(a) (1) The provisions of this section apply:
(i) At all times while a bicycle is being operated on any highway, bicycle way, or other property open to the public or used by the public for pedestrian or vehicular traffic; and
(ii) To a person under the age of 16 who is riding on a bicycle, including a person under the age of 16 who is a passenger on a bicycle:
1. In a restraining seat attached to the bicycle; or
2. In a trailer being towed by the bicycle.
(2) The provisions of this section do not apply to passengers in commercial bicycle rickshaws.
(b) This section does not apply in the town of Ocean City, Maryland, on the boardwalk between the Ocean City inlet and 27th Street, during the hours in which bicycles are permitted by local ordinance to be operated on the boardwalk.
(c) A person to whom this section applies may not operate or ride as a passenger on a bicycle unless the person is wearing a helmet that meets or exceeds the standards of the American National Standards Institute, the Snell Memorial Foundation, or the American Society for Testing and Materials for protective headgear for use in bicycling.
(d) This section shall be enforced by the issuance of a warning that informs the offender of the requirements of this section and provides educational materials about bicycle helmet use.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 21 - Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road
Subtitle 12 - Operation of Bicycles and Play Vehicles
Section 21-1201 - Scope of Subtitle
Section 21-1203 - Riding on Bicycles or Motor Scooters
Section 21-1204 - Clinging to Vehicles
Section 21-1205 - Riding on Roadways or on Highway
Section 21-1205.2 - Operation of an Electric Bicycle
Section 21-1207 - Lamps and Other Equipment on Bicycles and Motor Scooters
Section 21-1207.1 - Helmets Required
Section 21-1207.2 - Protective Helmets
Section 21-1208 - Securing Bicycle, Epamd, or Motor Scooter to Certain Objects
Section 21-1209 - Throwing Object at Bicycle, Epamd, or Motor Scooter
Section 21-1210 - Wearing Earplugs, Headsets, etc., Prohibited
Section 21-1211 - Motor Vehicle or Bicycle Racing Events
Section 21-1211.1 - Foot Racing Events
Section 21-1212 - Copies or Summaries of Laws and Regulations