A. A person commits the offense of failure of a bicycle operator or rider to wear protective headgear if the person is under sixteen (16) years of age, operates or rides on a bicycle on a highway or on premises open to the public and is not wearing protective headgear of a type approved under ORS 815.052.

B. Exemptions from this section are as provided in ORS 814.487.

C. The offense described in this section, failure of a bicycle operator or rider to wear protective headgear, is a traffic infraction punishable by a maximum fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). (Ord. 2000-4 § 3: prior code § 6.228)