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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 321.435 BICYCLE HELMETS.
1 2 1. a. A person under fourteen years of age shall not
1 3 operate, or ride upon a bicycle as a passenger, unless that
1 4 person is wearing a properly fitted and fastened bicycle
1 5 helmet which meets the standards of the American National
1 6 Standards Institute (ANSI Z90.4 bicycle helmet standard) or
1 7 the Snell Memorial Foundation's 1984 Standard for Protective
1 8 Headgear for Use in Bicycling.
1 9 b. A person who rides upon a bicycle while in a
1 10 restraining seat which is attached to the bicycle or in a
1 11 trailer towed by the bicycle shall also wear a helmet as
1 12 required by this section.
1 13 c. A helmet shall be worn, in accordance with this
1 14 subsection, at all times while a bicycle is being operated.
1 15 d. The director shall publish a list of bicycle helmets
1 16 which meet the standards described in paragraph "a" and shall
1 17 provide for the distribution of the list in as many locations
1 18 frequented by the public as the director deems appropriate and
1 19 practicable.
1 20 2. a. A person who violates a requirement of this section
1 21 shall be warned of the violation by the law enforcement
1 22 official. The parent or legal guardian of that person may be
1 23 subject to a scheduled fine under section 805.8, subsection 2,
1 24 paragraph "ai", of ten dollars for the person's first offense
1 25 and twenty dollars for all subsequent offenses if it can be
1 26 shown that the parent or guardian failed to exercise
1 27 reasonable supervision or control over the person's conduct.
1 28 b. A bicycle safety fund shall be created in the state
1 29 treasury. The fund shall be administered by the department of
1 30 public health. All money collected as fines under paragraph
1 31 "a" shall be deposited in the bicycle safety fund. Interest
1 32 earned on moneys deposited in the fund shall accrue to the
1 33 fund. Moneys in the fund shall be used to provide bicycle
1 34 safety education programs and to assist low-income families in
1 35 purchasing approved bicycle helmets.
2 1 3. A person regularly engaged in the business of renting
2 2 bicycles shall provide bicycle helmets for use in accordance
2 3 with subsection 1.
2 4 Sec. 2. Section 805.8, subsection 2, Code Supplement 1997,
2 5 is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
2 6 NEW PARAGRAPH. ai. For a bicycle helmet violation under
2 7 section 321.435, the scheduled fine is ten dollars for the
2 8 first violation and twenty dollars for a subsequent violation.
2 9 Notwithstanding sections 602.8106 and 602.8108, all moneys
2 10 collected pursuant to this paragraph shall be deposited in the
2 11 bicycle safety fund created under section 321.435.
2 12 EXPLANATION
2 13 This bill creates a new section. The section requires
2 14 persons under 14 years of age who are operating or riding upon
2 15 a bicycle, including children in restraining seats or
2 16 trailers, to wear protective headgear.
2 17 The bill provides for a warning to be issued to a violator.
2 18 The parent or legal guardian of a violator may be subject to a
2 19 fine of $10 for a first offense and $20 for all subsequent
2 20 offenses if it can be shown that the parent or guardian failed
2 21 to exercise reasonable supervision or control over the
2 22 person's conduct.
2 23 A bicycle safety fund is created with moneys in the fund
2 24 appropriated to the department of public health to provide
2 25 bicycle safety education programs and to assist low-income
2 26 families to purchase helmets. Any moneys collected for a
2 27 violation of this bill are deposited in the bicycle safety
2 28 fund.
2 29 The bill requires the director of transportation to publish
2 30 a list of approved bicycle helmets and requires a person who
2 31 rents bicycles to provide approved helmets.
2 32 LSB 3741HH 77
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Text: HF02157 Text: HF02159 Text: HF02100 - HF02199 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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