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§ 21-1207.1. Helmet use required for bicycle riders

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: October 1, 2014

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Transportation
Title 21. Vehicle Laws--Rules of the Road (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 12. Operation of Bicycles and Play Vehicles (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2014
MD Code, Transportation, § 21-1207.1
§ 21-1207.1. Helmet use required for bicycle riders
Currentness
Application of section
(a)(1) The provisions of this section apply:
(i) At all times while a bicycle is being operated on any highway, bicycle way, or other property open to the public or used by the public for pedestrian or vehicular traffic; and
(ii) To a person under the age of 16 who is riding on a bicycle, including a person under the age of 16 who is a passenger on a bicycle:
1. In a restraining seat attached to the bicycle; or
2. In a trailer being towed by the bicycle.
(2) The provisions of this section do not apply to passengers in commercial bicycle rickshaws.
Boardwalk at Ocean City
(b) This section does not apply in the town of Ocean City, Maryland, on the boardwalk between the Ocean City inlet and 27th Street, during the hours in which bicycles are permitted by local ordinance to be operated on the boardwalk.
Helmet standards
(c) A person to whom this section applies may not operate or ride as a passenger on a bicycle unless the person is wearing a helmet that meets or exceeds the standards of the American National Standards Institute, the Snell Memorial Foundation, or the American Society for Testing and Materials for protective headgear for use in bicycling.
Enforcement of section
(d) This section shall be enforced by the issuance of a warning that informs the offender of the requirements of this section and provides educational materials about bicycle helmet use.

Credits

Added by Acts 1995, c. 497, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2010, c. 72, § 1, eff. April 13, 2010; Acts 2014, c. 294, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014.
MD Code, Transportation, § 21-1207.1, MD TRANS § 21-1207.1
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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