Ordinance #265 - Seat Belts

AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING A USE OF SEAT BELTS  

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF MARION , SOUTH DAKOTA :

1.         Except as provided in SDCL Chapter 32‑37 and SDCL § 32‑38‑3, every operator and front seat passenger of a passenger vehicle operated on a public highway in this state shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety seat belt system, required to be installed in the passenger vehicle when manufactured pursuant to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 208 (49 C.F.R. 571.208) in effect January 1, 1989, at all times when the vehicle is in forward motion.  The driver of the passenger vehicle shall secure or cause to be secured a properly adjusted and fastened safety seat belt system on any passenger in the front seat who is at least five years of age but younger than eighteen years of age.

2.         Violation of this Ordinance is a petty offense.

            3.         That this Ordinance shall be codified as Ordinance 265.

            Dated this 3^rd day of October, 2005.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Ron Globke

                                                            Mayor

 ATTEST: Kari Muller

   Finance Officer

First Reading :  OCTOBER 3, 2005

Second Reading and Adoption:  NOVEMBER 7, 2005

Published:  NOVEMBER 10, 2005

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