A. No person shall operate or be a passenger on a bicycle, in-line skates, roller skates, scooter, unicycle or skateboard on in or upon any public area within the city unless he or she is wearing a protective helmet. The helmet shall have either a neck or chin-strap which is securely fastened while the bicycle, in-line skates, roller skates, scooter, unicycle or skateboard is in motion.

B. A parent or guardian shall be responsible for requiring that a child under the age of 18 years wears a helmet, the neck or chin-strap of which must be fastened securely, while that child is on a bicycle, in-line skates, roller skates, scooter, unicycle or skateboard in any public area of the city.

C. A police officer observing a person operating or riding as a passenger on a bicycle, in-line skates, roller skates, scooter, unicycle or skateboard without the required helmet, in violation of this section, may stop and detain such person for the purpose of establishing identity and issuing an appropriate warning or citation.

D. A person is exempt from the requirements to wear a helmet under this chapter, if wearing the helmet would violate a religious belief or practice of the person. (Ord. M-3869 §1, 2008)