DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE
TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION
MOTORCYCLE HELMETS
(By authority conferred on the Department of State Police by section 658 of Act No.
300 of the Public Acts of 1949, as amended, being §257.658 of the Michigan
Compiled Laws.)
R 28.951 Approved Equipment
Rule 1. Motorcycle helmets shall meet the model specifications established by the
United States Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration. These specifications, located at and identified as "Motorcycle
Helmets", 49 C.F.R. § 571.218, published April 15, 1988 in the Federal Register (53
FR 12529), effective October 3, 1988, are adopted in these rules by reference.
Printed copies of 49 C.F.R. § 571.218 are available for inspection and for distribution
to the public at cost at the offices of the Michigan Department of State Police,
Special Operations Division, Traffic Services Section, 714 S. Harrison Road, East
Lansing, Michigan 48823. Printed copies of Chapter 49, Transportation, Pts. 400-999,
containing 49 C.F.R. § 571.218, are also available from the United States Government
Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, Pa
15250-7954, at a cost of $57.00 at the time of the adoption of this rule.
History: 1981 AACS; 2000 AACS.
Editor's Note: Pursuant to Section 56 of 1969 PA 306, as amended, being Section 24.256 of the
Michigan Compiled Laws, an obvious error in this rule has been corrected at the request of the
promulgating agency. The rule as published in the Michigan Register and filed with the Office of the
Great Seal omitted the word "Traffic" in the title of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
R 28.952 Rescinded.
History: 1981 AACS; 2000 AACS.
R 28.953 Rescinded.
History: 1981 AACS; 2000 AACS.
R 28.954 Rescinded.
History: 1981 AACS; 2000 AACS.
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