California Vehicle Code

§ 38603

VEH § 38603 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 16.5 · Ch. 8

Statute text

(a)A person operating a recreational off-highway vehicle with a model year of 2014 or later on lands, as described in Section 38001, shall not allow a passenger to occupy a separate seat location not designed and provided by the manufacturer for a passenger.

(b)Seats that are installed in a separate seat location not designed and provided by the manufacturer for a passenger in a vehicle with a model year of 2013 or earlier on lands, as described in Section 38001, may be occupied by a passenger if the occupant of the seat is fully contained inside of the vehicle’s rollover protection structure at all times while the vehicle is being operated.

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 469, Sec. 15. (SB 785) Effective January 1, 2020.