Oregon § 814.485 Failure to wear protective headgear; penalty

Oregon Statutes

§ 814.485 — Failure to wear protective headgear; penalty

Oregon § 814.485

Vol.19

Title 59Oregon Vehicle Code

Ch. 814Pedestrians; Passengers; Livestock; Motorized Wheelchairs; Vehicles With

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Bluebook

Or. Rev. Stat. § 814.485 (2026).

Text

(1)A person commits the offense of failure of a bicycle operator or rider to wear protective headgear if the person is under 16 years of age, operates or rides on a bicycle on a highway or on premises open to the public and is not wearing protective headgear of a type approved under ORS 815.052.

(2)Exemptions from this section are as provided in ORS 814.487.

(3)The offense described in this section, failure of a bicycle operator or rider to wear protective headgear, is a specific fine traffic violation. The presumptive fine for failure of a bicycle operator or rider to wear protective headgear is $25.

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(1) A person commits the offense of failure of a bicycle operator or rider to wear protective headgear if the person is under 16 years of age, operates or rides on a bicycle on a highway or on premises open to the public and is not wearing protective headgear of a type approved under ORS 815.052.
(2) Exemptions from this section are as provided in ORS 814.487.
(3) The offense described in this section, failure of a bicycle operator or rider to wear protective headgear, is a specific fine traffic violation. The presumptive fine for failure of a bicycle operator or rider to wear protective headgear is $25.