Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-289g: Protective headgear for motorcycle or motor-driven cycle operators and passengers under twenty-one years of age. Penalty.

(a) No person under twenty-one years of age may (1) operate a motorcycle or a motor-driven cycle, as defined in section 14-1, or (2) be a passenger on a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, unless such operator or passenger is wearing protective headgear that conforms to the minimum specifications established in 49 CFR 571.218, as amended from time to time. Any person who violates this section shall have committed an infraction and shall be fined not less than ninety dollars.

(b) As used in this section, the term “motorcycle” does not include “autocycle”.