Vehicle Code section 531

“Utility-terrain vehicle” means a motor vehicle subject to subdivision (a) of Section 38010 that is all of the following:

(a)

Designed for operation off of the highway.

(b)

Suspended on four tires.

(c)

Has a steering wheel for steering control.

(d)

Has one seat to accommodate a driver and one passenger sitting side by side.

Source: Section 531, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=531.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2013; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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