SENATE BILL No. 333
March 15, 2001, Introduced by Senators HART, HAMMERSTROM, BULLARD and
DUNASKISS and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Tourism.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 710d (MCL 257.710d), as amended by 1999 PA
29.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 710d. (1) Except as provided in this section, or as
2 otherwise provided by law, a rule promulgated pursuant to the
3 administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to
4 24.328, or federal regulation, each driver transporting a child
5 less than 4 years of age in a motor vehicle shall properly secure
6 that child in a child restraint system IN THE REAR SEAT, IF THE
7 MOTOR VEHICLE HAS A REAR SEAT, that meets the standards pre-
8 scribed in 49 C.F.R. 571.213.
9 (2) This section does
not apply to
any child being nursed.
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1 (2) (3)
This section does not
apply if the motor vehicle
2 being driven is a bus, school bus, taxicab, moped, motorcycle, or
3 other motor vehicle not required to be equipped with safety belts
4 under federal law or regulations.
5 (3) (4) A
person who violates
this section is responsible
6 for a civil infraction.
7 (4) (5) Points
TWO POINTS shall
not be assessed under
8 section 320a for a violation of this section. An abstract
9 required under section 732 shall
not
be submitted to the secre-
10 tary of state regarding a violation of this section.
11 (5) (6)
The secretary of state
may exempt by rules promul-
12 gated pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969
13 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, a class of children from the
14 requirements of this section, if the secretary of state deter-
15 mines that the use of the child restraint system required under
16 subsection (1) is impractical because of physical unfitness, a
17 medical problem, or body size. The secretary of state may spec-
18 ify alternate means of protection for children exempted under
19 this subsection.
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