{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-85-11b1-2","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 85, § 11B1/2","heading":"Mandatory helmet use for persons 16 years of age or younger","body":"Section 11B1/2. Any person 16 years of age or younger operating in line skates, a skate board, a scooter or other manually-propelled wheeled vehicle or riding as a passenger on any such manually-propelled vehicle on a public way, bicycle path or on any other public right-of-way shall wear a helmet. Such helmet shall fit the person's head and be secured by straps at all times while operating in line skates, scooters, skate board or other manually-propelled wheeled vehicle and shall meet the standards for helmets established by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI Z 90.4) or subsequent standards or the Snell Memorial Foundation's 1984 standard for use in bicycling or subsequent standards. A violation of this section shall not be used as evidence of contributory negligence in a civil action.\nA city or town shall not adopt any by-laws or ordinances to change the standards required by this section.","path":["Part I","Title XIV","Chapter 85"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter85/Section11B1~2","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:21:38Z","sha256":"e9e8c434fb2f128c7a8c627ef2daa8b2b6e572e84c523d39ba6acf5c5036f031","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-85-11e","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-85-11b3-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}