Sec. 14-289g. Protective headgear for motorcycle or motor-driven cycle operators and passengers under eighteen years of age. Regulations. Penalty.
Sec. 14-289g. Protective headgear for motorcycle or motor-driven cycle operators and passengers under eighteen years of age. Regulations. Penalty. (a) No
person under eighteen years of age may (1) operate a motorcycle or a motor-driven
cycle, as defined in section 14-1, or (2) be a passenger on a motorcycle, unless such
operator or passenger is wearing protective headgear of a type which conforms to the
minimum specifications established by regulations adopted under subsection (b) of this
section.
(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.
(c) Any person subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section 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.
(P.A. 89-242, S. 3, 7; P.A. 08-150, S. 17.)
History: P.A. 08-150 amended Subsec. (a) to insert Subdiv. designators (1) and (2), include the operation of a "motor-driven cycle" in Subdiv. (1) and make conforming and technical changes.