Vehicle Code Appendix B List of Violations Division 16.5 Off Highway Vehicles
Types of Violations
C – Civil
F – Felony
I – Infraction
M – Misdemeanor
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This section, excepting entries for Occupational Licensing and Business Regulation (Div.5), is provided by the California Highway Patrol as an informational guide only and is not intended to supplant sections of the vehicle code enacted into law. The following list has not been codified and does not carry the force or effect of statute.
| Type | VC Section | Violation |
|---|---|---|
| I | 38010(a) | Vehicles not registered and used exclusively off-highway required to display ID plate. Exceptions. |
| I | 38020 | Off-highway vehicles, not registered, required to be identified. |
| I | 38026.5(b) | Prohibited operation of off-highway vehicles on designated highways. |
| I | 38027 | Off-highway vehicles moved by non-mechanical means. |
| I | 38060(a) | Change of address, notify DMV within 10 days. |
| I | 38060(b) | Change of address, owner to change on certificate. |
| I | 38085(a) | Identification certificate, owner maintain with vehicle. |
| I | 38090 | ID certificate or plates, stolen, lost, mutilated, or illegible, owner immediately apply for duplicate. |
| I | 38095 | Certificate of ownership, stolen, lost, mutilated, or illegible, owner immediately apply for duplicate. |
| I | 38170(a) | ID plate required to be displayed. |
| I | 38170(b) | ID plate, securely attached and clearly visible. No covering. |
| I | 38170(c) | ID plates, properly displayed |
| I | 38200(a) | Transfer of ownership, dealer notify DMV. |
| I | 38200(b) | Unlicensed dealer of off-highway vehicles immediately notify DMV of change of ownership. |
| I | 38205 | Transfer of ownership, transferee notify DMV within 10 days. |
| I | 38300 | Failure to obey any sign, signal, or traffic control device. |
| I | 38301 | Unlawful to violate special regulations |
| I | 38302 | Unlawful to erect any sign, signal, or traffic control device unless authorized by law. |
| I | 38304 | Operator unable to reach or operate all vehicle controls. |
| I | 38304.1 | 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 off-highway motor vehicle in a manner that violates CVC Section 38304. |
| I | 38305 | Off-highway prima facie speed limit. |
| I | 38310 | Speed limit within 50 feet of people or animals. |
| I | 38312 | Unsafe start. |
| I | 38314 | Unsafe turning movement. |
| M | 38316(a) | Reckless driving, willful and wanton disregard for safety of persons or property. |
| M | 38317 | Reckless driving, causing injury. |
| M | 38318(a) | Throwing a substance at an off-highway motor vehicle or occupant. |
| F | 38318(b) | Throwing a substance, with intent to do great bodily injury. |
| M | 38318.5(a) | Maliciously removes or alters trail, danger, or directional markers. |
| F | 38318.5(b) | Maliciously with the intent to do great bodily harm, erects or places chain, cable, rope, etc. |
| M | 38319 | Illegal to operate or own vehicle which is operated in a manner which harms the environment. |
| M | 38320(a) | Litterbugging |
| M | 38320(b) | Illegal dumping. |
| I | 38330 | Unsafe vehicle; condition. |
| I | 38335 | One lighted headlamp required during darkness. |
| I | 38345 | One lighted red tail lamp required during darkness. |
| I | 38355(a) | Service brake required on off-highway vehicles. |
| I | 38365(a) | Adequate mufflers required on off-highway vehicles. |
| I | 38366(a) | Spark arrester required. |
| I | 38370 | Persons selling/offering new off-highway vehicle subject to identification which produces maximum allowable noise. |
| I | 38370(b)(1) | Noise limits. |
| I | 38370(g) | Off-highway vehicle required to have silencer to limit noise emissions. |
| I | 38375(a) | Off-highway vehicle equipped with siren. |
| I | 38375(b) | Use of siren while driving an off-highway motor vehicle. |
| I | 38380 | Additional equipment requirements. |
| I | 38390 | Illegal to operate an off-highway vehicle without emission control equipment. |
| I | 38391 | Illegal to offer, or sell, off-highway vehicles without emission control equipment. |
| I | 38393 | Illegal to operate an off-highway vehicle after notification by a traffic officer that the vehicle is not equipped with a proper smog device. |
| I | 38503 | Person under 18 years of age operating all-terrain vehicle on public lands without safety certificate. |
| I | 38504 | Person under 14 years of age operating all-terrain vehicle on public lands without being under the supervision of an adult. |
| I | 38504.1(a) | Parent or guardian of a person under 14 years of age allowed to operate all-terrain vehicle on public land without being under the supervision of an adult. |
| I | 38505 | All-terrain vehicle, must wear safety helmet when operating or riding on public lands. |
| I | 38506 | No operator of an all-terrain vehicle shall carry a passenger when operating on public lands except under specific circumstances. |
