{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-1801","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 50-1801","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For the purposes of this chapter, the term:\n\n(1)\n“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.\n\n(2)\n“Properly restrained” means strapped around the waist or the torso of a passenger by a safety belt built into the motor vehicle.","path":["Title 50. Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic.","Chapter 18. Mandatory Use of Seat Belts."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/50-1801","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"022eea195f1b44b15a1df40379e71d64080f89c5d8c48c1737dc30b82b0471ed","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-1731.10","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-1802"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}