ASSEMBLY POLICY AND REGULATORY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
STATEMENT TO
SENATE, No. 440
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DATED: JUNE 16, 1997
The Assembly Policy and Regulatory Oversight Committee reports Senate Bill No. 440 without recommendation.
Under current law, all persons must wear protective helmets while operating or riding upon a motorcycle. This bill would exempt from this requirement those operators who are at least 21 years old and have been licensed to operate a motorcycle for at least two years, or have completed a motorcycle rider safety course approved by the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Transportation.