Section 32-5B-4

Requirement of front seat occupants of passenger cars to wear safety belts; exemptions of certain persons.

(a) Each front seat occupant of a passenger car manufactured with safety belts in compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208 shall have a safety belt properly fastened about his body at all times when the vehicle is in motion.

(b) The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply to:

(1) A child passenger under the purview of Section 32-5-222, who is required to use a child passenger restraint system or a seat belt pursuant to Section 32-5-222.

(2) An occupant of a passenger car who possesses a written statement from a licensed physician that he is unable for medical reasons to wear a safety belt.

(3) A rural letter carrier of the United States Postal Service while performing his duties as a rural letter carrier.

(4) A driver or passenger delivering newspapers or mail from house to house.

(5) Passengers in a passenger car with model year prior to 1965.

(6) Passengers in motor vehicles which normally operate in reverse.

(Acts 1991, No. 91-255, p. 483, §4.)