City of Bremerton v. Spears

Two issues are before us in this case. The State asks us to clarify whether the Court of Appeals has jurisdiction in cases involving review of civil traffic infractions involving small fines. John Spears and the State ask us to decide whether the mandatory motorcycle helmet statute, as implemented by the current administrative rule defining helmets, is constitutional. We hold that the Court of Appeals does not have jurisdiction, and that there is no constitutional defect in the regulation implementing the mandatory helmet law.

FACTS

John Spears was cited for traffic infractions on five…