Bill Text: IN HB1141 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Protective headgear for minors on bicycles.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-06 - First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation [HB1141 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2011-HB1141-Introduced.html
Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1141
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 9-13-2-14; IC 9-21-11-8.
Synopsis: Protective headgear for minors on bicycles. Provides that it
is a Class C infraction for a bicyclist less than 18 years of age to fail to
wear protective headgear when operating or riding on a bicycle.
Effective: July 1, 2011.
Welch
January 6, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation.
Introduced
First Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2011)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1141
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
motor vehicles.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 9-13-2-14; (11)IN1141.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 9-13-2-14 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011]: Sec. 14. "Bicycle" means
any foot-propelled a vehicle: irrespective of the number of
(1) propelled solely by human powered foot crank or hand crank;
(2) designed to be operated by one (1) or more individuals; and
(3) having two (2) or more wheels.in contact with the ground.
The term does not include a child's ride-on toy or a skateboard.
(1) propelled solely by human powered foot crank or hand crank;
(2) designed to be operated by one (1) or more individuals; and
(3) having two (2) or more wheels.
The term does not include a child's ride-on toy or a skateboard.
SOURCE: IC 9-21-11-8; (11)IN1141.1.2. -->
SECTION 2. IC 9-21-11-8 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011]: Sec. 8. A person less than
eighteen (18) years of age may not operate or ride a bicycle unless
the bicycle is equipped with a bell or other device capable of giving a
signal audible for a distance of at least one hundred (100) feet. A
bicycle may not be equipped with and a person may not use upon a
bicycle a siren or whistle. wears protective headgear meeting the
minimum standards set by the United States Consumer Product
Safety Commission under 16 CFR part 1203.
