New Jersey § 39:4-10

§ 39:4-10.

a. A person regularly engaged in the business of selling or renting bicycles shall

post a sign at the point where the sale or rental transaction is completed stating:

“STATE LAW REQUIRES A BICYCLE RIDER UNDER 17 YEARS OF AGE TO WEAR A HELMET.” The size of the sign shall be at a minimum 15 inches in length and 8 inches in width. This notification requirement shall not apply to a seller when a bicycle is sold

through the use of a catalog or brochure and the purchase and payment are made by

mail, telephone or another telecommunications or electronic method. A person who fails to post a sign required by this subsection within 60 days after

the effective date of this amendatory act ( P.L.1995, c. 177 ) shall be subject to a penalty not to exceed $25 a day for each day the business

is open to the public and the sign is not posted. The enforcement of this subsection shall be vested in the Director of the Division

of Consumer Affairs of the Department of Law and Public Safety, the inspectors appointed

under his authority, and the police or peace officers of, or inspectors duly appointed

for this purpose, by any municipality or county or by the State. Jurisdiction of proceedings to collect the penalties prescribed by this act is vested

in the Superior Court and the municipal court in any municipality where the defendant

may be apprehended or where he may reside. Process shall be either a summons or warrant and shall be executed in a summary

manner pursuant to the “Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999,” P.L. 1999, c.274 ( C.2A:58-10 et seq. ). b. A person regularly engaged in the business of renting bicycles shall provide a

helmet to a person under 17 years of age who will operate the bicycle in an area where a helmet is required,

if the person does not already have a helmet in his possession. A fee may be charged for the helmet rental. c. A person regularly engaged in the business of selling or renting bicycles who complies

with the applicable requirements of this section shall not be liable in a civil action

for damages for any physical injury sustained by a bicycle operator or passenger who

is under the age of 17 years as a result of the operator's or passenger's failure to wear a helmet or to

wear a properly fitted or fastened helmet in violation of the requirements of this

act. d. Within 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory act ( P.L.1995, c. 177 ) 1 , the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall

make a reasonable effort to notify any person who is regularly engaged in the business

of selling or renting bicycles of the requirements of this section. The responsibility of a person under this section shall not be abrogated or diminished

in any manner if the person fails to receive or become aware of a notice from the

division. 1

L.1995, c. 177, eff. July 11, 1995.