Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 814.534 (2026)

Failure of motor assisted scooter operator to wear protective headgear; exception; penalty

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814.534 Failure of motor assisted scooter operator to wear protective headgear; exception; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of failure of a motor assisted scooter operator to wear protective headgear if the person operates a motor assisted scooter on a highway or on premises open to the public and is not wearing protective headgear of a type approved under ORS 815.052.

(2) A person is exempt from the protective headgear requirement of subsection (1) of this section if wearing the headgear would violate a religious belief or practice of the person.

(3) The first time a person is convicted of an offense under this section, the person may not be required to pay a fine if the person proves to the satisfaction of the court that the person has protective headgear of a type approved under ORS 815.052.

(4) The offense described in this section, failure of a motor assisted scooter operator to wear protective headgear, is a specific fine traffic violation. The presumptive fine for failure of a motor assisted scooter operator to wear protective headgear is $25. [2001 c.749 §16; 2011 c.597 §105]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2021–2021 · leading case: State v. Gayman, 492 P.3d 130 (Or. Ct. App. 2021).

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State v. Gayman, 492 P.3d 130 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “524 (unsafe operation of motor assisted scooter on sidewalk), ORS 814.534 (failure of motor assisted scooter operator to wear protective headgear, which carries a presumptive fine of $25), and ORS 814.”

— Or. Rev. Stat. § 814.534(4) — 1 case

State v. Gayman, 492 P.3d 130 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). “524 (unsafe operation of motor assisted scooter on sidewalk), ORS 814.534 (failure of motor assisted scooter operator to wear protective headgear, which carries a presumptive fine of $25), and ORS 814.”

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