SEAT BELT USAGE
Salt Lake City Code § 12.28.085
in effect12.28.085: SEAT BELT USAGE:
A. Driver And Front Seat Passengers:
1. Except as provided in section 12.28.080 of this chapter, or its successor, for children under five (5) years of age and except as provided in subsection A2 of this section for passengers who are at least five (5) years of age but younger than eighteen (18) years of age, the driver and front seat passengers of a "motor vehicle", as defined in subsection 12.28.080A of this chapter, or its successor, operated on a street or highway in Salt Lake City shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety seat belt system, which meets standards promulgated by the Utah department of public safety.
2. The driver of a motor vehicle shall secure or cause to be secured a properly adjusted and fastened safety seat belt system on any passenger in the front seat who is at least five (5) years of age but younger than eighteen (18) years of age.
B. Exceptions: This section does not apply to a driver or front seat passenger of:
1. A motor vehicle manufactured before July 1, 1966;
2. A motor vehicle in which the driver or passengers possess a written verification from a licensed physician that the driver or passenger is unable to wear a safety seat belt system for physical or medical reasons;
3. A motor vehicle which is not required to be equipped with a safety seat belt system under federal law;
4. A motor vehicle operated by a rural letter carrier of the United States postal service while performing the duties of a rural letter carrier; or
5. A motor vehicle engaged in pick up, delivery or service operations involving repeated starts and stops and requiring the front seat occupant to frequently and repeatedly enter and leave the vehicle.
C. Enforcement: Enforcement of this section by law enforcement agents shall be only as a secondary action when a driver of a motor vehicle has been detained for a suspected violation of this title other than this section, or another offense.
D. Violations: A person who violates subsection A of this section shall be fined ten dollars ($10.00) per offense.
E. Noncompliance Not Evidence Of Standard Of Care Or Duty In Civil Proceedings: Failure to wear, secure or cause to be secured a properly adjusted and fastened safety seat belt system as required under this section may not be considered comparative negligence, nor is such failure admissible as evidence in the trial of a civil action with regard to negligence. (Ord. 61-88 § 1, 1988)
Source: Salt Lake City, Utah, City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/saltlakecityut/latest/saltlakecity_ut/0-0-0-52637Fetched: 11/1/2026