{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-814.269","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 814.269","heading":"Failure of motorcycle operator to wear motorcycle helmet; penalty.","body":"(1) A person commits the offense of failure of a motorcycle operator to wear a motorcycle helmet if the person operates a motorcycle and is not wearing a motorcycle helmet.\n      (2) Exemptions from this section are established in ORS 814.290.\n      (3) The offense described in this section, failure of a motorcycle operator to wear a motorcycle helmet, is a Class D traffic violation.","path":["19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation","59. Oregon Vehicle Code","Chapter 814 — Pedestrians; Passengers; Livestock; Motorized Wheelchairs; Vehicles With Fewer Than Four Wheels"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors814.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:18Z","sha256":"3fce2e6cc41e60f049faa896a51bbd1ae23410d1725d7e520c365eb669a4fe85","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-814.260","next":"us-or/ors-814.270"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}