Utah Code 41-6a-1803. Driver and passengers — Seat belt or child restraint device required
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Terms Used In Utah Code 41-6a-1803
- Child restraint device: means a child restraint device that meets standards adopted under Section
41-6a-1601 . See Utah Code 41-6a-1802 - Highway: means the entire width between property lines of every way or place of any nature when any part of it is open to the use of the public as a matter of right for vehicular travel. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
- Motor vehicle: means a vehicle defined in Section
41-1a-102 , except vehicles that are not equipped with safety belts by the manufacturer. See Utah Code 41-6a-1802 - Operator: means :(49)(a) a human driver, as defined in Section
Utah Code 41-6a-102 - Person: means a natural person, firm, copartnership, association, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, governmental agency, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Utah Code 41-6a-102
- Safety belt: means a safety belt or seat belt system that meets standards adopted under Section
41-6a-1601 . See Utah Code 41-6a-1802- Vehicle: means a device in, on, or by which a person or property is or may be transported or drawn on a highway, except a mobile carrier, as defined in Section
41-6a-1120 , or a device used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks. See Utah Code 41-6a-102(1)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c), the operator of a motor vehicle operated on a highway shall:(1)(a)(i) wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt;(1)(a)(ii) provide for the protection of each person younger than eight years old by using a child restraint device to restrain each person in the manner prescribed by the manufacturer of the device; and(1)(a)(iii) provide for the protection of each person that is at least eight years old and no less than 16 years old by securing, or causing to be secured, a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt on each person.(1)(b) Notwithstanding the requirement under Subsection (1)(a)(ii), a child under eight years old who is 57 inches tall or taller:(1)(b)(i) is exempt from the requirement in Subsection (1)(a)(ii) to be in a child restraint device; and(1)(b)(ii) shall use a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt as required in Subsection (1)(a)(iii).(1)(c) An adult passenger who is utilizing transportation network services described in Section13-51-102 or a taxicab described in Section53-3-102 shall:(1)(c)(i) provide for the protection of each person younger than eight years old who is under the adult’s supervision by using a child restraint device to restrain the person in the manner prescribed by the manufacturer of the device; and(1)(c)(ii) provide for the protection of each person who is under the adult’s supervision and is at least eight years old and no less than 16 years old by securing, or causing to be secured, a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt on the person.
(2) A person 16 years old or older who is a passenger in a motor vehicle operated on a highway shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt.
(3) If more than one person is not using a child restraint device or wearing a safety belt in violation of Subsection (1), it is considered only one offense, and the driver may receive only one citation for that offense.