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RITTER v. STATE

45616.

258 Ga. 551 (1988)

372 S.E.2d 230

RITTER v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided October 5, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Studdard, for appellant.

Johnnie L. Caldwell, Jr., District Attorney, Anne Cobb, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

BELL, Justice.

This appeal concerns the constitutionality of OCGA § 40-6-315 (a), which provides that "[n]o person shall operate or ride upon a motorcycle unless he is wearing protective headgear which complies with standards established by the Board of Public Safety."

In April 1986, the appellant, Donald Ritter, was arrested for riding his motorcycle without any protective headgear and was charged with violating OCGA § 40-6-315 (a). Ritter admitted...

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