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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 464 By: Hicks
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to motor vehicle safety; amending 47
7 O.S. 2021, Section 11-1112, which relates to child
8 passenger restraint systems; requiring certain
8 restraints; establishing certain fine and costs;
9 updating statutory language; updating statutory
9 references; and providing an effective date.
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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 11-1112, is
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14 amended to read as follows:
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15 Section 11-1112. A. Every driver, when transporting a child
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16 under eight (8) years of age in a motor vehicle operated on the
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17 roadways, streets, or highways of this state, shall provide for the
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18 protection of said the child by properly using a child passenger
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19 restraint system as follows:
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20 1. A child under four (4) years of age shall be properly
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21 secured in a child passenger restraint system. Except as provided
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22 in subsection G of this section, the child passenger restraint
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23 system shall be rear-facing until the child reaches two (2) years of
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24 age or until the child reaches the weight or height limit of the
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1 rear-facing child passenger restraint system as allowed by the
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2 manufacturer of the child passenger restraint system, whichever
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3 occurs first; and
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4 2. A child at least four (4) years of age but younger than
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5 eight (8) years of age, if not taller than 4 feet 9 inches in
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6 height, shall be properly secured in either a child passenger
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7 restraint system or child booster seat.
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8 For purposes of this section and Section 11-1113 of this title,
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9 "child passenger restraint system" means an infant or child
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10 passenger restraint system which meets the federal standards as set
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11 by 49 C.F.R., Section 571.213.
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12 B. If a child is eight (8) Any occupant of a motor vehicle
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13 operated on the roadways, streets, or highways of this state who is
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14 younger than eighteen (18) years of age or is taller than 4 feet 9
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15 inches in height, a and is not already required to use a safety seat
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16 belt or other device pursuant to subsection A of this section shall
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17 be restrained by a safety seat belt as set by 49 C.F.R., Section
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18 571.208 that is properly secured to the vehicle shall be sufficient
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19 to meet the requirements of this section.
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20 C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to:
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21 1. The driver of a school bus, taxicab, moped, motorcycle, or
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22 other motor vehicle not required to be equipped with safety belts
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23 pursuant to state or federal laws;
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24 2. The driver of an ambulance or emergency vehicle;
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1 3. The driver of a vehicle in which all of the seat belts are
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2 in use;
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3 4. The transportation of children who for medical reasons are
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4 unable to be placed in such devices, provided there is written
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5 documentation from a physician of such medical reason; or
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6 5. The transportation of a child who weighs more than forty
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7 (40) pounds and who is being transported in the back seat of a
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8 vehicle while wearing only a lap safety belt when the back seat of
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9 the vehicle is not equipped with combination lap and shoulder safety
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10 belts, or when the combination lap and shoulder safety belts in the
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11 back seat are being used by other children who weigh more than forty
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12 (40) pounds. Provided, however, for purposes of this paragraph,
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13 back seat shall include all seats located behind the front seat of a
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14 vehicle operated by a licensed child care facility or church.
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15 Provided further, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that a
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16 child has met the weight requirements of this paragraph if at the
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17 request of any law enforcement officer, the licensed child care
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18 facility or church provides the officer with a written statement
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19 verified by the parent or legal guardian that the child weighs more
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20 than forty (40) pounds.
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21 D. A violation of the provisions of this section shall be
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22 admissible as evidence in any civil action or proceeding for damages
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23 unless the plaintiff in such action or proceeding is a child under
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24 sixteen (16) years of age.
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1 In any action brought by or on behalf of an infant for personal
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2 injuries or wrongful death sustained in a motor vehicle collision,
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3 the failure of any person to have the infant properly restrained in
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4 accordance with the provisions of this section shall not be used in
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5 aggravation or mitigation of damages.
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6 E. A person who is certified as a Child Passenger Safety
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7 Technician and who in good faith provides inspection, adjustment, or
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8 educational services regarding child passenger restraint systems
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9 shall not be liable for civil damages resulting from any act or
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10 omission in providing such services, other than acts or omissions
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11 constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.
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12 F. 1. Any person convicted of violating subsection A of this
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13 section shall be punished by a fine of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) and
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14 shall pay all court costs thereof.
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15 2. Any person convicted of violating subsection B of this
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16 section shall be punished by a fine of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) and
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17 shall pay all court costs thereof.
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18 Revenue from such fine fines shall be apportioned to the
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19 Department of Public Safety Restricted Revolving Fund and used by
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20 the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office Department of Public Safety to
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21 promote the use of child passenger restraint systems as provided in
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22 Section 11-1113 of this title. This fine shall be suspended and the
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23 court costs limited to a maximum of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) in the
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24 case of the first offense upon proof of purchase or acquisition by
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1 loan of a child passenger restraint system. Provided, the
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2 Department of Public Safety Service Oklahoma shall not assess points
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3 to the driving record of any person convicted of a violation of this
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5 G. A driver of a vehicle who has been rightfully issued a
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6 detachable placard indicating physical disability under the
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7 provisions of Section 15-112 of this title or a physically disabled
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8 license plate under the provisions of Section 1135.1 or 1135.2 of
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9 this title and valid letter of forward-facing exemption issued from
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10 the Department of Public Safety shall be permitted to transport a
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11 child passenger under four (4) years of age in a forward-facing
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12 child passenger restraint system. The placard and forward-facing
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13 exemption letter must be present in the vehicle to be in compliance.
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14 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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