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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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