Report Title:

Transportation; Safety Helmet; Moped

Description:

Mandates safety helmet use for moped drivers under the age of 18 years. (HB1899 HD1)

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1899

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2006

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO THE USE OF SAFETY HELMETS BY MINORS.

 

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

SECTION 1. Section 291C-195, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

"(a) No person less than fifteen years of age shall drive a moped[.] on a highway, street, or any other public property in the state. No person less than eighteen years of age shall drive a moped unless the person wears a safety helmet securely fastened with a chin strap. The safety helmet shall meet the specifications and requirements established by rules adopted by the director."

SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2096.