District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 50-1801: Definitions.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 50. Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic.
Chapter 18. Mandatory Use of Seat Belts.

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:

(1)

“Motor vehicle” means an automotive transportation device with more than 3 wheels and a seating capacity of 8 or less passengers, not including the driver, but the term does not include vehicles used for farm purposes.

(2)

“Properly restrained” means strapped around the waist or the torso of a passenger by a safety belt built into the motor vehicle.

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