O-92-10ORDINANCE NO. 0-92-10
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 13 OF CHAPTER 22 OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD OF 1975
Published in pamphlet form this
2nd day of March , 1992
by the President and Board of
Trustees of Deerfield
ORDINANCE NO. 0 -92 -10
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 13 OF CHAPTER 22 OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD OF 1975
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD, LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION That Article 13 of Chapter 22 of the Municipal
ONE: Code of Deerfield of 1975, as amended, be and the
same is hereby further amended by adding thereto
Sections 2.2 -105A and 2- 2!04'65B as follows:
"Sec. 22- -105A. Driver and Passenger Safety Seat Belts.
(a) Each driver and front seat passenger of a
motor vehicle operated on a street or highway shall
wear a properly adjusted and fastened seat safety belt;
except that, a child less than 6 years of age shall be
protected as required pursuant to Section 22 -107
hereof. Each driver of a motor vehicle transporting a
child 6 years of age or more, but less than 16 years of
age, in the front seat of the motor vehicle shall
secure the child in a properly adjusted and fastened
seat safety belt.
(b) Paragraph (a) shall not apply to any of the
following:
1. A driver or passenger frequently
stopping and leaving the vehicle or delivering
property from the vehicle, if the speed of the
vehicle between stops does not exceed 15 miles per
hour.
2. A driver or passenger possessing a
written statement from a physician that such
person is unable, for medical or physical reasons,
to wear a seat safety belt.
3. A driver or passenger possessing an
official certificate or license endorsement issued
by the appropriate agency in another state or
country indicating that the driver is unable for
medical, physical, or other valid reasons to wear
a safety belt.
4. A driver operating a motor vehicle in
reverse.
ORDINANCE NO, 0 -92 -10
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 13 OF CHAPTER 22 OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD OF 1975
5. A motor vehicle with a model year prior
to 1965.
6.. A motorcycle or motor driven cycle.
7. A motorized pedalcycle.
8. A motor vehicle which is not required to
be equipped with seat safety belts under federal
law.
(c) Failure to wear a seat safety belt in
violation of this Section shall not be considered
evidence of negligence, shall not limit the liability
of an insurer, and shall not diminish any recovery for
damages arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or
operation of a motor vehicle.
(d) No motor vehicle, or driver or passenger of
such vehicle, shall be stopped or searched by any law
enforcement officer solely on the basis of a violation
or suspected violation of this Section."
"Sec.N: -1058. Child Passenger/ Protection.
(a) When any person is transporting a child under
the age of 4 years in a non - commercial motor vehicle of
the first division, a motor vehicle of the second
division with a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,000
pounds or less, or a recreational vehicle on the
roadways, streets or highways such person shall be
responsible for providing for the protection of such
child by properly securing him or her in a child
restraint system, except in cases of medical emergency.
The parent or legal guardian of a child under the age
of 4 years shall provide a.child restraint system to
any person who transports his or her child. Any person
who transports the child of another shall not be in
violation of this Section unless a child restraint
system was provided by the parent or legal guardian but
not used to transport the child.
For purposes of this Section, "child restraint
system" means any device which meets the standards of
the United States Department of Transportation designed
to restrain, seat or position children.
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 13 OF CHAPTER 22 OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD OF 1975
(b)' Every person transporting a child 4 years of
age or older but under the age of 6 shall be
responsible for securing that child in either a child
restraint system or seat belts, except in cases of
medical emergency
(c) The Police Department shall patrol the public
highways and make arrests for a violation of this Act.
Police officers shall make arrests for violation of
this Act occurring upon the highway within the limits
of the Village.
(d) The provisions of this Act shall not apply a
child passenger with a physical handicap of such a
nature as to prevent appropriate restraint in such
seat, provided that such handicap is duly certified by
a physician who shall state the nature of the handicap,
as well as the reason the restraint is inappropriate."
SECTION That the Village Clerk is hereby directed to
TWO: publish this Ordinance in pamphlet form.
SECTION That this Ordinance shall be in full force and
THREE: effect from and after its passage, approval and
publication as provided by law.
AYES: Ehlers, Marovitz, Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson, Swartz (6)
NAYS: None (0)
ABSENT: None (0)
PASSED: This 2nd day of March A.D., 1992
APPROVED: This 2nd day of March A.D., 1992.
VILLAGE PRESIDENT (Pro Tem)
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