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CA Veh Code § 38504.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES|CHAPTER 7 - All-Terrain Vehicles|Section 38504.1.

38504.1.  (a) Neither a parent or guardian of a child who is under 14 years of age, nor an adult who is authorized by the parent or guardian to supervise that child shall grant permission to, or knowingly allow, that child to operate an all-terrain vehicle in a manner that violates Section 38504.(b) A person convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) is punishable as follows:(1) For a first conviction, the court shall either impose a fine of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) or order the person to take or retake and complete an all-terrain vehicle safety training course pursuant to Section 38501. If ordered to take or retake and complete the safety training course, the person shall provide the court a copy of the all-terrain vehicles safety certificate issued as a result of that completion.(2) For a second conviction, a fine of not less than one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250).(3) For a third or any subsequent conviction, a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 195, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Veh Code § 38504.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES|CHAPTER 7 - All-Terrain Vehicles|Section 38504.2.

38504.2.  If a person under 14 years of age was not properly supervised or accompanied in accordance with Section 38504, and the parent or guardian of that child or the adult who was authorized by the parent or guardian to supervise or accompany that child is in violation of Section 38504.1, upon a conviction pursuant to Section 38504, the court may order that child to attend and complete the all-terrain vehicle safety training course accompanied by the person who violated Section 38504.1. If so ordered, the child under 14 years of age shall provide the court a copy of the all-terrain vehicles safety certificate issued as a result of that completion.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 195, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Veh Code § 38505 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES|CHAPTER 7 - All-Terrain Vehicles|Section 38505.

38505.  A person, on and after January 1, 1989, shall not operate, ride, or be otherwise propelled on an all-terrain vehicle on public lands, as described in Section 38001, unless the person wears a safety helmet meeting requirements established for motorcycles and motorized bicycles, pursuant to Section 27802.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 469, Sec. 10. (SB 785) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Veh Code § 38506 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES|CHAPTER 7 - All-Terrain Vehicles|Section 38506.

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.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 469, Sec. 11. (SB 785) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Veh Code § 38600 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES|CHAPTER 8 - Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles|Section 38600.

38600.  A person operating a recreational off-highway vehicle on lands, as described in Section 38001, shall be at least 16 years of age, or be directly supervised in the vehicle by a parent or guardian or by an adult authorized by the parent or guardian.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 469, Sec. 12. (SB 785) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Veh Code § 38601 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES|CHAPTER 8 - Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles|Section 38601.

38601.  A person shall not operate, or allow a passenger in, a recreational off-highway vehicle on public lands, as described in Section 38001, unless the person and the passenger are wearing safety helmets meeting the requirements established for motorcycles and motorized bicycles pursuant to Section 27802.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 469, Sec. 13. (SB 785) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Veh Code § 38602 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES|CHAPTER 8 - Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles|Section 38602.

38602.  A person operating, and any passenger in, a recreational off-highway vehicle on lands, as described in Section 38001, shall wear a seatbelt and shoulder belt or safety harness that is properly fastened when the vehicle is in motion.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 469, Sec. 14. (SB 785) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Veh Code § 38603 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES|CHAPTER 8 - Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles|Section 38603.

38603.  (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.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 469, Sec. 15. (SB 785) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Veh Code § 38604 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES|CHAPTER 8 - Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles|Section 38604.

38604.  (a) A person operating a recreational off-highway vehicle on lands, as described in Section 38001, shall not ride with a passenger, unless the passenger, while seated upright with their back against the seatback, can grasp the occupant handhold with the seatbelt and shoulder belt or safety harness properly fastened.(b) For purposes of this chapter, “occupant handhold” means any factory or aftermarket device grasped by an occupant to provide support and to assist in keeping arms and hands within the recreational off-highway vehicle. The steering wheel shall be considered an occupant handhold for the recreational off-highway vehicle operator.(c) Occupant handholds shall be designed to allow the recreational off-highway vehicle passenger to exit the vehicle without interference from the handholds.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 469, Sec. 16. (SB 785) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Veh Code § 40900 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 3.5 - Evidence|Section 40900.

40900.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a verification by telegraph, teletype, facsimile transmission, or any other electronic device, from the department, of ownership of a vehicle registered pursuant to this code, is admissible in evidence as proof of ownership of the vehicle in any proceeding involving a parking violation of this code, or any local parking ordinance adopted pursuant to this code.(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 13, Sec. 65. Effective February 13, 1991.)
CA Veh Code § 40901 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 3.5 - Evidence|Section 40901.

