{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-1606","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 50-1606","heading":"Contributory negligence.","body":"Failure to wear a helmet as described in this subchapter shall not be considered as evidence of either negligence per se, contributory negligence, or assumption of the risk in any civil suit arising out of any accident in which a person under 16 years of age is injured. Failure to wear a helmet shall not be a admissible as evidence in the trial of any civil action, nor in any way diminish or reduce the damages recoverable in such action.","path":["Title 50. Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic.","Chapter 16. Regulation of Bicycles.","Subchapter I. General Provisions.","Part A. Bicycle Safety."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/50-1606","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"53bd859a575d74d7446743a9b011c3baadeb9681797583eeb696aaed52757e58","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-1605","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-1607"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}