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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 117 By: Pederson
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to motor vehicles; amending 47 O.S.
7 2021, Section 12-417, as amended by Section 97,
8 Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section
8 12-417), which relates to safety belts; adding
9 certain requirement; and declaring an emergency.
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 12-417, as
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14 amended by Section 97, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp. 2024,
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15 Section 12-417), is amended to read as follows:
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16 Section 12-417. A. 1. Every Any operator and front seat
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17 passenger of a Class A commercial motor vehicle, Class B commercial
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18 motor vehicle, Class C commercial motor vehicle, or a passenger
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19 vehicle operated in this state shall wear a properly adjusted and
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20 fastened safety seat belt system, required to be installed in the
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21 motor vehicle when manufactured pursuant to 49 C.F.R., Section
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23 2. Any passenger in the back seat of a passenger vehicle who is
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24 sixteen (16) years of age or younger shall wear a properly adjusted
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1 and fastened safety seat belt system, unless otherwise in a child
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2 passenger restraint system as required pursuant to Section 11-1112
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3 of this title.
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4 3. For the purposes of this section, "passenger vehicle" shall
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5 mean a Class D motor vehicle, but shall not include trucks, truck-
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6 tractors, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, or motorized bicycles,
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7 or a vehicle used primarily for farm use which is registered and
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8 licensed pursuant to the provisions of Section 1134 of this title.
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9 B. The Commissioner of Public Safety, upon application from a
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10 person who, for medical reasons, is unable to wear a safety seat
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11 belt system supported by written attestation of such fact from a
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12 physician licensed pursuant to Section 495 of Title 59 of the
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13 Oklahoma Statutes, may issue to the person an exemption from the
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14 provisions of this section. The exemption shall be in the form of a
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15 restriction appearing on the driver license of the person and shall
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16 remain in effect until the expiration date of the driver license.
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17 Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent the person
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18 from applying for another exemption as provided for in this section.
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19 The issuance of an attestation by a physician and the subsequent
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20 issuance of an exemption by the Commissioner, in good faith, shall
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21 not give rise to, nor shall the physician and the state thereby
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22 incur, any liability whatsoever in damages or otherwise, to any
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23 person injured by reason of failure of the person to wear a safety
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1 C. This section shall not apply to an operator of a motor
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2 vehicle while performing official duties as a route carrier of the
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3 U.S. Postal Service.
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4 D. The Department of Public Safety shall not record or assess
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5 points for violations of this section on any license holder's
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6 traffic record maintained by Service Oklahoma.
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7 E. Fine and court costs for violating the provisions of this
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8 section shall not exceed Twenty Dollars ($20.00).
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9 F. Municipalities may enact and municipal police officers may
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10 enforce ordinances prohibiting and penalizing conduct under
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11 provisions of this section, but the provisions of those ordinances
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12 shall be the same as provided for in this section, and the
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13 enforcement provisions under those ordinances shall not be more
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14 stringent than those of this section.
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15 SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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16 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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17 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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18 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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