HB 73 Summary

• Prohibits retail sellers from advertising helmets as suitable for motorcycle operation unless the helmet has been approved by the Secretary of Safety and Homeland Security through the Office of Highway Safety.

• Requires retail sellers to disclose to consumers when a helmet is advertised as motorcycle-capable through non-seller sources but has not received official highway safety approval.

• Establishes definitions for "advertise," "consumer," "helmet," and "retail seller" in Delaware Code Title 6, Chapter 51.

• Imposes penalties of $200 to $1,000 per violation for breaching the helmet advertising requirements.