<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>shorter than four feet nine inches while passenger in motor vehicle and modifying <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>seat belt requirements accordingly;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>169.685, subdivision 5; 169.686, subdivision 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.685, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Violation; petty misdemeanor.</b> (a) Every motor vehicle operator, when <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>transporting a child who is both under the age of four eight and shorter than four feet <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>nine inches on the streets and highways of this state in a motor vehicle equipped with <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>factory-installed seat belts, shall equip and install for use in the motor vehicle, according <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>to the manufacturer's instructions, a child passenger restraint system meeting federal <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>motor vehicle safety standards.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>(b) No motor vehicle operator who is operating a motor vehicle on the streets and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>highways of this state may transport a child who is both under the age of four eight <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>and shorter than four feet nine inches in a seat of a motor vehicle equipped with a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>factory-installed seat belt, unless the child is properly fastened in the child passenger <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>restraint system. Any motor vehicle operator who violates this subdivision is guilty of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>a petty misdemeanor and may be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $50. The <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>fine may must  be waived or the amount reduced if the motor vehicle operator produces <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>evidence that within 14 days after the date of the violation a child passenger restraint <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>system meeting federal motor vehicle safety standards was purchased or obtained for <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>the exclusive use of the operator.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>(c) For the purposes of this section, "child passenger restraint system" means any <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>device that meets the standards of the United States Department of Transportation; is <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>designed to restrain, seat, or position children; and includes a booster seat.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>(c) (d) Of the fines collected for violations of this subdivision:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>(1) the first $4,000 must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>emergency medical services relief account; and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>(2) the remainder must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to a special <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>account to be known as the Minnesota child passenger restraint and education account.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2009, for offenses committed <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>on or after that date.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.686, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Seat belt requirement.</b> (a) A properly adjusted and fastened seat <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>belt, including both the shoulder and lap belt when the vehicle is so equipped, shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>worn by:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>(1) the driver of a passenger vehicle or commercial motor vehicle;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>(2) a passenger riding in the front seat of a passenger vehicle or commercial motor <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>vehicle; and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>(3) a passenger riding in any seat of a passenger vehicle who (i) is not required to be <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>transported in a child passenger restraint system under section 169.685, subdivision 5, and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>(ii) is older than three but younger than 11 years of age.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>(b) A person who is 15 years of age or older and who violates paragraph (a), clause <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>(1) or (2), is subject to a fine of $25. The driver of the passenger vehicle or commercial <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>motor vehicle in which the violation occurred is subject to a $25 fine for a violation of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>paragraph (a), clause (2) or (3), by a child of the driver under the age of 15 or any child <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>under the age of 11. A peace officer may not issue a citation for a violation of this section <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>unless the officer lawfully stopped or detained the driver of the motor vehicle for a moving <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>violation other than a violation involving motor vehicle equipment. The Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>Public Safety shall not record a violation of this subdivision on a person's driving record.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2009, and applies to offenses <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>committed on or after that date.<br/>