Alabama |
N/A |
Prohibited according to Alabama Department of Public Health |
Alaska |
N/A |
13 AAC 02.455
operation on roadway only in certain circumstances |
Arizona |
Required for riders under 18 on public lands |
Off-highway vehicles that meet certain requirements may be registered, thereby making them street legal |
Arkansas |
N/A |
§ 27-21-106
Operation on roadway only in certain circumstances |
California |
Vehicle Code § 38505, 27802
Operator and passenger must wear approved helmet on public lands |
Vehicle Code § 38025a
Only to cross |
Colorado |
N/A |
§ 33-14.5-108
Operation on roadway only in certain circumstances |
Connecticut |
N/A |
Only to cross a public highway |
Delaware |
Title 21 § 6823
Required for anyone under 18, whether operator or passenger |
Title 21 § 6814
Prohibited |
Florida |
§ 316.2074
Required for riders under age 16 |
§ 316.2074
Prohibited |
Georgia |
N/A |
§ 40-7-5
Localities can designate zones of use |
Hawaii |
N/A |
§ 286-12
Permitted in certain instances |
Idaho |
§ 49-666
Required for riders under age 18
|
§ 49-426
Yes, but localities can adopt ordinances to restrict operation |
Illinois |
N/A |
Ch. 625 § 5/11-1426.1 |
Indiana |
N/A |
§ 14-16-1-20, 9-21-1-3
Operation on roadway only in certain circumstances
Localities can regulate |
Iowa |
Required when riding in state-owned parks |
Operation on roadway only in certain circumstances
Localities can regulate |
Kansas |
N/A |
§ 8-15,100
Prohibited |
Kentucky |
§ 189.515
Required for operators over 16 on public property
Required for operators and passengers under 16 |
§ 189.515
Operation on roadway only in certain circumstances |
Louisiana |
N/A |
§ 32:299
Operation on roadway only in certain circumstances |
Maine |
§ 13157-A
Required if under 18 |
§ 13157-A
Operation on roadway in certain circumstances |
Maryland |
Required in certain counties, such as Montgomery and Baltimore |
Criminal Law, § 6-405
Prohibited |
Massachusetts |
Ch. 90B § 26
Required for all operators and passengers |
Ch. 90B § 25
Prohibited |
Michigan |
§ 324.81133
Anyone operating on public land must wear a helmet. Riders over 16 may ride on private land without a helmet |
§ 324.81131
Registered vehicles may be operated on public roads.
Unregistered |
Minnesota |
Operators under 16 must wear an approved helmet, 16 and 17 must wear a helmet when operating on public lands, public road rights-of-way |
Must be registered, certain exceptions for operating on public roads |
Mississippi |
§ 63-31-3
Required for riders under 16 |
§ 63-31-3
Prohibited |
Missouri |
§ 304.013
Required for operators under 18 |
§ 304.013
Prohibited |
Montana |
Required for operators under 18 |
§23-3-824
Street legal off-highway vehicles permitted |
Nebraska |
N/A |
§ 60-6,356
Localities can authorize
|
Nevada |
§ 490.130
Required when operating on highways |
§ 490.090
Generally prohibited, operation on roadway in certain circumstances |
New Hampshire |
§ 215-A:13-a
Required for operators under 18 on public roads |
§ 215-A:6
Operation on road |
New Jersey |
N/A |
§ 39:3C-17
Operation on roadway in certain circumstances |
New Mexico |
§ 66-3-1010.3
Required for operators under 18 |
§ 66-3-1011
Prohibited unless authorized by local authority a |
New York |
Vehicle & Traffic Law, § 2406
Required for all operators and passengers |
Vehicle & Traffic Law, § 2403
Generally prohibited, operation on roadway in certain circumstances |
North Carolina |
§ 20-171.19
Required for all operators under 18, required for all operators on public roads |
§ 20-171.19
Prohibited except to cross the road |
North Dakota |
§ 39-29-09
Required for operators under 18 |
§ 39-29-09
Operation on roadway in certain circumstances |
Ohio |
Administrative Code 1501:3-4-14
Required on state forest trails |
§ 4519.41
Operation on roadway in certain circumstances |
Oklahoma |
§ 11-1117
Required for anyone under 18 |
§ 11-1116
Generally prohibited, operation on roadway in certain circumstances |
Oregon |
§ 821.202
Required for anyone under 18 |
§§ 821.055, 821.191
May operate on roads not maintained for passenger car traffic, otherwise generally prohibited |
Pennsylvania |
Title 75 § 7726
Required for operators and passengers |
Title 75 § 7721
Generally prohibited, operation on roadway in certain circumstances |
Rhode Island |
§ 31-3.2-7
Required for operators and passengers |
§ 31-3.2-7
Generally prohibited, operation on roadway in certain circumstances |
South Carolina |
§ 50-26-30
Required for operators and passengers under 16 |
Prohibited |
South Dakota |
N/A |
§ 32-20-12
Prohibited except to cross roadway |
Tennessee |
55-8-185
Required for operators and passengers |
§ 55-8-185
Operation on roadway in certain circumstances |
Texas |
Transportation Code § 663.034
Required for operators and passengers on public property |
Transportation Code § 663.037
Prohibited except to cross roadway or in certain circumstances |
Utah |
§ 41-22-10.8
Required for operators and passengers under 18 |
§41-22-10.3
Prohibited except to cross roadway or in certain circumstances |
Vermont |
N/A |
Title 23, § 3506
Prohibited except to cross roadway |
Virginia |
§ 46.2-915.1
Required for all operators |
§ 46.2-915.1
Prohibited unless authorized by local authority an |
Washington |
§ 46.09.470
Required for all operators |
§ 46.09.455
Permitted on certain roads with speed limits below 35 mph, where approved |
West Virginia |
§ 17F-1-1
Required for all operators and passengers under 18 |
§ 17F-1-1
Prohibited except to cross roadway or in certain circumstances |
Wisconsin |
§ 23.33
Required for operators under 18 on public lands |
§ 23.33
Prohibited except to cross roadway or in certain circumstances |
Wyoming |
§31-5-124
Required for operators under 18 |
§31-5-1601
Prohibited except to cross roadway or in certain circumstances |
District of Columbia |
N/A |
§ 50-2201.04b
No |