(a)Each driver and passenger of a motor vehicle operated
in this state shall wear, and each driver of a motor vehicle
shall require that a passenger under twelve (12) years of age
shall wear, a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt when
the motor vehicle is in motion on public streets and highways.
(b)Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to:
(i)Any person who has a written statement from a
physician that it is not advisable for the person to wear a
safety belt for physical or medical reasons;
(ii)Any passenger vehicle which is not required to
be equipped with safety belts under federal law;
(iii)A carrier of the United States postal service
performing duties as a postal carrier;
(iv)Any person properly secured in a child safety
restraint system in accordance with W.S. 3
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(a) Each driver and passenger of a motor vehicle operated
in this state shall wear, and each driver of a motor vehicle
shall require that a passenger under twelve (12) years of age
shall wear, a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt when
the motor vehicle is in motion on public streets and highways.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to:
(i) Any person who has a written statement from a
physician that it is not advisable for the person to wear a
safety belt for physical or medical reasons;
(ii) Any passenger vehicle which is not required to
be equipped with safety belts under federal law;
(iii) A carrier of the United States postal service
performing duties as a postal carrier;
(iv) Any person properly secured in a child safety
restraint system in accordance with W.S. 31-5-1301 through
31-5-1305; or
(v) Any person occupying a seat in a vehicle in which
all operable safety restraints are being used by the driver or
passengers and any person occupying a seat in a vehicle
originally manufactured without a safety belt.
(c) No violation of this section shall:
(i) Be counted as a moving violation for the purpose
of suspending a driver's license under W.S. 31-7-129;
(ii) Be grounds for increasing insurance premiums or
made a part of the abstracts kept by the department pursuant to
W.S. 31-5-1214.
(d) No motor vehicle shall be halted solely for a
violation of this section.
(e) All citations for violations of the motor vehicle laws
of this state and for violations of traffic ordinances or
traffic regulations of a local authority shall contain a
notation by the issuing officer indicating whether the driver
and passengers complied with this section. Compliance with this
section shall entitle a licensee to a ten dollar ($10.00)
reduction in the fine otherwise imposed by any court having
jurisdiction over the alleged offense. The driver who violates
this section may be issued a citation and may be subject to a
fine of not more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00). Any
passenger who violates this section may be issued a citation and
may be subject to a fine of not more than ten dollars ($10.00).
(f) Evidence of a person's failure to wear a safety belt
as required by this act shall not be admissible in any civil
action.