Section 14-289g - Protective headgear for motorcycle or motor-driven cycle operators and passengers under eighteen years of age. 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 or motor-driven cycle, unless such operator or passenger is wearing protective headgear of a type which conforms to the minimum specifications established in 49 CFR 571.218, as amended from time to time. Any person who violates this section shall have committed an infraction and shall be fined not less than ninety dollars.(b) As used in this section, the term "motorcycle" shall not include "autocycle".Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-289g
(P.A. 89-242, S. 3, 7; P.A. 08-150, S. 17; P.A. 14-187, S. 41; P.A. 15-46, S. 9.)
Amended by P.A. 15-0046, S. 9 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2015 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2015.Amended by P.A. 14-0187, S. 41 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2014 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2014.