40901.  (a) A court, pursuant to this section, may by rule provide for the trial of any alleged infraction involving a violation of this code or any local ordinance adopted pursuant to this code.(b) The rules governing the trials may provide for testimony and other relevant evidence to be introduced in the form of a notice to appear issued pursuant to Section 40500 and, notwithstanding Division 10 (commencing with Section 1200) of the Evidence Code, a business record or receipt.(c) Prior to the entry of a waiver of constitutional right pursuant to any rules adopted under this section, the court shall inform the defendant in writing of the nature of the proceedings and of his or her right to confront and cross-examine witnesses, to subpoena witnesses on his or her behalf, and to hire counsel at his or her own expense. The court shall ascertain that the defendant knowingly and voluntarily waives his or her right to be confronted by the witnesses against him or her, to subpoena witnesses in his or her behalf, and to hire counsel on his or her behalf before proceeding.(d) In any jurisdiction with a non-English speaking population exceeding 5 percent of the total population of the jurisdiction in any one language, a written explanation of the procedures and rights under this section shall be available in that language.(e) Except as set forth above, nothing contained herein shall be interpreted to permit the submission of evidence other than in accordance with the law, nor to prevent courts from adopting other rules to provide for trials in accordance with the law.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 124, Sec. 148. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Veh Code § 40902 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 3.5 - Evidence|Section 40902.

40902.  (a) (1) The court , pursuant to this section, shall, by rule, provide that the defendant may elect to have a trial by written declaration upon any alleged infraction, as charged by the citing officer, involving a violation of this code or any local ordinance adopted pursuant to this code, other than an infraction cited pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 23152) of Chapter 12 of Division 11.(2) The Judicial Council may adopt rules and forms governing trials by declaration in accordance with this section. Any rule or form adopted by the Judicial Council pursuant to this paragraph shall supersede any local rule of a court adopted pursuant to paragraph (1).(b) If the defendant elects to have a trial by written declaration, the defendant shall, at the time of submitting that declaration, submit bail in the amount established in the uniform traffic penalty schedule pursuant to Section 40310. If the defendant is found not guilty or if the charges are otherwise dismissed, the amount of the bail shall be promptly refunded to the defendant.(c) Notwithstanding Division 10 (commencing with Section 1200) of the Evidence Code, the rules governing trials by written declaration may provide for testimony and other relevant evidence to be introduced in the form of a notice to appear issued pursuant to Section 40500, a business record or receipt, a sworn declaration of the arresting officer, or a written statement or letter signed by the defendant.(d) If the defendant is dissatisfied with a decision of the court in a proceeding pursuant to this section, the defendant shall be granted a trial de novo.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 265, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Veh Code § 40903 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 3.5 - Evidence|Section 40903.

40903.  (a) Any person who fails to appear as provided by law may be deemed to have elected to have a trial by written declaration upon any alleged infraction, as charged by the citing officer, involving a violation of this code or any local ordinance adopted pursuant to this code.(b) Notwithstanding Division 10 (commencing with Section 1200) of the Evidence Code, testimony and other relevant evidence may be introduced in the form of a notice to appear issued pursuant to Section 40500, a notice of parking violation issued pursuant to Section 40202, a notice of delinquent parking violation issued pursuant to Section 40206, a business record or receipt, a sworn declaration of the arresting officer, or a written statement or letter signed by the defendant.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 696, Sec. 95. Effective September 15, 1992.)
CA Veh Code § 41100 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 4 - Presumptions|Section 41100.

41100.  In any action involving the question of unlawful speed of a vehicle upon a highway which has been signposted with speed restriction signs of a type complying with the requirements of this code, it shall be presumed that existing facts authorize the erection of the signs and that the prima facie speed limit on the highway is the limit stated on the signs. This presumption may be rebutted.(Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
CA Veh Code § 41101 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 4 - Presumptions|Section 41101.

41101.  (a) Whenever a traffic sign or traffic control device is placed in a position approximately conforming to the requirements of this code, it shall be presumed to have been placed by the official act or direction of lawful authority, unless the contrary is established by competent evidence.(b) Any sign or traffic control device placed pursuant to this code and purporting to conform to the lawful requirements pertaining to it shall be presumed to comply with the requirements of this code unless the contrary is established by competent evidence.(Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
CA Veh Code § 41104 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 4 - Presumptions|Section 41104.

41104.  In any case, involving an accident or otherwise, where any rear component of a train of vehicles fails to follow substantially in the path of the towing vehicle while moving upon a highway, the vehicle shall be presumed to have been operated in violation of Section 21711.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 44.)
CA Veh Code § 41400 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 5 - Defenses|Section 41400.

41400.  Whenever any person is charged with a violation of this code, it is a sufficient defense to such charge if it appears that in a criminal prosecution in another state or by the Federal Government, founded upon the act or omission in respect to which he is on trial, he has been convicted or acquitted.(Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
CA Veh Code § 41401 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 5 - Defenses|Section 41401.

41401.  No person shall be prosecuted for a violation of any provision of this code if the violation was required by a law of the federal government, by any rule, regulation, directive or order of any agency of the federal government, the violation of which is subject to penalty under an act of Congress, or by any valid order of military authority.(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 78.)
CA Veh Code § 41402 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 5 - Defenses|Section 41402.

41402.  No person shall be prosecuted for a violation of any provision of this code when violation of such provision is required in order to comply with any regulation, directive, or order of the Governor promulgated under the California Emergency Services Act.(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 438.)
CA Veh Code § 41500 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 6 - Nonprosecution of Violations|Section 41500.

