{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"38602","citation":"Veh. Code, § 38602","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 8. Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles [38600. - 38604.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-16.5/chapter-8"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 469, Sec. 14.   (SB 785)   Effective January 1, 2020.","effective":"2020-01-01","html":"<p>A person operating, and any passenger in, a recreational off-highway vehicle on lands, as described in Section <a href=\"/veh/38001\">38001</a>, shall wear a seatbelt and shoulder belt or safety harness that is properly fastened when the vehicle is in motion.</p>","text":"A person operating, and any passenger in, a recreational off-highway vehicle on lands, as described in Section 38001, shall wear a seatbelt and shoulder belt or safety harness that is properly fastened when the vehicle is in motion.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/recreational-off-highway-vehicles-38602","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}