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Senate Bill 0224
    Florida Senate - 1998                                   SB 224

    By Senators Ostalkiewicz, Clary, Horne and Bronson





    12-139-98                                               See HB

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to motorcycle riders; amending

  3         s. 316.211, F.S.; exempting persons of a

  4         specified age from certain safety equipment

  5         requirements; requiring insurance coverage

  6         under certain conditions; providing an

  7         effective date.

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  9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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11         Section 1.  Subsection (3) of section 316.211, Florida

12  Statutes, is amended to read:

13         316.211  Equipment for motorcycle and moped riders.--

14         (3)  This section shall not apply to persons riding

15  within an enclosed cab or to any person 16 years of age or

16  older who is operating or riding upon a motorcycle powered by

17  a motor with a displacement of 50 cubic centimeters or less or

18  is rated not in excess of 2 brake horsepower and which is not

19  capable of propelling such motorcycle at a speed greater than

20  30 miles per hour on level ground, or to persons over the age

21  of 21 years. In order to ride a motorcycle without wearing

22  protective headgear, a person over the age of 21 must obtain

23  bodily injury liability in the minimum amount of $20,000 per

24  person, $40,000 per accident, and medical payment coverage for

25  the driver and all passengers of at least $10,000 for the

26  driver and each person.  The operator of the motorcycle must

27  have proof of insurance on his or her person in order to

28  operate the motorcycle and must provide proof of insurance

29  upon demand by any law enforcement officer.

30         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1998.

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    Florida Senate - 1998                                   SB 224
    12-139-98                                               See HB




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  3    Exempts motorcycle riders over 21 years of age from
      protective headgear and eye-protective device
  4    requirements. Requires such persons to maintain certain
      insurance coverage and to present proof of such coverage
  5    upon demand by a law enforcement officer.

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