BILL NUMBER: AB 1835	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  355
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 14, 2014
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 18, 2014
	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, 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 instead prohibit the above-described activities
only on public lands.


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 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.