Ritter v. State

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 violating the statute, but attacked the statute’s constitutionality. The trial court upheld the constitutionality of the statute, and found Ritter…