SAFETY BELT SYSTEMS; MANDATORY USE
Colorado Springs City Code § 10.23.116
in effect10.23.116: SAFETY BELT SYSTEMS; MANDATORY USE:
A. Required: Unless exempted pursuant to subsection B 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 any street or highway within the City. Drivers and any front seat passenger traveling in a motor vehicle or an autocycle equipped with a lap and a shoulder belt, or any other belt or combination of belts installed in the motor vehicle, must wear all belts designed to restrain the driver and any front seat passenger in order to comply with this subsection.
B. Exempt: The requirement of subsection A of this section shall not apply to the following:
1. A child required by Colorado Revised Statutes section 42-4-236 or any other applicable law 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, as defined in Colorado Revised Statutes section 18-1-901(3)(l)(I), while performing official duties so long as the performance of the duties is in accord with rules and regulations applicable to the officer which are at least as restrictive as subsection A 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 the person possesses a written statement by a physician certifying the condition and stating the reason why the 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 the vehicle to be so equipped;
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 pick up service; provided, however, that the person shall be required to wear a fastened safety belt during the time period prior to the first delivery or pick up of the day and during the time period following the last delivery or pick up of the day.
C. Violation: No driver in a motor vehicle or autocycle shall be cited for a violation of subsection A of this section unless the driver was stopped by a law enforcement officer for an alleged violation of this chapter other than a violation of this section, or unless the driver was stopped by a law enforcement officer for an alleged violation of articles 1 to 4 of title 42 Colorado Revised Statutes other than a violation of section 42-4-237, "Safety belt systems - mandatory use - exemptions - penalty". Probable cause must have existed for the stop, although an officer need not cite the driver for the alleged violation constituting an independent basis for the stop.
D. Definitions:
MOTOR VEHICLE: A self-propelled vehicle intended primarily for use and operation on the public highways and includes passenger cars, station wagons, vans, taxicabs, ambulances, motor homes, and pickups. The term does not include motorcycles, low-power scooters, bicycles, electrical assisted bicycles, electric scooters, EPAMD, passenger buses, school buses, and farm tractors and implements of husbandry designed primarily or exclusively for use in agricultural operations.
SAFETY BELT SYSTEM: A system utilizing a lap belt, a shoulder belt, or any other belt or combination of belts installed in a motor vehicle or an autocycle to restrain drivers and passengers, which system conforms to Federal motor vehicle safety standards. (Ord. 87-130; Ord. 01-42; Ord. 10-83; Ord. 21-23)
Source: City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/coloradospringsco/latest/coloradosprings_co/0-0-0-18692Fetched: 11/1/2026