[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Orange
Township as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 11-14-1994 as Ord. No. 40-94; amended 3-20-01 by Ord. No. 6-2001]
No person shall ride upon in-line skates, roller blades, roller
skates, skateboards, scooters or similar devices unless wearing a
properly fitted and fastened helmet which meets the standards of the
American National Standards Institute (ANSI Z 90.4 bicycle helmet
standard) or the Snell Memorial Foundation's 1984 Standard for
Protective Head Gear for Use in Bicycling or a helmet which is designed
specifically for use with the particular skating device being used.
Any person who violates a requirement of this Article shall
be issued a summons giving notice of the violation and shall be subject
to a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.) for a first offense
and not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250.) for each subsequent
offense. In the event that the offender is a juvenile, the parent
or legal guardian of that offender shall be issued a summons and shall
be subject to a fine of up to one hundred dollars ($100.) for a first
offense and up to two hundred fifty dollars ($250.) for each subsequent
offense. The penalties set forth in this section for a first offense,
only, may be waived if an offender or his parent or legal guardian
presents sufficient proof that an approved helmet has been purchased
since the summons was issued.[1]
The term scooter shall be defined as a device propelled by muscular
power, which consists of a footboard between end wheels and is controlled
by an upright steering handle attached to a front wheel. This amendment
does not apply to motorized scooters.
