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| 28 | 28 | | STATE OF OKLAHOMA |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022) |
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| 32 | 32 | | HOUSE BILL 3265 By: Brewer |
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| 38 | 38 | | AS INTRODUCED |
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| 40 | 40 | | An Act relating to motor vehicles; amending 47 O.S. |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2021, Section 11-1112 and 12-417, which relate to |
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| 42 | 42 | | vehicle restraint systems; modi fying age requirements |
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| 43 | 43 | | for use of certain restraint sys tems; defining term; |
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| 44 | 44 | | modifying requirements; providing for admissibility |
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| 45 | 45 | | in certain proceedings; and providing an effective |
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| 46 | 46 | | date. |
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| 52 | 52 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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| 53 | 53 | | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021 , Section 11-1112, is |
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| 54 | 54 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 55 | 55 | | Section 11-1112. A. Every driver, when transporting a child |
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| 56 | 56 | | under eight (8) seventeen (17) years of age or younger in a motor |
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| 57 | 57 | | vehicle operated on the roa dways, streets, or highways of this |
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| 58 | 58 | | state, shall provide for the protection of said child by properly |
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| 59 | 59 | | using a child passenger restraint system or seat belt as follows: |
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| 60 | 60 | | 1. A child under four (4) years of age shall be pr operly |
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| 61 | 61 | | secured in a child passenger r estraint system. Except as provided |
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| 62 | 62 | | in subsection G F of this section, the child passenger restraint |
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| 63 | 63 | | system shall be rear -facing until the child reaches two (2) years of |
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| 90 | 90 | | age or until the child reaches the weight or hei ght limit of the |
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| 91 | 91 | | rear-facing child passenger restraint system as allowed by the |
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| 92 | 92 | | manufacturer of the child passenger restraint system, whichever |
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| 93 | 93 | | occurs first; and |
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| 94 | 94 | | 2. A child at least four (4) years of age but younger than |
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| 95 | 95 | | eight (8) years of age , if not taller than 4 feet 9 inches in |
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| 96 | 96 | | height, shall be properly secured in either a child passenge r |
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| 97 | 97 | | restraint system or child booster seat ; and |
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| 98 | 98 | | 3. A child who is between eight (8) and twelve (12) years of |
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| 99 | 99 | | age shall be properly secured in a chil d passenger restraint system, |
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| 100 | 100 | | belt-positioning booster seat or seat belt. A child who is at least |
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| 101 | 101 | | 4 feet 9 inches in height or is thirteen (13) years of age or older |
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| 102 | 102 | | shall be properly secured in a seat belt. |
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| 103 | 103 | | For purposes of this section and Section 11 -1113 of this title, |
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| 104 | 104 | | "child passenger restraint system " means an infant or child |
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| 105 | 105 | | passenger restraint system which meets the federal standards as set |
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| 106 | 106 | | by 49 C.F.R., Section 571.213 and "seat belt" means a seat belt that |
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| 107 | 107 | | meets the federal standards as set by 49 C.F.R., Se ction 571.207- |
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| 108 | 108 | | 210. |
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| 109 | 109 | | B. If a child is eight (8) ye ars of age or is taller than 4 |
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| 110 | 110 | | feet 9 inches in height, a seat belt properly secured to the vehicle |
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| 111 | 111 | | shall be sufficient to meet the requirements of this section. |
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| 112 | 112 | | C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to: |
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| 139 | 139 | | 1. The driver of a school bus, taxicab , moped, motorcycle, or |
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| 140 | 140 | | other motor vehicle not required to be equipped with safety belts |
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| 141 | 141 | | pursuant to state or federal laws; |
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| 142 | 142 | | 2. The driver of an ambulance or emergency vehicle; |
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| 143 | 143 | | 3. The driver of a vehicle i n which all of the seat bel ts are |
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| 144 | 144 | | in use; |
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| 145 | 145 | | 4. The transportation of children who for me dical reasons are |
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| 146 | 146 | | unable to be placed in such devices, provided there is written |
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| 147 | 147 | | documentation from a physician of such medical reason; or |
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| 148 | 148 | | 5. The transportation of a ch ild who weighs more than fo rty |
