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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05700ORDINANCE NO. 5700 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO MANDATORY USE OF SAFETY BELT SYSTEMS IN MOTOR VEHICLES AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, COLORADO, that: (Brackets indicate material being deleted; underscoring indicates new material being added.) SECTION 1. Chapter 1 of Title XV of the 1971 Code of Ordinances of the City of Pueblo, as amended, is hereby amended by the addition of a new section 15 -1 -12 thereof to read as follows: 15 -1 -12: Mandatory Seat Belt Use (a) Unless otherwise exempted pursuant to paragraph (b) of this section, every driver of and every front seat passen- ger in a motor vehicle equipped with a safety belt system shall wear a fastened safety belt while the motor vehicle is being operated on a street or highway within this munici ali- ty. (b) The requirement of paragraph (a) of this section shall not apply to: (1) a child required to be restrained by a child restraint system; (2) a member of an ambulance team, other than the driver, while involved in patient care; (3) a peace officer in performance of his official duties; (4) a person with a physically or psychologically disabling condition whose physical or psychological disability prevents appropriate restraint by a safety belt system if such person possesses a written statement by a physician certifying the condition, as well as stating the reason why such restraint is inappropriate; (5) a person driving or riding in a motor vehicle not equipped with a safety belt system because federal laws and regulations do not require such vehicle to be equipped with such a system; (6) a driver or front seat passenger riding in a vehicle equipped with a federally approved passive restraint system designed to protect the driver or front seat passenger, respectively; (7) a letter carrier of the United States postal service while enqaqed in the delivery of mail; (8) a person operating a motor vehicle for commercial or residential delivery or pickup service; except that such person shall be required to wear a _fastened belt during the time period prior to the first delivery or pickup of the day and during the time period following the last delivery or pickup of the day. (c) Any person who violates the provisions of this sec- tion commits a municipal offense and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred_ dollars ($100.00). (d) No driver in a motor vehicle shall be stopped and cited for a violation of paragraph (a) of this section unless such driver was stopped by a law enforcement officer for an alleged violation of a provision of Chapter 1 of this Title XV, the Model Traffic Code as adopted therein, or of Articles 1 to 4 of Title 42, Colorado Revised Statutes, other than the violation of this section or its counterpart under state law. SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall become effective 30 days after final passage and approval. ATTEST: Ci y Clerk INTRODUCED: August 12 , 1991 By KENNETH HUNTER Councilperson APPROVED: ry P sident of the City Council TF 45.9 -2-