Helmet Laws by Date of Effectiveness
Summary: Mandatory helmet laws by the date they were adopted, or in some cases the date they became effective. All dates are in Day/Month/Year order.
| Adopted | Jurisdiction | Ages/Conditions | Effective Date |
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| 1987 | | | |
| | State of California | Passengers
under 5 | 1987 |
| 1989 | | | |
| | State of New York | Passengers
under 5 | 1989 |
| 1990 | | | |
| | State of Massachusetts | Passengers
under 5 | 1990 |
| | Howard County, MD | Under 16 | 1990 |
| | Beachwood, OH | Under 16 | 1990 |
| 1991 | | | |
| | State of Pennsylvania | Passengers
under 5 | 1991 |
| | Bidwell Park, Chico,CA | All ages | 1991 |
| | Montgomery County, MD | Under 18 | 1991 |
| 1992 | | | |
| | State of New Jersey | Under 14
(now under 17) | 1992 |
| | Chapel Hill, NC | Under 16 | 1992 |
| | Allegany County, MD | Under 16 | 1992 |
| | Rockland County, NY | All ages | 1992 |
| | Orange Village, OH | Ages 6 to 15 | 1992 |
| | Guilderland, NY | Under 14 | 1992 |
| 1993 | | | |
| | State of Georgia | Under 16 | 1993 |
| | State of Connecticut | Under 16 | 1993/1997 |
| | Clarksville, TN | All ages | 1993 |
| | Erie County Parks, NY | All ages | 1993 |
| | Strongsville, OH | Under 12 | 1993 |
| | Morgantown, WV | All ages | 1993 |
| | Clarksburg, WV | Under 18 | 1993 |
| | King County, WA
(excluded Seattle) | All ages | 1993 |
| | Des Moines, WA | All ages | 1993 |
| | Duvall, WA | All ages | 1993 |
| | Enumclaw, WA | All ages | 1993 |
| | Hunts Point, WA | All ages | 1993 |
| | Arlington County, VA | Under 15 | 1993 |
| | Falls Church, VA | Under 15 | 1993 |
| | Fairfax County, VA | Under 15 | 1993 |
| | Montevallo, AL | All ages | 1993 |
| | Tucson, AZ | Under 18 | 1993 |
| 1994 | | | |
| | State of California | Under 18 | 1994 |
| | State of New York | Under 14 | 1994 |
| | State of Mass. | Under 13 | 1994 |
| | State of Oregon | Under 16 | 1993 |
| | State of Tennessee | Under 12 | 1994 |
| | Homewood, AL | All ages | 1994 |
| | Greenburgh, NY | All ages | 1994 |
| | Tacoma, WA | All ages | 1994 |
| | Port Angeles, WA | All ages | 1993 |
| | Puyallup, WA | All ages | 1994 |
| | Alexandria, VA | Under 15 | 1994 |
| | Carolina Beach, NC | Under 16 | 1994 |
| | South Charleston, WV | Under 18 | 1994 |
| | Pierce County, WA | All ages | 1994 |
| | Blacksburg, VA | Under 15 | 1994 |
| | York County, VA | | 1994 |
| 1995 | | | |
| | State of Pa. | Under 12 | 1995 |
| | State of Alabama | Under 16 | 1995 |
| | State of Maryland | Under 16 | 1995 |
| | Sykesville,MD | All ages | 1995 |
| | East Grand Rapids, MI | Under 18 | 1995 |
| | Boone, NC | All ages | 1995 |
| | Chemung Co., NY | Under 15 | 1995 |
| | Houston, TX | Under 18 | 1995 |
| | Virginia Beach, VA | Under 15 | 1995 |
| | Prince William Co,VA | Under 15 | 1995 |
| | Manassas, VA | Under 15 | 1995 |
| | Fircrest, WA | All ages | 1995 |
| | Poulsbo, WA | Under 18 | 1995 |
| | Steilacoom, WA | All ages | 1995 |
| | St. Albans, WV | Under 18 | 1995 |
| | Los Alamos Co, NM | Under 18 | 1995 |
| | Pima County, AZ | Under 18 | 1995 |
| | Sierra Vista, AZ | Under 18 | 1995 |
| 1996 | | | |
| | State of Delaware | Under 16 | 1996 |
| | State of West Virginia | Under 15 | 1996 |
| | State of Rhode Island | Under 9 | 1996 |
| | Bedford, TX | Under 18 | 1996 |
| | Austin, TX | All ages(see below) | 1996 |
| | Benbrook, TX | Under 17 | 1996 |
| | Black Mountain, NC | All ages | 1996 |
| | Front Royal, VA | Under 15 | 1996 |
| | University Place, WA | All ages | 1996 |
| | Dallas, TX | All ages | 1996 |
| | Fort Worth, TX | Under 18 | 1996 |
| | Eatonville, WA | Under 16 | 1996 |
| | Gig Harbor, WA | All ages | 1996 |
| | Lakewood, WA | All ages | 1996 |
| | Snoqualmie, WA | All ages | 1996 |
| 1997 | | | |
| | State of Connecticut | Under 16 | 1997 |
| | State of Florida | Under 16 | 1997 |
| | Newport News, VA | Under 15 | 1997 |
| | Coppell, TX | All ages | 1997 |
| | Austin, Tx | Under 18 | 1997 |
| | Barrington, IL
(amendment) | Under 17 | 1997 |
| | Lakewood, OH | Under 18 | 1997 |
| | Port Washington, WI | Under 17 | 1997 |
| | Manassas Park, VA | Under 15 | 1997 |