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| 149 | 149 | | (40) pounds and who is being transported in the back sea t of a |
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| 150 | 150 | | vehicle while wearing only a lap safety belt when the back seat of |
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| 151 | 151 | | the vehicle is not equipped with combination lap and shoulder safety |
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| 152 | 152 | | belts, or when the combina tion lap and shoulder safet y belts in the |
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| 153 | 153 | | back seat are being used by other children wh o weigh more than forty |
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| 154 | 154 | | (40) pounds. Provided, however, for purposes of this paragraph, |
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| 155 | 155 | | back seat shall include all seats located behind the front seat of a |
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| 156 | 156 | | vehicle operated by a licensed child c are facility or church . |
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| 157 | 157 | | Provided further, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that a |
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| 158 | 158 | | child has met the weight requirements of this paragraph if at the |
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| 159 | 159 | | request of any law enforcement officer, the licensed child care |
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| 160 | 160 | | facility or church provides the offi cer with a written sta tement |
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| 161 | 161 | | verified by the parent or legal guardian that the child weighs more |
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| 162 | 162 | | than forty (40) pounds. |
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| 189 | 189 | | D. C. A violation of the provisions of this section shall be |
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| 190 | 190 | | admissible as evidence in any civil action or proceeding for damages |
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| 191 | 191 | | unless the plaintiff in such action or proceeding is a child und er |
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| 192 | 192 | | sixteen (16) years of age. |
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| 193 | 193 | | In any action brought by or on behalf of an infant for personal |
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| 194 | 194 | | injuries or wrongful death sustained in a motor vehicle collision, |
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| 195 | 195 | | the failure of any person to have the infant properly restrained in |
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| 196 | 196 | | accordance with the provisi ons of this section shall not be used in |
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| 197 | 197 | | aggravation or mitigation of damages. |
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| 198 | 198 | | E. D. A person who is certified as a Child Passenger Safety |
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| 199 | 199 | | Technician and who in good fa ith provides inspection, adjustme nt, or |
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| 200 | 200 | | educational services regarding child passenger restraint systems |
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| 201 | 201 | | shall not be liable for civil damages resulting from any act or |
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| 202 | 202 | | omission in providing such services, other than acts or omissions |
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| 203 | 203 | | constituting gross ne gligence or willful or wanton mis conduct. |
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| 204 | 204 | | F. E. Any person convicted of violating subs ection A of this |
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| 205 | 205 | | section shall be punished by a fine of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) and |
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| 206 | 206 | | shall pay all court costs thereof. Revenue from such fine shall be |
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| 207 | 207 | | apportioned to the Department of Public Safety Restric ted Revolving |
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| 208 | 208 | | Fund and used by the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office to promote the |
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| 209 | 209 | | use of child passenger restraint systems as provided in Section 11 - |
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| 210 | 210 | | 1113 of this title. This fine shall be suspended and the court |
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| 211 | 211 | | costs limited to a maximum of Fifteen Dollar s ($15.00) in the case |
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| 212 | 212 | | of the first offense upon pr oof of purchase or acquisition by loan |
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| 239 | 239 | | of a child passenger restraint system. Provided, the Department of |
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| 240 | 240 | | Public Safety shall not assess points to the driving record of any |
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| 241 | 241 | | person convicted of a violation of this section. |
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| 242 | 242 | | G. F. A driver of a vehicle who has been rightfully issued a |
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| 243 | 243 | | detachable placard indicating physical disability under the |
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| 244 | 244 | | provisions of Section 15 -112 of this title or a physically disabled |
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| 245 | 245 | | license plate under the provisions of Section 1135. 1 or 1135.2 of |
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| 246 | 246 | | this title and valid letter of fo rward-facing exemption issued from |
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| 247 | 247 | | the Department of Public Safety shall be permitted to transport a |
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| 248 | 248 | | child passenger under four (4) years of age in a forward -facing |
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| 249 | 249 | | child passenger restraint system. The plac ard and forward-facing |
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| 250 | 250 | | exemption letter must be present in the vehicle to be in compliance. |
