California Vehicle Code

§ 27318

VEH § 27318 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 12 · Ch. 5 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)A passenger who is 16 years of age or older in a bus shall be properly restrained by a safety belt.

(b)A parent, legal guardian, or chartering party shall not transport on a bus, or permit to be transported on a bus, a child, ward, or passenger who is eight years of age or older, but under 16 years of age, unless they are properly restrained by a safety belt.

(c)Except as provided in subdivision (d), a parent, legal guardian, or chartering party shall not transport on a bus, or permit to be transported on a bus, a child, ward, or passenger who is under eight years of age and under four feet nine inches in height, unless they are acceptably restrained by a safety belt.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 434, Sec. 3. (AB 435) Effective January 1, 2026. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions. See later operative version as added by Sec. 4 of Stats. 2025, Ch. 434.