| | Carrboro, NC | Under 16 | 1997 |
| | Yuma, AZ | Under 18 | 1997 |
| | Arlington, TX | Under 18 | 1997 |
| | Milton, WA | All ages | 1997 |
| | Orting, WA | Under 17 | 1997 |
| | Island County, WA | All ages | 1997 |
| | Shaker Heights, OH | All ages over 5 | 1997 |
| | Cicero, IL | Under 16 | 1997 |
| | Libertyville IL
(incentives only) | | 1997 |
| 1998 | | | |
| | Rhode Island
(amendment to age
limit in 1996 law) | Under 16 | 1998 |
| | Seymour, CT | All ages | 1998
Repealed 1998 |
| | Adrian, MI | Under 15 | 1998 |
| | Brecksville, OH | Under 18 | 1998 |
| | Greenville, NC | Under 16 | 1998 |
| | Williamsburg, VA | Under 15 | 1998 |
| | Kensington MetroparkIL | All ages | 1998 |
| 1999 | | | |
| | Inverness, IL | Under 16 | 1999 |
| | State of Maine | Under 16 | 1999 |
| | Centerville, OH | | 1999 |
| | Farmington Hills IL | Under 16 | 1999 |
| | Oklahoma City
(city property only) | All ages | 1999 |
| | Southlake, TX | Under 15 | 1999 |
| | Hampton, VA | Under 15 | 1999 |
| | James City County, VA | Under 15 | 1999 |
| | Kent, WA | All ages | 1999 |
| | Renton, WA | All ages | 1999 |
| | Seatac, WA | All over 1 year | 1999 |
| 2000 | | | |
| | State of Tennessee | Under 16 | 2000 |
| | Creve Coeur,Missouri | All ages | 2000 |
| | Bremerton, WA | All ages | 2000 ? |
| | District of Columbia | Under 16 | 2000 |
| | South Euclid, OH | Under 14 | 2000 |
| | Glendale, OH | Under 19 | 2000 |
| | Waynesville, OH | Under 17 | 2000 |
| | Petersburg, VA | Under 15 | 2000 |
| | Radford, VA | Under 15 | 2000 |
| | Roanoke, VA | Under 15 | 2000 |
| | Salem, VA | Under 15 | 2000 |
| | Suffolk County, NY | 14 to 17 | 2000 |
| 2001 | | | |
| | State of N. Carolina | Under 16 | 2001 |
| | State of Hawaii | Under 16 | 2001 |
| | Onondaga County, NY (Syracuse) | Under 18 | 2001 ? |
| | Aberdeen, WA | All ages | 2001 |
| | Bainbridge Island | All ages | 2001 |
| | Billings MT | Under 16 | 2001 |
| | Cary, NC | Under 16 | 2001 |
| | Cornelius, NC | Under 16 * | 2001 |
| | Akron, OH | Under 16 | 2001 |
| | Matthews, NC | Under 16 | 2001 |
| | Norfolk, VA | Under 15 | 2001 |
| | NV Duckwater Indian Res | Under 17 | 2001 |
| | Euclid, OH | Under 14 | 2001 |
| | Brooklyn, OH | Under 14 | 2001 |
| | Williamsburg, VA | Under 15 | 2001 |
| 2002 | | | |
| | St Louis County, MO for unincorporated areas | Under 17 | 2002
| | | Louisiana | Under 12 | 2002 |
| | NV Reno/Sparks Indian Colony | Under 17 | 2002 |
| | Madeira, Ohio | Under 17 | 2002 |
| | Louisville, KY | Under 18 | 2002 |
| | Skokie, IL | Under 16 | 2002 |
| | Belleview, WA | All ages | 2002 |
| | SnohomishWA | All ages | 2002
Repealed 2002 |
| | Snohomish skatepark,WA | All ages | 2002 |
| | Louisville ExtremePark | All ages | 2002 |
| | Charlotte, NC | Under 16 * | 2002 |
| 2003 | | | |
| | California(skate,etc) | Under 18 | 2003 |
| | Columbia, MO | Under 16 | 2003 |
| | Blue Ash, OH | Under 16 | 2003 |
| | Florissant, MO | Under 17 | 2003 |
| | Norman, OK | Under 18 | 2003 |
| | Seattle, WA | All ages | 2003 |
| 2004 | | | |
| | Dist.of Col.(Skate,etc) | Under 16 | 2004 |
| | State of Mass. | Under 17,not 13 | 2004 |
| | East Cleveland, OH | Under 18 | 2004 |
| | Dayton, OH | Under 14 | 2004 |
| | Lawrence, KS | Under 15 | 2004 |
| | Cincinnati, OH | Under 16 | 2004 |
| | Bethel, AK | Under 16 | 2004 |
| | Enon, OH | Under 16 | 2004 |
| | Kenai, AK | Under 16 | 2004 |
| | Kettering, OH | Under 16 | 2004 |
| | Spokane, WA | All ages | 2004 |
| | Marietta, OH | Under 16 | 2004 |
| | Eastchester, NY | Under 19 | 2004 |
| 2005 | | | |
| | New Jersey (amended) | Under 17 | 2005 |
| | Anchorage, AK | Under 16 | 2005 |
| 2006 | | | |
| | New Hampshire (State) | Under 16 | 2006 |
| | St. Charles, MO | Under 16 | 2006 |
| 2007 | | | |
| | New Mexico (State) | Under 18 | 7/1/2007 |
| 2008 | | | |
| | Vancouver, WA | All ages | 3/25/2008 |
For further detail, see our main page on Mandatory Helmet Laws. This one is just to put them in date order. Note that our date format follows US standards, with the day/month/year order.
This page was last revised on: March 8, 2008
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