Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-12-417: Operators and front seat passengers required to wear
Where this section sits in the code
- OK Code
- Title 47
safety belts - Exemptions - Assessment of points prohibited - Fine
and court costs limited – Municipal ordinances.
A. 1. Every operator and front seat passenger of a Class A
commercial motor vehicle, Class B commercial motor vehicle, Class C
commercial motor vehicle or a passenger vehicle operated in this
state shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety seat belt
system, required to be installed in the motor vehicle when
manufactured pursuant to 49 C.F.R., Section 571.208.
2. For the purposes of this section, "passenger vehicle" shall
mean a Class D motor vehicle, but shall not include trucks, truck-
tractors, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, or motorized bicycles,
or a vehicle used primarily for farm use which is registered and
licensed pursuant to the provisions of Section 1134 of this title.
B. The Commissioner of Public Safety, upon application from a
person who, for medical reasons, is unable to wear a safety seat
belt system supported by written attestation of such fact from a
physician licensed pursuant to Section 495 of Title 59 of the
Oklahoma Statutes, may issue to the person an exemption from the
provisions of this section. The exemption shall be in the form of a
restriction appearing on the driver license of the person and shall
remain in effect until the expiration date of the driver license.
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent the person
from applying for another exemption as provided for in this section.
The issuance of an attestation by a physician and the subsequent
issuance of an exemption by the Commissioner, in good faith, shall
not give rise to, nor shall the physician and the state thereby
incur, any liability whatsoever in damages or otherwise, to any
person injured by reason of failure of the person to wear a safety
seat belt system.
C. This section shall not apply to an operator of a motor
vehicle while performing official duties as a route carrier of the
U.S. Postal Service.
D. The Department of Public Safety shall not record or assess
points for violations of this section on any license holder's
traffic record maintained by Service Oklahoma.
E. Fine and court costs for violating the provisions of this
section shall not exceed Twenty Dollars ($20.00).
F. Municipalities may enact and municipal police officers may
enforce ordinances prohibiting and penalizing conduct under
provisions of this section, but the provisions of those ordinances
shall be the same as provided for in this section, and the
enforcement provisions under those ordinances shall not be more
stringent than those of this section.
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