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0606
WITHDRAWN
Senators
Moody of the 56th, Thomas of the 54th, Butler of the 55th and Unterman of the
45th offered the following amendment:
Amend
LC 35 0861S by inserting after "permits;"
on line 8 of page 1
the following:
"to
amend Code Section 40-8-76.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to the use of safety belts in passenger vehicles, so as to eliminate certain
exceptions to the required use of safety belts; "
By
inserting a new Section 8A on page 9 between lines 7 and 8 to read as
follows:
"SECTION
8A.
Code
Section 40-8-76.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the use
of safety belts in passenger vehicles, is amended by revising subsection (a) as
follows:
"(a)
As used in this Code section, the term 'passenger vehicle' means every motor
vehicle,
including, but not limited to, pickup trucks, vans, or sport utility
vehicles, designed to carry ten passengers
or
less
fewer
and used for the transportation of
persons. Such
term shall not include motorcycles, motor driven cycles, or farm vehicles
equipped for and used primarily for off-road agricultural
use
but shall
not mean pickup trucks, motorcycles, motor driven cycles, or vehicles equipped
for off-road use, provided that the term 'passenger vehicle' includes any sport
utility vehicle and also includes pickup trucks for any occupant who is under 18
years of age."