{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17c-11a-4","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 17C-11A-4","heading":"Requirements for helmet use.","body":"(a) It is unlawful for any person under fifteen years of age to operate or be a passenger on a bicycle or any attachment to a bicycle used on a public roadway, public bicycle path or other public right-of-way unless at all times when the person is so engaged he or she wears a protective bicycle helmet of good fit, fastened securely upon the head with the straps of the helmet.\n(b) It is unlawful for any parent or legal guardian of a person under fifteen years of age to knowingly permit such person to operate or be a passenger on a bicycle or on any attachment to a bicycle used on a public roadway, public bicycle path or other public right-of-way unless at all times when the person is so engaged he or she wears a protective bicycle helmet of good fit, fastened securely upon the head with the straps of the helmet.","path":["CHAPTER 17C. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS AND LAWS OF THE ROAD.","ARTICLE 11A. CHILD BICYCLE SAFETY ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17C-11A-4/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:24:23Z","sha256":"781c1b48db2c565168c6fba48f7dbada828e588d03cdd18839ff3990f382bd3a","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17c-11a-3","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17c-11a-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}