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Jersey has full motorcycle helmet laws for all motorcycle riders!
STATUTE:
Title 39. Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulations.
Subtitle 1. motor Vehicle and Traffic Laws. Chapter 3. Motor Vehicles.
Article 3. Equipment. Section 39:3-76.7. Protective Helmet of Proper
Size To Be Worn By Operator and Passenger . . . :
"No person shall operate or ride upon a motorcycle unless
he wears a securely fitted protective helmet of a size proper for
that person and of a type approved by the director. . . ."
FINE: "NJ
statute dictates a fine not exceeding $25 for violation of the helmet
"law". No points are issued.
STANDARDS:
Title 39. Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulations. Subtitle 1. motor
Vehicle and Traffic Laws. Chapter 3. Motor Vehicles. Article 3.
Equipment. Section 39:3-76.7. Protective Helmet of Proper Size To
Be Worn By Operator and Passenger . . . :
"The director is authorized and empowered to adopt rules and
regulations covering the types of helmets and the specifications
therefor and to establish and maintain a list of approved helmets
which meet the specifications as established hereunder. For the
purposes of this section, motorcycle shall not include any three-wheeled
motor vehicle equipped with a single cab with glazing enclosing
the occupant, seats similar to those of a passenger vehicle or truck,
seat belts and automotive steering.
b. The director shall not assess motor vehicle points for the failure
of a motorcycle operator or rider to wear a protective helmet.
MISCELLANEOUS MOTORCYCLE
LAWS
State Funded Rider Education
Available for all eligible applicants.
Eye Protection
Required for instructional permit holders.
Required unless equipped with wind screen.
Daytime Use Of Headlight
Modulating headlight permitted.
Passenger Seat
Required if carrying a passenger.
Passenger Footrests
Required if carrying a passenger.
Mirror
Required by law.
Periodic Safety Inspection
Required by law.
NEW JERSEY: DISCRIMINATION
ON THE BASIS OF CLOTHING OR CLUB MEMBERSHIP IS ILLEGAL
The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination
NJ Rev. State 510:5-4, provides that "All persons shall have
the opportunity... to obtain all the accommodations, advantage facilities,
and privileges of any place of public accommodation,, without discrimination
because of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age, marital
status are subject only to conditions and limitations applicable
alike to all persons. This opportunity is recognized as and declared
to be a civil right" Any person whose exercise or enjoyment
of rights secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States
has been interfered with, or attempted to be interfered with may
institute and prosecute a civil action for injunctive and other
appropriate equitable relief including the award of compensatory
monetary damages. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Cohen
v. California, 403 U.S. 15, (1971) that individuals have the constitutional
right under the First Amendment to wear clothing which displays
writing or designs. The United States Supreme Court has long recognized
and protected the right of an individual to freedom of association.
Thus, a person's right to wear clothing of his choice, as well as
his right to belong to any club or organization of his choice is
constitutionally protected; persons or establishments who discriminate
on the basis of clothing or club membership are subject to lawsuit.
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