Minnesota Session Laws - 1995, Regular Session

                             CHAPTER 40-H.F.No. 568 
                  An act relating to traffic regulations; requiring 
                  adult motorcycle rider to wear eye protection device; 
                  amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 169.974, 
                  subdivision 4.  
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 169.974, 
        subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
           Subd. 4.  [EQUIPMENT FOR OPERATORS AND PASSENGERS.] (a) No 
        person under the age of 18 shall operate or ride a motorcycle on 
        the streets and highways of this state without wearing 
        protective headgear that complies with standards established by 
        the commissioner of public safety; and no person shall operate a 
        motorcycle without wearing an eye-protective device except when 
        the motorcycle is equipped with a wind screen. 
           (b) The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to 
        persons during their participation in a parade for which parade 
        a permit or other official authorization has been granted by a 
        local governing body or other governmental authority or to 
        persons riding within an enclosed cab. 
           Presented to the governor April 17, 1995 
           Signed by the governor April 19, 1995, 2:14 p.m.