(A) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
MOTOR VEHICLE. A vehicle required by Neb. RS 60-6,266 to be equipped with an occupant protection system.
OCCUPANT PROTECTION SYSTEM. The meaning provided in Neb. RS 60-6,265.
(B) (1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) below, no driver shall operate a motor vehicle upon a highway or street unless the driver and each front-seat occupant in the vehicle are wearing occupant protection systems and all occupant protection systems worn are properly adjusted and fastened.
(2) The following persons shall not be required to wear an occupant protection system:
(a) A person who possesses written verification from a physician that the person is unable to wear an occupant protection system for medical reasons;
(b) A rural letter carrier of the United States Postal Service while performing his or her duties as a rural letter carrier between the first and last delivery points; and
(c) A member of an emergency medical service while involved in patient care.
(C) All persons being transported in a motor vehicle operated by a holder of a provisional operator’s permit or a school permit shall use the motor vehicle’s occupant protection system.
(D) Enforcement of divisions (B) and (C) above shall be accomplished only as a secondary action when an operator of a motor vehicle has been cited or charged with a violation of some other offense.
(E) Regardless of the number of persons in the vehicle not wearing an occupant protection, system pursuant to division (B), only one violation shall be assessed against the driver of the motor vehicle for each time the motor vehicle is stopped and a violation of the section is found.
(Prior Code, § 5-423) (Ord. 4-03, passed 4-14-2003) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Neb. RS 60-6,267, 60-6,268, 60-6,270, 60-6,271, 60-6,272