Bill Text: CA SB503 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: License plates: tourism.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2024-02-01 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [SB503 Detail]
Download: California-2023-SB503-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Senate
March 21, 2023 |
Introduced by Senator Alvarado-Gil |
February 14, 2023 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Existing law, the Chappie-Z’berg Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Law of 1971, generally specifies which lands are available for use by off-highway motor vehicles.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee:Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 4852.5 is added to the Vehicle Code, to read:4852.5.
Notwithstanding any other law, license plates described in subdivision (a) of Section 4852 shall display the internet website for Visit California.(a)(1)Except as otherwise provided, this division applies to off-highway motor vehicles, as defined in Section 38006, on lands other than a highway that are open and accessible to the public, including
land acquired, developed, operated, or maintained, in whole or in part, with money from the Off-Highway Vehicle Trust Fund, except private lands under the immediate control of the owner or their agent where permission is required and has been granted to operate a motor vehicle.
(2)For purposes of this division, the term “highway” does not include fire trails, logging roads, service roads regardless of surface composition, or other roughly graded trails and roads upon which
vehicular travel by the public is permitted.
(b)Privately owned and maintained parking facilities that are generally open to the public are exempt from this division, unless the facilities are specifically declared subject to this division by the procedure specified in Section 21107.8.