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ACT No. 244
Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 197
BY REPRESENTATIVES HENRY BURNS AND WI LLMOTT
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 32:295.1(A) and (B), relative to seat belts; to require all2
passengers in motor vehicles to wear a seat belt; to prohibit a driver from3
transporting more passengers than a motor vehicle has seat belts; and to provide for4
related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 32:295.1(A) and (B) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as7
follows:8
ยง295.1. Safety belt use; tags indicating exemption9
A.(1) Each driver of a passenger car, van, sports utility vehicle, or truck10
having a gross weight of ten thousand pounds or less, commonly referred to as a11
pickup truck, in this state shall have a safety belt properly fastened about his or her12
body at all times when the vehicle is in forward motion. The provisions of this13
Section shall not apply to those cars, vans, sports utility vehicles, or pickups14
manufactured prior to January 1, 1981.15
(2) A person operating or riding in an autocycle shall wear seatbelts while16
in forward motion.17
(3) Each driver of a passenger car, van, sports utility vehicle, or truck having18
a gross weight of ten thousand pounds or less, commonly referred to as a pickup19
truck, shall not transport more persons than there are safety belts available in the20
vehicle.21
B. Except as provided by R.S. 32:295 for children under the age of thirteen22
or as otherwise provided by law, each occupant of a passenger car, van, sports utility23
vehicle, or truck having a gross weight of ten thousand pounds or less, commonly24 ENROLLEDHB NO. 197
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referred to as a pickup truck, in this state shall have a safety belt properly fastened1
about his or her body at all times when the vehicle is in forward motion, if a belt for2
his seating space has been provided by the manufacturer.3
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: