Veh. Code, § 38506 · Chapter 7. All-Terrain Vehicles
Veh. Code, § 38506
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
An operator of an all-terrain vehicle shall not carry a passenger when operating on public lands, as described in Section 38001.
However, the operator of an all-terrain vehicle, that is designed for operation off of the highway by an operator with no more than one passenger, may carry a passenger when operating on public lands, as described in Section 38001.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 469, Sec. 11. (SB 785) Effective January 1, 2020.
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