HB 1877 -- Safety Belts

Sponsor:  Webber

Currently, the driver and each front-seat passenger of cars and
trucks with a licensed gross weight under 12,000 pounds must wear
a safety belt.  Exemptions are allowed for United States Postal
Service employees while performing their duties, persons
operating or riding a motor vehicle being used in agricultural
work-related activities, and persons with a medical reason.  This
bill requires all drivers and passengers in all cars and trucks
to wear a safety belt except those already exempt.  A person with
a medical reason must possess documentation from a physician.  If
there are more persons than safety belts in a vehicle, the
passengers who are unable to wear a safety belt must sit on the
seats behind the front seat unless the vehicle only has a
front-seated area.

The bill also removes the provision that prohibits a person from
being stopped, inspected, or detained solely for not wearing a
properly adjusted and fastened safety belt.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 14, 2010 at 3:12 pm