Exception; child over 40 pounds; lap safety belt
Sec. 3.7. Notwithstanding sections 2, 3, 3.3, and 3.6 of this
chapter, a person may operate a motor vehicle in which there is a
child who weighs more than forty (40) pounds and who is properly
restrained and fastened by a lap safety belt if:
(1) the motor vehicle is not equipped with lap and shoulder
safety belts; or
(2) not including the operator's seat and the front passenger
seat:
(A) the motor vehicle is equipped with one (1) or more lap
and shoulder safety belts; and
(B) all the lap and shoulder safety belts are being used to
properly restrain other children who are less than sixteen
(16) years of age.
As added by P.L.67-2004, SEC.8.
Last modified: May 27, 2006