Dowis v. State

Phipps, Judge.

Mark Dowis was convicted of operating a motorcycle without the headgear required by OCGA § 40-6-315 (known as Georgia’s motorcycle helmet law) based on evidence that he was wearing nothing more than a cloth bandanna as a head covering. In this appeal of his conviction, he contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to quash the accusation. Dowis claims that the Board’s failure to publish lists approving specific types of approved headgear violates OCGA § 40-6-315 and that without such lists the statute is unconstitutionally vague.

OCGA § 40-6-315 (a) prohibits any…