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Regular Session, 2010
SENATE BILL NO. 598
BY SENATOR DORSEY
MOTOR VEHICLES. Provides for safety regulations of off-road vehicles. (8/15/10)
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 32:299.2 and 299.3, relative to off-road vehicles; to require the use of helmets2
for certain individuals; to provide for a safety course; and to provide for related3
matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 32:299.2 and 299.3 are hereby enacted to read as follows: 6
§299.2. Off-road vehicles; safety course7
Every off-road vehicle operator shall possess a safety certificate8
indicating successful completion of an off-road vehicle safety course approved9
by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.10
§299.3. Off-road vehicle helmets11
No child under the age of twelve shall operate an off-road vehicle unless12
the child is equipped with and is wearing on his head a safety helmet of the type13
and design manufactured for use by operators of such vehicles, which shall be14
secured properly with a chin strap while the vehicle is in motion. All such safety15
helmets shall consist of lining, padding, visor, and chin strap and shall meet16
such other specifications as shall be established by the commissioner.17 SB NO. 598
SLS 10RS-442 ORIGINAL
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Michelle Ducharme.
DIGEST
Proposed law provides that every off-road vehicle operator shall possess a safety certificate
indicating successful completion of an off-road vehicle safety course approved by the
Department of Public Safety and Corrections (DPS&C).
Proposed law provides that no child under the age of 12 shall operate an off-road vehicle
unless the child is equipped with and is wearing on his head a safety helmet of the type and
design manufactured for use by operators of such vehicles, which shall be secured properly
with a chin strap while the vehicle is in motion. Provides that all such safety helmets shall
consist of lining, padding, visor, and chin strap and shall meet such other specifications as
shall be established by the commissioner of DPS&C.
Effective August 15, 2010.
(Adds R.S. 32:299.2 and 299.3)