(A) Any person driving any motor vehicle which has or is required to have seat safety belts, shall ensure that all children under the age of four being transported in such vehicle use a child restraint system, of a type which meets Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213 as developed by the Highway Safety Administration as of August 26, 1983, or use a seat safety belt for children over age one; provided, however, this section does not apply to taxicabs, mopeds, motorcycles and any other vehicle designated by the manufacturer as a 1963 year model or earlier which is not equipped with a seat safety belt.
(B) Whenever any physician licensed to practice medicine in the state determines through accepted medical procedures, that use of a child passenger restraint system by a particular child would be harmful by reason of the child’s weight, physical condition or other medical reason, the provisions of division (A) above shall be waived. The driver of any vehicle transporting such a child shall carry on his or her person or in the vehicle a signed written statement of the physical identifying the child and stating the grounds for such waiver.
(C) The drivers of authorized emergency vehicles as defined in Neb. RS 39-610, shall not be subject to the requirements of division (A) above when operating such authorized emergency vehicles pursuant to their employment.
(Prior Code, § 5-230) (Ord. 127, passed 11-5-1985) Penalty, see § 70.99
Statutory references:
Related provisions, see Neb. RS 60-6,267