Bill Text: GA SB5 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Motor vehicles; use of safety belts; eliminate certain exceptions

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2009-02-18 - House Second Readers [SB5 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-SB5-Introduced.html

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09 LC 33 2704

Senate Bill 5

By: Senators Thomas of the 54th, Hill of the 4th, Harp of the 29th, Stoner of the 6th, Hill of the 32nd and others

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Code Section 40-8-76.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the use of safety belts in passenger vehicles, so as to eliminate certain exceptions to the required use of safety belts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Code Section 40-8-76.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the use of safety belts in passenger vehicles, is amended by revising subsection (a) as follows:

"(a) As used in this Code section, the term 'passenger vehicle' means every motor vehicle, including, but not limited to, pickup trucks, vans, and sport utility vehicles, designed to carry ten passengers or less fewer and used for the transportation of persons. Such term shall not include motorcycles; motor driven cycles; or farm vehicles used on a farm in connection with agricultural pursuits that are usual and normal to the farming operation but shall not mean pickup trucks, motorcycles, motor driven cycles, or vehicles equipped for off-road use, provided that the term 'passenger vehicle' includes any sport utility vehicle and also includes pickup trucks for any occupant who is under 18 years of age."

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.