2025 Georgia Codes – Page 348

40-6-315

Fail to wear helmet - Motorcycle

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(a) No person shall operate or ride upon a motorcycle unless he or she is wearing protective headgear which
complies with standards established by the commissioner of public safety.
(b) No person shall operate or ride upon a motorcycle if the motorcycle is not equipped with a windshield
unless he or she is wearing an eye-protective device of a type approved by the commissioner of public
safety.
(c) This Code section shall not apply to persons riding within an enclosed cab or motorized cart. This Code
section shall not apply to a person operating a three-wheeled motorcycle used only for agricultural purposes.
(d) The commissioner of public safety is authorized to approve or disapprove protective headgear and eye-
protective devices required in this Code section and to issue and enforce regulations establishing standards
and specifications for the approval thereof. The commissioner shall publish in print or electronically lists of
all protective headgear and eye-protective devices by name and type which have been approved.