ORD 18-006ORDINANCE NO. 18-006
AN ORDINANCE adopting a new Section 10.24.070 of the Camas
Municipal Code, relating to helmet requirements for skateboards,
roller skates, coasters, bicycles and other similar devices.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAMAS DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section I
A new Section 10.24.070 of the Camas Municipal Code is hereby adopted to provide as
follows:
CMC 10.24.070: Helmet Required.
A. No person shall operate or be passenger on a bicycle, in-line skates, roller skates, scooter,
unicycle, or skateboard in or upon any public area within the city unless he or she is wearing
a protective helmet. The helmet shall have either a neck or chin-strap which is securely
fastened while the bicycle, in-line skates, roller skates, scooter, unicycle, or skateboard is in
motion.
B. A parent or guardian shall be responsible for requiring that a child under the age of 16 years
wears a helmet, with the neck or chin-strap fastened securely, while that child is on a bicycle,
in-line skates, roller skates, scooter, unicycle, or skateboard in any public area of the city.
C. A police officer observing a person operating or riding as a passenger on a bicycle, in-line
skates, roller skates, scooter, unicycle, or skateboard, in violation of the section, may stop and
detain such person for the purpose of establishing identity and issuing an appropriate warning
or citation.
D. A person is exempt from the requirement to wear a helmet under this chapter, if wearing the
helmet would violate a religious belief.
ORDINANCE NO. 18-006
E. "Helmet" means a head covering designed for safety that meets or exceeds safety standards
adopted by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) or such subsequently
nationally recognized standards for helmet performance. In the absence of an applicable
CPSC standard, the head covering must meet or exceed the current standards adopted by
either the American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) or the Snell Foundation until such
applicable CPSC standard exists or such subsequently nationally recognized standards for
helmet performance is adopted. The helmet must be equipped with either a neck or chinstrap
that shall be fastened securely while the wheeled-vehicle is in motion.
F. Any person, including a parent or guardian, violating any of the provisions of this chapter
shall have committed a civil infraction and shall be subject to a monetary penalty not to
exceed $50.00.
(1) If a child in violation of this chapter is 11 years of age or younger, any citation
issued shall by issued to the parent, legal guardian, or adult with custody or temporary
custody, rather than to the child.
(2) If a child in violation of this chapter is at least 12 years of age and is under 16
years of age, a citation may be issued to the child or to the parent, legal guardian, or adult
with custody or temporary custody.
(3) The court may waive, reduce or suspend the civil penalty and clear the civil
infraction as a warning for a person who has not been cited under this chapter within the
previous three-year period from the date of the current infraction and provides proof that he
or she has acquired an approved helmet at the time of appearance in court.
Section II
This ordinance shall take force and be in effect five (5) days from and after its publication
according to law.
ORDINANCE NO. 18-006
PASSED BY the Council and APPROVED by the Mayo
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Clerk
APPROVED as to form:
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