Report Title:

Motorcycles; minor passengers; helmets

 

Description:

Mandates the use of motorcycle helmets for motorcycle passengers under the age of twelve.

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1121

TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2001

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

relating to helmets for minor passengers riding on motorcycles.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Chapter 291C, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§291C- Motorcycle helmets for minor passengers. (a) No person under twelve years of age shall be a passenger on a motorcycle upon a street, bikeway, or any other public property unless that person is wearing a properly fitted and fastened motorcycle helmet that has been tested by a nationally recognized agency such as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the National Safety Council, or the Children's Safety Network, and is designed to fit the user and protect against head trauma.

(b) A violation of this section is punishable by a fine of not more than $100. The parent or legal guardian having control or custody of an unemancipated minor whose conduct violates this section shall be liable for the amount of the fine imposed pursuant to this section.

(c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the fines collected for a violation of this section shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the state general fund."

SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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