House Bill 0457

    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                 HB 457

        By Representative Argenziano






  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; providing an effective date.

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

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

10  Statutes, is amended to read:

11         316.211  Equipment for motorcycle and moped riders.--

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

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

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

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

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

17  capable of propelling such motorcycle at a speed greater than

18  30 miles per hour on level ground, or to persons over the age

19  of 21 years.

20         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1999.

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23                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Provides that persons over the age of 21 years do not
25    need protective headgear to operate a motorcycle.

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