House
File
2097
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2097
BY
HANSON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
the
use
of
safety
helmets
by
certain
young
1
persons
operating
motorized
bicycles,
and
making
penalties
2
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.275,
Code
2009,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
9.
Motorized
bicycle
operators
——
3
helmets.
A
person
who
is
under
seventeen
years
of
age
shall
4
wear
a
properly
adjusted
and
fastened
safety
helmet
when
5
operating
a
motorized
bicycle.
The
safety
helmet
shall
be
6
worn
at
all
times
when
the
motorized
bicycle
is
in
motion.
7
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
“safety
helmet”
means
a
8
motorcycle
safety
helmet
that
complies
with
the
standards
and
9
specifications
established
under
49
C.F.R.
§
571.218.
10
Sec.
2.
Section
805.8A,
subsection
6,
paragraph
b,
Code
11
Supplement
2009,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
12
b.
For
violations
under
section
321.275,
subsections
1
13
through
7,
and
subsection
9,
sections
321.277A,
321.315,
14
321.316,
321.318,
321.363,
and
321.365,
the
scheduled
fine
is
15
twenty-five
dollars.
16
EXPLANATION
17
This
bill
requires
a
person
under
17
years
of
age
to
wear
18
a
safety
helmet
when
operating
a
motorized
bicycle.
The
bill
19
specifies
that
the
safety
helmet
must
meet
federal
standards
20
for
motorcycle
helmets
and
must
be
worn
by
the
driver
at
all
21
times
when
the
motorized
bicycle
is
in
motion.
22
Pursuant
to
current
law,
a
violation
of
motorized
bicycle
23
operating
requirements
is
a
simple
misdemeanor
punishable
by
a
24
scheduled
fine
of
$25.
25
In
addition,
a
violation
of
the
helmet
requirement
26
qualifies
as
a
moving
violation
and,
as
such,
is
grounds
for
27
cancellation
of
the
person’s
license
to
operate
a
motorized
28
bicycle.
A
person
whose
license
is
canceled
may
reapply
for
29
a
license
after
30
days.
If
the
person
who
violates
the
30
helmet
requirement
while
operating
a
motorized
bicycle
has
31
an
instruction
permit
or
intermediate
driver’s
license,
a
32
conviction
for
a
moving
violation
subjects
the
permittee
or
33
licensee
to
remedial
driver
improvement
action
and
may
be
cause
34
for
suspension
of
the
license
or
permit.
If
the
person
has
a
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special
minor’s
license,
or
“school”
license,
a
conviction
for
1
a
moving
violation
is
grounds
for
license
suspension
at
the
2
discretion
of
the
department
of
transportation,
and
two
such
3
violations
result
in
mandatory
revocation
of
the
license.
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