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Seat Belts
The number one killer of Americans between the ages of 4 and 34
is motor vehicle crashes. In Illinois alone, there are
approximately 425,000 crashes each year, resulting in thousands of
injuries and deaths. You can help reduce this number by making
the simple choice to wear a seatbelt.
The State of Illinois has several laws mandating the use of seat
safety belts while in a vehicle. These laws protect both
adults and children. Illinois Vehicle Code 625 ILCS
5/12-603.1, states the driver and front seat passenger in any
vehicle must wear a seatbelt or be subject to possible fines and
penalties.
(625 ILCS 5/12-603.1) (from Ch. 95 ½, par. 12-603.1)
Text of Section from P.A. 94‑239)
Sec. 12‑603.1. Driver and passenger required to use safety belts,
exceptions and penalty.
- Each driver and front seat passenger of a motor vehicle
operated on a street or highway in this State shall wear a
properly adjusted and fastened seat safety belt; except that, a
child less than 8 years of age shall be protected as required
pursuant to the Child Passenger Protection Act. Each driver under
the age of 18 years and each of the driver's passengers under the
age of 18 years of a motor vehicle operated on a street or highway
in this State shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened seat
safety belt. Each driver of a motor vehicle transporting a child 8
years of age or more, but less than 16 years of age, shall secure
the child in a properly adjusted and fastened seat safety belt as
required under the Child Passenger Protection Act.
- Paragraph (a) shall not apply to any of the following:
- A driver or passenger frequently stopping and leaving the
vehicle or delivering property from the vehicle, if the speed of
the vehicle between stops does not exceed 15 miles per hour.
- A driver or passenger possessing a written statement from a
physician that such person is unable, for medical or physical
reasons, to wear a seat safety belt.
- A driver or passenger possessing an official certificate or
license endorsement issued by the appropriate agency in another
state or country indicating that the driver is unable for
medical, physical, or other valid reasons to wear a seat safety
belt.
- A driver operating a motor vehicle in reverse.
- A motor vehicle with a model year prior to 1965.
- A motorcycle or motor driven cycle.
- A motorized pedalcycle.
- A motor vehicle which is not required to be equipped with
seat safety belts under federal law.
- A motor vehicle operated by a rural letter carrier of the
United States postal service while performing duties as a rural
letter carrier.
- Failure to wear a seat safety belt in violation of this
Section shall not be considered evidence of negligence, shall not
limit the liability of an insurer, and shall not diminish any
recovery for damages arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or
operation of a motor vehicle.
- A violation of this Section shall be a petty offense and
subject to a fine not to exceed $25.
- (Blank).
- A law enforcement officer may not search or inspect a motor
vehicle, its contents, the driver, or a passenger solely because
of a violation of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 93‑99, eff. 7‑3‑03; 94‑239, eff. 1‑1‑06.)
City Ordinance: $25.00
Fine
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