2003 Minnesota Statutes

     245A.18 Seat belt use required. 

    (a) When a nonresidential license holder provides or 
 arranges for transportation for children served by the license 
 holder, children four years old and older must be restrained by 
 a properly adjusted and fastened seat belt and children under 
 age four must be properly fastened in a child passenger 
 restraint system meeting federal motor vehicle safety 
 standards.  A child passenger restraint system is not required 
 for a child who, in the judgment of a licensed physician, cannot 
 be safely transported in a child passenger restraint system 
 because of a medical condition, body size, or physical 
 disability, if the license holder possesses a written statement 
 from the physician that satisfies the requirements in section 
 169.685, subdivision 6, paragraph (b). 

    (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to transportation of 
 children in a school bus inspected under section 169.451 that 
 has a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds, is 
 designed for carrying more than ten persons, and was 
 manufactured after 1977. 

    HIST: 1990 c 568 art 2 s 54; 1993 c 13 art 1 s 31