The provisions of § 32-38-1 do not apply to:

(1) Any occupant of a passenger vehicle manufactured before September 1, 1973;

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 32-38-3

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

(2) Any occupant of a passenger vehicle who possesses a written statement from a doctor licensed under chapter 36-4 or 36-5 that the individual is unable for medical reasons to wear a safety seat belt system;

(3) Any occupant of a vehicle not equipped with a safety seat belt system because federal law does not require that vehicle to be so equipped; or

(4) Any rural carrier of the United States Postal Service while serving his rural postal route or any person delivering newspapers or periodicals on an assigned home delivery route.

Source: SL 1994, ch 266, § 3.