(A) No person shall operate any 1965 or later model motor vehicle of the First Division that is titled or licensed by the Secretary of State unless the front seat of such motor vehicle is equipped with two sets of seat safety belts.
(B) All occupants of a motor vehicle of the First Division, a motor vehicle of the Second Division with a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,000 pounds or less, a recreational vehicle or the driver or front seat passenger of a Second Division motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight exceeding 9,000 pounds, operated on a street or highway in this village shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened seat safety belt; except that, a child less than six years of age shall be protected as required pursuant to the Illinois Child Passenger Protection Act (625 ILCS 25/1 et seq.). Each driver of a motor vehicle transporting a child six years of age or more, but less than 18 years of age, shall secure the child in a properly adjusted and fastened seat safety belt.
(C) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any of the following:
(1) The driver or passenger frequently stopping and leaving the vehicle or delivering property from the vehicle, if the speed of the vehicle between stops does not exceed 15 mph;
(2) A driver or passenger possessing a written statement from a physician that such person is unable, for medical or physical reasons, to wear a seat safety belt;
(3) A driver or passenger possessing an official certificate or license endorsement issued by the appropriate agency in another state or country indicating that the driver is unable for medical, physical or other valid reasons to wear a seat safety belt;
(4) A driver operating a motor vehicle in reverse;
(5) A motor vehicle with a model year prior to 1965;
(6) A motorcycle; and
(7) A motor vehicle which is not required to be equipped with safety seat belts under federal law.
(D) Any village police officer may stop any motor vehicle, or driver or passenger of such vehicle solely on the basis of a violation or suspected violation of this section while such motor vehicle is being operated on any roadway within this jurisdiction.
(2000 Code, § 75.13) (Ord. 1717, passed 12-7-1998) Penalty, see § 75.99