BICYCLE HELMET REQUIRED.
Dallas City Code § 9-8
in effectSEC. 9-8. BICYCLE HELMET REQUIRED.
(a) A minor commits an offense if he operates or rides upon a bicycle or any side car, trailer, child carrier, seat, or other device attached to a bicycle without wearing a helmet.
(b) A parent or guardian of a minor commits an offense if he knowingly causes or permits, or by insufficient control allows, the minor to operate or ride upon a bicycle or any side car, trailer, child carrier, seat, or other device attached to a bicycle, without the minor wearing a helmet.
(c) A person commits an offense if he transports a minor upon a bicycle or any side car, trailer, child carrier, seat, or other device attached to a bicycle, without the minor wearing a helmet.
(d) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a), (b), or (c) that:
(1) the bicycle was not being operated upon a public way at the time of the alleged offense; or
(2) for a first offense only, the person owns or has acquired a helmet for himself or his passenger, whichever is applicable, prior to appearance in municipal court. (Ord. Nos. 22764; 29373)
Source: City of Dallas, Dallas City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/dallas/latest/dallas_tx/0-0-0-137876Fetched: 10/26/2026