(A) Every operator and front seat passenger of a passenger car operated in this city shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt system, required to be installed in the motor vehicle when manufactured pursuant to 49 C.F.R. § 571.208, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208. For the purpose of this section, the term
PASSENGER CAR shall include the passenger compartment of pickups, vans, minivans, and sport utility vehicles. The term PASSENGER CAR shall not include trucks, truck-tractors, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, or motorized bicycles. The term PASSENGER CAR shall not include a vehicle used primarily for farm use which is registered and licensed pursuant to the provisions of 47 O.S. § 1134.
(B) This section shall not apply to an operator or passenger of any passenger car in which the operator or passenger possesses an exemption from the provisions of this section. The exemption shall be in the form of a restriction appearing on the driver’s license of the person and shall remain in effect until the expiration date of the driver’s license. Nothing in this subsection (B) shall be construed to prevent the person from applying for another exemption as provided for in this section. The issuance of an attestation by a physician and the subsequent issuance of an exemption by the State Commissioner of Public Safety, in good faith, shall not give rise to, nor shall the physician and the state thereby incur, any liability whatsoever in damages or otherwise, to any person injured by reason of failure of the person to wear a safety seat belt system.
(C) This section shall not apply to an operator of a motor vehicle while performing official duties as a route carrier of the U.S. Postal Service.
(D) This section shall not apply to any passenger vehicle which was manufactured or assembled before the 1966 models, unless such vehicle is not equipped with a properly adjusted and fastened safety seat belt system.
(E) Fines and court costs for violating the provisions of this section shall not exceed $20.
(Prior Code, § 42-203) (Ord. 791, passed 2-20-1988; Ord. 825, passed 6-1-1988; Ord. 2002-849, passed 10-7-2002)
Statutory reference:
Mandatory Seat Belt Use Act, see 47 O.S. §§ 12-416 et seq.