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Helmet
Laws in Maine
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AGE
REQUIREMENT MOTORCYCLE
HELMET LAW IN MAINE |
STATUTE:
Title
29-A. Motor Vehicles.
Chapter 19. Operation.
Subchapter I. Rules of the
Road. Section 2083.
Protective Headgear. 1.
Requirement. :
"The
following persons must
wear protective
headgear :
"A.
If under 15 years of
age, a passenger on a
motorcycle, motor-driven
cycle or an attached
side car;
"B.
If under 15 years of
age, an operator of an
off-road motorcycle or
motor-driven cycle;
"C.
An operator of a
motorcycle or
motor-driven cycle,
operating under a
learner's permit or
within one year of
successfully completing
a driving test; and
"D.
A passenger of an
operator required to
wear headgear."
STANDARDS:
Title
29-A. Motor Vehicles.
Chapter 19. Operation.
Subchapter I. Rules of the
Road. Section 2083.
Protective Headgear. 3.
Standard. :
"Protective
headgear must conform with
minimum standards of
construction and
performance as prescribed
by the American National
Standards Institute
specifications Z 90.1 or
by the Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard
No. 218."
COURT
DECISIONS:
We
have not found any published
cases from any of the Maine
courts of record regarding
challenges of the state's
helmet law on constitutional
grounds, or any other.
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