AB 239

Under current law, with certain exceptions, a firearm, bow, or crossbow may not

be placed, possessed, or transported in or on a motorboat or vehicle, except that the

restrictions on placing or possessing a firearm on a vehicle do not apply if the vehicle

is stationary. This bill adds that the restrictions on placing or possessing a bow or

crossbow on a vehicle do not apply if the vehicle is stationary, which means not

moving, regardless of whether the motor is running. A vehicle, in this context,

includes every device by which any person or property is or may be transported or

drawn upon a highway, except railroad trains and personal delivery devices.

Under current law, a bow or crossbow may not be possessed by a person

operating an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle, unless the bow does not

have an arrow nocked or the crossbow is not cocked or is unloaded and enclosed in

a carrying case. This bill adds that the restrictions on possessing a crossbow while

operating an ATV or UTV do not apply when the ATV or UTV is stationary.

Under current law, one exception to the prohibition on placing, possessing, or

transporting a crossbow on a motorboat or vehicle is if the crossbow is not cocked or

is unloaded and enclosed in a carrying case, similar to the exception to the

prohibition on possessing a crossbow while operating an ATV or UTV. Under this bill,

these exceptions are changed so that the requirement to enclose an unloaded

crossbow in a carrying case is eliminated and a crossbow must either be not cocked

or unloaded.