H.B. 234

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SEAT BELT AMENDMENTS
2 2006 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Joseph G. Murray
5 Senate Sponsor: Dan R. Eastman
6
7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill modifies the Motor Vehicles Code by amending provisions related to safety
10 belt enforcement.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 . provides that enforcement of certain safety belt violations shall be as a secondary
14 action when the driver or passenger has been detained for another offense; and
15 . makes technical changes.
16 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
17 None
18 Other Special Clauses:
19 None
20 Utah Code Sections Affected:
21 AMENDS:
22 41-6a-1803, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 2, Laws of Utah 2005
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24 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
25 Section 1. Section 41-6a-1803 is amended to read:
26 41-6a-1803. Driver and passengers -- Seat belt or child restraint device required.
27 (1) The operator of a motor vehicle operated on a highway shall:

28 (a) wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt;
29 (b) provide for the protection of each person younger than five years of age by using a
30 child restraint device to restrain each person in the manner prescribed by the manufacturer of
31 the device; and
32 (c) provide for the protection of each person five years of age up to 16 years of age by:
33 (i) using an appropriate child restraint device to restrain each person in the manner
34 prescribed by the manufacturer of the device; or
35 (ii) securing, or causing to be secured, a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt on
36 each person.
37 (2) A passenger who is 16 years of age or older of a motor vehicle operated on a
38 highway shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt.
39 (3) If more than one person is not using a child restraint device or wearing a safety belt
40 in violation of Subsection (1), it is only one offense and the driver may receive only one
41 citation.
42 (4) For a person 19 years of age or older who violates Subsection (1)(a) or (2),
43 enforcement by a state or local law enforcement officer shall be only as a secondary action
44 when the [person] driver or passenger has been detained for a suspected violation of Title 41,
45 Motor Vehicles, other than Subsection (1)(a) or (2), or for another offense.




Legislative Review Note
as of 12-28-05 12:51 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