72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
 
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LC 1622
 
                         House Bill 2432
 
Sponsored by Representative KROPF
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Requires persons under 21 years of age to wear motorcycle
helmets.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to motorcycle helmets; amending ORS 814.260, 814.269,
  814.275 and 814.280.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 814.260 is amended to read:
  814.260. (1) A person commits the offense of failure of a moped
rider to wear a motorcycle helmet if the person  { + is under 21
years of age and + }:
  (a) Operates or rides on a moped; and
  (b) Is not wearing a motorcycle helmet.
  (2) Exemptions from this section are established under ORS
814.290.
  (3) This section does not permit passengers on mopeds in
violation of ORS 814.330 or 814.340.
  (4) The offense described in this section, failure of a moped
rider to wear a motorcycle helmet, is a Class D traffic
violation.
  SECTION 2. ORS 814.269 is amended to read:
  814.269. (1) A person commits the offense of failure of a
motorcycle operator to wear a motorcycle helmet if the person
 { + is under 21 years of age, + } operates a motorcycle and is
not wearing a motorcycle helmet.
  (2) Exemptions from this section are established in ORS
814.290.
  (3) The offense described in this section, failure of a
motorcycle operator to wear a motorcycle helmet, is a Class D
traffic violation.
  SECTION 3. ORS 814.275 is amended to read:
  814.275. (1) A person commits the offense of failure of a
motorcycle passenger to wear a motorcycle helmet if the person
 { + is under 21 years of age, + } rides as a passenger on a
motorcycle and is not wearing a motorcycle helmet.
  (2) Exemptions from this section are established in ORS
814.290.
  (3) The offense described in this section, failure of a
motorcycle passenger to wear a motorcycle helmet, is a Class D
traffic violation.
  SECTION 4. ORS 814.280 is amended to read:
  814.280. (1) A person commits the offense of endangering a
motorcycle passenger if the person is operating a motorcycle and
the person carries another person on the motorcycle who is
 { + under 21 years of age and is + } not wearing a motorcycle
helmet.
  (2) Exemptions from this section are established under ORS
814.290.
  (3) The offense described in this section, endangering a
motorcycle passenger, is a Class D traffic violation.
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