{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"38505","citation":"Veh. Code, § 38505","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 7. All-Terrain Vehicles [38500. - 38506.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-16.5/chapter-7"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 469, Sec. 10.   (SB 785)   Effective January 1, 2020.","effective":"2020-01-01","html":"<p>A person, on and after January 1, 1989, shall not operate, ride, or be otherwise propelled on an all-terrain vehicle on public lands, as described in Section <a href=\"/veh/38001\">38001</a>, unless the person wears a safety helmet meeting requirements established for motorcycles and motorized bicycles, pursuant to Section <a href=\"/veh/27802\">27802</a>.</p>","text":"A person, on and after January 1, 1989, shall not operate, ride, or be otherwise propelled on an all-terrain vehicle on public lands, as described in Section 38001, unless the person wears a safety helmet meeting requirements established for motorcycles and motorized bicycles, pursuant to Section 27802.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/all-terrain-vehicles-38505","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}