Bill Text: AZ HB2089 | 2011 | Fiftieth Legislature 1st Regular | Engrossed
Bill Title: Unrestrained minors; motor vehicles; prohibition
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-01-19 - Referred to Senate GR Committee [HB2089 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2011-HB2089-Engrossed.html
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fiftieth Legislature First Regular Session 2011
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HOUSE BILL 2089 |
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AN ACT
Amending title 28, chapter 3, article 15, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 28‑913; relating to motor vehicles.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 28, chapter 3, article 15, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 28-913, to read:
28-913. Transporting minors in motor vehicles; exceptions
A. A person driving a motor vehicle on a highway shall not transport a person who is under eighteen years of age in an open compartment of the motor vehicle unless the person who is under eighteen years of age is safely restrained by a lap belt or lap and shoulder belt that is designed to prevent the person from being ejected from the vehicle or wear an approved motorcycle-style safety helmet.
B. This section does not apply:
1. If the person is being transported in an emergency response situation. For the purposes of this paragraph, "emergency response situation" means an instance in which measures are necessary to assist an injured person or to prevent injury or death to a person.
2. If the person is being transported in an organized parade.
3. To a motor vehicle that is on private property.
4. If a person is driving the motor vehicle at or below a posted speed limit of thirty-five miles per hour or less.
5. If the motor vehicle is leased, owned, operated or authorized to be operated by a farmer or rancher and is used exclusively within the boundaries of lands owned or managed by the farmer or rancher, including the incidental use of the motor vehicle on not more than one mile of highway between one part of the farm or ranch and another part of that farm or ranch.
6. To a motor vehicle that is on an Indian reservation.
C. A peace officer shall not stop or issue a citation to a person operating a motor vehicle on a highway in this state for a violation of this section unless the peace officer has reasonable cause to believe there is another alleged violation of a motor vehicle law of this state.
