8-2503. Same; wearing of seat belt required; exceptions; educational program; evaluation of effectiveness of act; enforcement.
8-2503
8-2503. Same; wearing of seat belt
required;
exceptions; educational program; evaluation of effectiveness of act;
enforcement.
(a) Except as provided in K.S.A. 8-1344 and 8-1345, and
amendments thereto, and in subsection (b) or (c), each front seat
occupant of a
passenger car manufactured with safety belts in compliance with federal
motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, who is 18 years of age or older,
shall have a safety belt properly
fastened about such person's body at all times when the
passenger car is in motion.
(b) Each occupant of a passenger car manufactured with safety
belts in compliance with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, who is
at least 14 years of age but less than 18 years of age, shall have a safety
belt properly fastened about such person's body at all times when the passenger
car is in motion.
(c) This section does not apply to:
(1) An occupant of a passenger car who possesses a written statement
from a licensed physician that such person is unable for medical reasons to
wear a safety belt system;
(2) carriers of United States mail while actually engaged in delivery
and collection of mail along their specified routes;
(3) newspaper delivery persons while actually engaged in delivery of
newspapers along their specified routes; or
(4) an occupant of a passenger car required to be protected by a
safety restraining system under the child passenger safety act.
(d) The secretary of transportation shall initiate an
educational
program designed to encourage compliance with the safety belt usage
provisions of this act.
(e) The secretary shall evaluate the effectiveness of this
act and shall
include a report of its findings in the annual evaluation report on its
highway safety plan that it submits under 23 U.S.C. 402.
(f) Law enforcement officers shall not stop drivers for
violations of
subsection (a) in the absence of another violation of
law. A citation for
violation of subsection (a) shall not be issued without
citing the violation that
initially caused the officer to effect the enforcement stop.
History: L. 1986, ch. 35, § 3; L. 1989, ch. 40, § 4;
L. 2007, ch. 140, § 11; July 1.