Senate File 129 - Introduced





                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  DANIELSON


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act concerning the operation of a motorcycle transporting a
  2    passenger under eighteen years of age and providing a penalty.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 1840SS 83
  5 dea/nh/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 321.275, Code 2009, is amended by
  1  2 adding the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  9.  HELMETS FOR MINOR PASSENGERS.  A
  1  4 person shall not operate a motorcycle on a street or highway
  1  5 with a passenger on the motorcycle who is under eighteen years
  1  6 of age unless the passenger is wearing a properly adjusted and
  1  7 fastened motorcycle helmet any time the motorcycle is in
  1  8 motion on the street or highway.  A violation of this
  1  9 subsection is a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled
  1 10 violation pursuant to section 805.8A, subsection 6, paragraph
  1 11 "e".  For purposes of this subsection, "motorcycle helmet"
  1 12 means a helmet that complies with the standards and
  1 13 specifications established under 49 C.F.R. } 571.218.
  1 14    Sec. 2.  Section 805.8A, subsection 6, Code 2009, is
  1 15 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
  1 16    NEW PARAGRAPH.  e.  For violations under section 321.275,
  1 17 subsection 9, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
  1 18                           EXPLANATION
  1 19    This bill prohibits the operator of a motorcycle from
  1 20 transporting a passenger under 18 years of age unless the
  1 21 passenger is wearing a properly adjusted and fastened
  1 22 motorcycle helmet whenever the motorcycle is in motion on the
  1 23 street or highway.  The helmet must comply with federal
  1 24 standards and specifications for motorcycle helmets.
  1 25    A violation of the bill is a simple misdemeanor punishable
  1 26 by a scheduled fine of $100.
  1 27 LSB 1840SS 83
  1 28 dea/nh/5