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Helmet
Laws in Connecticut
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AGE
REQUIREMENT
MOTORCYCLE HELMET
LAW IN CONNECTICUT |
STATUTE:
Title
14. Motor Vehicles. Use
of the Highway by
Vehicles. Section
14-249. Protective
headgear for
motorcyclists and
passengers under
eighteen years old.
"(a)
On and after January
1, 1990, no person
under eighteen years
of age may operate a
motorcycle, as defined
in section 14-1, and
no person under the
age of eighteen may be
a passenger on a
motorcycle, unless
such person is wearing
protective headgear of
a type which conforms
to the minimum
specifications
established by
regulations adopted
under subsection (b)
of this section. (See
"Standards"
below.)
(c)
. . . Any operator or
passenger of a
motorcycle or
motor-driven cycle who
is under eighteen
years of age shall at
all times, while
operating or riding on
such motorcycle or
motor-driven cycle,
wear a protective
helmet on his head in
an appropriate manner
safely secured."
FINE:
Title
14. Motor Vehicles. Use
of the Highway by
Vehicles. Section
14-249. Protective
headgear for
motorcyclists and
passengers . . ..
"(c)
Any person subject to
the provisions of
subsection (a) of this
section (see above)
who fails to wear
protective headgear
which conforms to the
minimum specifications
established by such
regulations shall have
committed an
infraction and shall
be fined not less
than ninety dollars."
STANDARDS:
Title
14. Motor Vehicles. Use
of the Highway by
Vehicles. Section
14-249. Protective
headgear for
motorcyclists and
passengers under
eighteen years old.
"(b)
The commissioner of
motor vehicles shall
adopt regulations in
accordance with the
provisions of chapter
54 and the provisions
of the Code of Federal
Regulations Title 49,
Section 571.218, as
amended, establishing
specifications for
protective headgear
for use by operators
and passengers of
motorcycles."
COURT
DECISIONS:
We
have been unable to
uncover any court
decision from a court of
record, either from the
Connecticut Appellate or
Supreme Courts, which
indicates that the
question of whether or
not Connecticut's helmet
law is constitutional
has not been addressed
in the courts.
CURRENT
ACTIVITY:
Sept
5 - 7 2003
- Freedom Ride from MA
to PA to celebrate PA's
Adult Freedom of Choice
WIN and to promote
awareness for Freedom of
Choice in MA, NY and NJ.
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