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<baltimore-city-law heading="Part 4 – Motorcycles">
  <section prefix="§" num="16-26" heading="Helmets required.">
    <text>Every person who is driving, or riding on as a passenger, a moving motor-driven 2- or 3-wheel vehicle known generally as a motorcycle or motor bike shall at such time be wearing a firm and durable protective helmet or headgear.</text>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 31, §39(a)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 68-250</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="16-27" heading="Safety goggles required.">
    <text>Every person who is driving or riding as a passenger on a moving motor-driven 2- or 3-wheel vehicle known generally as a motorcycle or motor bike shall at all times be wearing safety goggles or a face shield approved by the Director of Transportation.</text>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 31, §39(b)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 68-250</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 25-435</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="16-28" heading="Must be able to achieve top legal speed.">
    <text>No person shall operate a motor-driven 2- or 3-wheel vehicle known generally as a motorcycle or motor bike on the streets or highways of Baltimore City unless its speed capability is at least equal to the posted speed limit on said highway.</text>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 31, §39(c)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 68-250</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="16-29" heading="Penalties.">
    <text>A violation of any provision of this subtitle is a misdemeanor, punishable upon conviction by a fine of not less than $10 or more than $100 for each such violation.</text>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 31, §39(d)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 68-250</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="16-30" reserved="true" />
</baltimore-city-law>