41500.  (a) A person shall not be subject to prosecution for a nonfelony offense arising out of the operation of a motor vehicle or violation of this code as a pedestrian that is pending against him or her at the time of his or her commitment to the custody of the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Division of Juvenile Justice in the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, or to a county jail pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code.(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a driver’s license shall not be suspended or revoked, and the issuance or renewal of a license shall not be refused as a result of a pending nonfelony offense occurring prior to the time a person was committed to the custody of the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Division of Juvenile Justice of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, or a county jail pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or as a result of a notice received by the department pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 40509 when the offense that gave rise to the notice occurred prior to the time a person was committed to the custody of the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or the Division of Juvenile Justice of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.(c) The department shall remove from its records notice received by it pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 40509 upon receipt of satisfactory evidence that a person was committed to the custody of the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Division of Juvenile Justice of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, or a county jail pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, after the offense that gave rise to the notice occurred.(d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a nonfelony offense if the department is required by this code to immediately revoke or suspend the privilege of a person to drive a motor vehicle upon receipt of a duly certified abstract of the record of a court showing that the person has been convicted of that nonfelony offense.(e) The provisions of subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) do not apply to an offense committed by a person while he or she is temporarily released from custody pursuant to law or while he or she is on parole or postrelease community supervision.(f) The provisions of subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) do not apply if the pending offense is a violation of Section 23103, 23152, or 23153.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 378, Sec. 12. (AB 1156) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Veh Code § 41501 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 6 - Nonprosecution of Violations|Section 41501.

41501.  (a) After a deposit of bail and bail forfeiture, a plea of guilty or no contest, or a conviction, the court may order a continuance of a proceeding against a person, who receives a notice to appear in court for a violation of a statute relating to the safe operation of a vehicle, in consideration for successful completion of a course of instruction at a licensed school for traffic violators and pursuant to Section 1803.5 or 42005, the court may order that the conviction be held confidential by the department in accordance with Section 1808.7. The court shall notify a person that only one conviction within 18 months will be held confidential.(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply to a person who receives a notice to appear as to, or is otherwise charged with, a violation of an offense described in subdivisions (a) to (e), inclusive, of Section 12810.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2011.(Amended (as added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 599) by Stats. 2011, Ch. 296, Sec. 311. (AB 1023) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Veh Code § 41600 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 7 - Arrest Quotas|Section 41600.

41600.  For purposes of this chapter, “arrest quota” means any requirement regarding the number of arrests made, or the number of citations issued, by a peace officer, or parking enforcement employee, or the proportion of those arrests made and citations issued by a peace officer or parking enforcement employee, relative to the arrests made and citations issued by another peace officer or parking enforcement employee, or group of officers or employees.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 105, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Veh Code § 41601 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 7 - Arrest Quotas|Section 41601.

41601.  For purposes of this chapter, “citation” means a notice to appear, notice of violation, or notice of parking violation.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1111.)
CA Veh Code § 41601.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 7 - Arrest Quotas|Section 41601.5.

41601.5.  For purposes of this chapter, “agency” includes the Regents of the University of California.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 105, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Veh Code § 41602 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 7 - Arrest Quotas|Section 41602.

41602.  No state or local agency employing peace officers or parking enforcement employees engaged in the enforcement of this code or any local ordinance adopted pursuant to this code, may establish any policy requiring any peace officer or parking enforcement employees to meet an arrest quota.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 105, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Veh Code § 41603 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 7 - Arrest Quotas|Section 41603.

41603.  No state or local agency employing peace officers or parking enforcement employees engaged in the enforcement of this code shall use the number of arrests or citations issued by a peace officer or parking enforcement employees as the sole criterion for promotion, demotion, dismissal, or the earning of any benefit provided by the agency. Those arrests or citations, and their ultimate dispositions, may only be considered in evaluating the overall performance of a peace officer or parking enforcement employees. An evaluation may include, but shall not be limited to, criteria such as attendance, punctuality, work safety, complaints by civilians, commendations, demeanor, formal training, and professional judgment.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 99, Sec. 7. (AB 1953) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Veh Code § 41610 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 8 - Consolidated Disposition|Section 41610.

41610.  (a) Whenever a person who is in custody enters a guilty plea to an infraction or misdemeanor under this code and there is outstanding any warrant of arrest for a violation of this code or a local ordinance adopted pursuant to this code that is filed in any court within the same county, the defendant may elect to enter a guilty plea to any of these charged offenses of which the court has a record, except offenses specified in subdivision (b). The court shall sentence the defendant for each of the offenses for which a guilty plea has been entered pursuant to this section, and shall notify the appropriate court or department in each affected judicial district of the disposition. After receiving that notice of disposition, the court in which each complaint was filed shall prepare and transmit to the department any certification required by applicable provisions of Section 40509 as if the court had heard the case.(b) Subdivision (a) does not authorize entry of a guilty plea as specified in that subdivision to an offense for which a notice of parking violation has been issued, nor to any offense specified in Section 14601.2, 14601.3, 20002, 23103, 23104, 23105, 23152, or 23153, subdivision (a) of Section 14601, or subdivision (a) of Section 14601.1.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 682, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 2008.)