00 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 325(L&C)                                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to  motorcycle safety and to use of helmets by operators of                                            
02 motorcycles."                                                                                                           
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  POLICY.  It is the policy of the state that the Department of Public Safety                            
05 implement a motorcycle safety program.                                                                                  
06    * Sec. 2.  AS 28.05.011 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read:                                                
07   (12)  regulations necessary to implement a motorcycle safety program.                                                
08    * Sec. 3.  AS 28.35.245 is repealed and reenacted to read:                                                           
09  Sec. 28.35.245.  MOTORCYCLE HELMET.  (a)  A motorcycle helmet may                                                     
10 not be manufactured or sold in the state unless the helmet conforms to standards                                        
11 established by regulation by the commissioner of public safety.  The regulations must                                   
12 provide for helmets that allow normal peripheral vision and hearing and minimize neck                                   
13 injuries to the wearer potentially caused by the helmet.  The regulations shall be                                      
14 adopted under the provisions of AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).                                                
01  (b)  A person who is 18 years of age or older may not be required to wear a                                           
02 helmet while operating a motorcycle if the person is the holder of a license or                                         
03 endorsement to operate a motorcycle.