{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-38603","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 38603","heading":"","body":"(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.\n(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.","path":["Vehicle Code - VEH","DIVISION 16.5. OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES [38000. - 38604.]","CHAPTER 8. Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles [38600. - 38604.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"7e6baee2d3bf32787a05aca8d634e2c9cb1ab02c1ac13aae639db4971b6fa817","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-38602","next":"us-ca/veh-38604"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}