Ch. 213                          LAWS OF MARYLAND

Approved April 29, 1987.

CHAPTER 213

(House Bill 342)

AN ACT concerning

Vehicle Laws - Mandatory Seat Belt Usage - Exemption

FOR the purpose of providing that a provision of the Maryland
Vehicle Law that prohibits a person from operating a motor
vehicle unless certain occupants of the vehicle are
restrained in a certain manner, does not apply to certain
mail carriers while delivering mail to local box routes.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Transportation

Section 22-412.3

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1984 Replacement Volume and 1986 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Transportation

22-412.3.

(a) (1) In this section, the following words have the
meanings indicated.

(2)  (i) "Motor vehicle" means a vehicle that is:

1.  Registered or capable of being
registered in this State as a Class A (passenger) or Class M
(multipurpose) vehicle; and

2.  Required to be equipped with seat
belts under federal motor vehicle safety standards contained in
the Code of Federal Regulations.

(ii) "Motor vehicle" 'does not include a Class L
(historic) vehicle.

(3)   "Outboard front seat" means a front seat position
that is adjacent to a door of a motor vehicle.

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