05 LC 34
0397
House
Bill 875
By:
Representatives Hembree of the
67th,
Cox of the
102nd,
Horne of the
71st,
Powell of the
29th,
and Franklin of the
43rd
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Part 2 of Article 13 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of
Georgia Annotated, relating to motorcycles, so as to exempt certain persons from
the provisions requiring operators or riders to use protective headgear; to
provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting
laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Part
2 of Article 13 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to motorcycles, is amended by striking subsection (a) of
Code Section 40-6-315, relating to headgear and eye-protective devices for
riders, and inserting in its place the following:
"(a)
No person shall operate or ride upon a motorcycle unless he or she is wearing
protective headgear which complies with standards established by the
commissioner of motor vehicle safety.
If a
motorcycle operator and any passenger is covered by an insurance policy
providing for at least $10,000.00 in medical benefits for injuries incurred as a
result of a crash while operating or riding on a motorcycle, then this
subsection shall not apply to:
(1)
Any motorcycle operator who is 21 years of age or older and has completed a
motorcycle rider education course approved by the department or has held a
motorcycle
operatoŕs
license for at least two years; or
(2)
A rider or passenger of a motorcycle operator exempt under this subsection if
the rider or passenger is 21 years of age or
older."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.