Bill Text: VA HB1764 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Mopeds; riders and passengers required to wear helmets.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-08 - House: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety [HB1764 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2011-HB1764-Introduced.html
11100477D Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §§ 46.2-914 and 46.2-915.2 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows: § 46.2-914. Limitations on operation of mopeds. A. No moped shall be driven on any highway or public vehicular area faster than 35 miles per hour. Any person who operates a moped faster than 35 miles per hour shall be deemed, for all the purposes of this title, to be operating a motorcycle. B. No moped shall be driven on any highway by any person under the age of 16, and every person driving a moped shall carry with him some form of identification that includes his name, address, and date of birth. C. No moped shall be driven on any highway unless the operator and any passenger thereon is wearing a protective helmet of a type approved by the Superintendent. D. Operation of mopeds is prohibited on any Interstate Highway System component. E. Violation of this subsection shall constitute a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of no more than $50. § 46.2-915.2. Ordinances providing for certain safety equipment for mopeds; effect of violation; penalty. The governing body of any county, city, or town may, by
ordinance, provide that every person operating a moped, as defined in §
46.2-100, on a public street or highway shall wear a face shield, safety
glasses, or goggles of a type approved by the Superintendent or have his moped
equipped with safety glass or a windshield at all times while operating such
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