amendment-Legal Definition. n. 1  The addition, deletion, correction, or other changes proposed or made to a document. 2  The term is usually capitalized when referring to an amendment in the United States Constitution (for example, the Fifth Amendment). 3  The act or process or revising something. 4  See also emendation.
On June 1, 1979, the NHL enacted a rule requiring the wearing of helmets for anyone entering the league after that date, though a âgrandfatherâ clause allowed diehard veterans to continue to go hatless if they wished.
New York passes stricter helmet laws for youth equestrians. Riders under age 18 must wear helmets when riding a horse on public roads or trails. On July 31, New York governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill requiring children under age 18 to wear a helmet when riding a horse. Since 2000, the state has had a law on the books requiring approved equestrian helmets for riders under age 14, but with the passage of S.2007, the law has been updated to become the country's most far-reaching helmet law.