32-38-3. Exceptions to required use of safety belts.

The provisions of § 32-38-1 do not apply to:

(1)    Any occupant of a passenger vehicle manufactured before September 1, 1973;

(2)    Any occupant of a passenger vehicle who possesses a written statement from a doctor licensed under chapter 36-4 or 36-5 that the individual is unable for medical reasons to wear a safety seat belt system;

(3)    Any occupant of a vehicle not equipped with a safety seat belt system because federal law does not require that vehicle to be so equipped; or

(4)    Any rural carrier of the United States Postal Service while serving his rural postal route or any person delivering newspapers or periodicals on an assigned home delivery route.

Source: SL 1994, ch 266, § 3.