{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"38506","citation":"Veh. Code, § 38506","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. 11.   (SB 785)   Effective January 1, 2020.","effective":"2020-01-01","html":"<p>An operator of an all-terrain vehicle shall not carry a passenger when operating on public lands, as described in Section <a href=\"/veh/38001\">38001</a>.</p><p>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 <a href=\"/veh/38001\">38001</a>.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/all-terrain-vehicles-38506","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}