2003
Motorcycle rider and passengers are required to wear a helmet in california. It is a good law since chances of surviving a motorcycle crash without a helmet are slim.
If there is no helmet law in your state, the cost of motorcycle insurance is the same whether you wear a helmet or not.
1979
Currently Missouri requires motorcycle riders to wear a helmet. In 2009 the Governor vetoes a bill that would have done away with the state's helmet law. Since then the House and the Senate have continued their attempt to do away with the helmet law.
New Mexico law requires that motorcycle riders and passengers under 18 must wear a helmet.
1980
No, Wisconsin does not have a bicycle helmet law, but it is good to wear one to protect your head and your brain from severe damage.
New Mexico law requires that motorcycle riders and passengers under 18 must wear a helmet.
You are not required by law to wear a crash helmet in Florida however i would highly recommend that you do! Florida does not require a helmet while driving a motorcycle. http://www.edgarsnyder.com/auto-accident/motorcycle-accident/helmetlaws/florida.html
1992.
If your state requires that motorcycle riders wear a helmet, and you were not wearing a helmet when you had an accident, insurance companies may use that against you to reduce any settlement. If your state has no helmet law, then insurance companies are prohibited from reducing your settlement by federal law.
In Alabama, the helmet law requires all motorcycle riders under the age of 21 to wear a helmet while operating a motorcycle. Riders aged 21 and older are not mandated to wear a helmet if they have either completed a motorcycle safety course or have a minimum of $20,000 in medical insurance coverage. However, wearing a helmet is still strongly recommended for safety reasons. The law reflects a balance between personal freedom and public health concerns.