What is the legal age for a child to be on a ATV (4 wheeler) in PA?

Question

At what age is it legal to have a child ride on your lap while on an ATV?

My stepson is 2 years old and has been on them with his mother for like 6 months now. He's always coming over all scraped up and cut up and I'm genuinely concerned for his safety. I already have pictures of her taking him out on them that we are giving to the lawyer. I'm just looking to see if anyone has knowledge on this. Thanks :)

Answer 1

your easyrider magazine has that info on a page in it,all easyriders

Answer 2

This is the only thing I could find on it, which looks to deal with "operating" an ATV, not riding on. This leads me to believe that there may not be a law against it.

At the present time there are only four legal regulations involving the operation of ATVs by youth under the age of 16. The Pennsylvania Vehicle Code, Chapter 77 states:

(Section 7725.a) No person under the age of 16 shall drive an ATV across any highway unless he (or she) has a valid safety certificate and is under the supervision of a person 18 years of age or older.

(Section 7725.b) No one under the age of 8 years may operate an ATV on any state owned property.

(Section 7725.b.1) A person 8 or 9 years of age shall only operate an ATV with an engine size of 70 cc or less.

(Section 7725.c) No person from age 8 to their 16th birthday shall operate an ATV except on lands owned or leased by a parent or legal guardian, unless he or she is under the supervision of a certified ATV safety instructor or has completed a prescribed safety training course and received an ATV safety training certificate.