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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill amends provisions related to the safety belt requirements and certain public
10 transit vehicles.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 ▸ exempts certain vehicles operated by a public transit district from some safety belt
14 requirements.
15 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
16 None
17 Other Special Clauses:
18 None
19 Utah Code Sections Affected:
20 AMENDS:
21 41-6a-1804, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 2
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23 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
24 Section 1. Section 41-6a-1804 is amended to read:
25 41-6a-1804. Exceptions.
26 (1) This part does not apply to an operator or passenger of:
27 (a) a motor vehicle manufactured before July 1, 1966;
28 (b) a motor vehicle in which the operator or passengers possess a written verification
29 from a licensed physician that the person is unable to wear a safety belt for physical or medical
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31 (c) a motor vehicle or seating position which is not required to be equipped with a
32 safety belt system under federal law.
33 (2) This part does not apply to a passenger if all seating positions are occupied by other
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35 (3) This part does not apply to a passenger of a public transit vehicle with a gross
36 vehicle weight rating exceeding 10,000 pounds.