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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 321.447 PERSONS TRANSPORTED IN 1 2 PICKUPS. 1 3 A passenger shall not stand in the open bed or sit on an 1 4 open tailgate of a pickup being operated upon a highway. An 1 5 operator shall not transport a person in violation of this 1 6 section. This section does not apply to a pickup operated as 1 7 part of a parade, a military motor vehicle, an authorized 1 8 emergency vehicle, an implement of husbandry, or a motor 1 9 vehicle used to transport hunters or hunting dogs during 1 10 hunting activities. 1 11 Sec. 2. Section 805.8, subsection 2, Code Supplement 1995, 1 12 is amended by adding the following new paragraph: 1 13 NEW PARAGRAPH. z. For a violation of section 321.447, the 1 14 scheduled fine is ten dollars. 1 15 EXPLANATION 1 16 This bill prohibits a passenger from standing in the open 1 17 bed or sitting on the open tailgate of a moving pickup and 1 18 prohibits an operator from transporting a person in violation 1 19 of the prohibition. A pickup is defined in section 321.1, 1 20 subsection 35, to mean any motor vehicle designed to carry 1 21 merchandise or freight of any kind, not to exceed 2,000 1 22 pounds. The bill does not apply to persons who are 1 23 participating in a parade, a military motor vehicle, an 1 24 authorized emergency vehicle, an implement of husbandry, or a 1 25 vehicle used for hunting. A violation carries a scheduled 1 26 fine of $10. 1 27 LSB 4157YH 76 1 28 js/sc/14.2
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