Title
XXI. Motor Vehicles. Chapter
265. Rules of the Road,
Special Rules for
Motorcycles. Section 265.122
Protective Headgear. :
I.
No person less than 18
years of age may drive or
ride upon a motorcycle
unless he wears protective
headgear of a type
approved by the director.
Such headgear shall be
equipped with either a
neck or chin strap.
II.
The director is hereby
authorized and empowered
to adopt rules pursuant to
RSA 260:5 covering the
types of protective
headgear and the
specifications therefore
and to establish and
maintain a list of
approved headgear which
meet his established
specifications.
III.
If federal law is altered
so that the mandatory
wearing of protective
headgear on motorcycles by
persons less than 18 years
of age is not required as
a condition to the receipt
by the state of any
federal funds, paragraphs
I and II shall be void.
IV.
Any motorcycle operator
who transports a person
under the age of 18 years,
when such person is in
violation of paragraph I,
shall be guilty of a
violation.
NOTE:
With
the passage of ISTEA in
1996, States could no longer
be blackmailed with the
threat of losing Federal
highway funding by the
Federal Govt. Based on the
language in Section III
above, New Hampshire has
been a 100% FREE state since
ISTEA passed in 1996.
