Connecticut § 14-289d - Vision-protecting devices for operators of motorcycles or motor-driven cycles.
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§ 14-289d. Vision-protecting devices for operators of motorcycles or motor-driven cycles.
Sec. 14-289d. Vision-protecting devices for operators of motorcycles or motor-driven cycles. (a) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall issue regulations, in accordance with nationally accepted standards, concerning specifications for vision-protecting devices, including but not limited to goggles, glasses, face shields, windshields and wind screens for use by operators of motorcycles and motor-driven cycles.
(b) Failure to wear either goggles, glasses or a face shield of a type which conforms to the minimum specifications as called for by such regulations shall be an infraction. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to operators of motorcycles and motor-driven cycles equipped with a wind screen or windshield which conforms to the minimum specifications called for by such regulations.
(1967, P.A. 375, S. 1, 2; P.A. 75-577, S. 114, 126; P.A. 13-271, S. 36.)
History: P.A. 75-577 replaced provision for $100 maximum fine in Subsec. (b) with statement that failure to wear goggles, glasses or face shield is an infraction; P.A. 13-271 added provisions re operators of motor-driven cycles, effective July 1, 2013.
Cited. 194 C. 129.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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