The Kansas Safety Belt Use Act (KSA
8-2503) is a secondary law.
APPLIES TO:
All front seat occupants unless specifically exempted.
Passenger cars, vans and certain trucks manufactured with safety belts in
compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle safety Standard (FMVSS) 208.
Vehicles registered in Kansas and in all other states
Vehicles that are in motion
DOES NOT APPLY TO:
Vehicles designed for carrying more than 10 passengers.
Vehicles constructed on a truck chassis registered for more than 12,000
pounds.
Farm trucks registered for more than 16,000 pounds.
Motorcycles and trailers
OTHER PROVISIONS:
Unless there is another primary violation of
law, drivers may not be stopped for a safety belt violation.
Citations for violations may not be issued without citing for the violation
that caused the stop.
Drivers may be cited at scene of accident absent other violation.
Passengers must be cited separately from drivers.
EXEMPTIONS:
Occupants who possess a written statement from
a licensed physician.
U.S. mail carriers while actually engaged in delivery and collection of
mail.
Newspaper persons while actually engaged in newspaper delivery.
Occupants covered by the Child Passenger Safety Act.
The Child Passenger Safety Act
( KSA 8-1344) is a primary law
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