STATUTE:

Title 29-A. Motor Vehicles. Chapter 19. Operation. Subchapter I. Rules of the Road. Section 2083. Protective Headgear. 1. Requirement. :

"The following persons must wear protective headgear :

"A. If under 15 years of age, a passenger on a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle or an attached side car;

"B. If under 15 years of age, an operator of an off-road motorcycle or motor-driven cycle;

"C. An operator of a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, operating under a learner's permit or within one year of successfully completing a driving test; and

"D. A passenger of an operator required to wear headgear."

FINE:

If you have information about the amount of the fine for violating Maine's helmet law, please e-mail it to us. Thanks.

STANDARDS:

Title 29-A. Motor Vehicles. Chapter 19. Operation. Subchapter I. Rules of the Road. Section 2083. Protective Headgear. 3. Standard. :

"Protective headgear must conform with minimum standards of construction and performance as prescribed by the American National Standards Institute specifications Z 90.1 or by the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 218."

COURT DECISIONS:

We have not found any published cases from any of the Maine courts of record regarding challenges of the state's helmet law on constitutional grounds, or any other.

CURRENT ACTIVITY:

If you know of any current activity regarding efforts to remove or otherwise amend Maine's helmet law, in the Legislature or the Courts, please e-mail that information to us so we can update this site. Thanks.

WEBSITES:

• State Legislature
• Maine DMV
• United Bikers of Maine