(a) Any driver under eighteen years of age and any passenger under eighteen years of age shall wear a safety helmet, of a type that meets or exceeds the safety standards established by the United States Department of Transportation, when riding on a motorcycle, scooter or moped, including a bicycle equipped with a motor.
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(b) No passenger under the age of twelve shall be permitted as a passenger on a motorcycle, scooter or moped, or bicycle equipped with a motor. (c) In addition, any driver who has not been licensed to operate a motorcycle for at least three years shall wear a safety helmet of a type that meets or exceeds the safety standards established by the United States Department of Transportation. Anyone who violates this Section shall be subject to a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) and not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). SOURCE: GC § 23116.5, enacted by P.L. 8-112 (Feb. 28, 1966). Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 24-002:2 (Mar. 16, 1997). Amended by P.L. 32-052:1 (July 5, 2013). 2025 NOTE: Past publications of the GCA included a manifest error stating the effective date of P.L. 8-112 was March 8, 1965. This erroneous information has been corrected and will be omitted from future publications. 2015 NOTE: Subsection designations were added to adhere to the Compiler’s codification and alpha-numeric schemes pursuant to authority by 1 GCA § 1606.