11101229D
HOUSE BILL NO. 1850
Offered January 12, 2011
Prefiled January 11, 2011
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-909 of the Code of Virginia, relating to riding on motorcycles.
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Patron-- Stolle
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Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 46.2-909 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 46.2-909. Riding on motorcycles, generally.

Every person operating a motorcycle, as defined in § 46.2-100 excluding three-wheeled vehicles, shall ride only upon the permanent seat attached to the motorcycle, and such operator shall not carry any other person. No other person shall ride on a motorcycle unless the motorcycle is designed to carry more than one person, in which event a passenger may ride on the permanent seat if designed for two persons, or on another seat firmly attached to the rear or side of the seat for the operator. If the motorcycle is designed to carry more than one person, it shall also be equipped with a footrest for the use of such passenger. No person under the age of eight shall ride on a motorcycle.