(A) Definitions: The following words and phrases when used in this section will, for the purpose of this section, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in chapter 1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, 625 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/1-100 et seq.: "driver", "motor vehicle", "passenger car", "motorcycle", "operator" and "roadway".
(B) Violations, Exceptions, Penalties, Applicability:
1. Each driver and each passenger of a motor vehicle operated on a roadway in this Village will wear a properly adjusted and fastened seat belt; except that children less than six (6) years of age will be protected as required pursuant to the Illinois Child Passenger Protection Act 1 . Each driver of a motor vehicle will, when transporting a child six (6) years of age or more, but less than sixteen (16) years of age, in a motor vehicle, secure the child in a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt.
2. The provisions of this section will not apply to any of the following:
(a) A driver or passenger frequently stopping and leaving the vehicle for roadway maintenance or roadway construction, if the speed of the vehicle between stops does not exceed fifteen (15) miles per hour.
(b) A driver or passenger possessing a written statement from a physician that such person is unable, for medical or physical reasons, to wear a safety belt.
(c) A driver or passenger possessing an official certificate or license endorsement issued by the appropriate agency in another state or county indicating that the driver or passenger is unable for medical, physical or other valid reasons to wear a safety belt.
(d) A driver operating a motor vehicle in reverse.
(e) A motor vehicle with a model year prior to 1965.
(f) A motorcycle.
(g) A motor vehicle which is not required to be equipped with safety belts under Federal law.
3. Violation of any provision of this section is hereby declared to be a petty offense, and any operator or passenger of a passenger motor vehicle, convicted of a violation hereunder will be fined up to one hundred dollars ($100.00).
4. Failure to wear a seat belt in violation of this section will not be considered evidence of negligence, will not limit the liability of an insurer, and will not diminish any recovery for damages arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or operation of a motor vehicle.
5. Any Riverside 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 chapter while such motor vehicle is being operated on any roadway within this jurisdiction. (Ord. 2260, 11-16-1998)
Notes
| 1 | 1. 625 ILCS 25/1 et seq. |