BILL NUMBER: AB 1835	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  JULY 1, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Olsen

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2014

   An act to amend Section 38601 of the Vehicle Code, relating to
recreational off-highway vehicles.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1835, as amended, Olsen. Recreational off-highway vehicles:
helmets: exemption.
   Existing law prohibits a person from operating, or allowing a
passenger in, a recreational off-highway vehicle unless the person
and the passenger are wearing safety helmets, as specified.
   This bill would  exempt an operator or passenger of a
recreational off-highway vehicle from the requirement to wear a
safety helmet if the person is 18 years of age or older, the
recreational off-highway vehicle has been equipped with a rollbar by
the manufacturer, the person is seated in a seat that has been
installed by the manufacturer, and the person is wearing a seat belt.
  instead prohibit the above-described activities only
on public lands. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 38601 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
   38601.   (a)     Except
as provided in subdivision (b), a   A  person shall
not operate, or allow a passenger in, a recreational off-highway
vehicle  on public lands  unless the person and the
passenger are wearing safety helmets meeting the requirements
established for motorcycles and motorized bicycles pursuant to
Section 27802. 
   (b) An operator or passenger of a recreational off-highway vehicle
is not required to wear a safety helmet pursuant to subdivision (a)
if all of the following apply:  
   (1) The person is 18 years of age or older.  
   (2) The recreational off-highway vehicle has been equipped with a
rollbar by the manufacturer.  
   (3) The person is seated in a seat that has been installed by the
manufacturer for the purpose of seating the operator or passenger of
the recreational off-highway vehicle.  
   (4) The person is wearing a seat belt.