HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-54 - Amendments to Chapter 19 of the Municipal CodeBILL NO. 87-54 ORDINANCE N0. ~7-5G
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19, CODE OF GENERAL
ORDINANCES OF RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI, ENTITLED "TRAFFIC CODE" BY
ENACTING IN ADDITION THERETO A NE4d SECTION 19.924 ENTITLED "USE
OF SAFETY BELTS", REQUIRING THE USE OF SEAT BELTS, INCLUDING A
PENALTY PROVISION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF
RIVERSIDE AS FOLLOL4S:
Section 1. That Chapter 19, Code of General Ordinances of
Riverside, Missouri entitled "Traffic Code" is hereby amended
by enacting a new Section 19.924 to read as follows:
Section 19.924 Use of Safety Belts.
A. Each driver, except persons employed by the United
States Postal Services while performing duties for that
federal agency which require the operator to service postal
boxes from their vehicles, or other persons whose duties
require frequent entry and exit from their vehicles, and
front seat passenger of a passenger car manufactured after
January 1, 1968, except such passenger cars equipped with
properly functioning airbags and trucks, operated on a
street or highway in this City, shall wear a properly
adjusted and fastened safety belt that meets Federal
National Highway, Transportation and Safety Act
requirements; except that, a child, less than four (4)
years of age shall be protected as required in Section
19.925. Each driver of a passenger car manufactured after
January 1, 1968, except such passenger cars equipped with
properly functioning airbags, transporting a child four (4)
years of age or more, but less than sixteen (16) years of
age, in the front seat of said passenger car, shall secure
the child in a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt.
No person shall be stopped, inspected or detained solely to
determine compliance with this Section. The provisions of
this Section shall not be applicable to persons who have a
medical reason for failing to have a seat belt fastened
about his or her body.
B. In any action to recover damages arising out of
the ownership, common maintenance or operation of a motor
vehicle, failure to wear a safety belt in violation of this
Ordinance shall not be considered evidence of comparative
negligence.
C. Each person who violates this Section after July
1, 1987, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of
not more than Ten Dollars ($10.00).
PASSED THIS 5th DAY OF January , 1988.
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Mayor-Pro Tem
ATTEST:
City~Clerk
APPROVED THIS nth DAY OF January , 1988.
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