{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-85-11d","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 85, § 11D","heading":"Bicycle helmets; display of sign requiring use","body":"Section 11D. Every person engaged in the retail business of selling or renting bicycles, in line skates, scooters, skate boards or other manually-propelled wheeled vehicles shall display in an area conspicuous to customers of the business a sign containing the following statement: Massachusetts law requires that a bicycle helmet be worn by a person 16 years of age or under who is riding as an operator or passenger on a bicycle, in line skates, a scooter, or a skate board.\nBy posting such a sign, such retail business shall be deemed to be in full compliance with this act, and no liability shall be incurred in the event that said helmet is not worn. A person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of renting bicycles shall make available a bicycle helmet conforming to the specifications for bicycle helmets of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission to each person renting a bicycle.","path":["Part I","Title XIV","Chapter 85"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter85/Section11D","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:21:38Z","sha256":"f42842bfb5c96ee01b251509bffabeb222d575b06dfd14699fb4154d01806ee2","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-85-11c","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-85-11e"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}