SF 71

as introduced - 80th Legislature (1997 - 1998) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to traffic regulations; allowing peace 
  1.3             officer to stop and issue citation to driver for 
  1.4             single offense of allowing child to ride in vehicle 
  1.5             without seat belt; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, 
  1.6             section 169.686, subdivision 1. 
  1.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.8      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.686, 
  1.9   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  1.10     Subdivision 1.  [SEAT BELT REQUIREMENT.] A properly 
  1.11  adjusted and fastened seat belt, including both the shoulder and 
  1.12  lap belt when the vehicle is so equipped, shall be worn by: 
  1.13     (1) the driver of a passenger vehicle or commercial motor 
  1.14  vehicle; 
  1.15     (2) a passenger riding in the front seat of a passenger 
  1.16  vehicle or commercial motor vehicle; and 
  1.17     (3) a passenger riding in any seat of a passenger vehicle 
  1.18  who is older than three but younger than 11 years of age. 
  1.19     A person who is 15 years of age or older and who violates 
  1.20  clause (1) or (2) is subject to a fine of $25.  The driver of 
  1.21  the passenger vehicle or commercial motor vehicle in which the 
  1.22  violation occurred is subject to a $25 fine for a violation of 
  1.23  clause (2) or (3) by a child of the driver under the age of 15 
  1.24  or any child under the age of 11.  A peace officer may not issue 
  1.25  a citation for a violation of this section clause (1) or (2) 
  1.26  unless the officer lawfully stopped or detained the driver of 
  2.1   the motor vehicle for a moving violation other than a violation 
  2.2   involving motor vehicle equipment.  The department of public 
  2.3   safety shall not record a violation of this subdivision on a 
  2.4   person's driving record. 
  2.5      Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  2.6      Section 1 is effective August 1, 1997, for violations 
  2.7   committed on and after that date.