STATE MOTORCYCLE REQUIREMENTS
STATE / LICENSED RIDERS(as of 2008) / HELMET REQUIRED / Waiver For Rider Ed. Completion / STATE REQUIRED TRAINING
AK / 1,923,243 / <18 & Permit Holders / Yes / No
AL / 36,521 / all riders / No
AR / 156,114 / <21 / Yes / No
AZ / 276,836 / <18 / Yes / <18
CA / 1,181,475 / all riders / Yes / < 21
CO / 303,746 (6) / <18 / Yes / No
CT / 197,847 (3) / <18 / Yes / All Riders
DC / 44,913 (6) / all riders / No / <18
DE / 168,064 (6) / <19 / Yes / No
FL / 807,862 / <21 (21 w/ <$10,000 in med. ins.) / Yes / All Riders
GA / 320,928 / all riders / Yes / No
GU / all riders / Yes / No
HI / 51,135 / <18 / Yes / No
IA / 257,015 / Not Required / Yes / <18
ID / 52,565 (6) / <18 years / Yes / <21
IL / 599,057 / Not Required / Yes / <18 for >150cc
IN / <18 / Yes / No
KS / 160,000 / <18 / Yes / No
KY / 155,177 (6) / <21 or anyone w/ license for <1 year / Yes / No
LA / 130,624 / all riders / Yes / No
MA / 232,730 / all riders / Yes / <18 or failed 2X
MD / 248,938 / all riders / No / All Riders
ME / 96,998 / <18 years, permit holders, & anyone w/ license for <1 year
/ No / All Riders
MI / 544,812 / all riders / Yes / <18
MN / 387,159 / <18 years & Permit Holders / Yes / <18
MO / 311,764 / all riders / Yes / No
MS / 54,804 (6) / all riders / No / No
MT / 108,000 (3) / <18 / Yes / No
NC / 391,000 / all riders / Yes / <18
ND / 61,166 / <18 / Yes / <16
NE / 82,638 / all riders / Yes / No
NH / 120,987 (1) / Not Required / Yes / <18
NJ / 264,100 (1) / all riders / Yes / No
NM / 58,400 (3) / <18 / Yes / <18
NV / 116,824 / all riders / Yes / No
NY / 593,268 (3) / all riders / Yes / No
OH / 699,912 / <18 or anyone w/ license for <1 year / Yes / <18
OK / 123,906 / <18 / Yes / No
STATE / LICENSED RIDERS
(as of 2008) / HELMET REQUIRED / Waiver For Rider Ed. Completion / STATE REQUIRED TRAINING
OR / 241,100 / all riders / Yes / All Riders
PA / 828,245 / <21 or anyone w/i 2 years of licensure, unless completed a PennDOT approved or the MSF safety course / Yes / No
PR / all riders / UNK / No
RI / 63,582 (3) / < 21 or anyone w/ license for <1 year / No / All Riders
SC / 152,915 / <21 / No / No
SD / 70,270 (6) / <18 / Yes / No
TN / 161,032 / all riders / Yes / No
TX / 853,000 (6) / <21 / Yes / All Riders
UT / 163,617 / <18 / Yes / No
VT / 293,753 / all riders / Yes / No
VA / 54,499 / all riders / No / All Riders
VI / all riders / Yes / No
WA / 394,342 / all riders / Yes / <18
WV / 76,709 / all riders / Yes / No
WI / 475,248 / <18 years & Permit Holders / Yes / <18
WY / 58,215 (6) / <18 years / Yes / <17
State Motorcycle Operator Licensing – 2010, Motorcycle Safety Foundation