HomeMy WebLinkAbout098 - 07/21/1987 - AMENDING CITY CODE RELATING TO THE MODEL TRAFFIC CODE FOR COLORADO MUNICIPALITIES, 1977 EDITION ORDINANCE NO. 98 , 1987
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING SECTION 114-2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS, RELATING TO THE MODEL TRAFFIC CODE
FOR COLORADO MUNICIPALITIES, 1977 EDITION
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that Section
114-2A of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby amended by adding
thereto the following additional amendment to the provisions of the Model
Traffic Code, to follow subparagraph (21) and consequently renumbering the
following subparagraphs in numerical sequence:
Subparagraph (22) Section 20-19, Safety belt systems required, is
hereby added as follows:
Section 20-19. Safety belt systems required.--(a) As used in this
section:
[1] "Motor vehicle" means a self-propelled vehicle
intended primarily for use and operation on the
public highways including passenger cars, station
wagons, vans, taxicabs, ambulances, motor homes,
and pickups . The term does not include
motorcycles , motorscooters , motorbicycles ,
motorized bicycles, passenger buses, school buses,
and farm tractors and implements of husbandry
designed primarily or exclusively for use in
agricultural operations.
[2] "Safety belt system" means a system utilizing a lap
belt, a shoulder belt, or any other belt or
combination of belts installed in a motor vehicle
to restrain drivers and passengers, which system
conforms to federal motor vehicle safety standards.
(b) Unless exempted pursuant to subsection (c) of this section,
every driver of and every front seat passenger in a motor
vehicle equipped with a safety belt system shall wear a
fastened safety belt while the motor vehicle is being
operated on a street or highway in the City.
(c) The requirement of subsection (b) of this section shall not
apply to:
[1] A child required by Section 20-18 of this Code to
be restrained by a child restraint system;
[2] A member of an ambulance team, other than the
driver, while involved in patient care;
[3] A peace officer, level I, as defined in section
18-1-901 (3) (1) (I) , C.R.S. , while performing
official duties so long as the performance of said
duties is in accordance with rules and regulations
applicable to to said officer which are at least as
restrictive as subsection (b) of this section and
which only provide exceptions necessary to protect
the officer;
[4] A person with a physically or psychologically
disabling condition whose physical or psychological
disability prevents appropriate restraint by a
safety belt system if such person possesses a
written statement by a physician certifying the
condition, as well as stating the reason why such
restraint is inappropriate;
[5] A person driving or riding in a motor vehicle not
equipped with a safety belt system due to the fact
that federal law does not require such vehicle to
be equipped with a safety belt system;
[6] A rural letter carrier of the United States postal
service while performing duties as a rural letter
carrier; and
[7] A person operating a motor vehicle for commercial
or residential delivery or pickup service; except
that such person shall be required to wear a
fastened safety belt during the time period prior
to the first delivery or pickup of the day and
during the time period following the last delivery
or pickup of the day.
(d) No driver or passenger in a motor vehicle shall be cited for
a violation of subsection (b) of this section unless the
driver was stopped by a law enforcement officer for an
alleged violation of this Code other than a violation of
this section.
(e) Testimony at a trial for a violation charged pursuant to
subsection (d) of this section may include:
[1] Testimony by a law enforcement officer that he or
she observed the person charged operating a motor
vehicle while said operator or any passenger was in
violation of the requirement of subsection (b) of
this section; or
(2] Evidence that the driver removed the safety belts,
or knowingly drove a vehicle from which the safety
belts had been removed.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading and ordered
published on this 7th day of July, A.D. 1987, and to be presented for final
passage on the 21st day of July, A.D. 1987.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 21st day of July, A.D. 1987.
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk