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H.B. 111

             1     

CHILD RESTRAINT DEVICE AMENDMENTS

             2     
2006 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Tim M. Cosgrove

             5     
Senate Sponsor: Gregory S. Bell

             6      Cosponsor:Carol Spackman Moss              7     
             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill modifies the Motor Vehicles Code by amending provisions related to child
             11      restraint devices and safety belts.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    provides that the operator of a motor vehicle shall provide for the protection of a
             15      person younger than eight years of age and under 57 inches tall by using a child
             16      restraint device;
             17          .    provides that the operator of a motor vehicle shall provide for the protection of a
             18      person eights year of age or 57 inches tall or taller up to 16 years of age by using an
             19      appropriate child restraint device or securing a properly adjusted and fastened safety
             20      belt; and
             21          .    makes technical changes.
             22      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             23          None
             24      Other Special Clauses:
             25          None
             26      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             27      AMENDS:


             28          41-6a-1803, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 2, Laws of Utah 2005
             29     
             30      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             31          Section 1. Section 41-6a-1803 is amended to read:
             32           41-6a-1803. Driver and passengers -- Seat belt or child restraint device required.
             33          (1) The operator of a motor vehicle operated on a highway shall:
             34          (a) wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt;
             35          (b) provide for the protection of each person younger than [five] eight years of age and
             36      under 57 inches tall by using a child restraint device to restrain each person in the manner
             37      prescribed by the manufacturer of the device; and
             38          (c) provide for the protection of each person [five] eight years of age or 57 inches tall
             39      or taller up to 16 years of age by:
             40          (i) using an appropriate child restraint device to restrain each person in the manner
             41      prescribed by the manufacturer of the device; or
             42          (ii) securing, or causing to be secured, a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt on
             43      each person.
             44          (2) A passenger who is 16 years of age or older of a motor vehicle operated on a
             45      highway shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt.
             46          (3) If more than one person is not using a child restraint device or wearing a safety belt
             47      in violation of Subsection (1), it is only one offense and the driver may receive only one
             48      citation.
             49          (4) For a person 19 years of age or older who violates Subsection (1)(a) or (2),
             50      enforcement by a state or local law enforcement officer shall be only as a secondary action
             51      when the person has been detained for a suspected violation of Title 41, Motor Vehicles, other
             52      than Subsection (1)(a) or (2), or for another offense.





Legislative Review Note
    as of 1-16-06 1:46 PM


Based on a limited legal review, this legislation has not been determined to have a high
probability of being held unconstitutional.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


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