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LD 221 Title Page An Act to Require Helmets for Children when Riding Bicycles, All-terrain Vehicl... LD 221 Title Page
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2085 is enacted to read:

 
§2085.__Helmets

 
A person under 18 years of age who operates or is a passenger
on a bicycle, ATV, snowmobile or any motorized vehicle as defined
in Title 36, section 4831, subsection 3 shall wear a helmet.__For
the purposes of this section, "wear a helmet" means having a
helmet of good fit fastened securely upon the head with the
helmet straps.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill requires a person under 18 years of age who operates
or is a passenger on a bicycle, ATV, snowmobile or any other
motorized vehicle to wear a helmet.


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