{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"38020","citation":"Veh. Code, § 38020","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 16.5. OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES [38000. - 38604.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-16.5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership [38010. - 38265.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-16.5/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Motor Vehicles Subject to Identification [38010. - 38030.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-16.5/chapter-2/article-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 345, Sec. 18.   (AB 2752)   Effective January 1, 2015.","effective":"2015-01-01","html":"<p>Except as otherwise provided in this division, a person shall not operate or leave standing an off-highway motor vehicle subject to identification under this code that is not registered under the provisions of Division 3 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/veh/4000\">4000</a>), unless it is identified under the provisions of this chapter. A violation of this section is an infraction. Riding in violation of seasons established by Section <a href=\"/veh/2412\">2412</a>(f) and 2415 of Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations constitutes a violation of this section. This section shall not apply to the operation, transportation, or leaving standing of an off-highway vehicle pursuant to a valid special permit.</p>","text":"Except as otherwise provided in this division, a person shall not operate or leave standing an off-highway motor vehicle subject to identification under this code that is not registered under the provisions of Division 3 (commencing with Section 4000), unless it is identified under the provisions of this chapter. A violation of this section is an infraction. Riding in violation of seasons established by Section 2412(f) and 2415 of Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations constitutes a violation of this section. This section shall not apply to the operation, transportation, or leaving standing of an off-highway vehicle pursuant to a valid special permit.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/motor-vehicles-subject-to-identification-38020","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}