Bill Text: MI SB1120 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Vehicles; motorcycles; motorcycle helmet requirement; provide for. Amends sec. 658 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.658).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-10-22 - Referred To Committee On Transportation [SB1120 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2013-SB1120-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL No. 1120
October 22, 2014, Introduced by Senator WARREN and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 658 (MCL 257.658), as amended by 2012 PA 589.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 658. (1) A person propelling a bicycle or operating a
motorcycle or moped shall not ride other than upon and astride a
permanent and regular seat attached to that vehicle.
(2) A bicycle or motorcycle shall not be used to carry more
persons at 1 time than the number for which it is designed and
equipped.
(3) An electric personal assistive mobility device shall not
be used to carry more than 1 person at a time.
(4) A person operating or riding on a motorcycle and any
person less than 19 years of age operating a moped on a public
thoroughfare
shall wear a crash helmet on his or her head. Except
as
provided in subsection (5), a person operating or riding on a
motorcycle
shall wear a crash helmet on his or her head.
(5)
The following conditions apply to a person 21 years of age
or
older operating or riding on a motorcycle, as applicable:
(a)
A person who is operating a motorcycle is not required to
wear
a crash helmet on his or her head if he or she has had a
motorcycle
endorsement on his or her operator's or chauffeur's
license
for not less than 2 years or the person passes a motorcycle
safety
course conducted under section 811a or 811b and satisfies
the
requirements of subdivision (c).
(b)
A person who is riding on a motorcycle is not required to
wear
a crash helmet on his or her head if the person or the
operator
of the motorcycle satisfies the requirements of
subdivision
(c).
(c)
A person who is operating a motorcycle and a person who is
riding
on a motorcycle are not required to wear crash helmets on
their
heads if the operator of the motorcycle or the rider has in
effect
security for the first-party medical benefits payable in the
event
that he or she is involved in a motorcycle accident, as
provided
in section 3103 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA
218,
MCL 500.3103, in 1 of the following amounts, as applicable:
(i) A motorcycle operator without a rider, not less
than
$20,000.00.
(ii) A motorcycle operator with a rider, not less than
$20,000.00
per person per occurrence. However, if the rider has
security
in an amount not less than $20,000.00, then the operator
is
only required to have security in the amount of not less than
$20,000.00.
(5) (6)
Crash helmets shall be approved by
the department of
state police. The department of state police shall promulgate rules
for the implementation of this section under the administrative
procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328. Rules in
effect on June 1, 1970, apply to helmets required by this act.
(6) (7)
The crash helmet requirements under
this section do
not apply to a person operating or riding in an autocycle if the
vehicle is equipped with a roof that meets or exceeds standards for
a crash helmet.
(7) (8)
A person operating or riding in an
autocycle shall
wear seat belts when on a public highway in this state.
