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State of South Dakota
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SEVENTY-SIXTH
SESSION
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2001 |
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HOUSE STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ENGROSSED
NO.
SB 25
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02/21/2001
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| Introduced by: The Committee on State Affairs at the request of the Department of Health |
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to
require the use of safety seat belts by passenger vehicle
occupants under eighteen years of age.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That chapter 32-37 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That chapter 32-37 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Any operator of a passenger vehicle operated on a public street or highway in this state
transporting a passenger who is at least five and under eighteen years of age shall assure that the
passenger is wearing a properly adjusted and fastened safety seat belt system, required to be
installed in the passenger vehicle if manufactured pursuant to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard Number 208 (49 C.F.R. 571.208) in effect January 1, 1989, at all times when the
vehicle is in motion. A violation of this section is a petty offense.
Section 2. That chapter 32-37 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as
follows:
Section 2. That chapter 32-37 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as
follows:
Any operator of any passenger vehicle operated on a public street or highway in this state,
who is at least fourteen years of age and under eighteen years of age, shall wear a properly
adjusted and fastened safety seat belt system, required to be installed in the passenger vehicle if
manufactured pursuant to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 208 (49 C.F.R.
571.208) in effect January 1, 1989, at all times when the vehicle is in motion. A violation of this
section is a petty offense.
Section
3.
That chapter
32-37
be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as
follows:
Any passenger of any passenger vehicle operated on a public street or highway in this state,
who is at least fourteen years of age and under eighteen years of age, shall wear a properly
adjusted and fastened safety seat belt system, required to be installed in the passenger vehicle if
manufactured pursuant to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 208 (49 C.F.R.
571.208) in effect January 1, 1989, at all times when the vehicle is in motion. A violation of this
section is a petty offense.
Section 4. That § 32-37-2 be amended to read as follows:
32-37-2. The provisions of
§
32-37-1
this chapter
do not apply
:
Section 4. That § 32-37-2 be amended to read as follows:
32-37-2. The provisions of
(1)
If all seating positions equipped with seat belts are occupied; or
(2)
In
in
passenger cars manufactured before 1966 that have not been equipped with seat
belts.
