CHAPTER 450
H.P. 303 - L.D. 367
An Act to Provide That the Operator of a Motor Vehicle Is Not Responsible for Securing in a Seat Belt a Passenger 18 Years of Age or Older
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2081, sub-§3, as reenacted by PL 1995, c. 597, §1, is amended to read:
3. Person between 4 and 18. When a person 4 years of age or older, but less than 19 18 years of age, is a passenger in a vehicle that is required by the United States Department of Transportation to be equipped with seat belts, the operator must have the person properly secured in a seat belt or in a child safety seat. When a person who is less than 19 18 years of age is the operator of a vehicle that is required by the United States Department of Transportation to be equipped with seat belts, that operator must be properly secured in a seat belt.
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §2081, sub-§3-A, as amended by PL 1995, c. 597, §2, is further amended to read:
3-A. Other passengers 18 years of age and older; operators. When a person 19 18 years of age or older is a passenger in a vehicle that is required by the United States Department of Transportation to be equipped with seat belts, the operator passenger must have the person be properly secured in a seat belt. Each such passenger is responsible for wearing a seat belt as required by this subsection, and a passenger that fails to wear a seat belt as required by this subsection is subject to the enforcement provisions of subsection 4. The operator of a vehicle that is required by the United States Department of Transportation to be equipped with seat belts must be secured in the operator's seat belt.
Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §2081, sub-§4, ¶E, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 432, §3 and affected by §4, is amended to read:
E. Subsection 3-A may be enforced only if a law enforcement officer has detained the operator of a motor vehicle for a suspected violation of another law. An operator is not subject to the penalty established in paragraph D unless the operator is required to pay a fine for the primary violation.
Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §2081, sub-§6, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 597, §4, is amended to read:
B. The operator of a taxicab or a limousine is not responsible for securing in a seat belt a passenger transported for a fee.
Effective September 19, 1997, unless otherwise indicated.
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