Vehicle Code section 38506

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.

Source: Section 38506, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=38506.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2020; accessed Jul. 7, 2025).

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