2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 14-289g. Protective headgear for motorcyclists and passengers under eighteen years old. Regulations. Penalty.

      Sec. 14-289g. Protective headgear for motorcyclists and passengers under eighteen years old. Regulations. Penalty. (a) On and after January 1, 1990, no person under eighteen years of age may operate a motorcycle, as defined in section 14-1, and no person under the age of eighteen may be a passenger on a motorcycle, unless such person 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.)

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