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Title 10 — Vehicles and Traffic

Lake Elsinore Municipal Code Ch. 10.36 Off-the-Road Vehicles

Lake Elsinore Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Lake Elsinore

Cite as: Lake Elsinore Municipal Code Chapter 10.36 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 10.36.010. General provisions.

The operation of any vehicle on land other than a street, road or highway shall be subject to the provisions of Division 16.5 of the Vehicle Code and those provisions set forth in this chapter.

(Ord. 808 § 1, 1987)

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§ 10.36.020. Permission required.

No person shall operate a motor vehicle on land or property owned or occupied by another person unless he has in his immediate possession, at the time of such operation of such vehicle, written permission from the owner of such land, his agent, or the person in lawful possession thereof, and displays such written permission to the Police authority upon request.

(Ord. 808 § 1, 1987)

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§ 10.36.030. Exemptions.

The provisions of LEMC § 10.36.020 shall not apply to:

A. Any person who, at the time of his operation of a vehicle, has lawful business with the owner of the land or his agent or the person in lawful occupancy or possession thereof;

B. A person who is driving or operating a vehicle on public or privately owned land which is expressly set apart by the owner or lawful occupant thereof for the use of such vehicle pursuant to any permit or license issued by the City under its zoning regulations or other enabling law;

C. The operation of any vehicle being used at the time of such operation for agricultural purposes, grading or construction purposes, governmental purposes, or golf carts on golf courses;

D. The operation of any authorized emergency vehicle as defined in the Vehicle Code.

(Ord. 808 § 1, 1987)

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§ 10.36.040. Spark arresters.

No person shall operate any "off-highway motor vehicle," as defined in the Vehicle Code, within the City unless it is equipped with a spark arrester.

(Ord. 808 § 1, 1987)

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