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Terms Used In Utah Code 41-6a-1803- Child restraint device: means a child restraint device that meets standards adopted under Section 41-6a-1601. See Utah Code 41-6a-1802
- Highway: means the entire width between property lines of every way or place of any nature when any part of it is open to the use of the public as a matter of right for vehicular travel. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
- Motor vehicle: means a vehicle defined in Section 41-1a-102, except vehicles that are not equipped with safety belts by the manufacturer. See Utah Code 41-6a-1802
- Operator: means :
| (a) | a human driver, as defined in Section 41-26-102. See Utah Code 41-6a-102- Person: means a natural person, firm, copartnership, association, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, governmental agency, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
- Safety belt: means a safety belt or seat belt system that meets standards adopted under Section 41-6a-1601. See Utah Code 41-6a-1802
- Vehicle: means a device in, on, or by which a person or property is or may be transported or drawn on a highway, except a mobile carrier, as defined in Section 41-6a-1120, or a device used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
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| (a) |
The operator of a motor vehicle operated on a highway shall:
| (i) |
wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt; |
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provide for the protection of each person younger than eight years of age by using a child restraint device to restrain each person in the manner prescribed by the manufacturer of the device; and |
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provide for the protection of each person eight years of age up to 16 years of age by securing, or causing to be secured, a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt on each person. |
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| (b) |
Notwithstanding the requirement under Subsection (1)(a)(ii), a child under eight years of age who is 57 inches tall or taller:
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is exempt from the requirement in Subsection (1)(a)(ii) to be in a child restraint device; and |
| (ii) |
shall use a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt as required in Subsection (1)(a)(iii). |
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| (2) |
A person 16 years of age or older who is a passenger in a motor vehicle operated on a highway shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt. |
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If more than one person is not using a child restraint device or wearing a safety belt in violation of Subsection (1), it is considered only one offense, and the driver may receive only one citation for that offense. |
Amended by Chapter 406, 2017 General Session
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