Ventura County Sheriff's Department

California State Legislature has addressed hoverboards with new laws and definitions, as explained in Assembly Bill no. 604, written to amend the California Vehicle Code (CVC) starting January 1, 2016.

For your safety, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office urges you to be mindful of the following provisions.

CVC 313.5 Defines electrically motorized board
CVC 21292: Riders must be 16 years of age or older.
CVC 21292(a): Riders must wear a bicycle type helmet that meets the standards of the bicycle helmet law, CVC 21212.
CVC 21293(a): During Darkness, either the Electrically Motorized Board or the rider must have mounted on it or the rider himself/herself white light to the front, red reflector to the rear, white or amber reflector to the sides. (Just like bicycles.)
CVC 21294(a): A rider cannot operate an Electrically Motorized Board on highways with a speed limit of more than 35 MPH, or at an unsafe speed.
CVC 21296(a): A rider cannot operate an Electrically Motorized Board while under the influence of alcohol or any drug. (No BAC numbers given.)
CVC 21960(a) and 21967: Governmental authorities may enact ordinances/resolutions prohibiting use of Electrically Motorized Boards on their properties.

Existing law makes a violation of these provisions punishable as an infraction.

For more detailed information on Assembly Bill no. 604,copy and paste this link to California Legislature Information, http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=2015...