Ride in Freedom Act

The Council of the District of Columbia may not enact, and the Mayor of the District of Columbia may not enforce, any act, resolution, or other requirement that prohibits a person from operating, or riding on, a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle unless wearing a protective helmet.

Section 2215.3 title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, as added by section 7(o)(2) of the Motorized Bicycle Amendment Act of 2012 (D.C. Law 19–290), is repealed.

Section 602(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–206.02(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (9), by striking office; or and inserting office;;

(2) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end and inserting; or; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

(11) enact any act, resolution, regulation or other requirement that prohibits a person from operating, or riding on, a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle unless wearing a protective helmet (as those terms are defined in the Ride in Freedom Act).

In this section:

The term helmet means a helmet that meets the standards set forth in section 741 of title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations.

The terms motorcycle and motor-driven cycle have the meanings given those terms in section 9901 of title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations.