(A) Every operator and front seat passenger of a passenger car operated in this municipality shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety seat belt system required to be installed in the motor vehicle when manufactured pursuant to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208, being 449 C.F.R. § 571.208. For the purposes of this section, PASSENGER CAR shall mean AUTOMOBILE, as defined in 47 O.S. § 1102, except that PASSENGER CAR shall not include trucks, pick-up trucks, truck-tractors, recreational vehicles, vans, motorcycles, or motorized bicycles.
(B) This section shall not apply to an operator or passenger of a passenger car in which the operator or passenger possesses a written verification from a physician licensed in this state that he or she is unable to wear a safety seat belt system for medical reasons.
(C) This section shall not apply to an operator of a motor vehicle who is 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 now equipped with a properly adjusted and fastened safety seat belt system.
(E) No law enforcement officer shall make routine stops of motorists for the purpose of enforcing this act.
(Prior Code, § 22-37) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see 47 O.S. § 1102