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Timestamp: 2018-09-26 13:33:42
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 2', '§ 3', '§ 4', '§ 5', '§ 6', '§ 7', '§ 8']

Chapter 8.26 BICYCLE HELMETS
Black Diamond, Washington, Code of Ordinances >> Title 8 - HEALTH AND SAFETY >> Chapter 8.26 BICYCLE HELMETS >>
8.26.010 Purpose and policy declared.
8.26.030 Bicycle helmet required.
8.26.040 Minors—Guardian's responsibility.
8.26.050 Infraction—Dismissal following helmet purchase.
8.26.060 Prohibition.
8.26.070 Violation—Penalty.
It is the specific intent of this chapter to place the obligation of complying with its terms upon any person falling within its scope. No provision of this chapter is intended to impose any duty upon the city of Black Diamond or any of its officers, employees, or agents for any damage or injury resulting from the failure of a person to comply with this chapter. Implementation and enforcement of this chapter by the city of Black Diamond and its officers or employees shall be discretionary and not mandatory. This chapter is not intended to form the basis for liability of the city of Black Diamond, or any of its officers, employees, or agents, in the event that a person is injured or property is damaged as a result of the failure of any person to comply with its terms.
(Ord. 785 § 2, 2005)
"Approved bicycle helmet" means a head covering designed to protect the head that meets or exceeds the requirements of standard Z-90.4 set by the American Nationals Standard Institute (ANSI) or the Snell Foundation, or a subsequent nationally recognized standard for helmet performance as the city may adopt.
"Bicycle" means every device propelled solely by human power upon which a person or persons may ride, having two tandem wheels, either of which is eight inches or more in diameter, or three wheels, any one of which is more than twenty inches in diameter. The term "bicycle" shall include any child-seat, trailer, sidecar, or other device attached to a bicycle.
"Child" means a person under the age of eighteen.
"Guardian" means a person legally responsible for the care and management of a person under the age of eighteen. "Guardian" shall include the parent, a person with legal custody, a person with temporary custody, or a person who is temporarily caring for the child.
"Public area" means the public roadways, sidewalks, bicycle paths, parks, public property, public rights-of-way, and publicly owned facilities within the city limits of the city of Black Diamond.
(Ord. 785 § 3, 2005)
Any person under the age of eighteen riding a bicycle, including a passenger on a bicycle or a person in tow of a bicycle, upon any public area, shall wear an approved bicycle helmet, which shall be worn over the head and equipped with either a neck or chin strap that shall be fastened securely while the bicycle is in motion.
The guardian of a child is responsible for requiring that the child under his or her care wears an approved bicycle helmet while bicycling, or riding as a passenger on a bicycle or in tow of a bicycle, in any public area, and that the child has the neck or chin strap of the helmet fastened securely. Each child not wearing a secured strap shall be considered a separate offense chargeable to the parent or guardian.
(Ord. 785 § 4, 2005)
The guardian of a person under the age of sixteen years shall not knowingly allow, or fail to take reasonable steps, to prevent that person from operating or riding on a bicycle or other cycle not powered by a motor on a public highway, bicycle path or any right-of-way or publicly owned facilities under the jurisdiction of the city of Black Diamond, unless that person is wearing an approved bicycle helmet fastened securely.
(Ord. 785 § 5, 2005)
The first time a person has been issued a notice of infraction for violation of this chapter, if such person appears in person before the court and supplies the court with proof that between the date of notice of infraction and the appearance date in court the person has purchased a helmet that meets the requirements of this chapter, the court shall dismiss the notice of infraction without cost.
(Ord. 785 § 6, 2005)
No person shall ride a bicycle or human propelled scooter upon the bicycle track, unless that person is properly wearing an approved helmet that is fastened securely.
(Ord. 785 § 7, 2005)
Any person violating the provisions of this section of the BDMC (Black Diamond municipal court) shall be guilty of a civil infraction, and conviction thereof, shall be punished by imposition of a monetary penalty of not more than seventy-five dollars. Community service hours may be imposed in addition to or in lieu of monetary penalties.
(Ord. 785 § 8, 2005)