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How Does Your State Measure Up?
*In April 2012, Michigan changed their helmet law from a universal to a partial helmet law. Please note that the lives saved and dollars saved analyses use 2010 data and reflect the status of the helmet laws at that time.
Motorcycle Safety State Fact Sheets & Helmet Laws
- Alabama All riders
- Alaska 17 and younger
- Arizona 17 and younger
- Arkansas 20 and younger
- California All riders
- Colorado 17 and younger and passengers 17 and younger
- Connecticut 17 and younger
- Delaware 18 and younger
- District of Columbia
(no fact sheet available)
All riders - Florida 20 and younger
- Georgia All riders
- Hawaii 17 and younger
- Idaho 17 and younger
- Illinois No law
- Indiana 17 and younger
- Iowa No law
- Kansas 17 and younger
- Kentucky 20 and younger
- Louisiana All riders
- Maine 17 and younger
- Maryland All riders
- Massachusetts All riders
- Michigan 20 and younger
- Minnesota 17 and younger
- Mississippi All riders
- Missouri All riders
- Montana 17 and younger
- Nebraska All riders
- Nevada All riders
- New Hampshire No law
- New Jersey All riders
- New Mexico 17 and younger
- New York All riders
- North Carolina All riders
- North Dakota 17 and younger
- Ohio 17 and younger
- Oklahoma 17 and younger
- Oregon All riders
- Pennsylvania 20 and younger
- Rhode Island 20 and younger
- South Carolina 20 and younger
- South Dakota 17 and younger
- Tennessee All riders
- Texas 20 and younger
- Utah 17 and younger
- Vermont All riders
- Virginia All riders
- Washington All riders
- West Virginia All riders
- Wisconsin 17 and younger
- Wyoming 17 and younger
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