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S.B. 98

             1     

SAFETY BELT ENFORCEMENT AMENDMENTS

             2     
2006 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Karen Hale

             5     
House Sponsor: Sheryl L. Allen

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies the Motor Vehicles Code by amending safety belt provisions.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    repeals the provision that makes a safety belt violation for a person 19 years of age
             13      or older enforceable only as a secondary action when the person is detained for
             14      another offense.
             15      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             16          None
             17      Other Special Clauses:
             18          None
             19      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             20      AMENDS:
             21          41-6a-1803, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 2, Laws of Utah 2005
             22     
             23      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             24          Section 1. Section 41-6a-1803 is amended to read:
             25           41-6a-1803. Driver and passengers -- Seat belt or child restraint device required.
             26          (1) The operator of a motor vehicle operated on a highway shall:
             27          (a) wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt;


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




Legislative Review Note
    as of 10-27-05 1:03 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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