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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Marc T. Lombardo
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to motorcycle helmet choice.
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PETITION OF:
NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: DATE ADDED:
Marc T. Lombardo 22nd Middlesex 2/5/2021
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act relative to motorcycle helmet choice.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1: Section 7 of Chapter 90, as appearing in the 1998 Official Edition, is
2 hereby amended by striking out in its entirety the following, “Every person operating a
3 motorcycle or riding as a passenger on a motorcycle or in a sidecar attached to a motorcycle shall
4 wear protective head gear conforming with such minimum standards of construction and
5 performance as the registrar may prescribe, and no person operating a motorcycle shall permit
6 any other person to ride as a passenger on such motorcycle or in a sidecar attached to such
7 motorcycle unless such passenger is wearing such protective head gear, except that no protective
8 head gear shall be required if the motorcyclist is participating in a properly permitted public
9 parade and is 18 years of age or older.”
10 SECTION 2: Section 7 of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
11 amended by adding at the end of said section the following new paragraph:
12 “Every person operating a motorcycle or riding as a passenger on a motorcycle or in a
13 sidecar attached to a motorcycle who is under the age of eighteen years of age must wear
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14 protective headgear conforming with such minimum standards and construction as the Registrar
15 may prescribe, and no person operating a motorcycle shall permit any other person under the age
16 of eighteen years of age to ride as a passenger on such motorcycle unless said passenger is
17 wearing protective headgear.
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