{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-32-5a-283","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 32-5A-283","heading":"Unlawful for Person to Use Bicycle Under Certain Conditions.","body":"It is unlawful for any person to use a bicycle on a public roadway, public bicycle path, other public rights-of-way, state, city, or county public park under any one of the following conditions:\n(1) For any person under the age of 16 years to operate or be a passenger on a bicycle unless at all times the person wears a protective bicycle helmet of good fit, fastened securely upon the head with the straps of the helmet.\n(2) For any person to operate a bicycle with a passenger who weighs less than 40 pounds or is less than 40 inches in height unless the passenger is properly seated in and adequately secured in a restraining seat.\n(3) For any parent or legal guardian of a person under the age of 16 years to knowingly permit the person to operate or be a passenger on a bicycle in violation of subdivision (1) or (2).","path":["Title 32 Motor Vehicles and Traffic.","Chapter 5A Rules of the Road.","Article 13 Bicycle Safety."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=32-5A-283","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"7ab24039d4f48ac423f28109f36fe47939874d50f27c9c2d44dcc1d224e52a2f","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-32-5a-282","next":"us-al/ala.-code-32-5a-284"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}