Senate
File
2085
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2085
BY
BOLKCOM
,
QUIRMBACH
,
DVORSKY
,
HOGG
,
JOCHUM
,
and
MATHIS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
the
use
of
safety
helmets
by
certain
young
1
persons
operating
motorized
bicycles,
and
providing
a
2
penalty.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
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2085
Section
1.
Section
321.275,
Code
2011,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
9.
Motorized
bicycle
operators
——
3
helmets.
A
person
who
is
under
eighteen
years
of
age
shall
wear
4
a
properly
adjusted
and
fastened
safety
helmet
when
operating
5
a
motorized
bicycle.
The
safety
helmet
shall
be
worn
at
all
6
times
when
the
motorized
bicycle
is
in
motion.
For
purposes
7
of
this
subsection,
“safety
helmet”
means
a
motorcycle
safety
8
helmet
that
complies
with
the
standards
and
specifications
9
established
under
49
C.F.R.
§
571.218.
10
Sec.
2.
Section
805.8A,
subsection
6,
Code
Supplement
2011,
11
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
12
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0c.
Section
321.275,
subsection
9
.....
$
100.
13
EXPLANATION
14
This
bill
requires
a
person
under
18
years
of
age
to
wear
15
a
safety
helmet
when
operating
a
motorized
bicycle.
The
bill
16
specifies
that
the
safety
helmet
must
meet
federal
standards
17
for
motorcycle
helmets
and
must
be
worn
by
the
driver
at
all
18
times
when
the
motorized
bicycle
is
in
motion.
A
violation
of
19
the
helmet
requirement
is
a
simple
misdemeanor
punishable
by
a
20
scheduled
fine
of
$100.
21
Pursuant
to
current
law,
a
violation
of
a
requirement
22
for
operation
of
a
motorized
bicycle
qualifies
as
a
moving
23
violation
and,
as
such,
is
grounds
for
cancellation
of
the
24
person’s
license
to
operate
a
motorized
bicycle.
A
person
25
whose
license
is
canceled
may
reapply
for
a
license
after
30
26
days.
If
a
person
has
an
instruction
permit
or
intermediate
27
driver’s
license,
a
conviction
for
a
moving
violation
subjects
28
the
permittee
or
licensee
to
remedial
driver
improvement
action
29
and
may
be
cause
for
suspension
of
the
license
or
permit.
30
If
the
person
has
a
special
minor’s
license,
or
“school”
31
license,
a
conviction
for
a
moving
violation
is
grounds
for
32
license
suspension
at
the
discretion
of
the
department
of
33
transportation,
and
two
such
violations
result
in
mandatory
34
revocation
of
the
license.
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