{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-814.534","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 814.534","heading":"Failure of motor assisted scooter operator to wear protective headgear; exception; penalty.","body":"(1) A person commits the offense of failure of a motor assisted scooter operator to wear protective headgear if the person operates a motor assisted scooter on a highway or on premises open to the public and is not wearing protective headgear of a type approved under ORS 815.052.\n      (2) A person is exempt from the protective headgear requirement of subsection (1) of this section if wearing the headgear would violate a religious belief or practice of the person.\n      (3) The first time a person is convicted of an offense under this section, the person may not be required to pay a fine if the person proves to the satisfaction of the court that the person has protective headgear of a type approved under ORS 815.052.\n      (4) The offense described in this section, failure of a motor assisted scooter operator to wear protective headgear, is a specific fine traffic violation. The presumptive fine for failure of a motor assisted scooter operator to wear protective headgear is $25.","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":"b49edc4496aebfabe06f15536910ae7a23f973af75f0fb356ffbbff89a84d6c4","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-814.532","next":"us-or/ors-814.536"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}