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| 251 | 251 | | SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 12 -417, is |
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| 252 | 252 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 253 | 253 | | Section 12-417. A. 1. Every operator and front seat passenger |
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| 254 | 254 | | of a Class A commercial motor vehicle, Class B commercial motor |
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| 255 | 255 | | vehicle, Class C commercia l motor vehicle or a passenger vehicle |
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| 256 | 256 | | operated in this state shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened |
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| 257 | 257 | | safety seat belt system, required to be installed in the mot or |
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| 258 | 258 | | vehicle when manufact ured pursuant to 49 C.F.R., Section 571.208. |
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| 259 | 259 | | 2. Every passenger seventeen (17) years of age and younger in |
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| 260 | 260 | | the back seat of a passenger vehicle shall wear a properly adjusted |
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| 261 | 261 | | and fastened seat belt, unless otherwise prov ided for pursuant to |
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| 262 | 262 | | Section 11-1112 of this title. A violation of the provisions of |
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| 289 | 289 | | this subsection shall be admissible as evidence in any civil action |
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| 290 | 290 | | or proceeding as provided in subsection C of Section 11-1112 of this |
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| 291 | 291 | | title. |
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| 292 | 292 | | 3. For the purposes of this section, "passenger vehicle" shall |
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| 293 | 293 | | mean a Class D motor vehicle, but shall not include trucks, truck - |
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| 294 | 294 | | tractors, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, or motorized bicycles, |
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| 295 | 295 | | or a vehicle used primarily for farm use which is registered and |
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| 296 | 296 | | licensed pursuant to the prov isions of Section 11 34 of this title. |
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| 297 | 297 | | B. The Commissioner of Public Safety, upon application from a |
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| 298 | 298 | | person who, for medical reasons, is unable to wear a safety seat |
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| 299 | 299 | | belt system supported by written attestation of such fact from a |
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| 300 | 300 | | physician licensed pursua nt to Section 495 of Title 59 of the |
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| 301 | 301 | | Oklahoma Statutes, may issue to the person an exemption from the |
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| 302 | 302 | | provisions of this section. The exemption shall be in the form of a |
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| 303 | 303 | | restriction appearing on the driver license of the person and shall |
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| 304 | 304 | | remain in effect until the expiration date of the driver license. |
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| 305 | 305 | | Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent the person |
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| 306 | 306 | | from applying for another exemption as provided for in thi s section. |
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| 307 | 307 | | The issuance of an attestation by a physician and the subsequent |
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| 308 | 308 | | issuance of an exemptio n by the Commissioner, in good faith, shall |
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| 309 | 309 | | not give rise to, nor shall the physician and the state thereby |
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| 310 | 310 | | incur, any liability whatsoever in damages or ot herwise, to any |
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| 311 | 311 | | person injured by reason of failure of the person to wear a safe ty |
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| 312 | 312 | | seat belt system. |
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| 339 | 339 | | C. This section shall not apply to an operator of a motor |
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| 340 | 340 | | vehicle while performing official duties as a route carrier of the |
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| 341 | 341 | | U.S. Postal Service. |
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| 342 | 342 | | D. The Department of Public Safety shall not record or assess |
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| 343 | 343 | | points for violations of this section on any license holder's |
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| 344 | 344 | | traffic record maintained by the Department. |
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| 345 | 345 | | E. Fine and court costs for violating the provisions of this |
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| 346 | 346 | | section shall not exceed Twenty Dollars ($20.00). |
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| 347 | 347 | | F. Municipalities may enact and municipal police officers may |
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| 348 | 348 | | enforce ordinances prohibiting and penalizing conduct under |
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| 349 | 349 | | provisions of this section, but the provisions of those ordinances |
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| 350 | 350 | | shall be the same as provided for in this sectio n, and the |
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| 351 | 351 | | enforcement provisions under those ordinances shall not be more |
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| 352 | 352 | | stringent than those of t his section. |
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| 353 | 353 | | SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022. |
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| 355 | 355 | | 58-2-9426 CMA 12/28/21 |
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