No person one or more years of age and less than 14 years of age shall operate or ride as a passenger on a bicycle unless such person is wearing a helmet meeting the standards of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI Z 90.4 bicycle helmet standards) or the Snell Memorial Foundation's Standards for Protective Headgear for Use in Bicycling. For the purposes of this section, "wearing a helmet" means having a helmet of good fit fastened securely upon the head with the helmet straps.
A. 
The parent of any child and the guardian of any ward shall not authorize or knowingly permit any such child or ward to violate any of the provisions of this article.
B. 
These regulations shall apply whenever a bicycle is operated upon any highway, upon private roads open to public motor vehicle traffic and upon any path set aside for the use of bicycles within the Village of Sagaponack.
[Amended 1-14-2008 by L.L. No. 2-2008]
C. 
Law enforcement officers authorized to issue a summons under the Vehicle and Traffic Law shall only issue a summons for a violation of this article to a parent or guardian of a person less than 14 years of age if the violation by such person occurs in the presence of such person's parent or guardian and where such parent or guardian is 18 years of age or more. Such summons shall only be issued to such parent or guardian and shall not be issued to the person less than 14 years of age.
A. 
Any person who violates the provisions of this article shall pay a civil fine not to exceed $50.
B. 
The court shall waive any fine for which a person who violates the provisions of this article would be liable if such person supplies the court with proof that between the date of violation and the appearance date for such violation such person purchased or rented a helmet.
C. 
The court may waive any fine for which a person who violates the provisions of this article would be liable if the court finds that due to reasons of economic hardship such person was unable to purchase a helmet or due to such economic hardship such person was unable to obtain a helmet from the statewide bicycle helmet distribution program, as established in § 206 of the New York State Public Health Law, or a local distribution program.