If you own or ride a motorcycle, you should be familiar with state helmet laws. Currently, 19 states and the District of Columbia have laws requiring all motorcyclists to wear a helmet, known as universal helmet laws. Laws requiring only some motorcyclists to wear a helmet are in place in 28 states. There is no motorcycle helmet use law in three states (Illinois, Iowa and New Hampshire). The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has a list of state helmet laws at www.iihs.org/iihs/topics/laws/helmetuse?topicName=motorcycles. [March 2016, 285 word article]