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House File 2123

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Bill Introduced: H.J. 166
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 321.445, subsection 2, unnumbered
  1  2 paragraph 1, Code Supplement 2001, is amended to read as
  1  3 follows:
  1  4    The driver and front seat occupants of a type of motor
  1  5 vehicle which is subject to registration in Iowa, except a
  1  6 motorcycle or a motorized bicycle, shall each wear a properly
  1  7 adjusted and fastened safety belt or safety harness any time
  1  8 the vehicle is in forward motion on a street or highway in
  1  9 this state except that a child under six sixteen years of age
  1 10 shall be secured as required under section 321.446.
  1 11    Sec. 2.  Section 321.446, subsections 1, 2, and 4, Code
  1 12 Supplement 2001, are amended to read as follows:
  1 13    1.  a.  A child under one year of age and weighing less
  1 14 than twenty pounds who is being transported in a motor vehicle
  1 15 subject to registration, except a school bus or motorcycle,
  1 16 shall be secured in a rear-facing child restraint system that
  1 17 meets federal motor vehicle safety standards, and the system
  1 18 shall be used in accordance with the manufacturer's
  1 19 instructions.
  1 20    b.  A child under three eight years of age who does not
  1 21 meet the description in paragraph "a" and who is being
  1 22 transported in a motor vehicle subject to registration, except
  1 23 a school bus or motorcycle, shall be secured during transit by
  1 24 a child restraint system which that meets federal motor
  1 25 vehicle safety standards, and the system shall be used in
  1 26 accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.  However, a
  1 27 child under eight years of age who weighs more than forty
  1 28 pounds may be transported in the backseat of a vehicle while
  1 29 wearing only a lap safety belt if the backseat of the vehicle
  1 30 is not equipped with a combination lap and shoulder safety
  1 31 belt.
  1 32    2.  A child at least three eight years of age but under six
  1 33 sixteen years of age who is being transported in a motor
  1 34 vehicle subject to registration, except a school bus or
  1 35 motorcycle, shall be secured during transit by either a child
  2  1 restraint system that meets federal motor vehicle safety
  2  2 standards and is used in accordance with the manufacturer's
  2  3 instructions, or by a safety belt or safety harness of a type
  2  4 approved under section 321.445.
  2  5    4.  The An operator who violates subsection 1 or 2 is
  2  6 guilty of a simple misdemeanor and subject only to the penalty
  2  7 provisions of section 805.8A, subsection 14, paragraph "c".
  2  8    Sec. 3.  Section 321.446, Code Supplement 2001, is amended
  2  9 by adding the following new subsections:
  2 10    NEW SUBSECTION.  7.  The department, in cooperation with
  2 11 the departments of public safety, public health, and
  2 12 education, shall provide leadership and coordination of
  2 13 education to foster compliance with the requirements of this
  2 14 section concerning the appropriate use of child restraint
  2 15 systems, safety belts, and safety harnesses.
  2 16    NEW SUBSECTION.  8.  For purposes of this section, "child
  2 17 restraint system" means a specially designed seating system,
  2 18 including a belt-positioning seat or a booster seat, that
  2 19 meets federal motor vehicle safety standards set forth in 49
  2 20 C.F.R. } 571.213.  
  2 21                           EXPLANATION
  2 22    This bill amends Code section 321.445 concerning safety
  2 23 belts and harnesses to provide that persons under 16 years of
  2 24 age must be secured during transit in a child restraint device
  2 25 as required under Code section 321.446.
  2 26    The bill also amends Code section 321.446 to provide that a
  2 27 child under one year of age who weighs less than 20 pounds
  2 28 must be secured in a rear-facing child restraint system that
  2 29 meets federal motor vehicle safety standards while being
  2 30 transported in a motor vehicle except a school bus or
  2 31 motorcycle.
  2 32    The bill also amends Code section 321.446 to provide that a
  2 33 child under eight years of age who is not under one year of
  2 34 age and less than 20 pounds must be secured by a child
  2 35 restraint system while being transported in a motor vehicle
  3  1 that is not a school bus or motorcycle.  It provides that a
  3  2 child under eight years of age who weighs more than 40 pounds
  3  3 may be transported in the backseat of a vehicle wearing only a
  3  4 lap safety belt if the backseat of the vehicle is not equipped
  3  5 with a lap and shoulder safety belt.
  3  6    The bill also amends Code section 321.446 to provide that a
  3  7 child at least eight years of age but under 16 years of age
  3  8 who is being transported in a motor vehicle subject to
  3  9 registration, except a school bus or motorcycle, must be
  3 10 secured by either a child restraint system that meets federal
  3 11 motor vehicle safety standards or by a safety belt or harness
  3 12 approved under Code section 321.445.
  3 13    The bill defines "child restraint system" as a specially
  3 14 designed seating system, including a belt-positioning seat or
  3 15 a booster seat that meets federal motor vehicle safety
  3 16 standards set forth in 49 C.F.R.  } 571.213.  
  3 17 LSB 5988YH 79
  3 18 av/cls/14

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