteria, which between them cover motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, and side-by-sides while excluding heavy machinery and vehicles designed for the road.

"Participant" carries an exclusion found nowhere else in the series: the term does not include a spectator — unless the spectator enters an unauthorized area or otherwise puts themselves in the way.

That is the reverse of the water park chapter, where mere attendance makes a person a participant. A spectator at an off-road event is outside the chapter and keeps an ordinary claim — until they wander somewhere they should not be, at which point the limitation applies to them.

"Motorized off-road vehicle area" is a commercial property designed for recreation or education related to off-road driving, including driving instruction, practices, competitions, or performances or group driving activities such as tours, hunts, or races.

"Entity" is the broadest in the series: an individual or entity, including an employee or a volunteer, engaged in owning, operating, or leasing the area — or sponsoring, sanctioning, endorsing, or officiating an activity.