Section 18-740. MOTORCYCLE EQUIPMENT: GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

740.1No person shall sell, offer for sale, or distribute any protective helmets, goggles, or faceshields for use by the operators or passengers of motorcycles unless such helmets, goggles, or face shields are of the type approved by the Director.

 

740.2Applications for approval of equipment required by this section shall be submitted to the Director who shall determine when conditions of approval have been met and shall thereupon issue a Certificate of Approval.

 

740.3An application for approval of equipment shall be accompanied by a copy of a laboratory test report from a nationally recognized, independent testing laboratory certifying that the item tested meets the specification(s) set forth in the prescribed standards, and stating the manufacturer’s trade name and model name (if any), or number appearing on the item tested.

 

740.4No sample is required by the Director unless specifically requested. No fee is required for approval.

 

740.5Alteration of a helmet, goggles, face shield, or wind screen by or for a user shall invalidate the Director’s approval, and the label required by the identification requirements of §§ 741 through 744 shall no longer be evidence of approval of the item altered.

 

740.6Provisions of the standards of the American National Standards Institute, Inc., cited in §§ 741 through 744 are incorporated by reference. In case of conflict between the provisions of the Standards and those contained in this chapter, the provisions of this chapter shall apply.

 

740.7The Director shall have the authority to withdraw approval of any product approved under this section for any cause considered reasonable.

 

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17 DCRR § 110(d) (October 19, 1970); and by Regulation No. 72-13 effective June 30, 1972, 32 DCRR §§ 6.503(a), (b), 6.504, 6.504, 6.505, Special Edition.